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a You have the right to appeal any denials in this release. Appeals should be directed in writing to the Director, office of Information Policy, U.S. Department of Justice,1425'New york Ave., NW, Suite 1 1050, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 . Your appeal must be received by OIP within sixty (60) days from the date of this letter in order to be considered timely. The envelope and the letter should be cleariy marked "Freedom of Information Appeal." Please cite the FOIPA Number assigned to your request so that it may be easily identified.
D The enclosed material is from the main investigative file(s) in which the subject(s) of your request was the focus of the investigation. Our search located additional references, in files relating to other individuals, or matters, which may or may not be about your subject(s). Our experiencl 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 fileis).

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