George Peris, AKA George Peristeropoulos, or George Paris.

To Whom It May Concern:

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

A copy of CIA files on George Peris, also known as George Peristeropoulos, or George Paris.

In 1960 CIA assisted in investigation of the defection of NSA employees, Bernon Mitchell and William Martin . (See attached screen grab from p. 33 of NSA files on Mitchell and Martin, viewable here: http://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/nsa/75791A.pdf)

Peris was a contact of Mitchell, according to one CIA report. (See attached document "CIA on George Peris")

George Peristerpoulos (AKA George Peris) was born April 21, 1897 in Patras, Greece. He entered the United States on March 13, 1914. (See Petition for Naturalization, Oct. 8. 1918. Viewable here: https://www.ancestry.com/search/categories/img_citizenship/?name=_Peristeropoulos).

At a time when the oldest verified person in the world is 115 years old, Peristeropoulos, born 121 years ago, can be presumed to be dead.

Under Executive Order 13526 (https://www.archives.gov/isoo/policy-documents/cnsi-eo.html) signed by President Barack Obama in December 2009, and still in effect, classified documents 50 years or older, must be declassified unless they include the names of confidential intelligence sources or information on weapons of mass destruction technology.

As a 35 year veteran of Washington journalism and Washington correspondent for AlterNet.org, I request a fee waiver. The documents I seek concerns U.S. government operations and activities. Their disclosure is likely to contribute to understanding of these operations or activities. Specifically, disclosure will likely result in public understanding of CIA "mole hunt" of the 1960s, which has been the subject of many books and continuing controversy.

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,

Jefferson Morley

I am inquiring about the status of my request for information about GEORGE PERIS.
The attached document indicates his date of birth is January 2, 1909.
What is the status of my request?

Thank you.

Jeff Morley