Project Aquarius
| Tracking # |
24-22475 RR1R-24-22652-TJA 24-22652 |
| Submitted | Feb. 6, 2024 |
| Est. Completion | None |
MuckRock users can file, duplicate, track, and share public records requests like this one. Learn more.
Communications
From: Andrew Free
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
Any records schedule communication from the Defense Intelligence Agency’s Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in 1992.
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,
Andrew Free
From: National Archives and Records Administration
Dear Mr. Free:
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via email to
foia@nara.gov. We received your request on February 6, 2024. Your request
concerns *a**ny records schedule communication from the Defense
Intelligence Agency’s Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in
1992.*
Our office handles FOIA and Privacy Act requests for NARA’s operational records
(records created by this agency). Because your FOIA request is for records
that may be archival records (records created by or originated in a
different agency but that may have been transferred to the legal custody of
NARA), we are forwarding it by this email to our Office of Research
Services, Textual Reference (RR2RR) staff who handle FOIA requests for
textual archival records.
That office will assign your request a tracking number and respond directly
to you. In the future, if you need to follow up with that office directly,
please contact them at the address below, or electronically via email
(email is preferred).
National Archives and Records Administration
Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR2RR)
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2400
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-837-3091
Fax: 301-837-1752
Email: archives2reference@nara.gov
Because your request is for records that may be textual archival records,
we are also forwarding it by this email to our Textual Reference (RR1RR) branch
at our Washington, DC facility that handles FOIA requests for archival
records for the date range you requested. Textual Reference will assign
your request a new tracking number and respond directly to you. In the
future, if you need to follow up with that office, please contact them at
the address below, or electronically via email (email is preferred).
The National Archives and Records Administration
Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR1RR)
700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20408-0001
Tel: 1-866-272-6272
Email: archives1reference@nara.gov <archives2reference@nara.gov>
For your reference, a copy of your request is below.
Please visit our website at www.archives.gov/foia for further information
about making a FOIA request to NARA. On our main website,
www.archives.gov, you
can learn more about the resources we offer to the public, and you can
access our online catalog.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and pursuant to guidance received from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA had adjusted its normal
operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work
while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of
our staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may
experience a delay in receiving a substantive response to your FOIA
request. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your
understanding and patience.
Sincerely,
Ashley Bryan
Government Information Specialist
Office of General Counsel (NGC)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, Maryland, 20740-6001
301-837-3642
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Project Aquarius
To: <foia@nara.gov>
Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
February 6, 2024
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:
Any records schedule communication from the Defense Intelligence Agency’s
Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in 1992.
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,
Andrew Free
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 158395
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: National Archives and Records Administration
*Reply to: RR1R-24-22652-TJA*
Andrew Free
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 158395
263 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
via EMAIL: requests@muckrock.com
Dear Mr. Free:
This is in reply to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
concerning "any records communication from the Defense Intelligence
Agency's Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in 1992." Your
request was received by this office on February 6, 2024, and assigned case
number 24-22652.
Your request was forwarded to our office, the Archives 1 Reference Branch
(RR1R) in Washington, DC, for any "textual archival" records that relate to
your topic. However, the Office of General Counsel sent your request to us
by mistake. The Archives 1 Reference Branch holds the records of the U.S.
Army and War Department from 1775 to 1917 and the records of the U.S. Navy
and Marine Corps from 1775 to 1940. As such, our military records and
associated records schedules fall well outside the purview of your topic.
The records of the Defense Intelligence Agency are part of Record Group
373. That record group, along with most modern military records, are housed
at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, specifically with the
Archives II Textual Reference Branch (RR2R). It appears that your
request was already forwarded to RR2R (archives2reference@nara.gov); you
should expect a reply directly from staff in that unit.
This completes the processing of your request. If you have any questions
about the records in the custody of the Archives 1 Reference Branch, please
email our office at archives1reference@nara.gov.
We do not consider this a denial of your Freedom of Information Act
request because we do not have the records of the Defense Intelligence
Agency (Record Group 373) in our custody. As such, your request was
forwarded by the Office of the General Counsel to our office by mistake. We
have provided you with information on the archival unit that does hold this
record group. Your request appears to have also been forwarded to that
unit; you will receive a reply from a staff member in the Archives II
Textual Reference Branch. However, if you are not satisfied with our action
on this request, your options for appeal and dispute resolution are
outlined in the attached document.
This concludes the processing of your request.
Sincerely,
T. JULIETTE ARAI
Archives 1 Reference Branch
Archival Operations - Washington, DC
National Archives and Records Administration
**********
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: NARA General Counsel FOIA Office <foia@nara.gov>
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6:56:53 AM UTC-5
Subject: Fwd: Freedom of Information Act Request: Project Aquarius
To: requests@muckrock.com <
requests@muckrock.com>
Cc: Textual Reference Archives II Branch
<archives2reference@nara.gov>, archives1reference
<archives1reference@nara.gov>, NARA General Counsel FOIA Office <
foia@nara.gov>
Dear Mr. Free:
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via email to
foia@nara.gov. We received your request on February 6, 2024. Your request
concerns *a**ny records schedule communication from the Defense
Intelligence Agency’s Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in
1992.*
Our office handles FOIA and Privacy Act requests for NARA’s operational records
(records created by this agency). Because your FOIA request is for records
that may be archival records (records created by or originated in a
different agency but that may have been transferred to the legal custody of
NARA), we are forwarding it by this email to our Office of Research
Services, Textual Reference (RR2RR) staff who handle FOIA requests for
textual archival records.
That office will assign your request a tracking number and respond directly
to you. In the future, if you need to follow up with that office directly,
please contact them at the address below, or electronically via email
(email is preferred).
National Archives and Records Administration
Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR2RR)
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2400
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-837-3091
Fax: 301-837-1752
Email: archives2reference@nara.gov
Because your request is for records that may be textual archival records,
we are also forwarding it by this email to our Textual Reference (RR1RR) branch
at our Washington, DC facility that handles FOIA requests for archival
records for the date range you requested. Textual Reference will assign
your request a new tracking number and respond directly to you. In the
future, if you need to follow up with that office, please contact them at
the address below, or electronically via email (email is preferred).
The National Archives and Records Administration
Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR1RR)
700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20408-0001
Tel: 1-866-272-6272
Email: archives1reference@nara.gov <archives2reference@nara.gov>
For your reference, a copy of your request is below.
Please visit our website at www.archives.gov/foia for further information
about making a FOIA request to NARA. On our main website,
www.archives.gov, you
can learn more about the resources we offer to the public, and you can
access our online catalog.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and pursuant to guidance received from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA had adjusted its normal
operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work
while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of
our staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may
experience a delay in receiving a substantive response to your FOIA
request. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your
understanding and patience.
Sincerely,
Ashley Bryan
Government Information Specialist
Office of General Counsel (NGC)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, Maryland, 20740-6001
301-837-3642
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Project Aquarius
To: <foia@nara.gov>
Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
February 6, 2024
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:
Any records schedule communication from the Defense Intelligence Agency’s
Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in 1992.
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,
Andrew Free
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%
3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fnational-archives-
and-records-administration-129%252Fproject-aquarius-158395%252F%253Femail%
253Dfoia%252540nara.gov&url_auth_token=AAAj2u5evC_0twZRSlaDITJgHTY%3A1rXEuO%
3AG1tMu61-oZRopbiczRXWJ7VQRGlN5UtCmkw4SnlYRpg
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 158395
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: National Archives and Records Administration
*Reply to: RR1R-24-22652-TJA*
Andrew Free
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 158395
263 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
via EMAIL: requests@muckrock.com
Dear Mr. Free:
This is in reply to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request
concerning "any records communication from the Defense Intelligence
Agency's Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in 1992." Your
request was received by this office on February 6, 2024, and assigned case
number 24-22652.
Your request was forwarded to our office, the Archives 1 Reference Branch
(RR1R) in Washington, DC, for any "textual archival" records that relate to
your topic. However, the Office of General Counsel sent your request to us
by mistake. The Archives 1 Reference Branch holds the records of the U.S.
Army and War Department from 1775 to 1917 and the records of the U.S. Navy
and Marine Corps from 1775 to 1940. As such, our military records and
associated records schedules fall well outside the purview of your topic.
The records of the Defense Intelligence Agency are part of Record Group
373. That record group, along with most modern military records, are housed
at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland, specifically with the
Archives II Textual Reference Branch (RR2R). It appears that your
request was already forwarded to RR2R (archives2reference@nara.gov); you
should expect a reply directly from staff in that unit.
This completes the processing of your request. If you have any questions
about the records in the custody of the Archives 1 Reference Branch, please
email our office at archives1reference@nara.gov.
We do not consider this a denial of your Freedom of Information Act
request because we do not have the records of the Defense Intelligence
Agency (Record Group 373) in our custody. As such, your request was
forwarded by the Office of the General Counsel to our office by mistake. We
have provided you with information on the archival unit that does hold this
record group. Your request appears to have also been forwarded to that
unit; you will receive a reply from a staff member in the Archives II
Textual Reference Branch. However, if you are not satisfied with our action
on this request, your options for appeal and dispute resolution are
outlined in the attached document.
This concludes the processing of your request.
Sincerely,
T. JULIETTE ARAI
Archives 1 Reference Branch
Archival Operations - Washington, DC
National Archives and Records Administration
**********
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: NARA General Counsel FOIA Office <foia@nara.gov>
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 at 6:56:53 AM UTC-5
Subject: Fwd: Freedom of Information Act Request: Project Aquarius
To: requests@muckrock.com <
requests@muckrock.com>
Cc: Textual Reference Archives II Branch
<archives2reference@nara.gov>, archives1reference
<archives1reference@nara.gov>, NARA General Counsel FOIA Office <
foia@nara.gov>
Dear Mr. Free:
Thank you for submitting your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to
the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) via email to
foia@nara.gov. We received your request on February 6, 2024. Your request
concerns *a**ny records schedule communication from the Defense
Intelligence Agency’s Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in
1992.*
Our office handles FOIA and Privacy Act requests for NARA’s operational records
(records created by this agency). Because your FOIA request is for records
that may be archival records (records created by or originated in a
different agency but that may have been transferred to the legal custody of
NARA), we are forwarding it by this email to our Office of Research
Services, Textual Reference (RR2RR) staff who handle FOIA requests for
textual archival records.
That office will assign your request a tracking number and respond directly
to you. In the future, if you need to follow up with that office directly,
please contact them at the address below, or electronically via email
(email is preferred).
National Archives and Records Administration
Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR2RR)
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 2400
College Park, MD 20740
Phone: 301-837-3091
Fax: 301-837-1752
Email: archives2reference@nara.gov
Because your request is for records that may be textual archival records,
we are also forwarding it by this email to our Textual Reference (RR1RR) branch
at our Washington, DC facility that handles FOIA requests for archival
records for the date range you requested. Textual Reference will assign
your request a new tracking number and respond directly to you. In the
future, if you need to follow up with that office, please contact them at
the address below, or electronically via email (email is preferred).
The National Archives and Records Administration
Research Services, Textual Reference Branch (RR1RR)
700 Pennsylvania Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20408-0001
Tel: 1-866-272-6272
Email: archives1reference@nara.gov <archives2reference@nara.gov>
For your reference, a copy of your request is below.
Please visit our website at www.archives.gov/foia for further information
about making a FOIA request to NARA. On our main website,
www.archives.gov, you
can learn more about the resources we offer to the public, and you can
access our online catalog.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and pursuant to guidance received from the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA had adjusted its normal
operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work
while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of
our staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may
experience a delay in receiving a substantive response to your FOIA
request. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your
understanding and patience.
Sincerely,
Ashley Bryan
Government Information Specialist
Office of General Counsel (NGC)
National Archives and Records Administration
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, Maryland, 20740-6001
301-837-3642
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Project Aquarius
To: <foia@nara.gov>
Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
February 6, 2024
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:
Any records schedule communication from the Defense Intelligence Agency’s
Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in 1992.
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,
Andrew Free
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
2F%2Fwww.muckrock.com%2Faccounts%2Flogin%2F%3Fnext%
3D%252Faccounts%252Fagency_login%252Fnational-archives-
and-records-administration-129%252Fproject-aquarius-158395%252F%253Femail%
253Dfoia%252540nara.gov&url_auth_token=AAAj2u5evC_0twZRSlaDITJgHTY%3A1rXEuO%
3AG1tMu61-oZRopbiczRXWJ7VQRGlN5UtCmkw4SnlYRpg
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 158395
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
From: National Archives and Records Administration
Dear Mr. Free:
This email is in reply to your Freedom of Information Act request of
February 6, 2024, for records schedule communication from the Defense
Intelligence Agency’s Project Aquarius. It was received in our office on
February 7 and has the tracking number 24-22475.
Record Group 373 is the Records of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA).
Record Group 64, Records of the National Archives and Records
Administration, is where we may have paperwork dealing with the disposition
of records of DIA. UD-10D Entry 15, Office of Records Administration;
Records Appraisal and Disposition Division; External Disposition Case
Files, 1990-1999, includes appraisal records for Record Group 373 from the
period. However, a search of these records covering the entire decade was
unable to locate references to Project Aquarius. A search of UD-24D Entry
4, Agency Services; Office of the Chief Records Officer; External
Disposition Case Files for Inactive and Withdrawn Records Schedules, May 2,
1983-September 27, 2013, did not locate additional records for Record Group
373.
We do not consider this response a denial under the Freedom of Information
Act because the records in our custody do not include the information you
requested. However, if you are not satisfied with our action on this
request, your options for appeal and dispute resolution are outlined in the
enclosure. This concludes the processing of your request.
Sincerely,
M. A. GEDRA
Textual Reference Archives II Branch (RR2RR)
National Archives at College Park, MD
---------- Forwarded message ---------
From: <requests@muckrock.com>
Date: Tue, Feb 6, 2024 at 1:26 AM
Subject: Freedom of Information Act Request: Project Aquarius
To: <foia@nara.gov>
Nat'l Archives & Records Admin
FOIA Office
Room 3110
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, MD 20740
February 6, 2024
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following
records:
Any records schedule communication from the Defense Intelligence Agency’s
Project Aquarius beginning in 1991 and ending in 1992.
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,
Andrew Free
View request history, upload responsive documents, and report problems here:
https://www.muckrock.com/
If prompted for a passcode, please enter:
••••••••
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com
PLEASE NOTE OUR NEW ADDRESS
For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock News
DEPT MR 158395
263 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115
PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is
being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share,
and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed
(i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the
department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
Files
pages