LETTER TO (REQUESTER) FROM SCOTT KOCH RE FINAL RESPONSE

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0001500712
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2
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June 22, 2015
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December 8, 2008
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F-2006-00548
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September 11, 2007
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SEP 1 1 2007. The 9/11 Working roup The Caldwell Center 323 S. Walnut Street Bloomington, IN 47401, Reference: F-2007-01976 This is a final response to your 29 July 2007 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, received 6 September 2007, for: 1. "The 'Israeli art student spy ring' also called. the 'Israeli DEA groups'. 2. Itay Simon, Marina Glickman, Dilka Borenstein, Zeev Miller, Ofir Navron, Aran Ofek, Dominick Suter, Salvador Gersson Smike, Sar Ben Zui, Moshe Elmakias, Ron Katar, Lior Baram, Tomer-Ben Dor, Michael Calmanovic, Hanan Serfaty, Peer Segalovitz, Michal Gal, Ophir Baer, Legum Yochai, Akyuz Sagiv, Yoni Engel, Yotam Dagai, Or Alroei, Eli Rabinovitz; 3. Any warnings or other communications from the Mossad or any other Israeli government agency or.official regarding the alleged 9/11 hijackers or the events of 9/11/01. 4. Any Israeli citizen arrested on 9/11/01 including but not limited to: Sivan Kurzberg, Paul Kurzberg, Oded Ellner, Omer Marmari, and Yaron Shmue. 5. Any Israeli citizen detained, arrested or questioned during the year'2001. 6. The Zim-American Israeli Shipping Company. 7. Odigo, Incorporated. 8. Urban Moving Systems. 9. Nice Systems, Incorporated. 10. Amdocs, Ltd. 11. Daniel Lewin." In accordance with section 3.6(a) of Executive Order 12958, as amended, the CIA can neither confirm nor deny the. existence or nonexistence of records responsive to your request. The fact of the existence or nonexistence of requested records 'is properly classified and is intelligence sources and methods information that is protected from disclosure by section 6 of the CIA Act of 1949. Therefore, the Agency has denied your request pursuant to FOIA exemptions (b)(1) and (b)(3). I have enclosed an explanation of these exemptions for your reference and retention. CIA Information and Privacy Coordinator Scott Koch made this decision, which you may appeal to the Agency Release Panel, in my care, within 45 days from the date of this letter. You may include any additional information supporting your position or explaining why you think our initial decision is wrong. Sincerely, Scott Koch Information and Privacy Coordinator