Rice/Saakashvili meeting July 2008
| Tracking # |
2014-0320-M |
| Submitted | Jan. 24, 2014 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Robert Delaware
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
This is a Mandatory Declassification Review for any Memorandum of Conversation that might have been generated from a meeting between Secretary of State Rice and Georgian President Saakashvili on July 10th of 2008.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/10/content_8525360.htm
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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,
Robert Delaware
From: Sarah Haldeman
Dear Mr. Delaware:
On January 24, 2014, you submitted a request for "any Memorandum of
Conversation that might have been generated from a meeting between
Secretary of State Rice and Georgian President Saakashvili on 07/10/2008."
You requested this information under both the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) and the Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) procedures of E.O.
13526. In accordance with the implementing regulations for Executive Order
13526 found in 32 CFR 2001.33 (f), the requester is required to choose one
declassification review process or the other. If you fail to specify
whether you prefer a declassification review under an MDR or FOIA, the
records will be reviewed under the provisions of FOIA alone. Therefore, if
we have not heard from you in 35 calendar days from the date of this
communication, we will close your MR request and respond to your request
solely as a FOIA.
Best regards,
Sarah A. Haldeman, Archivist
George W. Bush Presidential Library
2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 346-1564
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From: Robert Delaware
Pursuant to the provisions of Executive Order 12958 and Executive Order
13292, I hereby request a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) for the Memorandum of Conversation generated from the meeting between Secretary of State Rice and Georgian President Saakashvili on July 10th of 2008.
From: MuckRock.com
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Jan. 24, 2014. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.
Thank you for your help.
From: Sarah Haldeman
Dear Mr. Delaware,
Per your email from February 9, 2014, your request was submitted as a
Mandatory Review (MR) request and not as a FOIA. Your request is currently
in the MR queue, and you will receive a letter from us once the request has
been processed and sent to the appropriate reviewing agency. We still have
not received your signed address form for us to keep on file. It is
attached. You may submit this form either by email, or by snail mail at the
address below. You can also fax the form to (214) 346-1699.
Sincerely,
Sarah Haldeman
Sarah A. Haldeman, Archivist
George W. Bush Presidential Library
2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75205
(214) 346-1564
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From: Sarah Haldeman
Dear Mr. Delaware:
This is in response to your Mandatory Declassification Review request for
"any Memorandum of Conversation that might have been generated from a
meeting between Secretary of State Rice and Georgian President Saakashvili
on July 10th of 2008." After conducting a reasonable search, we were unable
to locate the document you requested.
This administrative denial of your Mandatory Declassification Review
request was made under 32 CFR 2001.33. You may appeal this administrative
denial by writing to the Deputy Archivist of the United States, Room 4200,
National Archives and Records Administration, 8601 Adelphi Road, College
Park, Maryland 20740-6001 within 60 working days of the date of this
letter. Please refer to Mandatory Declassification Review case
*2014-0320-M* in your appeal, and mark both the letter and the envelope
"MDR Appeal."
Please let me know if you have further questions.
Sincerely,
Sarah A. Haldeman
Archivist
George W. Bush Presidential Library
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