Plan to address gross violations of human rights and civilian harm

Emmanuel Freudenthal filed this request with the Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense of the United States of America.
Tracking #

22-FRO-0548

22-F-0548

Due March 7, 2022
Est. Completion March 7, 2025
Status
Awaiting Response

Communications

From: Emmanuel Freudenthal

To Whom It May Concern:

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

The Plan to address gross violations of human rights and civilian harm in Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, and Niger which is required by Section 1294 of the .R.6395 - William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (text here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6395/text)

The plan should have been ready within 180 days , which would be mid-2021 and submitted to the appropriate congressional committees.

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,

Emmanuel Freudenthal

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dear Emmanuel Freudenthal,

Case Number 22-F-0548 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 22-F-0548.
Regards,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dear Emmanuel Freudenthal,
The status of your FOIA request #22-F-0548 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://pal.whs.mil

Sincerely,
OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good afternoon Mr. Freudenthal,

Please find the interim response attached for your recent FOIA Request that
was requested on February 7, 2022. The case number for this request is
22-F-0548, please refer to this number and the action officer mentioned in
the interim response in any future correspondence regarding this case.

V/r,

Walt Jackson

Freedom of Information Division OSD/JS

walter.j.jackson12.vol@mail.mil

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good Afternoon,

I have reached out for a status update and estimated completion date. I will provide a response once I receive the update.

v/r

Michael Coen

Government Information Specialist

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

Office: (571) 372-0413

NIPR: michael.e.coen2.civ@mail.mil <mailto:michael.e.coen2.civ@mail.mil>

SIPR: Michael.e.coen2.civ@mail.smil.mil <mailto:Michael.e.coen2.civ@mail.smil.mil>

Comments: https://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card <https://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&sp=125562> &sp=125562

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good Afternoon,

The estimated completion date for this request is October 14, 2022.

Thank you for your patience.

v/r

Michael Coen

Government Information Specialist

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

Office: (571) 372-0413

NIPR: michael.e.coen2.civ@mail.mil <mailto:michael.e.coen2.civ@mail.mil>

SIPR: Michael.e.coen2.civ@mail.smil.mil <mailto:Michael.e.coen2.civ@mail.smil.mil>

Comments: https://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card <https://ice.disa.mil/index.cfm?fa=card&sp=125562> &sp=125562

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good afternoon Mr. Freudenthal,

Our office received a request for a status update with regards to FOIA
request 22-F-0548. Our office sent a continued interest letter back in
August 2023, to confirm your interest in your FOIA request. I have attached
a copy of the letter here. Our office did not receive a response and
administratively closed your request.

Our office will re-open your request. You will be receiving a new case
number and interim response as well. If you have any other questions,
please let me know.

V/r

Rose Cartwright

Government Information Specialist

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

(571) 372-0413

NIPR: <mailto:rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.mil>
rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.mil

SIPR: <mailto:rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.smil.mil>
rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.smil.mil

JWICS: <mailto:Rose.M.Cartwright@osdj.ic.gov> Rose.M.Cartwright@osdj.ic.gov

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dear Emmanuel Freudenthal,
The status of your FOIA Re-Opened request #22-FRO-0548 has been updated to the following status 'Received'. To log into the PAL Application click on the Application URL below.

https://pal.whs.mil

Sincerely,
OSD/JS or DLA FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Dear Emmanuel Freudenthal,

Case Number 22-FRO-0548 has been assigned to the request you submitted. In all future correspondence regarding this request please reference case number 22-FRO-0548.
Regards,
OSD/JS or DLA FOIA Requester Service Center

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good afternoon Mr. Freudenthal,

Please find attached our office's interim response to your re-opened FOIA
request, 22-FRO-0548, as well as a copy of your original request. Please
refer to this new case number and include me in any future correspondence
regarding your FOIA request. Please let me know if you have any questions.

V/r

Rose Cartwright

Government Information Specialist

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

(571) 372-0413

NIPR: <mailto:rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.mil>
rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.mil

SIPR: <mailto:rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.smil.mil>
rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.smil.mil

JWICS: <mailto:Rose.M.Cartwright@osdj.ic.gov> Rose.M.Cartwright@osdj.ic.gov

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good morning,

Our office received your request for a status update regarding OSD/JS FOIA
request 22-FRO-0548 (attached for your convenience).

It is our policy that each request receives prompt attention, and every effort
is made to treat all requesters equally. Please note that your request was
tasked for search. Unfortunately, the search for the requested records has
not been completed. As stated in our interim response, our administrative
workload was 3,142 open requests at the time we received this request. Please
understand our problem with the volume of requests. Once I receive the
response from the component conducting the search, I will act on your request
as soon as possible and respond directly to you. I have also requested an
estimated completion date from the component conducting the search and they
have provided me with an anticipated date of May 28, 2025. I apologize for
the anticipated delay in responding to your request. Please note that this
date is subject to change should further searches/reviews be necessary.

If you have any additional questions please contact me.

Thank you.

V/r

Rose Cartwright

Government Information Specialist

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

(571) 372-0413

NIPR: <mailto:rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.mil>
rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.mil

SIPR: <mailto:rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.smil.mil>
rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.smil.mil

JWICS: <mailto:Rose.M.Cartwright@osdj.ic.gov> Rose.M.Cartwright@osdj.ic.gov

From: Department of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Good morning,

The estimated completion date for this request is March 7, 2025, pending
further reviews or searches need to be conducted. Please let me know if you
have any questions.

V/r

Rose Cartwright

Government Information Specialist

Freedom of Information Division

OSD/JS FOIA Requester Service Center

(571) 372-0413

NIPR: <mailto:rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.mil>
rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.mil

SIPR: <mailto:rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.smil.mil>
rose.m.cartwright3.civ@mail.smil.mil

JWICS: <mailto:Rose.M.Cartwright@osdj.ic.gov> Rose.M.Cartwright@osdj.ic.gov

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