Final Letter (Too Broad)
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06229811
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July 11, 2023
Document Release Date:
February 17, 2022
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Case Number:
F-2014-02028
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August 13, 2014
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Approved for Release: 2021/12/06 C06229811
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
13 August 2014
Mr. Jason Leopold
Reference: F-2014-01910
Dear Mr. Leopold:
This is further to our 9 July 2014 letter and a final response to your 25 June 2014
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for any and all records that were prepared,
received, transmitted, collected and/or maintained by the CIA mentioning or
referring to Guantanamo Transfer Working Group.
We cannot accept your FOIA request in its current form because it would require the
Agency to perform an unreasonably burdensome search. The FOIA requires requesters to
�`reasonably describe" the information they seek so that professional employees familiar with the
subject matter can locate responsive information with a reasonable amount of effort. Commonly
this equates to a requirement that the documents must be locatable through the indexing of our
various systems. Extremely broad or vague requests or requests requiring research do not satisfy
this requirement.
Therefore, in your future requests we recommend that you reasonably describe the
information you seek in a manner which will allow us to locate responsive records with a
reasonably amount of effort. You may consider narrowing and detailing the subject of your request
by using one or more of the following approaches: requesting records on specific individuals,
requesting records originated within a particular time-frame, requesting particular type of reports,
such as finished intelligence, or requesting records pertaining to a specific event, circumstance, or
location. You may consider requesting specific reports by title, if possible.
Sincerely,
J".
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Michele Meeks
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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