Study of the Insurgency in Anbar Province Iraq, June 13, 2007

David Scantling filed this request with the United States Marine Corps of the United States of America.
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From: David Scantling

To Whom It May Concern:

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

The document titled "Study of the Insurgency in Anbar Province Iraq", dated June 13, 2007, by the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity ("MCIA") with a classification of "SECRET".

Although FOIA has always presumed that government records are open to public inspection, the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016, Pub. L. 114-185, prohibits agencies from withholding records unless (1) “disclosure is prohibited by law” or (2) “the agency reasonably foresees that disclosure would harm an interest protected by” one of FOIA’s exemptions. 5 U.S.C. § 552(a)(8)(A). Thus, in addition to FOIA favoring disclosure and requiring its exemptions to be narrowly construed, Section 552(a)(8)(A) prohibits agencies from using their discretion to broadly withhold records merely because they believe an exemption could technically apply.

The requested document 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,

David Scantling

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An acknowledgement letter, stating the request is being processed.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We have sent an acknowledgement letter to you via the United States Postal Service.

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From: HQMC FOIA

Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We are continuing to process your request. The current plan is to send you an interim response within the next week or so. Thank you for your patience in this matter.

As an aside, please note that our physical address has changed as shown below. The Navy Annex was demolished in 2013.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We are continuing to process your case. We appreciate your patience.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We've had a few technical issues, but are back on track with processing your request. We hope to get an interim response to you soon. Again, thank you for your patience.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

Our first interim release has been forwarded to the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity for their review. This must be accomplished before we can release to you. Hopefully, we should have a response soon.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

The first interim response to your request is currently being reviewed by the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. We will release that to you as soon as possible.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

The first interim response to your request has been reviewed by the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity. We will be sending this first release to you very soon on compact disk, delivered by USPS. In the meantime, should you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact us.

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A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: David Scantling

Dear USMC FOIA Office:

Please advise on when the rest of this document will be released.

Regards,

David Scantling

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Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

We are continuing to process your request and hope to have the next interim response to you soon.

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Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

We've had technical issues, again. They have since been resolved, but it has really put us behind the power curve. We should have our next interim out to you within the next week or so.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

The next release is being reviewed and we hope to have it to you very soon.
Should you have any other questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
us.

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Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

We continue to have technical issues, but are striving to process your request. We sincerely apologize for this situation and hope to have it resolved very soon.

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Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

Our second interim release has been processed and will be sent to you via
the United States Postal Service. Should you have any questions or
concerns, please feel free to contact us.

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From:

A first set of responsive documents from the agency, with more to be sent at a specified date.

From:

Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

Just a quick note to let you know that we are continuing to process your
request. We hope to have another interim response to you soon. In the
meantime, should you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact
us.

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Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

We continue to process your request. Despite the IT difficulties we've been experiencing, we hope to have the next interim out to you soon. Thank you very much for your patience and understanding.

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Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

We apologize for the delayed response; our IT issues continue, though we have made a little progress. We hope to have the next interim response to you soon, but cannot yet give an estimate of when that would occur. We truly appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this issue.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We apologize for the delay in getting back to you. We have just been informed that our IT issues have been resolved, hopefully for the long-term. We will do our utmost to get the next interim release to you soonest. We apologize for the delay and truly appreciate your patience.

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Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

We have submitted the latest interim release (the third) to the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity for review. We expect to have their response next week; once we receive it, we can continue processing your request.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We are still awaiting the results of MCIA's review to make our next release to you. We hope to receive the results within the next couple of weeks. We apologize for the delay and truly appreciate your patience.

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Good afternoon, Mr. Scantling,

We hope to have the next installment to you very soon. We apologize for the lengthy delay and truly appreciate your patience.

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Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We are still reviewing the latest release and hope to have it to you soon. We
are very sorry for the delay in responding to your request and truly
appreciate your patience. If you wish to challenge this delay, you have the
right to appeal. To do so, submit your appeal to the Judge Advocate General
(Code 14), 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC
20374-5066. Your appeal, if any, should include a copy of your initial
request, and a statement indicating why you believe your appeal should be
granted. We recommend that your appeal and its envelope both bear the
notation, "Freedom of Information Act Appeal".

You also have the right to seek assistance and/or dispute resolution services
from the Marine Corps FOIA Public Liaison, Ms. Sally Hughes, at
hqmcfoia@usmc.mil or (703) 614-4008, and/or the Department of the Navy FOIA
Public Liaison, Mr. Christopher Julka, at Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil or
(703) 697-0031. You may also contact the Office of Government Information
Services (OGIS) for assistance and/or dispute resolution at ogis@nara.gov or
(877) 684-6448. For more information online about services provided by OGIS,
please visit their website at https://ogis.archives.gov.

Again, thank you for your patience and please know that we are working
diligently to fulfill your FOIA request as quickly as possible.

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From: Marines - United States Marine Corps, USMC

Good afternoon Mr. Scantling,

We are still processing your request and hope to have another response to you soon. We apologize for the delay and appreciate your patience. We also remind you of your right to appeal the delay.

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From: United States Marine Corps

Hello Mr. Scantling,

We are, unfortunately, extremely short-staffed at the moment and this will inevitably cause further delays, but please be assured that we are doing everything possible to minimize those and will respond as soon as we can.

Please also be aware that, whenever a FOIA requester has not received a determination within 20 working days from the date a request is perfected, they are entitled to challenge the delay. For those who have an account in FOIAonline, it can be done within the system by logging in, retrieving the original request, clicking on the "Create New" tab in the left-hand column and the selecting "Appeal". The basic information from the request is duplicated automatically so all a requester has to do in type in the reason for the appeal. For those without FOIAonline accounts or who just prefer to use regular mail, appeals may be submitted by writing to the Judge Advocate General (Code 14), 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066. Requesters also have the right to seek assistance and/or dispute resolution services from the Department of the Navy FOIA Public Liaison, Mr. Christopher Julka, at Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil or (703) 697-0031, and may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) for assistance and/or dispute resolution at ogis@nara.gov or (877) 684-6448. Their website can be found at https://ogis.archives.gov.

We genuinely appreciate your patience as we work to complete the processing of your request as quickly as possible.

HQMC FOIA Team

Commandant of the Marine Corps (ARSF)
Headquarters US Marine Corps
3000 Marine Corps Pentagon Rm 2B289
Washington DC 20350-3000

FOIA/PA Phone: (703) 614-4008 DSN: 224
Fax: (703) 614-6287
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From: United States Marine Corps

Good morning Mr. Scantling,

We are continuing to process your request and hope to have a response to you soon. As stated below, you may challenge the delay. For those who have an account in FOIAonline, it can be done within the system by logging in, retrieving the original request, clicking on the "Create New" tab in the left-hand column and the selecting "Appeal". The basic information from the request is duplicated automatically so all a requester has to do in type in the reason for the appeal. For those without FOIAonline accounts or who just prefer to use regular mail, appeals may be submitted by writing to the Judge Advocate General (Code 14), 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066. Requesters also have the right to seek assistance and/or dispute resolution services from the Department of the Navy FOIA Public Liaison, Mr. Christopher Julka, at Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil or (703) 697-0031, and may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) for assistance and/or dispute resolution at ogis@nara.gov or (877) 684-6448. Their website can be found at https://ogis.archives.gov.

HQMC FOIA Team

Commandant of the Marine Corps (ARSF)

Headquarters US Marine Corps

3000 Marine Corps Pentagon Rm 2B289

Washington DC 20350-3000

FOIA/PA Phone: (703) 614-4008 DSN: 224

Fax: (703) 614-6287

FOIA Email: hqmcfoia@usmc.mil

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From: United States Marine Corps

Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We continue to process your request. We have had major difficulties throughout the
course of your request, but hope to have a complete response soon. Please accept our
sincere apologies for the extensive delay and we remind you that you may appeal the
delay by writing to the Judge Advocate General (Code 14), 1322 Patterson Avenue SE,
Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066. Requesters also have the right to
seek assistance and/or dispute resolution services from the Department of the Navy FOIA
Public Liaison, Mr. Christopher Julka, at Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil or (703)
697-0031, and may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) for
assistance and/or dispute resolution at ogis@nara.gov or (877) 684-6448. Their website
can be found at https://ogis.archives.gov.

We genuinely appreciate your patience as we work to complete the processing of your
request as quickly as possible.

HQMC FOIA Team

Commandant of the Marine Corps (ARSF)

Headquarters US Marine Corps

3000 Marine Corps Pentagon Rm 2B289

Washington DC 20350-3000

FOIA/PA Phone: (703) 614-4008 DSN: 224

Fax: (703) 614-6287

FOIA Email: hqmcfoia@usmc.mil

WARNING: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL
PENALTIES.

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From: United States Marine Corps

Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We continue to process your request. We have had major difficulties throughout the
course of your request, but hope to have a complete response soon. Please accept our
sincere apologies for the extensive delay and we remind you that you may appeal the
delay by writing to the Judge Advocate General (Code 14), 1322 Patterson Avenue SE,
Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066. Requesters also have the right to
seek assistance and/or dispute resolution services from the Department of the Navy FOIA
Public Liaison, Mr. Christopher Julka, at Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil
<mailto:Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil> or (703) 697-0031, and may also contact the
Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) for assistance and/or dispute
resolution at ogis@nara.gov <mailto:ogis@nara.gov> or (877) 684-6448. Their website
can be found at https://ogis.archives.gov.

We genuinely appreciate your patience as we work to complete the processing of your
request as quickly as possible.

HQMC FOIA Team

Commandant of the Marine Corps (ARSF)

Headquarters US Marine Corps

3000 Marine Corps Pentagon Rm 2B289

Washington DC 20350-3000

FOIA/PA Phone: (703) 614-4008 DSN: 224

Fax: (703) 614-6287

FOIA Email: hqmcfoia@usmc.mil <mailto:hqmcfoia@usmc.mil>

WARNING: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL
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From: United States Marine Corps

Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We continue to process your request. We continue to have major difficulties throughout the course of your request, but hope to have them resolved soon. Please accept our sincere apologies for the extensive delay and we remind you that you may appeal the delay by writing to the Department of the Navy, Judge Advocate General (Code 14), 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington Navy Yard, DC 20374-5066. Requesters also have the right to seek assistance and/or dispute resolution services from the Department of the Navy FOIA Public Liaison, Mr. Christopher Julka, at Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil or (703) 697-0031, and may also contact the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) for assistance and/or dispute resolution at ogis@nara.gov or (877) 684-6448. Their website can be found at https://ogis.archives.gov.

We genuinely appreciate your patience as we work to complete the processing of your request as quickly as possible.

HQMC FOIA Team

Commandant of the Marine Corps (ARSF)
Headquarters US Marine Corps
3000 Marine Corps Pentagon Rm 2B289
Washington DC 20350-3000

FOIA/PA Phone: (703) 614-4008 DSN: 224
Fax: (703) 614-6287
FOIA Email: hqmcfoia@usmc.mil

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From: United States Marine Corps

Mr. Scantling -- my apologies for the delayed processing in this case. I'm afraid I have been the hold-up, but I've now reviewed the records for the next release, we expect to get those to you within the next few days. I appreciate your patience.

Sally A. Hughes
FOIA/PA Programs Manager
United States Marine Corps
3000 Marine Corps Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350-3000
Tel: 703-614-3685
Fax: 703-614-6287

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From: United States Marine Corps

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From: United States Marine Corps

Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We continue to process your request and hope to have the next interim release to you
soon. Please accept our sincere apologies for the extensive delay and we remind you
that you may appeal the delay by writing to the Department of the Navy, Judge
Advocate General (Code 14), 1322 Patterson Avenue SE, Suite 3000, Washington Navy
Yard, DC 20374-5066. Requesters also have the right to seek assistance and/or
dispute resolution services from the Department of the Navy FOIA Public Liaison, Mr.
Christopher Julka, at Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil
<mailto:Christopher.a.julka@navy.mil> or (703) 697-0031, and may also contact the
Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) for assistance and/or dispute
resolution at ogis@nara.gov <mailto:ogis@nara.gov> or (877) 684-6448. Their website
can be found at https://archives.gov/ogis.

HQMC FOIA Team

Commandant of the Marine Corps (ARSF)

Headquarters US Marine Corps

3000 Marine Corps Pentagon Rm 2B289

Washington DC 20350-3000

FOIA/PA Phone: (703) 614-4008 DSN: 224

Fax: (703) 614-6287

FOIA Email: hqmcfoia@usmc.mil

WARNING: ANY MISUSE OR UNAUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE MAY RESULT IN CIVIL AND/OR CRIMINAL
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From: United States Marine Corps

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: United States Marine Corps

A copy of documents responsive to the request.

From: United States Marine Corps

Good morning, Mr. Scantling,

We have sent two interim releases to you via the U.S. Postal Service since February 18th. We hope that you receive them soon. Additionally, the final two releases are in the process of being finalized; we also hope to have those to you in the very near future.

HQMC FOIA Team

Commandant of the Marine Corps (ARSF)
Headquarters US Marine Corps
3000 Marine Corps Pentagon Rm 2B289
Washington DC 20350-3000

FOIA/PA Phone: (703) 614-4008 DSN: 224
Fax: (703) 614-6287
FOIA Email: hqmcfoia@usmc.mil

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From: United States Marine Corps

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