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This MoD file, titled UFOs - Persistent Correspondence - Dr David Clarke, holds Dr David Clarke's Freedom of Information requests and emails to the Directorate of Air Staff from 2005 to 2008. Clarke asked for the DI55 report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in the UK Air Defence Region and for Rendlesham papers. He also sought records about Nick Pope. Other items include an internal review that released redacted passages on plasmas, the MoD's statement that it had no report of the 2008 South Wales police helicopter sighting, and a 2009 disposal form.
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Section 27 (International Relations) - This information consists of information about or supplied by another nation. In favour of disclosing this information is the public interest in understanding the exchange of information between the UK and other nations. Against the public interest is the need to maintain the UK's ability to effectively share and receive information from our allies, concerning issues of mutual benefit, with a degree of confidentiality. The release of this information is, likely to prejudice the future exchange of such information and may also damage the UK's relationship with that nation. We therefore conclude that the balance of public interest is in favour of withholding this information in accordance with Section 27(1)(a) & (3). Section 40 (Personal Information) - This information contains personal data about the author of the report and members of the public who have reported UFO sightings. This information is exempt under Section 40 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and is covered by the Data Protection Act 1998. Section 40 is an absolute exemption and therefore requires no public interest test. You will also notice that some minor details have been removed because they are not relevant to your request. These consists of office addresses, telephone numbers and unique job titles. This information is not relevant to the contents of the report and we believe its removal does not prejudice the understanding of the report. The titles of significant branches such as DI55 and Sec(AS)2a have not been removed. I hope you will find this useful. If you are dissatisfied with our decision to refuse this information or you wish to complain about any aspect of the handling of this request, then you should contact the undersigned in the first instance. Should you remain dissatisfied, then you may apply for an internal review by contacting the Director of Information Exploitation, 6th Floor, MOD Main Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB. (e-mail: Info-XD@mod.uk). If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may take your complaint to the Information Commissioner under the provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note that the Information Commissioner will not normally investigate your case until the MOD internal review process has been completed. Further details of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the Commissioner's website, http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk. I should also inform you that the information supplied to you continues to be protected by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. You are free to use it for your own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for the purposes of news reporting. Any other reuse, for example commercial publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder. Most documents supplied by the Ministry of Defence will have been produced by government officials and will be Crown Copyright. You can find details on the arrangements for re-using Crown Copyright from the Office of Public Sector Information at: http://www.opsi.gov.uk/clickuse/index.htm. Information you receive which is not subject to Crown Copyright continues to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisations, from which the information originated. You must ensure that you gain their permission before reproducing any third party (non Crown Copyright) information. If you intend to use this information for commercial publication or are unsure whether permission is required, please write to the following address for advice:
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