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From: Paul Andrew Mitchell [address in tool bar]
Subject: Letter from the Pentagon......
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The current Popular Mechanics magazine
has a cover story explaining how they
have moved the facilities away from
Area 51 to a different location.
Popular Mechanics, June 1997, Vol. 174, No. 6:
http://popularmechanics.com [sic]
Cool deck designs are covered too!
Enjoy!
/s/ Paul Mitchell
http://www.supremelaw.com
At 10:56 PM 5/28/97 -0400, you wrote:
> Today Cody (age 13)recieved a letter from Chief, Congressional
>Inquiries, Office of Legislative Liaison for the Department of Defense in
>the Pentagon. Since I thought this was an unusual letter head, I could
>hardly wait till he came home from school to see what was inside. <G>
> Seems he wrote a letter to President Clinton in a computer science
>class asking if there really is an "Area 51", and why is there a cover up?
> I just wanted to know how they got his address! LOL!
> But I found the answer to the cover up interesting. Anyone know what
>litigation is going on?
> Below is the reply......
>
>SAF/LLI
>Department of Defense
>1160 Air Force Pentagon
>Washington DC 20330-1160
>
>Dear Mr. XXXXXX,
> On behalf of President Clinton, thank you for your letter regarding
>"Area 51". Your letter was provided to the Department of Defense for
response.
> Neither the Air Force nor the Department of Defense owns or operates
>any location known as "Area 51". There are a variety of activiites, some of
>which are classified, throughout what is often called the Air Force's Nellis
>Range Complex. The range is used for testing of technologies and systems and
>traingin for operations critical to the effectiveness of the United States
>military forces and the security of the United States. There is an operating
>location near Groom Dry Lake. Specific activities and operations conducted
>on the Nellis Range, both past and present, remain classified and cannot be
>discussed publicly.
> In connection with the litigation concerning the operations location
>near Groom Dry Lake, the Air Force has stressed its commitment to protecting
>the environment and national security. We believe these goals are not
>incompatible. The Environmental Proteciton Agency (EPA) and state
>evironmental regulators with appropriate clearances have inspected the
>operating location and monitor the Air Force's efforts to further assure
>compliance with environmental laws. The court held that EPA conducted a
>'thorough inspection" and that the Air Force is adequately providing
>information to EPA concerning the operating location. On special occasions,
>the court has also held that the Air Force has properly classified
>information concerning the operating location.
> We appreciate your interest in this matter and trust the information
>provided is helpful.
> Sincerely,
> Nicki J. Watts, Colonel, USAF
> Chief, Congressinal Inquiries
> Office of Legislative Liaison
>
>
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