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If you would like to submit an electronic mail request please click <a href="/web/20150905100856/http://www.foia.cia.gov/node/256459">here</a>.<br/> </li> <li>Provide a reasonable description of the record(s) requested.</li> <li>Provide your full name and address.</li> <li>Provide a statement about your <a href="/web/20150905100856/http://www.foia.cia.gov/fees-and-waivers-foia">fee category</a> and your willingness to pay applicable fees.</li> <li>To assist with a request for records on an individual (other than yourself), please complete <a href="/web/20150905100856/http://www.foia.cia.gov/sites/default/files/FOIACertofIdentity_0.pdf">this form</a> and mail (or fax) to the address noted above.</li> <li>Requests must be submitted in English</li> </ol><p> </p> <h3>Sample FOIA Request Letter</h3> <table border="1" cellpadding="20" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td> <div align="right">Date</div> <p>Information and Privacy Coordinator<br/>Central Intelligence Agency<br/>Washington, D.C. 20505 </p><p> </p> <p>Dear Coordinator:</p> <p>Under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. subsection 552, I am requesting information or records on <strong>[<a href="/web/20150905100856/http://www.foia.cia.gov/foia-helpful-hints">identify the subject(s) or record(s)</a> as clearly and specifically as possible --for example, all previously released National Intelligence Estimates (NIEs) on the former Soviet Union's space program].</strong></p> <p>If there are any <a href="/web/20150905100856/http://www.foia.cia.gov/fees-and-waivers-foia">fees</a> for searching for, reviewing, or copying the records, please notify me before processing if the amount exceeds ________(dollar amount preference).</p> <p>If you deny all or any part of this request, please cite each specific <a href="/web/20150905100856/http://www.foia.cia.gov/exemptions-foia">exemption</a> you think justifies your refusal to release the information and notify me of appeal procedures available under the law.</p> <p> </p> 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