Ronald William Pelton files (National Security Agency)
| Tracking # |
115040 |
| Multi Request | Ronald William Pelton files |
| Submitted | Sept. 19, 2022 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Jacob Silverman
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
All files on Ronald William Pelton, November 18, 1941 - September 6, 2022, a former NSA employee who was later imprisoned for selling secrets to the Soviet Union. Pelton died on Sept 6. 2022.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/09/16/ronald-pelton-nsa-spy-dead/
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/sep/12/nsa-analyst-ronald-pelton-soviets-secrets-dies
https://www.myersdurborawfh.com/obituary/Ronald-Pelton
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,
Jacob Silverman
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Security Agency
Dear Jacob Silverman:
Attached is your completed FOIA request. NSA considers your request to be satisfied and, accordingly, your request is being closed at this time.
Please following the instruction provided to you within the letter if you wish to contact us. Please do not respond to this email.
NSA Freedom of Information Office
(301) 688-6527
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 22, 2022. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #115040.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: National Security Agency
Dear Jacob Silverman:
We received your inquiry for a status update on your case (Case 115040). As stated in the below email that you copied from 19 October 2022, Case Number 115040 was closed as a duplicate request.
With regard to your original request, Case 84778, please be advised that the NSA Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)/Privacy Act (PA) divison treats all FOIA and PA requesters fairly by responding to each on a first-in, first-out basis in accordance with federal regulations. Each request is unique; as such, there is no set timeframe for this process. Each case that has responsive records goes through three levels of review prior to the final response. The length of review in each phase depends on many factors, such as the number of pages and classification level.
Please be advised that there are a significant number of FOIA requests ahead of yours in the FOIA backlog queue, such that we are unable to provide an estimated date of completion at this time. A letter will be sent from the NSA FOIA/PA division once a case moves to the next phase of processing.
NSA Freedom of Information Division
(301) 688-6527
From: National Security Agency
My apologies, I just noticed a typo in your original Case Number. The message below should read 84788 (not 84778).
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