United States Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
February 2, 2017
Stephen Stamboulich
Stamboulich Law
P.O. Box 4008
Madison, MS 39130
Dear Mr. Stamboulieh:
refer you to our letter dated January 3, 2018, regarding the release of material under the
Freedom of Information Act (the “FOIA”), 5 U.S.C. § 552. The processing of records
responsive to your request is ongoing and has yielded an additional five documents. After
reviewing these documents, we have determined that all five may be released in part
An enclosure explains the FOIA exemptions and other grounds for withholding material. Where
we have made excisions, the applicable FOIA exemptions are marked on the document. All non-
exempt material that is reasonably segregable from the exempt material has been released. All
released material is enclosed.
We will keep you informed as your case progress. If you have any questions, please contact
Assistant United States Attomey Marina Braswell at 202-252-2561 or
‘marina, braswell@usdoj.gov. Please refer to the associated case number, F-2016-07853, and the
civil action number, 1:17-cv-01585, in all communications regarding this case
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FOIA Exemptions
Information specifically authorized by an exccutive order fo be kept secret in the interest of
national defense or forcign policy. Executive Order 13526 includes the following
classification categories:
1.A(a) Military plans, systems, or operations
1.4(b) Foreign government information
.4(6) Intelligence activities, sources or methods, or eryptology
1.4(€) Foreign relations or foreign activities of the US, including confidential sources
1.4(@) Scientific, technological, o economic matters relating to national security,
including defense agains transnational terrorism
1.4() US. Government programs for safeguarding nuclear materials or facilities
1.4(g) Vulnerabilities or capabilities of systems, installations, infrastructures, projects,
plans, or protection services relating to US national sccurity, including defense
against transnational terrorism
1.4(h), Weapons of mass destruction
Related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency
‘Specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than 5 USC 552), for example:
ARMSEXP ‘Asms Export Control Act, 50a USC 2411(0)
CIA PERS/ORG Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, 50 USC 403(8)
EXPORT CONTROL Export Administration Act of 1979, 50 USC App. Sec. 2411(€)
FS ACT Foreign Service Act of 1980,22 USC 4004
INA Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 USC 1202(f), Sec. 222()
IRAN Iran Claims Settlement Act, Public Law 99-99, Sec. 505
Trade secrets and confidential commercial or financial information
Interagency or intra-agency communications forming part of the deliberative process,
attomey-client privilege, or attomey work product
Personal privacy information
Law enforcement information whose disclosure would:
(A) interfere with enforcement proceedings
(B) deprive a person of a far trial
(C) constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy
(D) disclose confidential sources
() disclose investigation techniques
(F) endanger life or physical safety of an individual
Prepared by or fora government agency regulating or supervising financial institutions
Geological and geophysical information and data, including maps, conceming wells,
‘Other Grounds for Withholding
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