GOV: Secret No More?

Michael M. Butler (mbutler@comp*lib.org)
Tue, 27 Jan 1998 20:42:24 -0800

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Interesting if it is what it purports to be...

MMB

http://www.crunch.com/01secret/01secret.htm

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   Secret No More


 














 

 




What follows is a subject guide to thousands
of FBI files (and their file numbers) that are now publicly accessible. 
In many cases, these files have never been seen outside the FBI. 


This list is being compiled, letter by
letter, by Michael J. Ravnitzky, a serious student
of the Freedom of Information Act who has personally filed more than 2,000
requests.  This list is drawn from information Ravnitzky has developed
about “exceptional” files – historic, notable, high-profile, or otherwise
interesting cases.  As Ravnitzky completes the index for each letter,
it will be posted here.  It is
also being distributed on two different email mailing lists, IRE-L and
FOI-L. 


Getting any of the files listed here should
be comparatively simple.  One of the most time-consuming parts of
the FOIA process – the search through an agency’s holdings for requested
information – can be eliminated because you're able to provide the FBI's
own file number.  Portions of some files may be exempt from disclosure
because the subject is still alive. 


This is not intended to be a comprehensive
index to every file the FBI holds.  Rather, SECRET NO MORE  represents
a tiny fraction of the files the FBI holds, a tiny fraction even of the
files that are accessible under the Freedom
of Information Act.  The index is a listing of some cases thought
to be of historical, social, or journalistic interest. 


The alphanumeric file numbers themselves
are made up of three components – an abbreviation, an offense code, and
a number.  The abbreviations indicate the FBI field office. 
The offense codes are the first
three numbers of the file. The other numbers provide further internal identification
for the file. 


Complete details
for obtaining these files follows the alphabetical index. 

 





 






A





B





C





D





E





F





G





H





I





J





K





L





M









N





O





P





Q





R





S





T





U





V





W





X





Y





Z






 






TO
OBTAIN ANY FILE:

Write the FBI and request, by name and file
number, the one or ones you are interested in under the provisions of the
Freedom of Information Act (5 USC 552): 

FBI Freedom of Information
Act Unit



Office of Public and
Congressional Affairs



Federal Bureau of Investigation



935 Pennsylvania Avenue
N.W.



Washington, DC 
20535-0000




List which files you want, mention if you
are a member of the press, and tell the FBI that you agree to pay reasonable
fees up to $20 without additional permission so that they can process your
request.  In some cases, members of the media can request and receive
a waiver of fees otherwise charged under FOIA.  To receive a fee waiver,
members of the media must explain to the FBI how release of the information
will further the public understanding of how government works, and how
you intend to disseminate that information.  Standard copying fees
for FBI Freedom of Information material are 10¢/page, with the first
100 pages free.





 




The information contained on this and
subsequent pages of “Secret No More” was obtained and developed by: 

Michael
J. Ravnitzky 



612 Lincoln Avenue #301



St. Paul, MN  55102



MikeRav@ix.netcom.com

 		




 

 

 






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