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How to Make a FOIA Request. Includes The National Security Archive User's Guide to the FOIA; Tips and Tricks to Using the FOIA; Sample Freedom of Information Act Letter; Sample Freedom of Information Act Appeal Letter; and Principal Agency FOIA Contacts. See also The Erosion of Privacy.

On Responding to FOIA Requests

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