Total number of State Department Cables

To Whom It May Concern:

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

The total number of State Department telegrams sent annually since 1973, together with a breakdown of the telegrams sent
- by year, from 1973 to the present year,
- by original classification (Confidential, Confidential//NOFORN, Secret, Secret//NOFORN, Unclassified, etc.), and
- by Embassy, Department, or person of origin

I further specifically ask under the Freedom of Information Act to be provided with copies of all records indicating the method used -- including but not limited to scripts, commands, batch files, programs and queries -- to produce the copies of the information requested in this letter.

I further request any outputs and logs prepared during the process of running these scripts/commands/programs and queries, or prepared to check that the copies are complete and accurate in all particulars.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Matthieu Bourbaki

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on May 9, 2013. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thank you for your help.

Hello,

This request has not been assigned a case number, as no response or acknowledgement has been provided until now.

Thank you.

Hello,

As was indicated in the 13 June 2013 email below, this request has not been assigned a case number, as it has not yet been acknowledged despite being more than a month since it was submitted via email. Please confirm receipt of this FOIA request, reprinted below for your convenience, and begin processing this request as is required under FOIA.

Thank you.

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From Matthieu Bourbaki on May 9, 2013:
To Whom It May Concern:

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

The total number of State Department telegrams sent annually since 1973, together with a breakdown of the telegrams sent
- by year, from 1973 to the present year,
- by original classification (Confidential, Confidential//NOFORN, Secret, Secret//NOFORN, Unclassified, etc.), and
- by Embassy, Department, or person of origin

I further specifically ask under the Freedom of Information Act to be provided with copies of all records indicating the method used -- including but not limited to scripts, commands, batch files, programs and queries -- to produce the copies of the information requested in this letter.

I further request any outputs and logs prepared during the process of running these scripts/commands/programs and queries, or prepared to check that the copies are complete and accurate in all particulars.

I also request that, if appropriate, fees be waived as I believe this request is in the public interest. The requested documents will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage.

In the event that fees cannot be waived, 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,
Matthieu Bourbaki