Certified U.S. Mail c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776
Serial Number #P-476-653-252 Tucson, Arizona state
Return Receipt Requested zip code exempt
June 19, 1996
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
Attorney General
Department of Justice
10th and Constitution, N.W.
Washington, D.C.
Dear Attorney General:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA"),
5 U.S.C. 552 et seq., and regulations thereunder.
If some of this request is exempt from release, please furnish Me
with those portions reasonably segregable. I am requiring
certified copies of the documents requested, in lieu of personal
inspection of same.
Documents requested:
For all 633 federal agents who rotated in and out of the
standoff with the "Montana Freemen" in Garfield county,
Montana state, including also FBI Agent Thomas T. Kubic, the
local FBI commander, and FBI Director Louis J. Freeh (see
attached newspaper article entitled "Freemen surrender
peacefully; court battle next," written by Len Iwanski, The
Associated Press, Tucson Citizen, Friday, June 14, 1996,
page 5A):
1. Certified copies of their solemn oaths of office, as
required by Article VI, Clause 3, of the Constitution
for the United States of America, as lawfully amended.
2. Certified copies of their fidelity bonds.
3. Certified copies of their formal delegations of
authority, beginning with the President, through the
Attorney General, linking all officials in the chain of
command between them and the President.
4. Certified copies of their licenses to practice law in
the State of Montana.
5. Certified copies of their alien registration
certificates (applicable to all resident aliens).
The requested records are not exempt from disclosure because
they:
(A) could not reasonably be expected to interfere with law
enforcement proceedings;
(B) would not deprive a person of a right to a fair trial
or an impartial adjudication;
(C) could not reasonably be expected to constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal property;
(D) could not reasonably be expected to disclose the
identity of a confidential source;
(E) would not disclose techniques and procedures for law
enforcement investigations or prosecutions, and would
not disclose guidelines for law enforcement
investigations or prosecutions;
(F) could not reasonably be expected to endanger the life
or physical safety of any individual.
[see Exemption 7 in FOIA]
The official credentials of federal officers employed by the
United States Department of Justice for duty in and around
Garfield county, Montana state, are matters of public record
which are not covered by the Privacy Act ("PA"), or by any of the
exemptions listed in the Freedom of Information Act ("FOIA").
If you are not the correct person to whom this Freedom of
Information Act Request should be directed, kindly forward it to
the correct person.
Time is of the essence. If you have any questions about your
rights and obligations under 5 U.S.C. 552 et seq., permit us to
recommend that you review A CITIZEN'S GUIDE ON USING THE FREEDOM
OF INFORMATION ACT AND THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 TO REQUEST
GOVERNMENT RECORDS, First Report by The House Committee on
Government Operations, Subcommittee on Information, Justice,
Transportation, and Agriculture, 1993 Edition, House Report 103-
104, 103rd Congress, 1st Session, Union Calendar No. 53.
Thank you very much for your consideration, and for your timely
obedience to the controlling laws in this matter, specifically
the Freedom of Information Act and the Constitution for the
United States of America, as lawfully amended.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell
Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
Citizen of Arizona state
All Rights Reserved without Prejudice
attachment: Associated Press column by Len Iwanski
mentioned above
email: supremelawfirm@altavista.net
website: http://supremelaw.com
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