MDR various Nike-X film records

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Dear Mr. Durso,

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act request of May 14,
2019 for records in the custody of the National Archives and Records
Administration. Your request was received in this office on May 17, 2019,
and assigned FOIA case number RD 61419. You requested access to four
specific films from the holdings of the National Archives under the
Mandatory Declassification Review (pursuant to Executive Order 13526):

111 ABM 15

111 ABM 21

111 ABM 22

111 FFM 534

The Motion Picture, Sound and Video Branch of the National Archives (NARA)
has searched the records in our custody, and has verified that your
citations are correct and that we hold these four film titles. The titles
are security-classified and are exempt from release under the FOIA (b)(1)
exemption. Our records indicate that originating agency declassification
review has not yet been conducted on these records. The originating agency
in this case is the U.S. Army. We are referring your request to the
National Declassification Center, which will directly coordinate the
process of review with the U.S. Army, and any other appropriate agency
equities that are identified in the records. The National Declassification
Center will follow up with you directly regarding updates to your case.

As you have cited in your request, we are treating your request as a
Mandatory Declassification Review as opposed to a Freedom of Information
Act Request.

We do not consider this response a denial under the Freedom of Information
Act. However, if you are not satisfied with our action on this request,
your options for appeal and dispute resolution are outlined in the attached
enclosure. You may appeal, in writing, within 90 days of the date of
this letter.
Address your appeal to the Deputy Archivist of the United States, National
Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, Maryland, 20740,
and explain why you think our search does not meet the requirements of the
FOIA. Please indicate that yours is a FOIA appeal and refer to your case
number on both the envelope and the letter. Alternatively, you may e-mail
your appeal to foia@nara.gov. Please note "Freedom of Information Act
appeal" in the subject line of your e-mail and be sure to include your case
number.

Please contact me with any additional questions regarding your request.

With Best Regards,
Dan Rooney

Daniel Rooney, Supervisory Archivist
Special Media Archives Services Division (RDSM)
National Archives at College Park
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
Office: 301-837-1995 <(301)%20837-1995>
Mobile: 301-974-7657 <(301)%20974-7657>
Daniel.Rooney@nara.gov

Mr. Durso,

This is a response to your question about your MDR request NW 61419 for 4
films.

Your case remains in our complex queue to be worked for MDR. As it is a
request for special Media it will take some time. We hope to have the case
mailed out within the next 3-4 months and then once it goes out for
declassification review, we are at the mercy of the agencies to get back to
us.

For ease of following up, is there a physical mailing address where we can
send formal correspondence.

I look forward to hearing from you and please let me know if you have any
questions.

David Fort
National Archives and Records Administration
Deputy Director of the FOIA/MDR Division
David.Fort@nara.gov
301-837-0627