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On 10 July 2019, the Central Intelligence Agency sent Timothy S. Cooper its final response to FOIA request F-2018-02317. Cooper had asked for a briefing document and notes on UFOs and a United States Government UFO program that DCI Allen W. Dulles and DDP Richard Bissell, Jr. reportedly gave President-Elect John F. Kennedy at Palm Beach, Florida, on 18 November 1960. The letter, signed by Information and Privacy Coordinator Mark Lilly, says no responsive records were found and explains Cooper's appeal rights.
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Mr. Timothy S. Cooper
Reference: F-2018-02317
Dear Mr. Cooper:
This is further to our letter dated 30 August 2018 and is also a final response to your
4 August 2018 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for a copy of the agency’s
DCI special briefing document and notes on UFOs and the United States Government
UFO Program to President-Elect Senator John F. Kennedy given by DCI Allen W.
Dulles and DDP Richard Bissell, Jr. at Palm Beach, Florida, on 18 November 1960.
We processed your request in accordance with the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552, as amended, and
the CIA Infonnation Act, 50 U.S.C. § 3141, as amended.
We did not locate any records responsive to your request. Although our searches were
reasonably calculated to uncover all relevant documents, and it is highly unlikely that
repeating those searches would change the result, you nevertheless have the legal right to
appeal the finding of no records responsive to your request. As the CIA Information and
Privacy Coordinator, I am the CIA official responsible for this detennination. You have
the right to appeal this response to the Agency Release Panel, in my care, within 90 days
from the date of this letter. Please include the basis of your appeal.
If you have any questions regarding our response, you may contact us at:
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, DC 20505
Information and Privacy Coordinator
703-613-3007 (Fax)
Please be advised that you may seek dispute resolution services from the CIA’s FOIA
Public Liaison or from the Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) of the
National Archives and Records Administration. OGIS offers mediation services to help
resolve disputes between FOIA requesters and Federal agencies. You may reach CIA s
FOIA Public Liaison at:
703-613-1287 (FOIA Hotline)
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