JSOC Involvement in Kosovo telecommunications
| Submitted | Dec. 11, 2018 |
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From: Emily Crose
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I am looking for documentation related to the involvement of Joint Special Operations Command participation in telecommunications exploitation/infiltration/pre-operational preparation of the battlefield during the Kosovo conflict between the years of 1997 and 1999. I would like any supporting documentation of activities undertaken by and special operations unit who would have been involved in the collection or exploitation of SIGINT systems including computer resources and telecommunications in preparation for ground operations on behalf of the US government in Kosovo.
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,
Emily Crose
From:
Dear Ms. Crose,
We have received your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (copied below) submitted to U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). It has been assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2019-077. Please refer to this number should you have any questions concerning your request.
Your request is being processed in accordance with procedural requirements promulgated in Department of Defense (DoD) Manual 5400.07, which is available on the internet at: https://open.defense.gov/Portals/23/Documents/FOIA/FOIA_Resources/DoDM%205400.07.pdf?ver=2017-03-15-135646-847. The actual processing time will depend upon its complexity, whether it involves sensitive records, voluminous records, consultation among DoD components or other agencies, and our administrative workload.
We have placed you in the "all others" fee category, which means you are obligated to pay for all search time beyond two hours and duplication costs after the first 100 pages. We will advise you of any cost associated with processing your FOIA request.
The USSOCOM FOIA Office has a substantial number of pending FOIA cases; therefore, we process requests in a multi-track processing system based on the date of receipt and the amount of work and time involved in processing each request. We estimate the time for completion to be approximately 3-6 months; it could be more or less. If you wish to discuss this or have any other questions or concerns, please contact this office at FOIA@socom.mil.
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 11, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
Good morning!
Dear Ms. Crose,
Your request assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2019-077 is still being processed in our multi-track system. We estimate time for completion to be approximately 1-4 months; it could be more or less. Please be assured we are processing your request as expeditiously as possible.
Best Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Dec. 11, 2018. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From:
The USSOCOM FOIA Office has a substantial number of pending FOIA cases,
therefore, we process requests in a multi-track processing system based on
the date of receipt and the amount of work and time involved in processing
each request. We estimate the time for completion to be approximately 12-15
months; it could be more or less. If you wish to discuss this or have any
other questions or concerns, please contact this office at FOIA@socom.mil.
USSOCOM FOIA Team
From: U.S. Special Operations Command - USSOCOM
Dear Ms. Crose
This is in response to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request (copy attached) you submitted to the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), which was assigned USSOCOM FOIA 2019-077.
Please see attached final response letter for your request. Please feel free to contact our office if you have further questions or concerns pertaining to this matter.
We are closing your request with no further action required by this office.
Regards,
USSOCOM FOIA Team
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