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Subject Appeal of CIA Dem 0 y equest for a Records-Search-Feewaiver
Date Sat, September 18, 2004 4:10 am
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ATTN: Agency Release Panel (c/o Mr. Scott Koch)
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FROM: Larry W. Bryant
DATE: September 18, 2004 g
By his Sept. 9, 2004, letter denying my fee—waiver request of Aug. 9,
2004 (his reference No. F-2004-01956), CIA FOIA manager Scott Koch '
errs in placing me in the requester category of "comercial" entity.
My demonstrable status as an independent writer—researcher
specializing in "national security" issues, public-records access,
and First Amendment commentary entitles me to the requested
records-search-fee waiver. What's more, his totally disingenuous,
knee—jerk assertion that the public would gain no "significant"
benefit from your agency's production of the sought—for records»in
this case of reported rogue CIA operations constitutes an
unacceptable administrative cop—out.
If you need concrete evidence of my news—media publication credits,
please consult the Internet via a "Google" search under my name
(Larry W. Bryant); in this regard, I also can provide related
correspondence between me and other agencies’ FOIA-management ~
personnel (including those at the Departments of State and Interior).
As an update of my requester—status profile, here are my most recent
publication credits:
(1) One or more articles/book reviews carried in the newsstand magazi
(2) An expanded edition of my book "UFO Politics at the White House:
Citizens Rally ‘round Jimmy Carter's Promise," due out shortly from
FATE's parent company, Galde Press. .‘ ’
In recent times, too, I've been contributing research to they
news/information web site of hILRLLLHHulmiliiailflnzrnfliinnicam -
As you peruse this record of "news media" representation/interaction
on my part, you cannot but conclude that my research/writing projects
have much more to do with the public's understanding (and oversight)
of government policies/activities/programs than they do with, say,
the CIA's documentation/methods—and-sources for determining the price
of tea in China. V
If you insist on sustaining Mr. Koch's denial of my fee—waiver
request, I hereby serve notice that, through my attorney (Mark S.
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