28 May 2001
Source: Letters from  US Army INSCOM, received May 25, 2001.

See related FOIA request: http://cryptome.org/inscom-foia.htm

Two requested dossiers have been received by Cryptome:

Hungary Operational Activities, ZF010103W -- From the early 1960s which provides reports of travellers and agents on conditions in Hungary. (Received May 12, 2001.)

Disinformation Directed Against U.S., ZF010868 -- From 1976 on an allegedly forged Top Secret US military manual, "FM30-31b, Stability Operations, Intelligence - Special Fields." This was dropped at the Philippine Embassy in Thailand and addressed to the President of the Philippines. (Received May 25, 2001.)

Another party has provided Crptome with a dossier received by another FOIA request:

Arms Cache in Grenada, West Indies, ZF011647W -- From 1984 an investigation of a false report of military weapons stored in Grenada. (Received May 5, 2001)

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNITED STATES ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY OFFICE
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755-5995

REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:

May 17, 2001

Freedom of Information/
Privacy Office

Mr. John Young
CRYPTOME
251 West 89th Street Suite 6E
New York, New York 10024

Dear Mr. Young:

References:

a. Your Freedom of Information Act request of March 29, 2001, for various dossiers.

b. Our letter of April 20, 2001, advising you that we were unable to comply with the 20-day statutory time limit in processing your request.

The following records were forwarded to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA):

Case#         Title

665F-01     Defection of Army Personnel, ZF000003W
737F-01     Algeria Intelligence Services, ZF400002W
757F-01     Chinese (Espionage) Activities in Italy, ZF010049W
767F-01     Cuba Intelligence Services, ZF400026W
771F-01     Cuba Intelligence Services, ZF400248W
772F-01     Cuban Intelligence Services ZF400246W
774F-01     Czechoslovakia Activities in Austria, ZF010464
780F-01     Czechoslovakia Intelligence Services, Methods, ZF400202W
781F-01     Czechoslovakia Intelligence Services, Methods, ZF400203W
786F-01     Czechoslovakia Intelligence Services Facilities, ZF400201W
790F-01     Czechoslovakia Orchestra FRG, ZF010486
794F-01     Detention of American Personnel by a Foreign Agency, ZF000004W
801F-01     East Germany Intelligence Services Organization, ZF400209
803F-01     East Germany Intelligence Recruitment by Mail, ZF010749W
814F-01     Hungary Intelligence Services Tradescraft, ZF400217W
816F-01     Hungary Intelligence Services Facilities, ZF400213W\
825F-01     Italian Chinese Friendship Association, ZF010037
827F-01     Japan Intelligence Services, ZF40058
832F-01     North Korea Activities in Japan, ZF010165W
835F-01     North Vietnam Intelligence Services, ZF400083W
837F-01     Panama Intelligence Services, ZF400087W
840F-01     Poland Intelligence Services, ZF400093W
841F-01     Poland Intelligence Services Facilities, ZF400225W
843F-01     Poland Intelligence Services Organization, ZF400227W
850F-01     Soviet Activities in Cuba, ZF010131W
861F-01     Soviet Prisons, ZF010122WJ
864F-01     Soviet Repatriation Mission, ZF010111
870F-01     Yugoslav Intelligence Services, ZF010815W

Should you wish to contact them the address is:

Mr. Herbert Rawlings-Milton
Access and FOIA Staff (NWDDA)
Declassification and Initial
Processing Division, Room 6350
The National Archives at College Park
8601 Adelphi Road
College Park, Maryland 20740-6001

We will continue to process any additional requests you may have submitted and will respond by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions concerning this action, please feel free to contact Mrs. Benear at (301) 677-3942. Please refer to the appropriate case number.

Sincerely,

for Gregory A. Eggleston

Russell A. Nichols
Chief, Freedom of Information/ Privacy Office

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DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
UNITED STATES ARMY INTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY COMMAND
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION/PRIVACY OFFICE
FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MARYLAND 20755-5995

REPLY TO
ATTENTION OF:

May 17, 2001

Freedom of Information/
Privacy Office

Mr. John Young
CRYPTOME
251 West 89th Street Suite 6E
New York, New York 10024

Dear Mr. Young:

References:

a. Your Freedom of Information Act request of March 29, 2001, for various dossiers.

b. Our letter of April 20, 2001, advising you that we were unable to comply with the 20-day statutory time limit in processing your request.

Utilizing the information you provided in your request, checks were conducted of the Defense Clearance and Investigation Index to determine the existence of Army intelligence records responsive to your request. No records responsive to the titles listed below:

Case#         Title

755F-01     Chen Chinese Communist Espionage Ring, ZF010044
761F-01     Communist Party Austria Paramilitary Organization, ZF010499
765F-01     Counterintelligence Operations Austria, ZFO 11776
768F-01     Cuba Intelligence Services, EEI Targets, ZF400244W
815F-01     Hungary Intelligence Services, EEI Targets, ZF400212W
848F-01     Russian Intelligence Organization, ZF010645WJ
856F-01     Soviet Intelligence Services Facilities, ZF400231W
859F-01     Soviet Intelligence Services Training Course, ZF010329
860F-01     Soviet News Bureau West Germany, ZF010433
865F-01     Special Means IMP, ZF000160

This no record response is made on behalf of Brigadier General Keith B. Alexander, the Commanding General, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, who is the Initial Denial Authority for Army intelligence investigative and security records under the FOIA. You have the right to appeal this determination to the Secretary of the Army. If you wish to file an appeal, you should forward it to this office. Your appeal must be postmarked no later than 60 calendar days from the date of this letter. After the 60-day period, the case may be considered closed; however, such closure does not preclude you from filing litigation in the courts.

We will continue to process any additional requests you may have submitted and will respond by separate correspondence.

If you have any questions concerning this action, please feel free to contact Mrs. Benear at (301) 677-3942. Please refer to the appropriate case number.

Sincerely,

for Gregory A. Eggleston

Russell A. Nichols
Chief, Freedom of Information/ Privacy Office

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