Cablegate: Request Clarification On Foia Request: Records of All

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RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBU #0499 1091126
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 181126Z APR 08
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 0806

UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000499

SIPDIS

SIPDIS
SENSITIVE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AINF AFIN PGOV AR VE
SUBJECT: REQUEST CLARIFICATION ON FOIA REQUEST: RECORDS OF ALL
FINANCIAL PAYMENTS SINCE JANUARY 1, 2006

Ref: A) Triner-O'Herron 2/28/08 and 3/4/08 e-mails

B) State 14436

1. (SBU) Per ref A exchanges with the Department, post requests
clarification of ref B Freedom of Information Act request from Mara
Verheyden-Hilliard on behalf of the Venezuela Solidarity Network.
The request asks for copies of all records regarding all grants,
payments, and/or funds transfers to individuals, groups or political
parties in Argentina from January 1, 2006 to the present. Post's
Financial Management Office has determined that these search
criteria -- as presently defined -- would require providing copies
of records of thousands of payments made by the Embassy to
individuals and groups. Since the cost of the search is borne by
the requester, post reiterates its request to the Department that it
ask Verheyden-Hilliard to redefine the search criteria.

2. (U) Thank you for your assistance.

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