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Declassified Documents |
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Explanation of Exemptions |
You will note that, in some instances, information
has been deleted from GulfLINK documents. The documents contained
in GulfLINK have been reviewed and declassified for operational
security, intelligence, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), and Privacy
Act concerns and annotated accordingly. The following exemption
code explanations serve to clarify these annotations.
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Freedom of Information Act
Exemption codes:
(b)(1) applies to material which is properly classified
pursuant to an Executive Order in the interest of national defense
or foreign policy (see Exec Order 12958 Extract);
(b)(2) applies to information which pertains solely
to the internal rules and practices of the Agency;
(b)(3) applies to information specifically exempted
by a statue establishing particular criteria for withholding.
(b)(4) applies to information such as trade secrets
and commercial or financial information obtained from a person on
a privileged or confidential basis;
(b)(5) applies to inter and intra-agency memoranda
which are advisory in nature;
(b)(6) applies to information release of which would
constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of other
individuals; and
(b)(7) applies to investigatory records, release of
which could (C) constitute an unwarranted invasion of the personal
privacy of others, (D) disclose the identity of a confidential source,
(E) disclose investigative techniques and procedure, or (F) endanger
the life of physical safety of law enforcement personnel. (To be
used in conjunction with FOIA (b)(1) exemption). |
FOIA and GulfLINK
Documents within GulfLINK which contain any of the
above codes contained information that, upon initial review, was
considered to be exempt from the mandatory disclosure provisions
of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). However, you have the
right, under the FOIA, to request disclosure of the deleted information.
Should you desire to invoke the FOIA for that purpose, please send
your request to the respective Department of Defense (DoD) organization
which originated the record. The DoD organizations are listed below.
In order to determine which organization originated the record,
readers would refer to the "FROM" or "FM" line at the beginning
of each message. The "FROM" line usually consists of a group of
numbers, letters, or a combination of both, which identify the specific
Army, Navy, Air Force, or defense agency originator. An example
might be "123MSS, ANYNAME AFB, VA" which would reflect an Air Force
originated message. Once the originator is identified by military
service or defense agency by either the "FROM" line or the context
of the message, you should forward the request to the appropriate
address below:
- Department of the Army
- Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Office
- SAIS-IDP-F/P, Suite 201
- 1725 Jefferson Davis Hwy.
- Arlington, VA 22202-4102
- Department of the Navy
- Chief of Naval Operations
- N-09B830, Room 5E521
- 200 Navy Pentagon
- Washington, D.C. 20350-2000
- Department of the Air Force
- 11 MSS/IMS (FOIA)
- Room 4A1088C
- 1000 Air Force Pentagon
- Washington, DC 20330-1000
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Attn: PSP/FOIA
- Washington, DC 20340-5100
- National Security Agency
- Central Security Service
- ATTN: N5P5
- Ft. George G. Meade, MD 20755-6000
In the event you are unsure as to where to send your
request, or you desire records originating from the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), forward your request
to the below address. Please include all the record identifying
information provided in the document.
- Directorate for Freedom of Information and Security Review
- Room 2C757
- 1400 Defense Pentagon
- Washington, DC 20301-1400
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Sec. 1.5. Classification Categories.
Information may not be considered for classification
unless it concerns:
- (a) military plans, weapons systems, or operations;
- (b) foreign government information;
- (c) intelligence activities (including special activities),
intelligence sources or methods, or cryptology;
- (d) foreign relations or foreign activities of the United States,
including confidential sources;
- (e) scientific, technological, or economic matters relating
to the national security;
- (f) United States Government programs for safeguarding nuclear
materials or facilities; or
- (g) vulnerabilities or capabilities of systems, installations,
projects or plans relating to the national security.
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