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DOD Response To Iron Man JFIC FOIA Request

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DOD Response To Iron Man JFIC FOIA Request

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION 1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155 MA) a i a Bi Mr. Erik Larson Dear Mr. Larson: This is our final response to your August 23, 2011, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, a copy of which is attached for your convenience. We received your request on August 25, 2011, and assigned it case number 11-F-1411 for tracking purposes. ‘A search of our files found potentially responsive information for Items 1, 3, 4, and 5 of your request, No records were found within our office for the remaining items. ‘As this potentially responsive material falls under the purview of the Defense Intelligence ‘Agency (DIA), we have referred this information to DIA for direct reply to you. You should direct any questions or comments to DIA at the information provided: Defense Intelligence Agency ATIN: FAC2A1 (FOIA) 7400 Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-7400 Phone: (301) 394-5587 Email: [email protected] Ifyou find our conclusion less than satisfactory, you have the right to appeal to the appellate authority, the Director of Administration, Office of the Secretary of Defense, by writing directly to OSD/Joint Staff Freedom of Information, ATTN: Appeals Office, 1155 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-1155, Your appeal should cite case number 11-F-1411, be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal”, and must be postmarked or electronically submitted through http://pal. whs.mil/palMain.aspx within 60 calendar days of the date of this letter. There are no assessable fees associated with this response in this instance. This action administratively closes your case in this office. Sincerely, Bll Enclosure: As stated ouses/2011 23:06 FAT oor ++#* FOIA REQUEST ~ two (2) pages, no cover sheet *** ‘August 23, 2011 USS. Joint Forces Command FOIA Requestor Service Center (J00L) 1562 Mitecher Avenue, Sulte 200 ‘Norfolk, VA 23551-2488 Sont by fix: (757) 836-0058 ‘This te a request tinder the Freedom of Information Act (FOLA) for the following records ‘numbered below, which were described in a Sept. 11, 2006 complaint to the Department of Defease ‘aspector General (1G) by a former Joint Forces Ietaligence Command Asymetric Threats Division {B05 carn copy seve here: hitp:/trut-out.orpflesfinspector-general-complaint-011- ‘According to this officer's complaint, these records would have been prepared or completed during. the years 2000 and 2001, and are described a8 quoned here: 1) A briefing tied: “The WMD Threat to the U.S" (Pe. 1) 7 2) The red call analysis leading up to the briefing ftled: “The WMD Threat to the U.S," (2) 3) A beefing tiled: “The Chemical and Biological Threst to the U.S.” (2) \ 4) “Aialysis of the 120 U.S. cities considered niost likely to be targeted by intematioaal and domestic terrorists. A memo from DOS dated 11 January 2001 noted thar JTF-CS had tasked JFIC to prepare: packages for thesa 120 cites. In this memo, JFIC recommended the addition of fiftaen new cites to thar list™ (2) 5) A briefing tided: “NIC support to Joint Forces intelligence Command sind NCIS Field offica, Norfolk” (2) 6) A briefing titled: oa “The Search (for UBL) - A CINC Level View" (3) 7) Aay notes, mesios, emails, reports or other records referencing or conceming the above records, 8) The “Worldwide Tecrociet Threat Summary” penduced during the years 2000 and 2001, ‘yo regard thase records as potandally exempt from disclosure requirements, I request that you ‘nonetheless exercise your dlvcretion to disclose thee, President Obama's FOIA Memorandum and ‘Attorney General (AG) Holder's FOIA Guidelines mandate a presumption of openness and disclomure, The President has directed that, “ijn the fuce of doubt, openness prevails", and the AG “strongly encouragela) agencies to make discretiousry disclosure of information.” oasas/aon 23:03 Pa Qooz Please release all reasonably segregable nonexempt portions of records, Furthermore, to permit me to reach an intalligent and informed decision whether of not to file an administrative appeal of any denied material please describe any withheld portions and explain the basis for your claims. 1 am an individual seeking information for persooal use and not for commercial use. Lam willing to ‘ay up to $50 in connection with thi request; please inform me, in advance, if charges will exceed this amount. It you have any questions regarding this reques, please contact me t the phone or email below. [look forward to receiving your response within the rwenty day stanutory time period, Thank you for your consideration of this request. Eek basen, Erik Larson. Lartoa 2at2

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