America's Survival, Inc8221 Frances Lane
Owings, Maryland 20736
Phone 301-855-2679
Fax 301-855-3732October 12, 1999
Ms. Margaret P. Grafeld
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Office of Information Resources Management Programs
and Services
A/RPS/IPS, SA-2
Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20522-6001Re: Freedom of Information Act Request
Dear Ms. Grafeld;
Under the Freedom of Information Act, we request immediate access to and copies of documents, reported to be in the possession or custody of Michael A. Sheehan, the coordinator for the Office of Counterterrorism in the Department of State, or his office, which refer to the prosecution, trial and possible imprisonment oftwo Libyan agents in connection with the destruction of Pan Am 103 in 1988. We are not referring to any evidence or intellgence sources in the criminal case against the Libyans charged with the bombing. Rather. we are referring to documents which discuss the involvement of the U.N. or U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in this matter, and which may be written by Annan himself or other U.N. officials.
These documents include -- but are not limited to -- a letter from U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi and/or other Libyan government officials. We are not necessarily referring to a U.N. document but a U.S. document that may include the Annan letter with comments from various agencies or bureaus in the State Department. We are also referring to an annex to the letter or attachments or enclosures which pertain to the letter. It is our understanding that the letter and these associated materials are dated around February of 1999. It is our belief that the documents have been in the possession or custody of Ambassador Sheehan or his office. The documents may also be in the possession or custody of Secretary of State Madeleine Albright or her office.
As a non-profit educational foundation engaged in journalistic pursuits, we request the waiver of any fees required to process this request. We also request immediate attention to this matter.
