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This AARO FOIA release, reviewed for release on 27 March 2025, is built around a 8 January 2024 memorandum for record. The memo describes AARO's repeated efforts from June 2023 to January 2024 to interview David Grusch for its Historical Record Report. It says Grusch agreed to an interview on 14 November 2023 but did not appear, citing security concerns. The release also includes supporting emails and text messages, including exchanges with Chris Mellon, plus DoD and ODNI memos authorizing disclosures to AARO.
CI% Chris Mellon 100', MB t. 1,3 I've asked OGC for contact info Great! Waiting to hear back. CO I will be happy to provide that to Dave and Chuck if you like. I think you have a fascinating and important job and I want nothing more than to see the process work. Please don't think I am out to make your job harder. Actually, Dave can't say any such thing since he hasn't asked me for anything. Only you. Actually, he probably can and might! But that doesn't matter, I have no specific reason to believe he will arid I am not proposing that to him. Just trying to close the loop and move things toward a good outcome. Thanks. Yostarday You tot d,t3op4'mring melon+, time to 1 week This is official position of the Pentagon, released to media Tuesday, approved by OGC and the Secretary: 'By law, AARO may receive all UAP-related information, including any classified national security information involving military, intelligence, and intelligence-related activities, at all levels of classification regardless of any restrictive access controls, special access programs, or compartmented access programs. Moreover, there is no restriction to AARO receiving any past or present UAP-related in... Read More Totl or,r Now Messages I've passed that along to Dave for his attorney's review. Per your message above I'll seek to avoid further communication unless it is something that seems extraordinarily urgent or you initiate. Well OK! I'll get that off to Dave and his attorney this morning. Thanks. IP Page determined to be Unclassified Reviewed by Chief of Staff, AARO IAW FY24 NDAA, Section 1841(a)(1)(C) Date: 03/27/2025 032
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FOIA release, from the aaro collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 26 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.