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[02/08/1996 - 03/18/1996]: 24194021-20060527F-001-004-2023

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This file holds unclassified internal emails dated February 8 and March 18, 1996, from James E. Baker to public affairs and other staff, with brief replies. They give press guidance on a Wall Street Journal article and a 60 Minutes story about lawsuits over hazardous waste at the Air Force's operating location near Groom Lake, Nevada, which the media called Area 51. The emails report that on March 6 the district court dismissed the suit against Perry, Lake and Widnall on state secrets grounds, and they describe President Clinton's disclosure exemption for the site.

  • p. 3 …The most troublesome aspect of the story (from my perspective) was the discussion with Lee Hamilton…
  • p. 6 …The most troublesome aspect of the story (from my perspective) was the discussion with Lee Hamilton…
  • p. 10 …Hamilton, the only person interviewed for the story not associated with Jonathan Turley and plaintiffs. Hamilton…
  • p. 11 …consider whether it was appropriate to brief Hamilton on the operating location.) GUIDANCE: As a general…
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sanctions, I am at a loss as to the theory by which plaintiffs (driven by a
local law school professor) can seek to undertake the Government's role as
enforcement authority in the area of criminal sanctions. Moreover, as
noted above, the court has ruled that the inventory and inspection
requirements, (to the extent they are applicable), have been completed.

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Official release, from the nara collection. The PDF is mirrored here; the original link is above. 13 pages are in the text index: search them above, or from the library's search.