Larry W. Bryant’s UFOview

The envelope contained one sheet of paper, sent to me via U. S. Express Mail, costing us, the taxpayers, $13.05. It arrived at my home on June 24, 2009, but I was unavailable to sign for its receipt; so, on June 25th, I claimed it at my local post office.

 The letter, dated June 23rd, comes from CIA headquarters in Fairfax County, Va., bearing the signature of freedom-of-information coordinator Delores M. Nelson. Of course, I'm forwarding a photocopy of it to my attorney (as well as posting its text, below).

 I suppose counselor Katz will recommend that we negotiate with the Justice Department on the terms for a court-approved "consent judgment" to settle the case. And I would insist that this settlement require the Central Intelligence Agency to promptly reimburse all my litigation expenses. An ironclad consent judgment would prevent any CIA official from denying me my FOIA requester status as a representative of the news media (RNM) in the future. It also would strengthen FOIA case law protecting the interests of all current and future requesters in the RNM category.

 == TEXT OF MS. NELSON'S JUNE 23, 2009, LETTER TO L.W.B. ==

 Reference: F-2008-01781

 Dear Mr. Bryant:

 This is in reference to your 23 August 2008 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, received in the office of the Information and Privacy Coordinator on 18 [sic] August 2008, for the following CIA-received and CIA-generated records:

 (1) As pertain to the convening, attendance roster, briefings, minutes, and all other related documentation of the 1987 special meeting at FAA headquarters in Washington, D. C.; and

 (2) As pertain to all similar cases of airborne UFO encounters reportedly occurring since Nov. 17, 1986, to date.

 Please note that upon further review, the Agency is reopening the processing of your request; a search will be conducted for records in existence through 15 June 2009. You also requested news media status. Since your request pertains to UFOs and you are a columnist with the newsstand periodical, UFO Magazine, we are placing you in "news media" fee category for this request. Accordingly, you will be responsible only for the cost of reproducing any records released in response to your request. Copying costs are ten cents per page less the first 100 pages.

 Sincerely,

 Delores M. Nelson
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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