Larson FOIA USAFOSI Sibel Edmonds & Dickersons

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DEPARTMENTFTHEAIRFORCEWASHINGTON C

OFFICEFTHEGET{ERALOUNSEL

SAF/GCA1740Air ForcePentagonWashington C 2033 -17 0

Mr. Eric Larson

ldCIYli 20ll

DearMr. Larson

This etter eplies o yourappeal2011-00056-4)f theDecember ,2010 esponseo

yourFreedom f InformdtionAct (FOIA) request.OnNovember 5,2010,you submitted

FOIA requesto the HQ AFOSI FOIA Office(HQ AFOSIDilLDrequestingall recordselated

to SibelEdmons, nd/orMaj. DouglasDickerson nd/orMelek CanDickerson nd/orMelek JanDickerson.Reportedly, letter rom SibelEdmondsegardingMaj. Dickersonwas eceived nd

a replygiven,by AFOSI August-September002."

According o Ann E. Costa,Chief, nformationRelease ranch,Headquarters,ir Force

Office of SpecialnvestigationAFOSI),AFOSI canneitherconfirmnor deny he existence f

the nformation ouhave equested. havebeendelegatedhe responsibilityo conduct heOffrceof the Secretary f the Air Force eview n yourcase. consideredour appealegardingthe AFOSI nformation ou requested nddeterminedt shouldbe denied.

The Air Force can neither confirm nor deny the existenceof the information you have

requested.

This constitutes he final Air Force actionon your appeal egardingAFOSI records. The

FOIA, 5 U.S.C. $ 552,provides or judicial review of this determination.

Sincerely

&ttL ,( /ar,ta,.,-CHERIL. CANNON

DeputyGeneralCounsel(Fiscal,EthicsandAdministrative aw)



DEPARTMENTFTHEAIRFORCEHEADQUARTERS IR FORCELEGAL OPERATIONSAGENCY

Januarv 8.201

AFLOA/JACLInformation itigationl50l WilsonBlvd,7thFloorArlingtonVA 222092403

Mr. Erik Larson

We received our FOIA appeal 2011-00056-4)datedDecember 3,2010 rom HQAFOSI/)flLL Please efer to the abovenumber n any future correspondence ith us regarding

this appeal. Our policy is to process ppealsn the order n which we receive hem. We received

this appealDecember 8,2010.

When we have completedour review,your appealwill be forwarded o the Office of the

Secretary f the Air Force or final action. That office will responddirectly to you concerning

that action.

Please otify our offrce f your addresss incorrector if it changes uring this process.

Thankyou for your patienceand be assuredhat we will review your appealas carefully and

quickly aspossible. If you haveanyquestions, ur office canbe reached t (703)696-9290.

Sincerely

InformationLitigation Branch

cc :HQ AFOSIDilLI 2011-APP-00008)

DearMr. Larson



DEPARTilENT FTHEAIR FORCEAIR FORCEOFFICEOF SPECIALNVESTIGATIONS

,iAN13 40ilHQ AFOSI/XILIP.O.BOX 2218Waldorf,MD 20604

Erik Larson

This etter s to informyouabout hestatus f yourappealAFOSI2011-APP-00008).You appealed ur decision elated o yourrequestor informationaboutSibelEdmonds,Maj.DouglasDickersonand/orMelekCanDouglas.We havecompleted urportionof the appeal

process, ndwe have orward hepackageo the Secretary f Air Forcevia the Air ForceLegalOperations gency. You will receivea etterof acknowledgementrom themshortly.

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4lilJ/J,r/\,MICHAE.L-J6NKINSlnformation ReleaseBranch

DearMr. Larson.

"EYES

OF THE EAGLE"



DEPARTilIENT FTHEAIR FORCEAIR FORCEOFFICEOF SPECIALNVESTIGATIONS

HQ AFOSVXILIP.O.BOX2218

Waldorf,MD 20604

Mr. Erik Larson

Ji',lti 4 2011

DearMr. Larson.

This etter s in responseo your23 December 010Freedom f InformationAct Appealregarding FOSI2011-FOIA-00098. ereceivedour equest n28 December010andhaveassignedhe racking umberAFOSI20l -APP-00008o you.

Oncewe complete urportionof yourappeal,we will then orward t to the Secretary fthe Air Forcevia the Air ForceLegalOperating gency or furtherprocessing. nceweconclude urportionwe will notiff youvia letter.

If you need o contact s aboutyourrequest, leasewrite to the address boveandreference FOSI 2011-APP-00008n all correspondenceertainingo thisrequest.You mayalsocontacthe FOIA/PAadministratorsia emailat [email protected] bytelephonet301-870-104.

Sincerely /

MICHAEL JENKINS

Information ReleaseBranch

"EYES

OFTH E

EAGLE"



December3,20L0

AFOSID(LIPO Box 2218

Waldod MD 20604-2218

Dear Secretaryof the Air Force,

This is an appealof AFOSI's denial of my FOIA request201I-FOIA-00098, or "all

recordsrelated o SibelEdmonds and/orMaj. DouglasDickersonand/orMelek Can

Dickersonand/orMelek JanDickerson."A copy of the denial etter s enclosed.

Reportedly,a letter from SibelEdmonds regardingMaj. Dickerson was received n

August or Septemberof 2002,and a reply was sent o her September10, 2002by Col.

Worth of the AFOSI:http //www.j ustacitizen. om/articl es:documentslDODJetters. htm

The letter Col. Worth sent o Ms. Edmonds, a privatecitizen, was sent by US regular

mail, therefore, t is not a"criminal investigation ecord,"and t doesnot contain

classified nformation, and can be releasedunderFOIA. Any information that might

violate the Privacy Act, such asMs. Edmonds' addressor phonenumber,can be redacted

from this letter prior to it being sent o me.

In addition to Col. Worth's letter, I am interested n all otherrecords regarding my

original requestwhich may be legallydisclosed.PresidentObama'sFOIA Memorandum

and Attorney General(AG) Holder's FOIA Guidelinesmandatea presumptionof

opennessand disclosure.The Presidenthas directed hat, "[i]n the face of doubt,

openness revails",and he AG "stronglyencourage[s] gencieso makediscretionary

disclosures f information." Please eri fy if thesestandards ere applied o my originalrequest,and apply them to this appeal. urgeyou to exerciseyour discretion n releasing

records,considering he great public interest n government ransparencyand

accountability.

Sincerely,

Erik Larson



DEPARTTIENTFTHEAIR FORCEAIR FORCE OFFICE OF SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS

HQ AFOSVXILIP.O. ox2218Waldorf,MD 20604-2218

Erik Larson

DEi] i 20i0

Dear Mr. Larson.

This letter is in response o your 25 Novernber 2010 Freedom of Information Act request

for "aii records related to Sibel Edmonds an<i/orMaj. DouglasDickerson aurd/orNlelek Can

Dickerson and/or Melek Jan Dickerson". We receivedyour requeston 26 Novernber2010. HQ

AFOSVXILI can neither confirm nor deny the existenceof the information you haverequested.

We did not searchour electronic ndices o determinewhether or not the requested ecord

exists. If the record does exist, OSI will not release t to you without either anotaized consent

signed by the individual whoserecords were requestedor a court order signedby a federal udge

ordering the record's release. Releasinga criminal investigationrecordto you without either of

these would constitute an unwarranted nvasion of the namedperson'sprivacy and it would violate

the Privacy Act (5 United StatesCode 552a). The authority for this response o you is found at 5

u.s.c. 552(b)(6) nd b)(7)(c).

This etter constitutes denialof yourFreedomnformationAct request.Shouldyou decide

that an appeal o this decision s necessary,oumustwriteto the Secretary f theAir Forceand t

mustbepostmarked ithin 60 days rom the dateof this etter. Reference011-FOIA-00098ndinclude n the appeal our reasonsor reconsiderationnda copyof this etter. The etterand

envelope houldbeclearlymarked

Secretary f theAir ForceThru: AFOSI/XILI

P.O.Box2218Waldod MD 20604-2218

Sincerely

f r\C-L--l-,*-*--- \-'

ANNE C. COSTAChief. nformationRelease ranch

"EYESOFTH EEAGLE"

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Dear Air ForceOfficeof Special nvestigationsAFOSI),

This is a requestunder he Freedomof lnformationAc't or and and all records elated o Sibel EdmondsandlorMaj. DouglasDickerson nd/or Melek Can Dickersonandlor MelekJan Dickerson.

Reportedly, letter rom Sibel EdmonG regardingMaj. Dickersonwas received, nd a reply given,by AFOSIAugust-September 002:http:/Aryww.historycommons.orolcontext.isp?item=a092002AFlnvestioationDickersonlnncnt#

a092002AF1vestiqatio Dickersonnncnt

I am making his requestas a private ndividual. am Wlling o pay up to $20 in connectionwith this request;pleasenotify me in adance if fees will be higher.

Sincerely,

Erik Larson

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