General Gordon Baker, Jr.

David Goldberg filed this request with the U.S. Army - Freedom of Information Office of the United States of America.
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From: David Goldberg

General Baker's Obituary: https://www.pambazuka.org/resources/general-gordon-baker-jr-pioneer-african-american-working-class-resistance

From: David Goldberg

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

I am interested in receiving any and all materials pertaining to General G. Baker Jr., who was born in in Detroit, Mi on Sept 6, 1941 and passed away on May 18, 2014. Mr. Baker refused induction into the Army on Sept. 10, 1965, and was subsequently declared a security risk by draft officials (Detective Cox). Mr Baker was associated with the anti-war movement, the September 10th movement, UHURU, the Revolutionary Action Movement, and later, the Dodge Revolutionary Movement (DRUM) and the League of Revolutionary Black Workers. I request access to any and all relevant files, including correspondence between your office and any local (State of Michigan police and/or cities of Detroit and/or Hamtramck police) and federal governmental agencies, including the FBI and CIA; intelligence reports; counterintelligence, news clippings; photos, phone taps, pictures, etc.

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,

David Goldberg

From: U.S. Army - Freedom of Information Office

Good Afternoon,

Unfortunately, we do not have a record of your below request being received in this office. However, we can accept your February 28, 2020 follow-up e-mail as a new request and process it as such.

Please be advised that this office has no records, it only serves as the referral point and policy office for the Department of the Army Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Requests for information and documents under the purview of the Army are referred to the proponent agency for appropriate handling in accordance with Army Regulation 25-55, The Army Freedom of Information Act program.

After reviewing your request we have determine that it is too broad as written and ,considered a non-perfected request. Request for records need to identify the Army documents being sought and provide enough information for us to determine where within the Army it should go. Your e-mail below is asking for any and all materials pertaining to a General G. Baker Jr. who refused induction into the Army, as well as access to any and all relevant files, including correspondence between this office and any local and federal agencies. We are unclear as to why the Army would have documents concerning Mr. Baker if he refused induction.

We ask that you please specify the type of Army records you are seeking and provide additional information concerning the Army Activities you believe would have such information.

Thank you,
DA FOIA Office

From: U.S. Army - Freedom of Information Office

Good Afternoon Mr. Goldberg,

We wanted to follow-up on our e-mail from a few weeks ago since we have not heard back from you. We still need more information pertaining to your request below before we can determine which Army Activity may have responsive records. Could you clarify on why the Army would have documents concerning Mr. Baker if he refused induction? Additionally, when you ask for "all relevant files, including correspondence between your office and any and federal governmental agencies," which specific Army office are you referring to?

We ask that you please respond back to this office within the next 7 calendar days with this clarification. If we do not hear back from you we will assume you are no longer interested in your FOIA request and your request will be administratively closed.

Thank you,
DA FOIA Office

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