(SANITIZED); APPEAL ACCEPTANCE LETTER

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001382496
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 22, 2015
• Document Release Date: June 11, 2009
• Case Number: F-2009-00485
• Publication Date: November 16, 2006

We received your 30 October 2006 letter in which you appealed our 19 October 2006
response to your Freedom of Information Act request for an unredacted copy of the article "A
Lingering Tragedy" that appeared in Studies in Intelligence in 1981. Specifically, you appealed
our determination to deny you access to portions of this document on the basis of Freedom of
Information Act exemptions (b)(1) and (b)(3).
We have accepted your appeal and will arrange for the Agency Release Panel (ARP) to
consider it. We will advise you of the ARP's decision.
In order to afford requesters the most equitable treatment possible, we have adopted the
policy of handling appeals on a first-received, first-out basis. At the present time, our workload
consists of approximately 180 appeals awaiting completion. In view of this, some delay in our
reply must be expected, but I can assure you that every reasonable effort will be made to complete
a response as soon as possible.
Koch
Information and Privacy Coordinator
APPROVED FOR RELEASED
DATE: 02-Jun-2009