ACCEPTANCE

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005311634
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 23, 2015
• Document Release Date: September 29, 2010
• Case Number: F-2010-00666
• Publication Date: October 29, 2008

(b)(3)
November 7, 2008
Mr. Mark S. Zaid
Executive Director
The James Madison Project
1250 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Suite 200
Washington, D. C. 20036
APPROVED FOR
RELEASE^ DATE:
18-Aug-2010
Reference: F-2009-00003
Dear Mr. Zaid:
On 1 October 2008, the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator received
your 1 October 2008 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for:
1. "Copies of all internal Central Intelligence Agency ('CIA')
documents constituting guidelines, regulations or policy
memoranda pertaining to coordination with outside counsel
representing CIA employees, including, but not limited to, the
ability of outside counsel to meet with clients at CIA
Headquarters without an official escort other than the client
and the granting of security clearances to outside counsel for
information relevant to the client's interests."
2. "Copies of all internal CIA documents pertaining to the
enclosed letters which I submitted to the CIA, under the aegis
of my former law firm and dated September 2004 and
December 2004, seeking a clarification of this policy from Jo
Bennett, then-Acting Chief for Litigation for the CIA, and
John Rizzo, then-Acting General Counsel for the CIA."
We assigned your request the reference number above. Please use this number when
corresponding with us so that we can identify it easily.
We accept your request and will process it in accordance with the FOIA, 5 U.S.C.
? 552, as amended, and the CIA Information Act, 50 U.S.C. ? 431, as amended. We will
search for records existing through the date of this acceptance letter. As a matter of
administrative discretion, and in accordance with our regulations, the Agency has waived
the fees for this request.
 The large number of FOIA requests CIA receives has created unavoidable delays
making it unlikely that we can respond within the 20 working days the FOIA requires.
You have the right to consider our honest appraisal as a denial of your request and you
may appeal to the Agency Release Panel. A more practical approach would permit us to
continue processing your request and respond to you as soon as we can. You will retain
your appeal rights and, once you receive the results of our search, can appeal at that time if
you wish. We will proceed on that basis unless you object.
Sincerely,
c~i af~ YK .
Delores M. Nelson
Information and Privacy Coordinator