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Dear Mr. Ravnitsky:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

U.SS DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

JUL 2 4 ZOOT Ref: 07-F-1800

This in response to your May 15, 2007, Freedom oflnformation Act (FOIA) request for, "A copy of each Freedom of Information Act Request to the Department of Defense for a copy of Donald Rumsfeld's resignation letter." Also, you requested "A copy of the administrative tracking folder, including emails and memos and notes and letters for each Request." Vve received your request on May 23, 2007.

The enclosed material, consisting of25 pages, is provided in response to your request. As a result of the national emergency declared by the President September 14, 200 I, the Department of Defense (DoD) determined that the release of the names and identifying information, including work address and duty stations, pertaining to DoD personnel would result in a clearly unwarranted invasion of their personal privacy. According1y, the deleted information is exempt from release pursuant to Exemption 6 of the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6), which pertains to information the release ofwhich would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy of third parties.

If you are not satisfied with this action, you may submit an administrative appeal to James Hogan, Policy, Appeals and Litigation Branch at the above address. Your appeal Jetter should be postmarked within 60 calendar days of the date of this letter, should cite case number 07-F-1800 and should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal.''

Sincerely,

Enclosure: As stated

Memorandum for the Record: 07-F-1800 By the direction of Ms. Mary \Vahling the action officers name "Jeanne Miller" and her phone number was not redaeted out of the responsive material. In addition Ms. W ahlin reconnnended withholding Q)(

2007 Angela Campagna

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May 15, 2007

Karen M. Finnegan Office of Freedom of Information 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 telephone number: (703) 696-4689 fax number: (703) 696-4506

Dear Ms. Finnegan:

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following documents:

1) A copy of each Freedom of Information Act Request to the Department of Defense for a copy of Donald Rumsfeld's resignation letter. You may limit this request to requests received by or routed to the Office of Freedom of Information at the Pentagon .. You may limit this request to request letters dated between November 1, 2006 and the present.

2) A copy of the administrative tracking folder, including emails and memos and notes and letters for each Request identified in item number one.

This is a request for noncommercial research and study purposes, and best belongs in the fee category "all other requesters" I agree to pay up to $40 for costs associated with this request if necessary.

Sincerely, r"/

J.~~ Michael Ravnitzky

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WASHINGTON (Reuters)- Tile Bush admloisltation is keeping a light hold on Donald Rumsteld's r>tsignation letlef nearly five months after the former defense secretary and

Iraq war manager stepped down.

The Pentagon says it does n<~ have a copy, and the 'Mlite House office likely to nold the letier io not subject to the law that allows the public to seek release of government

documents. the Freedom of lnfoiTTlation Act or FOIA

A defense official. wt1o declinod to be identified publidy, on Tuesday chalked~ th11 close hold on Rumsfeld's tetter to the existence of few copies.

"I suspect there's only one ccopy of that and it went to the pres dent," the official 5-3id.

Reuters filed FOIA requests 1ar the letter with the Pentagon and 'Mlite House

In response to a November roquest, the Deren.Jbepartment's FOIA clllce sai<l ·ast month a '\horough search of the records systems ... revealed no records respon•ive to

your request."

President Gaage W. Bush's office of administration, in response to another FOtA request. said this month ~too had no copy or Rumsfeld's resignation letter

But Carol Ehrlk:h, FOIA oflio..- there, said the office of adm•nistration within the executive office of the president was a seoparate entity from the IM1ite House off>Oe, which controls its OWr1 recorcls and is not &Ubject to FOIA

Pentagon spokesmen refused to release the letter in November 2006. when Rum!<leld resigned after Republica113' !tinging election defeat. They told reportarsto file FOIA

requests for the tetter

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5/15/07 10:27 PM

Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press 2021 K St., NW Washington, DC 20009

Dear Ms. Baldor:

-~· DEPARTMENT OF D~FENSE OFFICE OF FREEDOM Of INFORMATION

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301~1155

APR 0 6 2007

Ref: 07-F-0309

This is the final response to your electronic Freedom of Infom1ation Act (FOlA) request dated November 13, 2006, for "a copy of the letter Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to President Bush regarding his resignation from office." I apologizefor the delay of this response, which was caused by the need to consult with other Department of Defense (DoD) components. A thorough search of the records systems maintained by the Executive Secretariat and the Washington Headquarters Services, Executive Services Directorate, the office which maintains the records of the Secretary of

Defense, revealed no records responsive to your request.

Should you deem this no record response to be a denial of your request, you may submit an administrative appeal to James Hogan, Chief, Policy, Appeals and Litigation Branch at the above address. Your appeal should be postmarked within 60 calendar days of the date of this response, should cite to case number 07~F-0309, and should be clearly marked "Freedom oflnformation Act Appeal." There are no fees associated with this

response.

Sincerely,

Will Kammer Chief

TEAM B CASE#: 07-F-0309

ACTION OFFICER: Jeanne Miller

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07-F-0309 and 07-F-0306 are requests for the same document. Both cases are being closed and final responses will need to be cleared with PA before releasing to the requesters.

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Lolita C. Baldor [[email protected]) Monday, November 13, 2006 4:19 PM DFOISR, DOD/DFOISRM'HS Freedom of Information Act Request

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Lolita C. Balder Organization: Associated Press E-rnai l: 1(.~)(6)··· ~ Phone number: t..: . .:._.:._.:.___:.:.___: __

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Request Message:

Nov. 13, 2006

Office of Freedom of Information and Security Review 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington DC 20301-1155

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Dear Sir or Madam: This is a re~uest under the federal Freedom of Information Act, as amended, 5 USC

552. I am seeking a copy of the letter Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to

President Bush regarding his resignation from office last week. I a1n requesting this information for the purpose of possible public dissemination in

a news article and therefore request that you waive charges pursuant to 5 USC 552 (a) (4) (A), Fed. Reg. 7296, Section 1900.25. I am a full time journalist employed by The Associated Press.

If you deny this request for a waiver, please advise me in advance of the estimated charges so that I may decide ~t:hether to pay the fees or appeal your denial of my request for a waiver of charges.

As I am making this request in the capacity of a journalist and this information is of timely value, I would appreciate your communicating with me by telephone, rather them by mail, if you bave any questions regarding this request. My number is 202-776-9863; cmC. I am in Room.2D535 of the Pentagon.

Thank you for your assistance, and I will look forward to receiving your reply as soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Lolita C. Balder Associated Press, Pentagon Reporter

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Action Assigned to: EXSEC

Control Number and Date: 07-F-0309 13 March 2007

Attached is a FOIA request from the Associated Press for a copy of the letter Secretar-y Donald Rumsfeld sent to President Bush regarding his resignation. This office has also received the same request from Reuters.

Please conduct a search for the responsive document and review ic for your release determination. Please bracket information that you determine requires withholding and indicate the appropriate FOIA exemption in the adjacent margin.

Please be advised thac ESD has already been tasked to conduct a search for this document and provided a "no record" response. A copy of SO Form 472 is enclosed.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

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Under Provisions' of the FREEDOM OF fNFORI'vfA,T.'ION·ACT.{5 . • § Ss2}and DoD Regulation

30 March 2007

READ AND FOllOW THESE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Handle this material as a package. Do not section or allow the package to become separated from this cover.

2. Read the attached FOIA Explanation of J;xemptions.sheet and~ if applicable, the Classified Information Withholding Criteria sheet C<:>rriplete·and return the enclosed. SO Form 472 and DO Form 2086, along with the SO Form 466 and· any related documents to this office tor processing. A.ttach additional instructions, it neces~ary.Jf;there is anything you d~ not fully understand or rieed c · ·. · · ·· ·

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1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301·1155

U.S. Military Affairs CoJTespondcnt Reuters 1333 H Street, NW \Vashington, DC 20005

Dear Ms. Roberts:

APR G 6 2007

Ref: 07-F-0306

This is the final response to your electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request dated November 13, 2006, for "a copy of the resignation letter sent from U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to President George \V. Bush in November 2006." apologize for the delay of this response, which was caused by the need to consult with other Department of Defense (DoD) components. A thorough search of the records systems maintained by the Executive Secretariat and the Washington Headquarters Services, Executive Services Directorate, the office which maintains the records of the Secretary of Defense, revealed no records responsive to your request.

Should you deem this no record response to be a denial of your request, you may submit an administrative appeal to James Hogan, Chief, Policy, Appeals and Litigation Branch at the above address. Your appeal should be postmarked within 60 calendar days of the date of this response, should cite to case number 07-F-0306, and should be clearly marked "Freedom of Jnfonnation Act Appeal." There are no fees associated with this response.

Sincerely,

Will Kammer Chief


1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON NOV 2 0 2006 WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

Kristin Roberts U.S. Military Affairs Correspondent Reuters 1333 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20005

Dear Ms. Roberts:

Ref: 07-F-0306

. This is an interim response to your November 13, 2006, electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, which we received on the same day. You have requested "a copy of the resignation letter sent from U.S. Defense Secretary Dona.ld Rumsfeld to President George W. Bush in November 2006." We have assigned your request FOIA case number 07-F-0306.

You have also requested that this request receive expedited processing "due to the compelling need to disseminate information concerning secretary's official activities and official correspondence related to his leadership of the department.:~ By requesting expedited processing you are asking that this Office place your request ahead of all other requests that were received before your request. Requests will be taken out of chronological order based on the date of receipt and given expedited treatment only when it is determined that they involve: ( l) circumstances in which lack of such treatment could reasonably be expected to pose an imminent threat to the life or safety of an individual; (2) there is an urgency to inform the public about an actual or alleged federal government activity, if made by a person primarily engaged in disseminating infonnation; (3) the loss of substantial due process rights; or ( 4) humanitarian need. See 32 C.F.R. § 286.4( d)(3 ).

You have identified yourself as a reporter for Reuters and that the request is made as part of ne\VS gathering and not for a commercial purpose. Therefore, I· tind that you qualifY as a representative of the news media f()r fee purposes. When a requester claims that information is urgently needed it ordinarily means that the information has a particular value that will be lost if not disseminated quickly and that it is the subject of a breaking news story of general public interest. The res~gnation of the Secretary of Defense was extensively covered in the national and international press and is no longer a breaking news story, In addition, you have failed to demonstrate how the value of this infom1ation will be lost if it is not disseminated quickly. For these reasons, I have decided to deny your request for expedited processing.

Although you have not addressed the specific amount of fees you are willing to pay, as a member of the news media, you are only responsible for document reproduction

at $0.15 per page, after the first 100 pages. I do not anticipate that document reproduction, if necessary, will exceed the 100 free pages of duplication to which you are

entitled.

1 f you are not satisfied \Vith my action on your request for expedited processing, you may submit an administrative appeal to James Hogan, Chief, Policy, Appeals and Litigation Branch at the above address. Your appeal should be postmarked within 60 days oftbe date ofthis letter, should cite to case number 07-F-0306 and should be clearly

marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal."

Sincerely,

Will Kammer Chief

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In response to FOIA requests from Ms. Kristen Roberts of Reuters and Ms. Lolita C. Baldor of the Associated Press, this office Intends to release the attached final response letters. Please be advised that both requests were for a copy pf the letter Defense Secretary Rumsfeld sent to President Bush regarding his resignation from office. No responsive document was located. Please contact the action officer, Jeanne Miller. at 703-696-3182 or [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns regarding this action.

Thank you,

Jeanne Miller FOIA Analyst

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Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press 2021 K St., NW \Vashington, DC 20009

Dear Ms. Balder:

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE OF FREEDOM Of INFORMATION

llS~i DEFENSE PENTAGON WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

APR 0 6 2007

Ref: 07-F-0309

This is the final response to your electronic Freedom of Tnfom1ation Act (FOIA) request dated November 13, 2006, for "a copy of the letter Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to President Bush regarding his resignation from office." I apologizefor the delay of this response, which was caused by the need to consult with other Department of Defense (DoD) components. A thorough search of the records systems maintained by the Executive Secretariat and the Washington Headquarters Services, Executive Services Directorate, the office which maintains the records of the Secretary of

Defense, revealed no records responsive to your request.

Should you deem this no record response to be a denial of your request, you may submit an administrative appeal to James Hogan, Chief, Policy, Appeals and Litigation Branch at the above address. Your appeal should be postmarked within 60 calendar days of the date of this response, should cite to case number 07-F-0309, and should be clearly marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal." There are no fees associated with this

response.

Sincerely,

Will Kammer Chief

TEAM B CASE#: 07-F-0309

ACTION OFFICER: Jeanne Miller

FINAL ACTION

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Submitted:

Name:

Lolita C. Baldor [[email protected]] Monday, November 13,2006 4:19PM DFOISR, DOD/DFOISRM'HS Freedom of Information Act Request

[13/Nov/2006:16:18:52]

Lolita C. Baldor Organization: Associated Press

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Req·uest Message:

Nov. 13, 2006

Office of Freedom of Information and Security Review 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington DC 20301-1155

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Dear Sir or Madam: This is a re~uest under the federal Freedom of Information Act, as amended, 5 USC

552. I am seeking a copy of the letter Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to

President Bush regarding his resignation from office last week. I am requesting this information for the purpose of possible public dissemination in

a news article and therefore request that you waive charges pursuant to 5 USC 552 (a) (4) (A), Fed. Reg. 7296, Section 1900.25. I am a full time journalist employed by The Associated Press.

If you deny this request for a waiver, please advise me in advance of the estimated charges so that I may decide v:hether to pay the fees or appeal your denial of my request for a waiver of charges.

Jl..s I am making this request in the capacity of a journalist and this information is of timely value, I v..rould appreciate your communicating with me by telephone, rather them by mail, if you bave any questions regarding this request. My number is 202-776-9863, cmc. I am in Room-2D5~5 of the Pentagon.

Thank you for your assistance, and I will look forward to receiving your reply as

soon as possible.

Sincerely,

Lolita c. Balder Associated Press, Pentagon Reporter

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Action Assigned to: EXSEC ATTN:

Control Number and Date: 07-F-0309 13 March 2007

Attached is a FOIA request from the Associated Press for a copy of the letter Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sent to President Bush regarding his resignation. This office has also received the same request from Reuters.

Please conduct a sean:h for the responsive document and review it for your release determination. Please bracket information that you determine requires withholding and indicate the appropriate FOIA exemption in the adjacent margin.

Please be advised thar. ESD has already been tasked to conduct a search for this document and provided a "no record" response. A eopy of SD Form 472 is enclosed.


ACTION

5400.7-R; resgond no later than: 30 March 2007

READ AND FOLLOW THESE SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS


2. Read the attached FOIA Explanation of Exemptions sheet and~ if applicable, the Classified Information Withholding Criteria sheet C()rripleteand return the enclosed. SO Form 472 and DO Form 2086, along with the SO Form 466 and any related documents to this office for processing. Attach additional instruCtions, if necessary. ({there is anything you do not fully understand or~eed ·contact:'. · · · ·. ·· ·· ·

Jeanne Miller (703) 696-3182

3. When this action is completed, place in distribution or deliver to the Pentagon OSD Mailroom {Room 3C843). For further assistance, call (703) 696·4689.

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U.S. Military Affairs Conespondent Reuters 1333 H Street, NW \Vashington, DC 20005

Dear Ms. Roberts:

APR 0 6 2007

Ref: 07-F-0306

This is the final response to your electronic Freedom of Information Act (FOJA) request dated November 13, 2006, for "a copy of the resignation letter sent from U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to President George \V. Bush in November 2006." apologize for the delay of this response, which was caused by the need to consult with other Department of Defense (DoD) components. A thorough search of the records systems maintained by the Executive Secretariat and the Washington Headquarters Services, Executive Services Directorate, the office which maintains the records of the Secretary of Defense, revealed no records responsive to your request.

Should you deem this no record response to be a denial of your request, you may submit an ndrninistrative appeal to James Hogan, Chief, Policy, Appeals and Litigution Branch at the above address. Your appeal should be postmarked within 60 calendar days of the date of this response, should cite to case number 07-F-0306, and should be clearly marked "Freedom of Infom1ation Act Appeal." There are no fees associated with this response.

Sincerely,

Will Kammer Chief

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OFFICE Of FREEDOM OF INFORMATION

1155 DEFENSE PENTAGON NOV 2 0 2006 WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

Kristin Roberts U.S. Military Affairs Correspondent

Reuters 1333 H Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20005

Dear Ms. Roberts:

Ref: 07-F-0306

This is an interim response to your November 13, 2006, electronic Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) request, which we received on the same day. You have requested "a copy of the resignation letter sent from U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to President George W. Bush in November 2006." We have assigned your

request FOIA case number 07-F-0306.

You have also requested that this request receive expedited processing "due to the compelling need to disseminate information concerning secretary's official activities and

official correspondence related to his leadership of the department." By requesting expedited processing you are asking that this Office place your request ahead of all other requests that were received before your request. Requests will be taken out of chronological order based on the date of receipt and given expedited treatment only when it is determined that they involve: ( 1) circumstances in which lack of such treatment could reasonably be expected to pose an imminent threat to the life or safety of an individual~ (2) there is an urgency to inform the public about an actual or alleged federal government activity, if made by a person primarily engaged in disseminating information; (3) the loss of substantial due process rights; or ( 4) humanitarian need. See 32 C.F.R. §

286.4(d)(3).

You have identified yourself as a reporter for Reuters and that the request is made as part of news gathering and not for a commercial purpose. Therefore, I tind that you qualify as a representative of the news media for fee purposes. When a requester claims that information is urgently needed it ordinarily means that the information has a particular value that will be lost if not disseminated quickly and that it is the subject of a breaking news story of general public interest. The resignation of the Secretary of Defense was extensively covered in the national and international press and is no longer a breaking news story. In addition, you have failed to demonstrate how the value of this information will be lost if it is not disseminated quickly. For these reasons, I have

decided to deny your request for expedited processing.

Although you have not addressed the specific amount of fees you are willing to pay, as a member of the news media, you are only responsible for document reproduction at $0.15 per page, after the first 100 pages. I do not anticipate that document reproduction, if necessary, will exceed the 100 free pages of duplication to which you are

entitled.

I fyou are not satisfied with my action on your request for expedited processing, you may submit an administrative appeal to James Hogan, Chief, Policy, Appeals and Litigation Branch at the above address. Your appeal should be postmarked within 60 days of the date of this letter, should cite to case number 07-F-0306 and should be clearly

marked "Freedom of Information Act Appeal."

Sincerely,

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OFFICE OF FREEDOM OF' INFORMATION AND SECtJIUTY REVIEW 11~5 DEFENSE PENTAGON

WASHINGTON, DC 20301-1155

Fax From: Jeanne Miller, (703) 696-3182

Pages; 5 (including cover)

Date: · 4/3/2007

Re; FOIA REQUESTS 07-F-0306 & 07-F-0309CC:

0 Urgent 0 For Review 0 Please Comment 0 Please Reply 0 Please Recycle

• Comments:


In response to FOIA requests from Ms. Kristen Roberts of Reuters and Ms. Lolita C. Baldor of the Associated Press. this office Intends to release the attached final response letters. Please be advised that both requests were for a copy of the letter Defense Secretary Rumsfeld sent to President Bush regarding his resignation from office. No responsive document was located. Please contact the action officer, Jeanne Miller, at 703-696-3182 or [email protected] if you have any questions or concerns regarding this action.

Thank you,

Jeanne Miller FOIA Analyst

IMPORT ANT: This FAX, including all attachments, constitutes Federal Government records and property that is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. It also may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this FAX transmission is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering the transmission to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of this FAX or its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this FAX in error, please notify the sender by phone and then destroy the FAX immediately.

Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD


Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Monday, May 21, 2007 1:26PM Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESO; Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD RE: FOIA ; Sec. Rumsfeld's resignation letter

Mary tells me that we had two requests for this document--one from the AP and one from Reuters. We have sent out two "no records" responses to these requests, so our cases are closed.

-----Original Message-----From: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 1:14 PM To: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD ([email protected]); Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD ([email protected]) Subject: FW: FOIA : Sec. Rumsfeld's resignation letter

I seem to remember at least one request for this. Please put together the storyline and we will discuss.

-----Original Mess~e----From: l<b1!6'lt~]l)~ ~'"",1 DoD OGC [mailto.___.:....,_,;...,.__~~ Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 12:11 PM To: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD Cc: Ney, Paul, Mr, DoD OGC Subject: FW: FOIA : Sec. Rumsfeld's resignation letter

Legal Counsel)

CAUTION: Information contained in this message may be protected by the attorney/client, attorney work product, deliberative process or other privileges. Do not disseminate further without approval from the Office of the DoD General Counsel.

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Leavitt, Russell, Mr, DoD OG s, Marrone, Christian, Mr, DoD OGC; Ney,

Mr, DoD OGC; l<~"c ~~ '11',~:;" ~< ,4, I Sec. Rumsfeld's resignation letter

DoD OGC; , DoD OGC;

Mr, DoD OGC;

>Anyone have any knowledge about a pending FOIA request for this? Is there any associated litigation or controversy that you may be aware of? I think the request is by Reuters. > >Paul Ney >Deputy General Counsel (Legal Counsel) >Office of the General Counsel >Department of Defense ~~ >1600. Defense Pentagon, Room-31 >Washington, DC 20301-1600

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Finnegan, Karen CIVWHSIESD Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:17AM Wahling, Mary L. CIVWHSIESD Kammer, William CIV WHSIESD FW: SECDEF Letter

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Will, FY:. ~erers a copy of Secretary R~msfeld's resiqna~ion letter. Paul

Paul Ney Depu~y Ge~eral Counsel {Legal Counsel) Office of the General Co~r.sel Departllle:"it of Defen~e· • 16 OD Oef~nse Pentagon, l{oo:l\ .!£1 ~ias~:.ngton, DC 20 JO 1-1 Ei U U

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Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD FW: FOIA Release

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Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD FOIA Release

Written it up and it is in coordination.

-----Original Message-----From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD [mailto:[email protected]]

Sen~~~~~~~ 007 10:36 AM To:l!ll Cc: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: FOIA Release

-----Original Message-----From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD

2007 8:17AM

Cc: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: FOIA Release

ltb)(St&\'~::;4' I In April this Office responded to two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for a copy of Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation letter. As you know, in our response we advised the two news media requesters (Associated Press and Reuters) that we had no record of the resignation letter. Subsequent to our re

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Attached is a copy of the resignation letter (White House copy) and a copy of our original coordination (SD Form 472) with your office.

Mary Wahling Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 Voice: (703) 696-3233, FAX: (703) 696-4506

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Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD RE: FOIA Release

Director for Programs Services Directorate

adquarters Services

-----Original Message-----From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD SM M To: Cc: Kammer, William CIV WHS Subject: FW: FOIA Release

From: Sent: Friday, June 08, To: Wahling, Mary Subject: RE: FOIA Release


-----Original Message-----

Karen CIV WHS/ESD

From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD [mailto:[email protected]] sen 2007 10:36 AM To: Cc: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: FOIA Release

-----Original Message-----From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD S 2007 8:17AM


Office responded to two Freedom of Information Act {FOIA) requests for a copy of Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation letter. As you know, in our response we advised the two news media requesters {Associated Press and Reuters} that we had no record of the resignation letter. Subsequent to

rentl rated White House i

Attached is a copy of the resignation letter (White House copy) and a copy of our original coordination (SO Form 472) with your office.


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Wednesday, August 08, 2007 7:59:,~:\Ttiw5\A;sr,• Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV CIVWHS/ESD

Subject: Re: Exec Sec and the SECDEF Letters

Karen Finnegan Chief, Initial Processing Branch Office of Freedom of Information (703) 696-3081

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Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Wednesday, August 15, 2007 1 :38 PM Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD

Cc: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD; Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD; Hogan, James CIV · WHS/ESD

Subject: Signed By:

Rumsfeld Resignation letter [email protected]

Rumsfeld resigned before election, letter shows By Kristin Roberts1 hour, 55 minutes ago Donald Rumsfeld, architect of the unpopular Iraq war, resigned as defense secretary before last year's November.election but his decision was not announced until after the voting, according to his resignation letter obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.

The letter was dated November 6, the day before voters, angered by Iraq, went to the polls and swept Republicans from power in Congress. According to a stamp on the letter, President George W. Bush saw it on election day.

Bush, however, did not announce that Rumsfeld would leave until the day after the election. That infuriated some Republicans, who said their party might have kept more seats in Congress and perhaps kept control of the Senate if Rumsfeld had left before the election.

Rumsfeld did not mention the Iraq war in his four-paragraph resignation letter. Instead, the man who had become the focal point for critics of the Bush administration's management of the war praised the president for his leadership.

"I leave with great respect for you and for the leadership you have provided during a most challenging time for our country. The focus, determination and perseverance you have so consistently provided have been needed and are impressive," Rumsfeld told Bush.

"It is time to conclude my service. As I do, I want you to know that you have my continuing and heartfelt support as you enter the final two years of your presidency," Rumsfeld wrote.

Rumsfeld also praised U.S. troops for their dedication, professionalism, courage and sacrifice.

Mary Wahling Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 Voice: (703} 696-3233, FAX: (703) 696-4506

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From: Sent:

Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD Wednesday, August 15,2007 1:39PM

To: Cc: Subject:

Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD; Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD; Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHSIESD RE: Rumsfeld Resignation Letter

Signed By: [email protected]

Paul,

This doesn't sound like the letter you told me about.

He mailed it??

Jim

-----Original Message-----From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 1:38 PM To: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Cc: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD; Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD; Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD Subject: Rumsfeld Resignation Letter

Rumsfeld resigned before election, letter shows By Kristin Roberts1 hour, 55 minutes ago Donald Rumsfeld, architect of the unpopular Iraq war, resigned as defense secretary before last year's November election but his decision was not announced until after the voting, according to his resignation letter obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.


Bush, however, did not announce that Rumsfeld would leave until the day after the election. That infuriated some Republicans, who said their party might have kept more seats in Congress and perhaps kept control of the Senate if Rumsfeld had left before the election.

Rumsfeld did not mention the Iraq war in his four~paragraph resignation letter. Instead, the man who had become the focal point for critics of the Bush administration's management of the war praised the president for his leadership.



Rumsfeld also praised U.S. troops for their dedication, professionalism, courage and sacrifice.

Mary Wahling Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense 1155 Defense Pentagon

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Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 Voice: (703) 696-3233, FAX: (703) 696-4506

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From: Sent: To: Cc::

Subjec:t: Signed By:

VR, l?aul v. Jacobsn;eyer

---·--cri~ina~ Messa~re-----From: ll'•hli:>g, Ma:::y L. Cl V •lii!S/ESj Ser:t: ii'edne.sday, l'.~!l""e 15, 2C07 l :3a Pl4 ro; Kamreer, Willi•m CIV WIIS/ESO Cc: Finneganr Karen CIV WHS/£SO; Jacobsmeyer, ?aul ..., .. CIV 'iiHS/ESD; f.oqan, Ja:ncs CIV WKS/E!JD Su~jcc~: ~~msfeld Resiqnatio~ Le~ter

Rumsfe:d ~esigned be:ore elect~o~, le~~er shows Ey Kr~stin Robertsl Pour, 55 mi n•.J.tes ago Dona.:d Rumsfeld, a~chitect of the ~.:.npopt:lar :raq ... ~a!:', rc.siqned as defer.sc scc~ctary before :ast year's No'Trembe:: election b'.J.t his decision was not ar.nou~c:cd '.J.ntil afte!:' the vcti:1g, accordinq to h!..s ~esignation lette.:: ol>Lai:~ed by 1'\euters on w.,nnasday.

The let~er was dated November 6, the day before voters, a~gered by :raq, wenr. to thP. polls ar.d swopt Republicans fro:n po,•er in Cor.q:::ess. Accco:ding -::o a sta=t~p en the letter, President George \\', Bush sew it. on ~l~ctior. day.

Bush, however, did. not announce that R~;.ml::l!'eld wculd leave ur.tll -=he day af:er ~~e election. Tho~ i:-.f·".t1a-ted some 1\epl.!bi leans, '•no •aid their pa:::r.y ruigh: !:ave kepl r.·.ore seal8 in :..:ongress and peL·haps kept control of t~e Ser.ate i!' R~;.msfeld had left before -::he election.

Rumsfe!.d did :1ot I:lentio:l the .. raq wa~ i:-. ;,is fo~r-parai'raph resi~:1a.tion !.etter. Instead, the nan wto had beco~e the focal poir.~ for critic~ of ~he BU$h adnir.is~ration•s mar.agcman~ of the war pr~ised ~h~ president for t.is leadership.

"I leave ~tlth great respect for you and for the leadershi? yolJ h.;.•Je provided d.uL·ing a mo:;t challenqing t.irue !cr our count:!'y. T:-.e foc·.1s, detc~.ina"tion and peL·severa:'lce you have !10 eonsisL~ntly prov.:.ded have been needed Cl:ld .:.re impressive,, Rumsf~ld :old Bush.

1' 1:. l~ titne to conclude tHy BArv!..c:e. As I do, 1 ~iant you to ~now t;,at you

have ray c::on-:;inuing and llear.tfcle SU!'&>Ort a" you enter ehe final two years of your presidency," 1\wr.sfel::l wrote.

Rumstc:d also praised U.S. t:!'oops for ~heir ded:cation, profession~lil::lcn, cour~ge and sacrific".

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Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD

From: Sent: To:

SubJect:

Kammer, William CIV WHSIESD Thursday, June 21, 2007 4:16PM Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESO (ma:[email protected]); Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD ([email protected]); James Hogan FW: FOIA Release

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Agr.ee.

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• jj1iliSi' N"it 1: · . ·'" ";Jt.\1 iii- ~aeil TO.~ . - . . . ' "~.~ .. .rG>~. . SlJbjecL: E'W: E'O:A Release

~11)(6) f.q . .. . See ans••ere fro:n I~ 3ased on t:is =esponse I can go 1.0 Paul l=~y and ask him for 1'-.is insights, prognosis, etc. Cralg

From; Sent': To: Glassner, Craig SES WHS/~SV Subjec": RE: FOI~ Release

?Js sec my rc$pcnscs below

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> >Good 1-.fter.ncon, ~~~ > >Jt:.st following up on o·.u discussion ycso:erday.

> >Pls advise.----see my responses > >Will keep you posted---or weigh in as you wish.-----> ~~~

>Thanx >Craig >

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From: Sent: To:

Subject:

Karen Finnegan

Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:23 PM Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD; Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD Re: FOIA Release

Chief, Initial Processing Branch Office of Freedom of Information (703) 696-3081

Original Message ----From: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD To: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD ([email protected]); Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD ([email protected]); James Hogan Sent: Thu Jun 21 16:16:21 2007 Subject: FW: FOIA Release

The latest.

-----Oriainal Message-----From: j(b)(s){-.')cn:'~:.: '~:\1 14 Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:45 PM To: Glassner, Craig SES WHS/ESD Cc: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE! FOIA Release

Agree.

for Programs Executive Services Directorate

Services

-----Original Message-----From: Glassner, Craig SES WHS/ESD senn= Th~e 21. ~o~ 2·42 PM To: }bl(B) (~ )\ It" fLj ;;+:=; Subject: FW: FOIA Release

See answers from l(b)(S}~ Based on his response I can go to Paul Ney and ask him for his insights, prognosis, etc. Craig

, June , PM To: Glassner, Craig SES WHS/ESD Subject: RE: FOIA Release

Pls see my responses below

>Sen-..:..· __ >To: >Subject: >Importance: > >Good Afternoon, ~IF:!I >

21, 2007 2:25 PM

>Just following up on our discussion yesterday.

> >Pls advise.----see my responses > >Will keep you posted---or weigh in as you wish. > >Thanx >Craig >

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From: Sent: To:

Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Friday, June 22, 2007 7:24AM Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD

Cc: Subject:

Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD; Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD RE: FOIA Release

Jim-Their were two requests (both media) for which we gave a "no record" response.

-----Original Message----From: Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 5:25 PM To: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD; Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: Re: FOIA Release

I think there is a request. It may have come in on a day you were out.

----- Original Message ----From: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD To: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD; Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Thu Jun 21 17:22:42 2007 Subject: Re: FOIA Release

Karen Chief, Processing Branch Office of Freedom of Information (703) 696-3081

Original Message ----From: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD To: Wahling, Mary t. CIV WHS/ESD ([email protected]); Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD ([email protected]); James Hogan Sent: Thu Jun 21 16:16:21 2007 Subject: FW: FOIA Release

The latest.

-----ifig~ Messa~e-----From: jjl1~l =·lt:; · ;'.:::;; ~.,:ijjj§j\i,; ._;:tli!!~i'i!ttj Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:45 PM To: Glassner, Craig SES WHS/ESD Cc: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: FOIA Release

Agree.

D) ,;l~ iiiJii!:'i ~":1 Assistant Director for Programs Executive Services Directorate

illin~J~eadquarters Services

-----Original Message-----From: Glassner, Craig SES WHS/ESD

Subject: FW: FOIA Release

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-----~~~i:ssa9e ----From: · l ~___::._. -~ ;q ... .J':'· Sent: Thursday, J une 21, 2007 2 : j5 PM To: Glassner , Craig SES WHS/ZSD Subjec t; RE : FOI A Release

Pls see rr.y re~ponses bel ow

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>To: >Sub)CC:~: >Importance: Hiqh > >Good Afternoon, > >Just fol l owing up on our discussion yesterday.

> >Pbs advise. ----!HH~ my responses )

>ll'ill keep you posted---or we~<:;h i n <13 you ,..i sh .-----Jm > >Thanx >Cra1q )

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From: Sent To: Cc:

Subjact:

WHSIESO; Wahling, Mary L. SESWHSIESD RE: Rumsfeld Resignatlon Letter

Than~ • • ~]we are awor" of ~:~e iooue. p,.·,>: N<!y has ::,een in touc h ••ith 1:h" EX:SEC office ~'or a while on thi ::=; on~. Not.hinq has changed in t:")c pas'!. rrn nt.h OX' ao, it a:1y e>f you h@a!' ot: ar.ythjnql plfl let ne know, and T wi 11 do the saJT.e .

Cc: Karrmer, ~iillia:n CIV , !'au: J. CIV or.S/ESD; ri~negan , Katen CIV ;iHS/ESO; 1'/ahl ing, Mary L. CIV W:IS/ ESO; H<.>9~"' J ,1tr.es C!V WHS / !:.SD; Glassner , Cratg SE~ ;il!S/ESO Sub jcc:: FW! !\uJ\Is !eld Resignat icn Let ~er

For info,fJ!Sl_:. · Sec c:nail chat fo:lows, &arr.e subjtOct.~~~81.'!1-i

---- -original M~ssage-----From: Jaccb•meyer, Pacl J . CIV WRS/ESD

2007 3: 0E PM

Cc Kammt! r, 'IIi ll i<liT. CIV W¥.5/ £50; ?i nnAgan, Ka r .. n ClV WH Wa nJing, Mary L. CIV WRS / ES D SuhjttC't.: F'A' : Ru:ns feld Fl:esigna-cion Letter

VR, Pa·• l J . J~~ob~meye=

-----Oriq!~~l Message-----Fran : Wahl~ng; Ka~y L. CIV WHS/ESC Sent : Waa~asciay, Augus~ · l 5 , 2007 ::38 P~ To: Kamrr~r, Wi ~li~m CIV WHS/ESJ Cc: Finnaga:t , Karen CIV W!iS / E:S D; .:acobsrney.,r , Pau ~ J. ::IV wHS/ESll; H<>qan , James :: rv i>HS/ESO Subjee~: ~ >IJT.s Cc ld Res ignatl on :.P.tccr

Ru~s f.Ald res igned before P.lcction, l~tter shows Ry Kristin Rober~sl ~ou r, 55 minutes aqo 1

Donald Rumsfeld, architect of the unpopular Iraq war, resigned as defense secretary before last year's November election but his decision was not announced until after the voting, according to his resignation letter obtained by Reuters on Wednesday.


Bush, however, did not announce that Rumsfeld would leave until the day after the

election. That infuriated some Republicans, who said their party might have kept more seats in Congress and perhaps kept control of the Senate if Rumsfeld had left before the election.

Rumsfeld did not mention the Iraq war in his four-paragraph resignation letter. Instead, the man who had become the focal point for critics of the Bush administration's management of the war praised the president for his leadership.



Rumsfeld also praised U.S. troops for their dedication, professionalism, courage and

sacrifice.

Mary Wahling Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 Voice: {703) 696-3233, FAX: {703) 696-4506

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Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD


Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESO Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:34AM Miller, Jeanne GTR WHS/ESD FW: SECDEF Letter

Attachments:

710873 Jmsfeld.pdf (199 Kf

710873 rumsfeld.pdf

-----Original Message- ---From: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 9:17 AM To: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Cc: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Subject: FW: SECDEF Letter

Thanks, Karen

-----Original Message-----From: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2007 8:45 AM To: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD ([email protected] Subject: FW: SECDEF Letter

-----Original Message----From: Ney, PauL Mr, DoD OGC "-"""-------':......._---" Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 5:40 PM To: Cc: Subject: SECDEF Letter

Will, FYI. Here's a copy of Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation letter. Paul

Paul Ney Deputy General Counsel (Legal Counsel) Office of the General Counsel Department of Defense

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1600 Defense Pentagon, Room 3B688 washington, DC 20301-1600


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THE: $£CRE:TARY OF' O~FE:NSE . . WASHING'TON. . .

November 6, 2006

Dear Mr~ President:

With my resignation as. Secretary of Defense comes my deep ~preciation to you for providing me this unexpected opportWJity to serve. t leave with great r~ect. for you and for the leadership you have

· provided dUJ'ing a most challenging time tor Q.ur countty. T'be f'oeus, detennination and pers4Werance you have so consistently provided . have been ,needed and a:re impressive.

It has been the highest honor ofmy long life to have been able to serve our country at such a critical time in our history and to have had the privilege of working so closely with the truly amazing young men and women in unifonn. Their dedication, professionalism~ courage and ·sacrifice are·an inspiration.

It is time to conclude my service. As I do so. J ·want you to .know that you have my continuing and heartfelt support as you enter the final two years of your Presidency.


From: Sent: To:

Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Friday, June 08, 2007 10:53 AM Kammer, William CIV WHSIESD

Cc: Subject:

Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD; Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD FW: FOIA Release

From:· Sent: Friday, To: Wahling, Mary Subject: RE: FOlA Release

AM


-----Original Message---From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD [mailto:[email protected]

To:~~ 007 10:36 AM

Cc: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: FOIA Release

-----Original Message-----From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Sen 2007 8:17 AM To: Cc:~Jia~c~~~~ J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: FOIA

In April Office responded to two Freedom of Information Act {FOIA) requests for a copy of Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation letter. As you know, in our response we advised the two news media requesters {Associated Press and Reuters) that we had no record of the resignation letter. Subsequent to our


Mary Wahling Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 Voice: (703) 696-3233, FAX; {703)696-4506

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Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Friday, July 06, 2007 9:30 AM Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD Rumsfeld Resignation Letter

Jeanne-Remind me to tell you about the development on Friday concerning the resignation letter.

Mary Wahling Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 Voice: (703) 696-3233, FAX: (703)696-4506

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Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD

From: Sent: To:

Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:08AM Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD

Cc: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD; Wahling, Mary L CIV WHS/ESD

Subject: RE: EXSEC issue

I remember advising Will of the receipt of these requests. Let's get them tasked to EXSEC asap and ask that a quick search be conducted.

Thanks, Karen

-----Original Message-----From: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 6:50 AM To: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Cc: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Subject: FW: EXSEC issue

Karen--Jeannie brought up the below as a possible hot item to pursue with the EXSEC for search. VR, PJJ

-----Original Message-----From: Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:22 PM To: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: EXSEC issue

Paul:

Good afternoon. When you get a chance, could you please let me know the status on tasking to EXSEC? I have two requests (both received on November 13, 2006) for a copy of the letter Secretary Rumsfeld sen~ to President Bush regarding his resignation from office. One request is from the Associated Press and the other is from Reuters. ESD was tasked to conduct a sear and provided a "no " res onse. The 472 was completed and signed by

(b (Action Officer) and (Approval/Denial Authority) . The next step would be to task EXSEC but I know that we were told to hold on sending any search or review taskers. This might be a hot item so I am just wondering how to proceed.

Thanks,

Jeanne Miller McNeil Project Manager/FOIA Action Officer Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense Phone: 703-696-3182 Fax: 703-696-4506

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From: Sent: To:

Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:34AM Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD

Cc: Subject:

Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD; Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD RE: EXSEC issue

Paul - Thanks. I will wait for further instructions from Mary.

Jeanne

-----Original Message-----From: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 8:26AM To: Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD Cc: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD; Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: EXSEC issue

Jeannie--Karen wants this tasked ou-t but we thinkr~ ~may have the Rumsfeld SECDEF records, so Mary is going to email first to see if he has it. Paul

-----Original Message-----From: Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD Sent: Friday, February 16, 2007 3:22 PM To: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: EXSEC issue

Paul:

Good afternoon. When you get a chance, could you please let me know the status on tasking to EXSEC? I have two requests (both received on November 13, 2006) for a copy of the letter Secretary Rumsfeld sent to President Bush regarding his resignation from office. One request is from the Associated Press and the other is from Reuters. ESD was tasked to conduct a search and provided a "no record" response. The 472 was completed and signed by

l.<i'ar .· 1!. ~(Action Officer) andl!ili 2i!!!l1111ii!i"<lii!J;~'i!!II·J(Approval/Denial Authority). The next step would be to task EXSEC but I know that we were told to hold on sending any search or review taskers. This might be a hot item so I am just wondering how to proceed.

Thanks,

Jeanne Miller McNeil Project Manager/FOIA Action Officer Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense Phone: 703-696-3182 Fax: 703-696-4506

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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Signed By:

Well, if you want to dump it. The resignation letter would go to the office of the president that who would have the official letter. It is a matter of ownership, he passed that action to the President.

the SECDEF keeper of the SECDEF files


~~~N~){sfi-"Fi;~,u:y :to~Mif£i 9:49 AM Subject: Record Search

I~>Jiiil We have two FOIA requests for Mr. Rumsfeld's resignation letter and we have been unable to find a copy through ESD. Paul suggested I ask you if you might be of assistance.

Mary Wahling Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 Voice: ( 703) 696-3233, FAX: ( 703) 696-4506

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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject:

FYI.

From:~g~t

Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/E:SO Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:44 AM Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Hogan, James CIV WHS/ESD FW: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 11:43 AM To: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

Great! Sounds like a couple of good cases to prime the pump. Will work 'em, Paul.


~~~~~adquarters Services

-----Original Message-----From: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD

:41 AM

is for SECDEF Rumsfeld's resignation letter to the President; record.

VR, PJJ

From: L..."-'==c-" Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:37 AM To: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

Good intel, Paul. Thanks.


Headquarters Services ~~B

-----Original Message-----From: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD

AM To: Subject: RE: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

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has no

From: Sent: Thursday, March To: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Cc: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

roger

Assistant D~rector for Programs Executive Services Directorate Washin ton Headquarters Services ~~

-----Original Message-----From: Jacobsrneyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD

Cc: Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Subject: FW: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

AM

~~FYI, Will will get in at 0830, suggest we do conference call shortly thereafter. VR, PJJ

-----Original Message-----From: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 7:59AM To: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: Re: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

I will be in at 0830.

Original Message

To: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Sent: Thu Mar 01 07:25:51 2007 Subject: RE: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

Roger, I'm checking them out now. Keep in mind, also, that we have searches that would be fairly simple. VR, PJJ

From~:~~~~~iiii~~~~ Sent: To: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD; Finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

for Programs Executive Services Directorate Washington Headquarters Services

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--~~-Original Message~----From: Jacobsmeyer. Paul J . CIV WHS/ESD Sent : Thur sday. March 01, 2007 6 ~·~~~4~¥~~i·~~~~~~~----~ To: Kammer, IHlliam CIV WHS/ESD: ~fN? J..~1ili'iliii'i'ftJ}'~~-~ finnegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: ExecSec FOIA Protocol

-----original From: Kammer.

Firmegan, Karen CIV WHS/ESD (Ka:!:'en.~'innegan@whs . mil): =====--=-{pa·~l. jacobsmeyerQwhs. mil J ?rot ocol

!\'rom: Sent : l~ednesday, February 28, 2007 1'o: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Subject: ExecSec FOrA Protocol

Will: In the morning, le~·s have a br:er conference call with Karen, Paul, and~~~ discuss whe:e we are on this issue. I suspec~ \1/e havn' t. sent a ease over and they are stacking up on the floor beside Paul's desk.

f or Pr ograms Sxecutive Servi ces Di rectorate -~!J;f.~o~~adqua.rters Services !":r;o·. .. . ' ..

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From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD Sent: ~~~ 10:36AM To: Cc: Subject:

Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD RE: FOIA Release


2007 8:17AM To: Cc: Jacobsmeyer, J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: FOIA Release

Office responded to two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for a copy of Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation letter. As you know, in our response we advised the two news media requesters (Associated Press and Reuters) that we had no record of the resignation letter. Subsequent to our

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Mary Wahling Office of Freedom of Information Department of Defense 1155 Defense Pentagon Washington, D.C. 20301-1155 Voice: (703) 696-3233, FAX: (703)696-4506

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Wahling, Mary L. .CIV WHS/ESD

From: Kammer, William CIV WHS/ESD Sent: To:

1:53PM OGC

Cc: Subject:

WHS/ESD; Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD RE: FOIA : Sec. Rumsfeld's resignation letter

True enough, that story pretty much covers it. Mary checked and advised that the norecord response to Reuters in the story is true and came from our office. There was another request from the AP which we also answered with a no record. No appeals or litigation.

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I think this may give us all we need to know!: http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1540848320070515?feedType=RSS

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~ I'm reasonably sure that there is at least one request for the resignation letter. We are-getting the story together and will get back to you.

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Ney, Paul, Mr, DoD OGC Monday, May 21, 2007 12:08

>Anyone have any knowledge about a pending FOIA request for this? Is there any associated litigation or controversy that you may be aware of? I think the request is by Reuters. > >Paul Ney >Deputy General Counsel (Legal Counsel) >Office of the General Counsel >Department of Defense >1600 Defense Pentagon, >Washington, DC 20301-1

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Wahllng, Mary L. CIV WHSJESD Tuesday, May 29, 2007 3:21 PM Ney, Paul, Mr. DoD OGC SECDEF Letter · FOIA Response

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I n April this Office ~esponded to t wo Freedo~ of In~~rmation Act (rOIA) requests for a copy of Secre tary Rumsfeld' s r~signat:o~ lette~ . As you know, in rP.~ponse we advised the two ~ews media r equesters (Associated Press and of the

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-----Original Message-----From: Wahling, Mary L. CIV WHS/ESD [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 10:36 AM To : lf)<(lll; · < .· ·· >!i¥ Jj(!!l Cc: Jacobsmeyer, Paul J. CIV WHS/ESD Subject: RE: FOIA Release

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Office responded to two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for a copy of Secretary Rurnsfeld's resignation letter. As you know, in our response we advised the two news media requesters (Associated Press and Reuters} that we had no record of the resignation letter. Subsequent to our res~~~~~~~~

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Office responded to two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests for a of Secretary Rumsfeld's resignation letter. As you know, in our response we advised

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answers from~~(S) "- ~·- I Based on his response I can go to Paul Ney and ask him for his insights, prognosis, etc. Craig

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Pls see my responses below

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Wah ling, Mary L CIV WHS/ESD Friday, July 06, 2007 9:30AM Miller, Jeanne CTR WHS/ESD Rumsfeld Resignation Letter mary.wahling@whs. mil

Jeanne-Remind me to tell you about the development on Friday concerning the resignation letter.


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