Information, records on Bernard Fensterwald
| Tracking # |
F-2015-00729 |
| Submitted | Jan. 3, 2015 |
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From: John Kirsch
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
Under the Freedom of Information Act, I request the case file on Bernard Fensterwald, who died in 1991. This is a link to his obituary in The New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/04/obituaries/bernard-fensterwald-69-lawyer-for-james-ray-and-watergate-spy.html
I also request information and records of his contacts with the CIA, in particular any information and records pertaining to the Mary Ferrell Foundation, a 501c3 private foundation located in Ipswich, MA. or to Mary Ferrell, a Dallas resident and Kennedy assassination researcher who passed away in 2004. This is a link to Ferrell's obituary in The Dallas Morning News: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dallasmorningnews/obituary.aspx?n=mary-elizabeth-mchughes-ferrell&pid=1958846
Fensterwald was a lawyer for James Earl Ray, the man convicted of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and James McCord, the Watergate burglar. Fensterwald submitted document requests to the CIA about the assassination of President Kennedy (and, possibly, other events) and provided the documents he received to his friend, Mary Ferrell, mentioned in the previous paragraph.
I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.
In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
John Kirsch
From: John Kirsch
I forgot to include this in my FOIA request. I also request processing notes for any FOIA requests filed by Bernard Fensterwald between Jan 1, 1966 and the date of his death.
Thanks,
John Kirsch
From: John Kirsch
I request an estimated completion date for this FOIA request. John Kirsch
From: Central Intelligence Agency
A fix is required to perfect the request.
From: John Kirsch
This is in response to the CIA's request for additional information on Mr. Fensterwald. He was born August 2, 1921, in Nashville, Tenn. and died April 2, 1991, at his home in Alexandria, VA. I have asked MuckRock to attach the obituary that The New York Times published on Fensterwald.
From: John Kirsch
Please find the obituary attached.
Best,
From: Central Intelligence Agency
A letter stating the requester must agree to or prepay assessed or estimated fees in order for the agency to continue processing the request.
From: John Kirsch
I agree to the charges. John Kirsch
From: Central Intelligence Agency
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Central Intelligence Agency
A no responsive documents response.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 3, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #F-2015-00903.
Thank you for your help.
From: Central Intelligence Agency
A no responsive documents response.
From: Central Intelligence Agency
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 3, 2015. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed. You had assigned it reference number #F-2015-00729.
Thank you for your help.
From: Central Intelligence Agency
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Central Intelligence Agency
The request has been rejected, with the agency stating that it can neither confirm nor deny the existence of the requested documents.
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