Francis Ford Coppola Correspondence

Julia Stein filed this request with the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America.
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20-F-1673

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Completed

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From: Julia Stein

To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

I am looking for correspondence, contracts, and any other documentation with film director Francis Ford Coppola. In addition, I am looking for any documentation the Department of defense has regarding the film, "Apocalypse Now." On April 20, 1976, Coppola sent a telegram to the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld about renting helicopters from the U.S. military. I am looking for all documentation of interactions between Coppola and the Dod.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Julia Stein

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dear Julia Stein,

Case Number 20-F-1673 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 20-F-1673.
Regards,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dear Julia Stein,
The status of your FOIA request #20-F-1673 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://pal.whs.mil

Sincerely,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good afternoon Ms. Stein;

Please find attached both FOIA Request no. 20-F-1673 which was received in our office

on September 25, 2020, as well as our office's interim response. Please refer to your assigned case

number 20-F-1673 in all future correspondences.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me directly.

Respectfully,

Joan L. Haynesworth

FOIA Analyst - CTR

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

Executive Services Directorate

Office: (571) 372-0428

NIPR: <mailto:joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil> joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil

SIPR: <mailto:joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil> joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@smil.mil

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good morning Ms. Stein;

This email is in response to your request below, dated October 29, 2021, regarding

OSD/JS FOIA request 20-F-1673 (attached for your convenience).

It is our policy that each request receives prompt attention, and every effort is made to

treat all requesters equally. Please note that your request has been tasked. Unfortunately,

those searches have not been completed. As stated in our interim response, our

administrative workload was 3,511 open requests at the time we received this request.

Please understand our problem with the volume of requests. Once I receive the responses

from the components conducting the searches, I will act on your request as soon as

possible and respond directly to you. I apologize for the delay in responding to your request.

Thanks for your patience & have a great day.

Respectfully,

Joan L. Haynesworth

FOIA Analyst - CTR

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

Executive Services Directorate

Office: (571) 372-0428

NIPR: <mailto:joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil> joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil

SIPR: <mailto:joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil> joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@smil.mil

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good morning Ms. Stein;

Please find attached both FOIA Request 20-F-1673 which was received in our office

on September 25, 2020, as well as our office's final response and letter. Please refer

to your assigned case number 20-F-1673 on any future correspondences.

Thanks and have a great day!

Respectfully,

Joan L. Haynesworth

FOIA Analyst - CTR

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

Executive Services Directorate

Office: (571) 372-0428

NIPR: <mailto:joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil> joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil

SIPR: <mailto:joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@mail.mil> joan.l.haynesworth.ctr@smil.mil

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