US House Appropriations Comm. Report on USS Liberty Incident
| Tracking # |
106371 |
| Submitted | Feb. 17, 2019 |
| Due | March 19, 2019 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Michelle Kinnucan
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
The pages indicated below of "A Report to the Committee on Appropriations - U.S. House of Representatives on the Effectiveness of the Worldwide Communications Systems and Networks of the DoD, U.S.S. Liberty Incident". This document was prepared by the House Appropriations Committee Surveys and Investigations Staff "[f]ollowing a hearing focusing on the JCS messages which failed to reach the Liberty" at the direction of "the House Appropriations Committee on 14 August 1967 ..."
At this time I am specifically requesting pages 48-50 of volume I and pages 75-76 of volume II only. This Congressional report is referenced on pages 59-60 of a partially declassified 1981 NSA report entitled "Attack on a Sigint Collector, the U.S.S. Liberty" (see attachment). The NSA report gives no date for the House report but says "Source documents are located in the 'Crisis Collection' of the NSA History Collection".
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,
Michelle Kinnucan
From:
Good Afternoon,
We are in receipt of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of 18 February 2019 for, "Pages 48-50 of Volume I and pages 75-76 of Volume II only." Your request has been assigned case number 106371.
We are uncertain of the records you seek. Department of Defense (DoD) Regulation 5400.7-R states that the requester must provide a description of the desired record so that the Government is able to locate the records with a reasonable amount of effort. More detail is required for us to determine the appropriate files to search to find the material you request. Please confirm that you are requesting:
- Pages 48-50 of "Attack on a SIGINT Collector, the U.S.S. Liberty"
- Pages 75-76 of Volume II of the "Special Series Crisis Collection"
Additionally, are you requesting a copy of the "A Report to the Committee on Appropriations - U.S. House of Representatives on the Effectiveness of the Worldwide Communications Systems and Networks of the DoD, U.S.S. Liberty Incident?"
In accordance with DoD regulation, processing of your request is being held in abeyance pending a response from you, within 30 days of the date of this email, clarifying your request. If we do not hear from you within that time, we will assume that you are no longer interested in pursuing this request, and we will administratively close your case with no further processing.
Correspondence related to your request should include the case number assigned to your request, which is included in the first paragraph of this email. Your correspondence should be addressed to the National Security Agency, ATTN: FOIA Office (P132), 9800 Savage Road STE 6932, Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6932, or via email at foia_case_officer@nsa.gov and fax at 301-688-6527.
Thank you,
FOIA Customer Representative
From: Michelle Kinnucan
Greetings,
I am formally amending FOIA Request 106371 to request both volumes I and II of "A Report to the Committee on Appropriations - U.S. House of Representatives on the Effectiveness of the Worldwide Communications Systems and Networks of the DoD, U.S.S. Liberty Incident".
According to a partially declassified 1981 NSA report entitled "Attack on a Sigint Collector, the U.S.S. Liberty" (see note 3 on page 60 of the attachment) the NSA's copy of this Congressional report is "located in the 'Crisis Collection' of the NSA History Collection". I am not, at this time, requesting a copy of the NSA report "Attack on a Sigint Collector, the U.S.S. Liberty".
Sincerely,
Michelle Kinnucan
From:
Ms. Kinnucan,
Thanks for your timely response. You will be hearing from us soon regarding the status of your request.
Thank you,
FOIA Customer Representative
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From:
An interim response, stating the request is being processed.
From: Michelle Kinnucan
Thank you for your message. In order to facilitate locating the requested record I am providing additional information. According to a partially declassified 1981 NSA report entitled "Attack on a Sigint Collector, the U.S.S. Liberty" (see note 22 on page 24 of the attachment) the House Appropriations Cmte. report I have requested is dated December, 1967. I have also attached twelve pages of excerpts from "Attack on a Sigint Collector, the U.S.S. Liberty" with additional references to the House Appropriations Cmte. report highlighted in yellow.
Sincerely,
Michelle Kinnucan
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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 Feb. 17, 2019. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response. You had assigned it reference number #106371.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Michelle Kinnucan
Subj: Change of Address
To Whom It May Concern:
On August 27, 2020, I sent a notice of change of address to your agency via USPS first-class, certified mail. Please direct all future correspondence to me at the address indicated in that notice.
Best wishes,
Michelle Kinnucan
From: Michelle Kinnucan
Subj: Change of Address
Re: FOIA Case Nos.: 106371 & 109763
To Whom It May Concern:
On August 27, 2020, I sent a notice of change of address to your agency via USPS first-class, certified mail. Please direct all future correspondence to me at the address indicated in that notice.
Best wishes,
Michelle Kinnucan
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