us. Department or Justice Olliee t1l`l.cg1tl (`otmsel .l\tly l2. 2012 Jason Leopold Re Tracking N0. Dear Leopold; This responds to your Freedom Act request dated Pebruztry 22. 2012 We have searched the liles ofthe Office ot`Legz1.l Counsel and louncl forty documents responsive to sour request, Eight olthese documents are enclosed in Full. and two are enclosed uith The remaining thirty as nell as the redaetcd portions ot` documents being relcasecl to you? are being withheld pursuant to l?`OlA Exemption Five, 5 because they are protected by deliberative process privilege or attomejv nork-product doctrine, You have the right to file an appeal Any appeal must he ieren-ed within 60 days ofthe letter by the Ot1icet>t`lnferrnatien Policy. United States Department oflustice. 1425 Neu York Avenue NW. Suite 11050, DC 20530. Both letter turd the cuvclepc should be clearly marl Sincerely, I Paul P. 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From: Kirschner, Daniel paulp To: Farris, Bette;Rhee, Jeannie; Colborn, Sent:ThuJun2411:15:34 2010 Subject: RE:NYTimesFOIARequest Thisis a NewYork Times request memoranda address legal for that the status targeted of killings. gota heads-up We thatthisrequest might be,coming whenwe received phone frori the reporler. discusied fnonecallat one a call We that of ourweekly meetings. Please notethatthe requester asksfor expedited treatment. thinkit is pretty I clear that expedited treatment appropriate thisrequest. is for From:Farris, Bette Sent: Thursday, June24, Z0I0 10:46AM paul To: Rhee, Jeannie; Colborn, p; Kirschner, Daniel Subject: NYTimes FOIARequest Attached a request I just received. is that << File: Bette30001.pdf >> r YTD - bT I v l'ln' 6lleNeurflark@mea 16271St. Suite NW, 700 Washingon, 20006 DC June 11,2010 To: BetteFarris,FOIA officer, Office ofkgal Counsel From: ScottShane, reporter,The New York Times Under the Freedomof Information Acl I roquestcopiesof all OfEceof Lega,lCounselopinions or ( memoranda since2001 that address legal statusof argeted hilling, assassination, killing ofpeople the or suspected ties to AI Qaedaor otherterrorist groupsby employees contractorsof the UnitEURd Statis of or government. This would include legal adviceon thesetopicsto the military, the Central Intelligence Agencyor otherintelligenceagencies. would includethe legal statusof killing with missiles fued from It droneaircraft or any other mearui. the opinionsor memoranda classified,I requestthe relsaseof any If are unclassified porfionsand, if necessary, mandatorydeclassificatiou a review of the remainder. As a memberof the mediaseekingthis materialfor urgentnewsreporting, I requestexpeditedhandlingof this request'The law directsthat expedited freatnent shouldbe grantedif "the infomraiion is urgently needed an individual primarily engaged disseninatinginforrnationto inform the public aboutactual by in or allegedFederalGovernmentactivities." Cerainly coverage The New York Times of the legal by justification fpr targeted.killingsqualifies for expedited handlingunder this standard. Many thanla for your help. If I candnswerany questions do anyhing elsefo speedyour response, or please call me at 202-862-0305. Reporter, NewYork Times The 202-862-030s shane@nytimes.com From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Farris, Bette Tuesday, 13,201010:41 July AM Kirschner. Daniel FW:NYTimesFOIARequest Bette30001.pdf Dan- | don'thavea record thatwe everaddressed expedition thisone. Theacknowledgement is dueoutthis on lefter weekbutwe needto address expedition (if we haven't).I don'tseemto haveevena draftletter this. also for From: Farris, Bette Sent:Thursday, June24,2010 12:05PM To: Koftsky, Daniel Barron, L; David;Lederman, Marty paulp Cc: Rhee, Jeannie; Kirschner, Daniel; Colborn, Subject: FW:NYTimesFOIARequest Copyof request attached, From: Rhee, Jeannie Sent: Thursday, 24,201011:49 June AM paulp To: Kirschner, Daniel; Farris, Bette;Colborn, Cc: Barron, David; Lederman, Marlry Subject: Re:NYTimesFOIARequest copyingDavid and Marty. 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(OLC); Colborn, PaulP (OLC); Winn,Peter Hostefler, Kettey (OLC) Brooke SeiE,Virginia (OLC); (OLC) A Koffsky, Daniel (OLC); L Robinson, Lawan RE:DraftFOIAResponse From: Krass, Caroline (OLC) D. Seht: Wednesday, October 20114:49 PM 19, To: Krass, Caroline (OLC); D. Bies, John(OLC); Paut (OLC); Colborn, P Winn,Peter(OLC); Hostetler, Keltey (OLC) Brooke Gc: Seitz, Virginia Koffsky, A; (OLC) Daniel (OLC);Robinson, L Lawan Subject: RE:DraftFOIAResponse free ls everyone to meeton this now in Va'soffice? Fromr Krass, Caroline (OLC) D. Sent: Wednesday, October 201112:09PM 19, To: Bies, (OLC) John(OLC); Colborn, PaulP (OLC); Winn,Peter Cc: Seitz, Virginia Koffsky, A; Daniel (OLC); (OLC) L Robinson, Lawan Subject: RE:DraftFOiAResponse we,please brieflyto Can meet discuss? Adding andLawan thatshecansetup a meeting 15 minutes the Dan so for in nextcouple days. From: Sent: To: Gc: Subject: Colborn, PaulP (OLC) Wednesday, October 19,2011 4:53pM Peter(oLC); Krass, carotine (oLc); Bies,John(olc); Hostefler, D. Keuey Brooke Wlnl, (oLc) Seitz, VirgiryaA_(OLC); Koffsky, Daniel (OLC); L Robinson, Lawan(OLC) Re: DraftFOIAResponse Not me but Peter Johnarecompletely top of it. and on From: Winn,Peter (OLC) Sent: Wednesday, October 201104:49pM 19, To: Krass, Caroline O.-(!-t-C); Bies, John(O!C);Colborn, PaulP (OLC); Hostefler, Kelley (OLC) Brooke Cc: SeiE,Virginia Koffsky, A; Daniel (OLC); L Robinson, Lawan (OLCi Subject: RE:DraftFOIAResponse lam. From: Krass, Caroline (OLC) D. Sent: Wednesday, October19, 2011 4t49 pM To: Krass, Caroline D._(QtC); Bies, John(O!C)j Colborn, PaulP (OLC); Winn,peter(OLC); Hostetler, Kelley Brooke (OLC) Cc: Seitz, Virginia Koffsky, A; Daniel (OLC); L Robinson, Lawan tbtCj Subject: RE:DraftFOIAResponse ls everyone to meeton this now in Va,s free office? From: Krass, Caroline (OLC) D. Sent: Wednesday, OctoberLg, ZOLL 12:09pM paulp (OLC); Join (OLC); Colborn, Winn,peter(OLC) !o: !i9s, Cc: Sei@Virginia A; [9ffsky, DanielL (OLC);Robinson, Lawan-(OLC) Subject: RE:DraftFOIAResponse Canwe please meetbriefly discuss? to Adding DanandLawan that shecanset up a meeting 15 minutes the so for in days. . @xt couple