Appeal Request

• Document Type: FOIA
• Collection: FOIA Collection
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): 0005501944
• Release Decision: IPPUB U
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: June 24, 2015
• Document Release Date: July 30, 2010
• Case Number: F-2010-00667
• Publication Date: February 1, 2010

10: Delores Nelson Page 2 of 3 2010-01-25 20:40:40 (GMT)
NATIONAL SECURITY COUNSELORS
1200 SOUTH COURTHOUSE ROAD
SUITE 124
ARLINGTON, VA 22204
TELEPHONE: [phone]
FACSIMILE: [phone]
KEL MCCLANAHAN, ESQ., EXECUTIVEDIRECTOR (admitted in NY, DC)
EMAIL: KEL@NATIONALSECURITYLAW. ORG
BRADLEY P. MOSS, ESQ., DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (admitted in IL, DC)
EMAIL: BRAD@NATIONALSECURITYLAW ORG
Delores M: Nelson
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Re: FOIA Request #F-2010-00021
Dear Ms. Nelson:
APPROVED FOR
RELEASED DATE:
06-16-2010
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We have received your letter dated 13 November 2009 responding to our above indicated
29 September 2009 request. In it, you state that all responsive records are properly classified and
withheld under Exemptions 1, 2, and 3. On 9 December 2009, I spoke with Richard in your
office, who clarified that it was actually Exemption 2 (high), and that the withholding statute
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pertaining to systems of records that are protected by the Privacy Act are properly classified, that
all of them would pose a risk of circumvention of the law if they were known, and that all of
them pertain to the organization and operation of the CIA. Some of these systems of records
pertain to Parking Records, Personnel Records, EEO Records, and the like. While it is
understandable that some of the records contained in these systems may be properly classified, it
is illogical that how long the CIA maintains them is classified, poses a threat of circumvention of
the law, and/or is inextricably tied to the organization and operation of the CIA.
We concede that virtually all of the responsive records may be partially exempt, but it is
absurd to withhold them in their entireties. To clarify our position, though, we do not care about
how records are disposed of where they are disposed of, or who disposes of them. We are only
interested in how long they are maintained and what their ultimate disposition is (destruction,
transfer to NARA, etc.). In other words, we are seeking the information that should be included
in the Privacy Act Systems of Records Notices. This information is easily segregable from the
remainder of the records and should be released in its entirety, barring specific instances in
which one of the. exemptions would apply
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Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Kel McClanahan
Executive Director
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2010-01-25 2040:40 (GMT) Nat Sec. Counselors From: Kelly McClanahan
FAX COVER SHEET
TO Delores Nelson
COMPANY CIA
FAX NUMBER 17036133007
FROM Kelly McClanahan
DATE 2010-01-25 20:40:09 GMT
RE FOIA request #F-2010-00021
Please accept the attached appeal of FOIA request #F-2010-00021.