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This is a letter the FBI sent Michael Best on May 11, 2017, answering FOIA request 1347908-000 about Fred Lee Crisman. It releases 9 pages after consulting the CIA. The release includes a March 10, 1970 Seattle FBI memo calling Crisman a scoundrel and doubting that he had any CIA tie. It also includes an anonymous file claiming Crisman was a CIA "Disruption Agent" and a March 1970 FBI transmittal passing that material to the CIA.
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May 11,2017 MR. MICHAEL BEST DEPT MR 24420 411A HIGHLAND AVENUE SOMERVILLE, MA 02144-2516 FOIPA Request No.: 1347908-000 CIA No: F-2017-00367 Subject: CRISMAN, FRED LEE Dear Mr. Best: You were previously advised we were consulting with another agency concerning information related to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. A portion of that information has been returned to the FBI and is enclosed. Deletions have been made pursuant to Title 5, United States Code, Section 552 as noted below. See the enclosed form for an explanation of these exemptions. Section 552 Section 552a Γ(b)(1) Γ(b)(7)(A) Γ(d)(5) Γ(b)(2) Γ(b)(7)(B) Γ(j)(2) Γ(b)(3) Γ(b)(7)(C) Γ(k)(1) Γ(b)(7)(D) Γ(k)(2) Γ(b)(7)(E) Γ(k)(3) Γ(b)(7)(F) Γ(k)(4) Γ(b)(4) Γ(b)(8) Γ(k)(5) Γ(b)(5) Γ(b)(9) Γ(k)(6) Γ(b)(6) Γ(k)(7) 9 pages were reviewed and 9 pages are being released. Deletions were made by the FBI. No deletions were made by the Central Intelligence Agency. For your information, Congress excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S. C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010). This response is limited to those records that are subject to the requirements of the FOIA. This is a standard notification that is given to all our requesters and should not be taken as an indication that excluded records do, or do not, exist. For questions regarding our determinations, visit the www.fbi.gov/foia website under "Contact Us." The FOIPA Request Number listed above has been assigned to your request. Please use this number in all correspondence concerning your request. Your patience is appreciated.
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