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AARO records on attempts to engage with Grusch (FOIA 24-F-0266)

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This FOIA release comes from the Department of Defense Freedom of Information Division. It answers request 24-F-0266 from John Greenewald of The Black Vault, and the response is dated March 21, 2024. It holds 26 partly redacted pages, including a January 8, 2024 AARO memorandum for record on repeated invitations to interview David Grusch, along with text messages, emails and authorization memos from DoD and ODNI. AARO concluded that Grusch had no intention of giving it information about his claims.

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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.
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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...
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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.
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