NSA/CSS FOIA Office (N5P5)
National Security Agency
9800 Savage Road STE 6248
Ft. Meade, MD 20755-6248


Dear Sir:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

    I request that a copy of the following pre-World War II documents
be released to the National Archives: all pre-Pearl Harbor Japanese
naval dispatches from October 1, 1940, through December 7, 1941, all
worksheets pertaining thereto, and all translations thereof.

    In order to help to determine my status to assess fees, you should
know that I am an individual seeking information for personal use and
not for commercial use. I ask only that this information be released
to the National Archives immediately as part of operation OPENDOOR.

    I request a waiver of all fees for this request.  Disclosure of the
requested information is in the public interest because it is likely to
contribute significantly to public understanding of the operations or
activities of the government and is not primarily in my commercial
interest. In addition to your commitment to open government expressed
by executive order 12958, there should be commitment to the truth.


Thank you for your consideration of my request.

                                        Sincerely,
                                        (s)_____________________


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Note: Mention if you are a veteran

You will get a reply something like this:

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY
CENTRAL SECURITY SERVICE

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE. MARYAND 20755-15000


Dear Sir,

This is in response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request of
12 May 1998 in which you ask that "the following pre-World War II documents
be released to the National Archives: all pre-Pearl Harbor Japanese naval
dispatches from October 1, 1940, through December 7, 1941, 11 worksheets
pertaining thereto, and al translations thereof."

The FOIA allows the public access to federal agency records, except to the
extent that such records are protected from disclosure by one of nine
exemptions. There is no provision of the FOIA which allows the public to
direct
the release of records to the National Archives. In accordance with the Dad
regulation, processing of your request is being held in abeyance pending a
response from you, within 30 days of the date of this letter, clarifying your
request.

Sincerely,

BARBARA PAISLEY
Chief
FOIA/PA Services


At that point, pick any order you care to from the Pre-PH Japanese Naval
Dispatches page and request the raw intercept, all 1941 translations and
worksheets pertaining to it. Say it is in JN-25 code and give the serial
number, date and time of the order, from whom to whom and copy its contents.

Pre-PH Japanese Naval dispatches

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