Operation Mockingbird

Emma North-Best filed this request with the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States of America.
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F-2016-00795

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Completed

Communications

From: Michael Best

To Whom It May Concern:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:

Records relating to Operation Mockingbird, a project to monitor and influence media which began in the late 1940s or early 1950s.

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,

Michael Best

From: Central Intelligence Agency

An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.

From: Central Intelligence Agency

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

From: Central Intelligence Agency

An interim response, stating the request is being processed.

From: Emma North-Best

I'm following up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 1, 2016. You had previously indicated that it would be completed on Oct. 16, 2016. I wanted to check on the status of my request, and to see if there was a new estimated completion date. You had assigned it reference number #F-2016-00795.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

From: Central Intelligence Agency

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

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