senator joseph mccarthy was a dope fiend

7/27/2019 SENATOR JOSEPH MCCARTHY WAS A DOPE FIEND

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-UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

DRUG ENFORCEMENT AD MIN I STR AT IONWashington, D.C. 20537 1 Q 7 ~

Re: 78-1528- F

Independent Research Associates6 Bleecke r Stree tNew York City , New York 10012Dear Gentlemen:Your Freedom of Information- Privacy Act request seeking informationfrom the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has been processed .The processing of your request ident i f ied cer tain mater ial whichwil l be released ,to you. The mater ial not released i s beingwithheld pursuant to the following subsecti ons of the Freedomo f Information Act (5 USC 552) , which exempt from disclosurematters t ha t are :

(b) (7) contai ned in inves t iga tory records compil ed for lawenforcement purposes , the disclosure of which would :(C ) const i tu te an unwarranted invasion of thepersonal privacy of another per son,(F) endanger the l i fe or physical safety of law

enforcement personnel .The document reproduction and/or search fees have been waived andthe documents are being forwarded to you with th is l e t te r .I f you are dissat is f ied with the resul ts of the processingof your request , you may seek a review of th is act ion bycontacting the Office of Privacy and Information Appeals ,Office of the Associate Attorney General , Department of Just ice ,Washington , D.C . 20530.

Enclosures

Sincerely ,Peter B. BensingerAdmin is t ra tor~ L ~y Donald E. MillerChief Counsel


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Wnittb & t a t e ~ mepartmrnt of J u ~ t i t tOFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE ATIORNEY GENERAL

WASHINGTON, D.C. ~ ~ ~f 13Mr. Alan J . WebermanIndependent Research Associa tes6 Bleecker S t r ee tNew York , New York 10012 Re: Appeal No. 9-0724

uea r Mr . Weberman:You appealed from th e p a r t i a l denia l by Administ ra torP e t e r B. Bensinger , Drug Enforcement Adminis t ra t ion , o fyour reques t fo r records pe r ta in ing to Senator Joseph R.

McCarthy.Af te r ca re fu l cons idera t ion , I have decided to aff i rmth e ac t ion o f D. E . A. The only mater ia l which was withheldcons i s t s so le ly o f the names o f D. E . A. agents and a l l ega t ionso f cr imina l conduct by persons o the r than Senator McCarthy .This mater ia l i s exempt from mandatory d i sc losu re pursuantto 5 u. s . c . 552 (b) (7) (C ) and (7) (D) and d isc re t iona ry re lea sei s n o t appropr ia te .Jud ic i a l review o f my ac t ion on t h i s appea l i s ava i lab leto you in the United Sta te s Di s t r i c t Court fo r the j u d i c i a l

d i s t r i c t in which you res ide o r have your pr inc ipa l place ofbus iness , o r in the D i s t r i c t o f Columbia , which i s a lsowhere the records you s ee k a re loca ted .Sincere ly ,

John H. Shenefie ldActing Associate Attorney General 1

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Qui9 an J . Shea , r., Direc t rOff i ce o f Privacy a Informat ioR Appeals


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- ('iMniteb ~ t a t e s Jlepnrtmrnt of Justice

OFf iCE OF THE ASSOC IATE AHORNEY GENERALWASHINGTON, D.C. 20530

APR I 0 {9Mr. Alan Ju le s WebermanIndependent Research Assoc ia te s6 Bleecker S t r e e tNew York, New York 10012Dear Mr. Weberman :

This i s to advise you tha t your admini s t ra t ive appealLo the Associa te Attorney Genera l from the ac t ion by th eDrug ~ n f o r c e m e n t Adminis t ra t ion on yourr eques t fo r informat ion from the f i l e s of the Department oJ us l i c e was rece ived by th i s Off ice on March 26, 1979.

This Office has a s ubs t an t i a l backlog of pending appealsrece ived pr io r to yours and a shor tage of a t to rneys . In ana t t empt to af ford each appe l lan t equal and impar t i a l t reatment ,we have adopted a genera l prac t i ce of ass igning appeals toOff i ce a t torneys in the approximate orde r of r e c e ip t . Yourappea l has been ass igned number 9-0724 . Please mention th i snumber in any futu re correspondence with th i s Office concerningLhis s p e c i f i c appeal .

\Je w i l l no t i fy you o f the dec i s ion o the Associa teAl torn ey General on your appea l as soon as we can. !h eneces s i ty of th is delay i s re 6re t t ed and your cont inu ingcour tesy i s apprec ia ted .Sincere ly ,~ ~ ~anice Auams

Adminis t ra t ive S t a f f Ass i s t an tOffice of Privacy and Informat ionAppeals

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