Messages To/From AMEMB Cyprus On/Since June 8, 1967, re: USS Liberty Attack

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* Tracking Number: NARA-NGC-2021-001288
* Requester Name: Joe Meadors
* Date Submitted: 08/19/2021
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

I am a survivor of the June 8, 1967, Israeli attack on the USS Liberty and serve my shipmates as Director of Operations of the USS Liberty Veterans Association.

We are requesting all messages to/from the American Embassy in Cyprus concerning or mentioning the attack on the USS Liberty.

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,

Joe Meadors

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Dear Mr. Meadors:

Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via the *FOIAonline*
website. We received your request on August 19, 2021. Your request
concerns communications to and from the U.S. Embassy in Cyprus concerning
or mentioning the attack on the USS Liberty in 1967.

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Below is an export of the submitted request information for the FOIA
request NARA-NGC-2021-001288.

- *Name and Address*
- First Name: Joe
- Middle Initial:
- Last Name: Meadors
- Organization:
- Mailing Address Location: United States/U.S. Territories
- Address Line 1: MuckRock News DEPT MR 117945
- Address Line 2: 411A Highland Ave
- City: Somerville
- State/Province: MA
- Zip/Postal Code: 02144-2516
- *Contact Information*
- E-mail Address: requests@muckrock.com
- Phone Number:
- Fax Number:
- *Agency and Fee Information*
- Assigned Agency: NGC - Office of General Counsel
- Will Pay Up To: $0.00
- *Description*
- To Whom It May Concern:

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

I am a survivor of the June 8, 1967, Israeli attack on the USS
Liberty and serve my shipmates as Director of Operations of the
USS Liberty
Veterans Association.

We are requesting all messages to/from the American Embassy in Cyprus
concerning or mentioning the attack on the USS Liberty.

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,

Joe Meadors

Upload documents directly:
https://www.muckrock.com/
- *Fee Waiver*
- Fee Waiver Requested: No
- Fee Waiver Reason:
- *Expedited Processing*
- Expedited Processing Requested: No
- Expedited Processing Reason:

Dear Mr. Meadors:

I am writing in further response to your Freedom of Information Act
request, RR2RR 21-52803, concerning access to messages to and from the
American Embassy Cyprus and American Embassy Turkey pertaining to the
Israeli attack of the USS Liberty which occurred June 8, 1967.

Records in our custody contain a number of files that include information
on your topic. Since these files are widely dispersed, we cannot undertake
the extensive research necessary to examine the records and identify the
pertinent documents. We are pleased to assist researchers with their work
but cannot perform substantive research for them. We did conduct a search
within the time allotted and located a document we are providing in the
attachment. File POL 27 ARAB-ISR/UN is from the American Embassy in Cyprus
dated June 16, 1967 in Box 1825 of the series: Subject Numeric File,
1967-1969; General Records of the Department of State, Record Group 59.

The research room at the National Archives at College Park is closed due to
an increase in COVID-19 cases in Prince George's County, MD. Under standard
circumstances, we would welcome you to visit our research room so you or
your representative can examine and select documents relevant to your
research. You could also hire a researcher to conduct research on your
behalf. However, visiting is not an option at this time. For updates on the
status of Research Rooms, please visit https://www.archives.gov/college-park
.

We do not consider this a denial of your FOIA request. 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. This concludes
the processing of your request.

Sincerely,

AMY REYTAR
Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
National Archives at College Park, MD

RR2RR 21-52803