Vera Shlakman, FBI file
| Tracking # |
1390548 - 000, 1391033 - 000, RD 55643 |
| Submitted | Nov. 27, 2017 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Parker Higgins, FOIA The Dead
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records:
A copy of all documents or FBI files pertaining to Vera Shlakman, an obituary of whom was published in The New York Times on November 28, 2017 under the headline "Vera Shlakman, Professor Fired During Red Scare, Dies at 108". Please see attached PDF copy of that obituary, which may also be found at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/obituaries/vera-shlakman-professor-fired-during-red-scare-dies-at-108.html.
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,
Parker Higgins, FOIA The Dead
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On Dec. 21, 2017:
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On Nov. 27, 2017:
To Whom It May Concern:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request
the following records:
A copy of all documents or FBI files pertaining to Vera Shlakman, an
obituary of whom was published in The New York Times on November 28, 2017
under the headline "Vera Shlakman, Professor Fired During Red Scare, Dies
at 108". Please see attached PDF copy of that obituary, which may also be
found at https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/27/obituaries/vera-
shlakman-professor-fired-during-red-scare-dies-at-108.html.
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,
Parker Higgins, FOIA The Dead
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From: National Archives and Records Administration
Dear Mr. Higgins,
I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information Act request of
December 23, 2017 for records in the custody of the National Archives and
Records Administration. Your request for FBI case file 100-NY-112517 on
Vera Shlakman was received in this office on December 26, 2017 and assigned
FOIA tracking number RD 55643.
You requested access to case file number 100-NY-112517, identified by the
FBI as potentially responsive to your request for records relating to Vera
Shlakman. My initial assessment confirms that Vera Shlakman is in fact the
subject of the file. The file consists of 103 pages, compiled as part of an
internal security investigation conducted between 12/3/1952 and 10/25/1968.
The FBI file you requested, case file 100-NY-112517, has already been
reviewed under FOIA number NW 36363 and the information has been released
to the greatest extent possible. The file was redacted to protect the
identities of confidential sources per 5 USC 552 (b)(7)(D). A summary of
the results of the review is provided below:
FBI file 100-NY-112517: 103 total pages; 85 pages released in full and 18
pages released in redacted form.
You or your representative may view the redacted documents at the National
Archives facility in College Park, Maryland. Please contact Jessica Hartman
at least one week in advance of your visit at jessica.hartman@nara.gov to
arrange to see the records. If you cannot visit our College Park facility,
you may order a reproduction copy at the cost of $.80 per page. Please
contact Ms. Hartman to place an order.
This concludes the processing of your request. If you have questions,
please contact me directly at megan.dwyre@nara.gov or 301-837-0488.
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to file an administrative appeal within ninety (90) calendar days from the
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Sincerely,
Megan Dwyre
Special Access and FOIA Staff
National Archives at College Park, MD
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