John Lewis

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America.
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1471701-000

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From: Emma North-Best


To Whom It May Concern:

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

Records mentioning or describing John Lewis, whose death has been widely reported in outlets such as the New York Times. See John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/17/us/john-lewis-dead.html

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,

Emma Best

From: Federal Bureau of Investigation

There are eFOIA files available for you to download.

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From: Federal Bureau of Investigation

There are eFOIA files available for you to download.

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From: Emma North-Best

I submitted it over a year ago along with two prior follow-up attempts and you never provided a tracking number. Please provide one!

From: Federal Bureau of Investigation

There are eFOIA files available for you to download.

You can download the files at:

* [Ea44b4f61e6c2c11bfb15d8e825160f593f0cffe1_Q85026_D164992261.pdf](https://efoia.fbi.gov/download-file/submission-a44b4f61e6c2c11bfb15d8e825160f593f0cffe1/MKpkMByKUU5OI5r/Ea44b4f61e6c2c11bfb15d8e825160f593f0cffe1_Q85026_D164992261.pdf)

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