ELIAS, BARBARA; ALL DOCUMENTS ORIGINATING FROM DCI JAN 1 05-AUG 1, 07 RELATED TO THE 2005 OPERATION TO CAPTURE SENIOR MEMBERS OF /AL-QAEDA

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0001466023
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: March 11, 2011
• Case Number: F-2010-01608
• Publication Date: August 6, 2007

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The National Security Archive
The George Washington University
Gelman Library, Suite 701
2130 H Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
August 6, 2007
Scott A. Koch
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
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Re: Request under the FOIA, in reply please refer to Archive # 20071590CIA214
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Dear Mr. Koch,
Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA),1 hereby request all documents originating
from, addressed to or signed by the Office of the Director of Central Intelligence (DCI.) from
January 1, 2005 to August 1, 2007 related in whole or in part to the early 2005 operation to capture
senior members of al-Qaeda (also spelled al-Qaida, al-Qa'ida or al-Qida) in North Waziristan,
Pakistan that was ultimately cancelled. The event is discussed in the July 8, 2007 New York Times
article by Mark Mazzetti, "U.S. Aborted Raid on Qaeda Chiefs in Pakistan in '05."
If you regard any of these documents as potentially exempt from the FOIA's disclosure requirements, I
request that you nonetheless exercise your discretion to disclose them. As the FOIA requires, please release
all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of documents. To permit me to reach an intelligent and
informed decision whether or not to file an administrative appeal of any denied material, please describe any
withheld records (or portions thereof) and explain the basis for your exemption claims.
As a representative of the news media, the National Security Archive qualifies for "representative of the news
media" status under 5 U.S.C. Sec. 552(a)(4)(A)(ii)(II) and, therefore, may not be charged search and review
fees. (See National Security Archive v. U.S. Department of Defense, 880 F.2d 1381 (D.C. Cir. 1989), cert
denied, 110 S Ct. 1478 (1990)). This request is made as part of a scholarly and news research project that is
intended for publication and is not for commercial use. For details on the Archive's research and extensive
publication activities please see our website at www.nsarchive.org. Please notify me before incurring
photocopying costs over $100.
To expedite the release of the requested documents, please disclose them on an interim basis as they
become available to you, without waiting until all the documents have been processed. If you have any
questions regarding the identity of the records, their location, the scope of the request or any other
matters, please call me at [phone] or e-mail me at belias(agwu.edu. Thank you.
Sincerely.
Barbara Elias
Research Fellow
APPROVED FOR RELEASEL
DATE: 02-Mar-2011
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The National Security Archive
The George Washington University
Gelman Library, Suite 701
2130 H Street, NW
Washington, DC 20037
FAX COVER SHEET
Date: August 6' , 2007
To: Scott Koch -- Information and Privacy Coordinator
Organization: Central Intelligence Agency
From: _ The National Security Archive
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