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U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of InvestigationWashington, D.C. 20535August 29, 2011

MR. GRANT F. SMITHINSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH: MIDDLE EASTERN POLICYCALVERT STATIONPOST OFFICE BOX 32041WASHINGTON, DC 20007

Subject: LOWENTHAL, DAVIDFOIPA No. 1146454- 000

Dear Mr. Lowenthal:The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA), Title 5,United States Code, Section 552/552a. Deletions have been made to protect information which is exempt from disclosure,with the appropriate exemptions noted on the page next to the excision. In addition, a deleted page information sheet wasinserted in the file to indicate where pages were withheld entirely. The exemptions used to withhold information are markedbelow and explained on the enclosed Form OPCA-16a:

Section 552 Section 552al8I(b)(1 ) O(b)(7)(A) O(d)(5)O(b)(2) O(b)(7)(B) 00)(2)181 (b)(3) National Security Act 1947 l8I(b)(7)(C) o(k)(1)and CIA Act of 1949 l8I(b)(7)(D) O(k)(2)

l8I(b)(7)(E) O(k)(3)o (b)(7)(F) O(k)(4)

O(b)(4) O(b)(8) O(k)(5)O(b)(5) o (b)(9) O(k)(6)181 (b)(6) o (k)(7)304 pages were reviewed and 49 pages are being released.o Document(s) were located which originated with, or contained information concerning otherGovernment agency(ies) [OGA]. This information has been:

o referred to the OGA for review and direct response to you.o referred to the OGA for consultation. The FBI will correspond with you regarding thisinformation when the consultation is finished.

o In accordance with standard FBI practice, this response neither confirms nor denies theexistence of your subject's name on any watch lists.181 You have the right to appeal any denials in this release. Appeals should be directed in writing to theDirector, Office of Information Policy, U.S. Department of Justice, 1425 New York Ave., NW,Suite 11050, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001. Your appeal must be received by OIP within sixty (60) daysfrom the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. The envelope and the letter should be clearlymarked "Freedom of Information Appeal." Please cite the FOIPA Number assigned to yourrequest so that it may be easily identified.

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o The enclosed material is from the main investigative file(s) in which the subject(s) of your request wasthe focus of the investigation. Our search located additional references, in files relating to otherindividuals, or matters, which mayor may not be about your subject(s). Our experience has shown,when ident, references usually contain information similar to the information processed in the main file(s).Because of our significant backlog, we have given priority to processing only the main investigative file(s).If you want the references, you must submit a separate request for them in writing, and they will bereviewed at a later date, as time and resources permit.I8l See additional information which follows.

Sincerely yours, David M. HardySection ChiefRecord/InformationDissemination SectionRecords Management Division

Enclosures (2)

In response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request submitted to Winchester, enclosed is aprocessed copy of the FBI Headquarters file 105-HQ-188123 and 117-2564 EBF 22, 277, 401 and 509.Pursuant to Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, Sections 16.11 and 16.49, there is a fee of ten centsper page for duplication. No fees are assessed for the first 100 pages. Upon receipt of these documents please makea check or money order payable to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the amount of $4.90 for 49 pages. Pleaseremit payment to the Work Process Unit, Record Information/Dissemination Section, Records Management Division,Federal Bureau of Investigation, 170 Marcel Drive, Winchester, VA 22602. Please include the FOIPA RequestNumber(s) with your payment. Failure to pay for this release will close any pending FBI FOIPA requests from you.

Nonpayment will also cause an automatic denial of any future FOIPA requests.This is your second and 1inal interim release. No additional releases will be made regarding this FOIA.

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:26p rjc. og ____ to a I :1 a'nd ( - - 2 3 S , ~ 7 : 11/ said he understood that has been trying to get hime las t coupld of days. said he is not :,90in9 to beI............... liork tomrrow. . .wants to. go over . t h ~ plans for ' the Sal Gel thing.went into some d ~ t a i l on this-r" ' Ioo-xa"ld he wil l be back qn lie()nesday and 1-lill seeII t h e n ~ said they had a bad .spill froM the scrap c o l 1 e ~ r u m s . The materials ate through the staintess steel arums. I t got

,.- - into the field and i t is a real problem.said they h a v e ~ a very serious problem anq are ~ u n n i n g upa i l l of $100,000 on use charges and asked I Jto review'> th e l ' l h o l ~ c o n t ~ i n e r pro,gram and' give him a r e p o r t ~ ' O:08p , c o l 1 ~ c t tor - ! Conversation 1'111011y C O J j C f ! ~ ' r e sc 100 l'lorlc \oTi th ~ of a pertinent natur'e.(I t is believed that listened to this conversationa l thQugh he did not ord. )rjc i No other activity .I'"

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DECLASSIFICATI011l AUT HOR ITY DEP..H7ED FFBI P J J T O ~ ~ T I C DECLASSIFICATION GUIDE)ATE 02-09-2011

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