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Act concerns and annotated accordingly. The following exemption
code explanations serve to clarify these annotations.
(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
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individuals; and
(b)(7) applies to investigatory records, release of
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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,
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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
