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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHI NG T O N D.C. 2 5 5
Alan J. e berman
Independent Research Assoc ia tes6 Bleecker St ree tNew York, NY 10012
Dear Mr. Weberman:
In the course of the Drug Enforcement Ad minis t ra t ion s
search of i t s records in response to your Freedom ofInformat ion Act (FOIA) reques t on Kenneth G Burns t ine , DEAloca ted one document or ig ina ted by the CIA and r e fe r red t to
us for review.
Enclosed i s a copy of segregable por t ions of t ha t
document, a Cable dated 7 .January 1973. Delet ions in the
or ig ina l were made under the exemption provi s ions ofsubsec t ions (b) ( l ) and (b)(3) of the ~ ~ I A An explana t ion of
these exemptions i s a lso enc losed.
The denying of f i c i a l i s Hr. Louis J . Dube, the Direc to ra teof Operat ions Informat ion Review Off ice r .
I am advi s ing you of your r igh t to appeal t h i s dec i s ion by
address ing your appeal to the CIA Informat ion Review Committee,in my care . Should you choose to do so, please se t fo r th the
bas i s of your appeal .
e wish to apologize for the l ength of t ime t has t akenus to complete the process ing of your reques t . We have beeninunda ted , however, by a l a rge number of reques ts over the pas t
severa l years . Under the c i rcumstances , we can only do ourb e s t to appor t ion our t ime and e f fo r t s in a manner ca lcu la ted
to sa t i s fy eventua l ly a l l of our reques ters . Thus, we haveadopted the pol icy of f i r s t - r ece i ved , f i r s t -answered . 1 hank
you for your pat ience and cons idera t ion while we werecomplet ing your reques t .
Enclosures
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• •NITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
Washington D.C. 2 537
UG 3 979
Re: 79-154-F
Mr. Alan J . WebermanIndependent Research Associates
6 Bleecker Street
New York, New York 10012
Dear Mr. Weberman:
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 ta in mater ial which
wi l l be released to you. The material not released i s being
withheld pursuant to the fol lowing subsect ions of the Freedom
of Information Act 5 USC 552), which exempt from disclosure
mat ter s t ha t are :
b) 2)
b) 7)
re la ted so le ly to the in ternal ru les and pract ices
of DEA;
contained in invest igatory records compiled for lawenforcement purposes, the disclosure of which would:
C) c o n s t i t u t e an unwarranted invasion of th e
personal privacy of another person,
D) reveal the iden t i ty of a source who has furnished
in fo rmat ion to DEA under conf iden t i a l circumstances
or reveal information furnished only by such a source
and no t apparen t ly known to the publ ic or o the rwise
acces s i b l e to DEA by over t means,
E) d i sc lose inves t iga t ive t echn iques and proceduresthereby impair ing t he i r f u t u r e e f f ec t iveness
F) endanger the l i f e or physical safe ty of law
enforcement personnel .
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Upon receipt of a ce r t i f i ed check or money order made payable
to the Drug Enforcement Administration in the amount of 19.80
to cover the document reproduction and/or search fee the
documents will be forwarded to you.
Addit ional ly, DE f i l es contain information which was furnished byother government agencies . The information and a copy o f your request
have been referred to them for a dec i s ion as to access and they w i l l
respond direc t ly to you.
I f you wish to appeal any denial of your request , you may do so withint h i r t y (30) days pursuant to 8 CFR 16.7. The appeal should be
di rected to the Office of Privacy and Information Appeals, Department
of Jus t ice Washington, D.C. 20530. Judic ia l review wil l thereaf ter be
avai lab le e i ther in the Di s t r i c t where you reside or have a principal
place nf business ln the Di s t r i c t where the records are maintained
or in the Dist r ic t of Columbia.
Sincere ly
Peter B. Bensinger
Administrator
~ • • A ~ 1 t . . ~~ d E MillerChief Counsel
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Mr . Alan J WebermanIndependent Research Associa tes
U S Department o stice
Office of Legal Policy
Office o n ormation and ivacy
Washington C 20530
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6 Bleecker St r e e t Re: Appeal Nos . 9-1468 9-0263RL : CJS : FLPew York , New York 10012
Dear Mr. Weberman:
This i s in fu r the r response to your appea ls from the ac t i o n
o f t he Federal Bureau of I n v es t i g a t i o n on your reques t fo r
access to records per ta in ing to Kenneth Gordon Burnst ine . In
our l e t t e r s to you o f March 16, 1979 and August 2 , 1979 , youwere advised t ha t c e r t a in c l a s s i f i e d informat ion wi th in the
scope of your reques t was r e f e r r e d to the Department ReviewCommittee for i t s dete rmina t ion as to whether t \<7arrants cont inued c l a s s i f i c a t i on under Executive Order 12065 , which hass ince been superseded by Executive Order 12356 . Subsequent to
t he f i na l ac t ion on your appea l , the FBI d e c l a s s i f i e d por t ions
o f t h i s in format ion .
As a r e s u l t of d i scuss ions between Bureau personnel andmembers o f my s t a f f , a supplemental r e lease o f records e i t h e r
has been o r w i l l soon be made d i r e c t l y by the FBI . I ama f f i rming , however , t he cont inued withholding o f o th e r
de c l a s s i f i e d mater ia l pursuan t to 5 u.s . c . 552 b) 7) (C) and7) D). These prov i s ions pe r t a in to inves t iga to ry records
compiled for law enforcement purposes , the r e lease of whichwould , r espec t ive ly , c ons t i t u t e an unwarrante d invas ion o f
the persona l p r ivacy o f t h i r d p a r t i e s , in some ins tances byr evea l ing an i nves t iga t ive in t eres t in them on the p a r t o f
the FBI , and d isc lose t he i d e n t i t i e s of conf iden t i a l sources
and /or co n f id en t i a l informat ion furnished only by such sources .Names o f Bureau agents were among t he i tems exc i sed on t he
bas i s o f 5 U.S . C. 552 b) 7) (C) . None o f t he in fo rmat ion be ingwi thhe ld i s appropr i a t e fo r d i sc re t ionary r e l e a se
The Department Review Committee has completed i t s reviewo f the remaining c l a s s i f i e d informat ion and determined t h a tt warrants continued c l a s s i f i ca t i on under Executive Order
12065, which was in e f f e c t a t the t ime of i t s review . Accordi ng ly , t h i s informat ion con t inues to be exempt from mandatoryre l ease on the bas i s of 5 U. S . C. 552 b) 1) .
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I f you are d i s s a t i s f i e d with y ac t ion on t h i s appea l
j u d i c i a l review t he reof i s ava i lab le to you as i nd ica t ed
in our l e t t e r s of March 16 1979 and August 2 1979.
Since re ly
Jonathan C. RoseAss is tan t Attorney General
By
h f ~ o l D i rec to rOff ice o f In format ion and Privacy
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Mr. Alan J . Weberman
Independent Research Associa tes
6 Bleeck e r S t re e t
New York, New York 10012
Dear Mr. lveberman:
U S epartment o Justice
Office of Legal Policy
Washington D.C. 2 53
Re: Appeal No. 80-0164RL :MAl : KJ\v
You appealed from the ac t ion o f the Drug EnforcementAdmin is t ra t ion on your reques t fo r access to records p e r t a in in g
to Kenneth Gordon Burns t ine .
Af te r ca re fu l cons ide ra t ion o f your appeal , I have decided
t o a f f i rm the i n i t i a l ac t ion in t h i s case . Cer ta in in fo rmat ion
was proper ly withheld from you pursuan t to 5 U.S.C. 552 b) 2) ,
7 ) C), 7 ) D), 7 ) E) and 7) F ) . These prov i s ions p e r t a i n to
pure ly i n t e rn a l agency p r ac t i c e s and to i n v e s t i g a t o ry records
compiled fo r law enforcement purposes , the re l ea se o f whichwould, r espec t ive ly , c o n s t i t u t e an unwarranted invas ion o f
the persona l pr ivacy o f t h i rd p a r t i e s , in some ins tances byrevea l ing an i n v es t i g a t i v e i n t e r e s t in them on the p a r t of the
D.E.A. , di sc lose the i d e n t i t i e s o f co n f id en t i a l sources , d i s c lo s e
c e r t a in i n v es t i g a t i v e t echn iques and endanger the l i ve s o r p e r s o n a l
s a f e ty o f law enforcement personnel . None o f the in fo rmat ion being
withhe ld i s appropr ia te fo r d i s c r e t i o n a r y re lease .
J u d i c i a l review o f my ac t ion on t h i s appeal i s av a i l ab l e
to you in the United S ta t e s D is t r i c t Cour t fo r the j u d i c i a ld i s t r i c t in which you r es ide o r have your p r in c ip a l place of
bus iness , o r in the D i s t r i c t o f Columbia, which i s a l so wherethe records you seck a re loca ted .
S ince re ly ,
Jonathan C. RoseAss i s t an t Attorney Genera l
By:Richard L. Huff ,
O ff i ce of Privacy andZt Crector
In format ion Appeals
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f:EDERAL BUREAU OF INVE_ TIGATIO
" IE . ,O"TING OP P tCIE OP P tCE OP O " t G t N D A T E
HOUSTON HOUSTON 1-13-72
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KENNETH GOWN--'BURNSTINE,Kenneth G . ~ r n s t i n eKen Burnstine; ITSP
Tit le changed to include fu l l name of KENNETH GORDON BURNSTINE.
REFERENCES: HO rep of SAMM t e l to HO ;Legat London l e t to Bu,NY l e t to HO 10-6-71;MM l e t to HO 12/29/71.. .
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10-21-71;
Will follow proceeding for dismissal of indictment against BURNST
Confidential source referred to i s Legat London.
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FE DERAL BUREAU OF I N V F ~ T I G T I ORE.POfl lTING Of"F CE OFFI C E OF Ofll GIN DATE IN YIESTIGATI VIE
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KENNE H G.'-BURNSTINE, alta., saKen Burnstein - FUGITIVE;UNKNOWN SUBJECT, alta.,
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Director , FBI (87-110456)
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KENNETH G. ?uRNSTINE, aka. ;
b C00 - Houston
DATa: 7/28/71 --
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TO Director , FBI 87-110456) DATE: 6/8/71
PllOM L e ~ Bern 87-162) (P)
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ltENNETH G. BURNSTINE, aka. ;
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•eference New York air te2/25/71, and Houston report of SA1/12/71. \
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Enclosed for the Bureau are four (4) copies of alet terhead memorandum.lJ
The Bureau i s requested to forward let terhead { 'memorandum to the Legat , Bern, S w i t z e r l a n d . ~ lA ·J
For the information of Miami, the Houston Divisioni s not in possession of a photograph of KENNETH BURNSTINE.
B u r u S T I N E was arrested by Bureau Agents a t Fort Lauderdale,Florida, on September 15, 1966, in connectionath amatter captioned KENNETH G. BURNSTINE, aka Kenneth J .Burnstine - FUGITIVE. 00: San J ~ ~ n ; San Juan f i l e 88-1766.Lt ,
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UNITED STATES DEP RTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDER L BURE U OF JNVESTIG nON
1 - USA H ~ u s t o n
INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF STOLEN PROPERTY
•seriously enter taining
presenting matter to FGJ, SDT January 1971 t::>
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OFFICE OF TH ASSOCIATE ATIORN Y GENERAL
WASHINGTON DC. 20530
Mr. Alan J . Weberman
Indepdendent Research Assoc ia te s
6 Bleecker St ree tNew York, ew York 10012
Dear Mr. Weberman:
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Re: Appeal No. 9-1468
You appealed from the ac t ion of the Federa l Bureau of
Inves t iga t ion on one document pe r t a in ing to Kenneth Gordon
Burns t ine which was the subjec t o f consu l t a t ion with theCent ra l In te l l igence Agency.
After ca re fu l cons idera t ion of your appeal , I havedecided to af f i rm the i n i t i a l ac t ion in t h i s case . Al l o f
the ma te r i a l w i t h h e ~ from you i s c l a s s i f i e d and I am af f i rming
the den ia l of access to it on the bas i s o f 5 U.S.C. 552(b) (1) .This mate r i a l has been re fe r red to the Department Review Com
mit tee for review and determina t ion whether it warrants cont i nued c l a s s i f i c a t i on under Execut ive Order 12065. You wi l lbe no t i f i ed i the Com mittee s f i na l dec i s i on r e s u l t s in thedec l a s s i f i c a t i on o f any in format ion . This mater ia l i s not
appropr ia te for d isc re t iona ry re lea se .
J ud i c i a l review o f my ac t ion on t h i s appeal i s ava i l ab leto you in the United Sta te s D i s t r i c t Court for the j ud i c i a ld i s t r i c t in which you re s ide o r have your pr inc ipa l place o f
bus iness or in the Di s t r i c t ~ Columbia, which i s a l so wherethe record you seek i s loca ted .
Sincere ly ,
Michael J . EganAssocia te Attorney General
By:Quinlan J . Shea, J r . D re c to r
Off i ce o f Privacy and Informat ion Appeals
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OFIICE O r 111[ ASSOCI A l l A ITORNL Y GENLRAL
W SHINGTON D < 2 51
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Mr. Alan J . Weberman
Independen t Research Associa tes
6 Bleecker S tr ee tRe: Kenneth Gordon Burns t ine
New York City New York 10012
Dear Mr . Weberman:
This i s to ndvisc yo u thnL your ndm in i s t rn t i vc appenlLo Lllc 1 \ s ~ ; u c i < . ~ L c i \LLorncy G c n c r < . ~ l ft·om Lll<. acLion by theFedera l Bureau o f Inves t iga t ion on your
reques t for in format ion from the f i l e s o f the Department o fJ u s l i c e was rece ived by t h i s Off ice on J uly 5 1979.
This Off ice has a s u b s t a n t i a l backlog of pending appea ls
r e c e ive d p r io r to yours and a shor tage o f a t t o rneys . In ana t templ to a f fo rd each appe l l an t equal and impar t i a l t r ea tment we have adopled a genera l pracLice of ass ignin g appea l s LoOff i ce a t torneys in the approximaLe orde r of receipL . Yourappeal has been ass igned number 9- 1468. Please mention t h i s
number in any [uLure correspondence wi th th i s Off ice concerningt h i s s p e c i f i c appea l .
\Je w i l l no t i fy you o f the dec i s ion of the Assoc ia te
At to rney General on your appea l as soon as we can. Then e c e s s i t y o f th i s delay i s r e 3 r etLed and your cont inuing
cour te sy i s apprec ia ted .
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INDEPENDE: NT RESEARCH SSOCI TES6 BLEECKER STREET· NEW YORK CITY 10012 · PHONE: J WEBERMAN (212) 477 ·6243
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20535
UN 2 5 979
Mr. A. J . Weberman
Independent Research Associa t ion
6 Bleecker St ree t
New York, New York 10012
Dear Mr. Weberman:
Reference i s made to our l e t t e r of January 10,1979, regarding your Freedom of Informat ion-Privacy Acts
FOIPA) request on Kenneth Gordon Burns t ine .
One page of an FBI document requ i red consu l t a t i on
with the Cent ra l In t e l l i gence Agency CIA) before beingconsidered for re lease under the FOIPA. After being reviewedby the CIA, they have dete rmined t ha t the informat ionconta ined on t ha t page i s exempt from disc losure pursuant
to the fol lowing subsec t ions of T i t l e 5, United Sta t e s
Code, Sect ion 552:
b) 1) in format ion which i s cur ren t l y andproper ly c l a s s i f i ed pursuant to Execut i ve Order 11652 in the i n t e r e s t of
the nat iona l defense or foreign po l i cy ;
b) 3) in format ion s p e c i f i c a l l y exempted fromd i sc l osu re by s t a t u t e ;
b) 6) mat e r i a l s conta ined in sens i t i ve records
such as personnel or medical f i l e sthe d i sc l osu re of which would c o n s t i t u t e
a c lea r ly unwarranted invas ion of persona l
pr ivacy.
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Mr. A J . Weberman
If you so desi re , you may appeal to the AssociateAttorney General from any denial contained herein. Appealsshould be directed in writ ing to the Associate AttorneyGeneral (Attention: Office of Privacy and InformationAppeals) , United States Department of Jus t ice Washington, D20530, within th i r ty days from receip t of th is l e t t e r .The envelope and the l e t t e r should be c lear ly marked Freedomof Information Appeal or Info rmation Appeal. Pleasec i te the FOIPA number assigned to your request so tha tt may be easi ly ident i f ied .
Sincerely yours,
i:)<W -;; . ( ~David G. Flanders, ChiefFreedom of Information-
Privacy Acts (FOIPA) BranchRecords Management Division
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Pilots who witnessed Kenneth dictment this spring on grand Jarce- istration crash investigator was at iBurnstine's death dtve into the :vo- ny charges. ~ i e d when hts pleasure Mojave Fridav, examining the far- ijave Desert thts week have told fed- ship, a P51 named Suste Q, went flung wreckage oi Burnsti:le's 'era air-crash investigators they be - into a spin h1gh over the California World War II fighter. wh1ch he'd I
lieve Bums ine suddenly -had seri- desert. entered in this. weekenc "s. race. Jous -:.and f a t a l trouble with his . .. Broward State ·.Attorney Ppilip . . .pl fne. { · · · ;.: ·-· • -::"--:--- --=shii.iler aor:ollnced · c:. lis ·w eek that • -The -uwesttgaror.s. reoon-wtO ro
Orville - Benskin, co-director of Burnstme's death ends the case to the National T r a n o o n : a t i ~ n 'the California Air Race and Atr against Avon - "Without Burn- Safety Board for a formal ruling on
Show at Mojave, Calif., said eyewtt· snne, there is no case." - and said the cause of the crash and to tbe I
nesses to the Wednesday afternoon, he wtll drop the charges once here- U.S. Drug EnforcementAdmimst.ra-1crash flatly reject the notion of ceives official coniinnation tbat uon. which has depended largely on Ipilot error. Burnstioe is dead. . Burnstme's informatiOn to develop ,
' "He was peeling off. to :come in The charge against Avon st em- several major narcotics conspiracy
• for a land ing and suddenly he med from Burnsttne's allegation cases. ·nosed over," Bens On told .-\ssociat- that the legislator:. had accepted Burnstine, facing seven years in.ed Pcess Friday. "Those p . ~ l o t s who money - at least •:1:;.6,000 and per- pmon on his 1974 smuggling coo-
saw it said something happened to haps as much a s. $200.000 - from spiracy c nvtctlon in : tttiam1. had 1the aircraft. . Bumstine- and other South Florida bet n free pending reso lunon of his 1
' 'HE WAS a very-experienced d r u ~ smugglers in exchange or in· appeal of that convict:on. ln addi--·pilot, flying his own plane.'' Bens- formation and documents pertain- tion to testtfying agamst A· on m 1
kin said. "It was not ptlot error." ing to a statewide grand jury's Ton L . : n . d ~ t . t l e ~ e x t montn. heBurnstine, 43, a convicted co- drug-crackdown acti'lity. Avon had was a kev Wltn<?ss m s ~ lnterna-
caine smuggler whose testimony repeatedly denied his guilt. tlon51 al Ti i5 C: ~ : ~ l e r \ T i ~ r e l .C =rBella g : : ~ i n s t stare Rep. Randy Avon of Ill, w o g o ~ s to tr ,j o:-t dr.:; s:rt.:g-Fort lauderdale led to Avon's in- A FEDERAL A VlATION Admm- gltng cf."an;es m \t:am t :n August.
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Burnstiilc shortly be/ore his death
1:111d rC'btillp, to cllarr,cs nrJ,ainst State
Hcp. 1\;mdy 1\ \·on, Ins bCcn nnkrcd
opt•ncd to the press Hnd puL1lic.llrow:ll cl Circuit .Jurige Ii.umcs T.
L a ~ ; h c r , nil t:r hearing nre1m1ents yestel da\' on a motion bv Gore Ncws
p ; q ~ c ~ S C o m p < t n ~ ' , pubiishcn> of TheNews <.1nd ~ u n - S e n t i n d , vacated the-
order that had s ~ . . : a l c d the depositionnmJ then r.rnnto..'d (lfder to tmsealit. The .1\·lianti 1kra J joined Gore
r\r r s p < 1 . p ~ . . T s ill .nsldng that the dq)O·
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\.1rty .?l. H t ~ r n : ; t i n e dkt1 in the c r a ~ h of
\; 1 hi ": World Wnr II fiehtrr plcmc in the
J . : ) ~ Cnlifonlia <bert on June 16.':. , . ,}t , '
UllrJJstinC', convicted· of 1nastcr .
mi ldin:.( a $;l0 millirm-n-yenr drug
Stlltlgl: ing ril1g, hnd nwde n l l e g n ~tioos J a ~ t Fchrunry that he paid
SJ2,000 lo /\\'Oil fnr a uwp purporting
In dC'Ittil stnkcrn;t points of nnrcotics
agents iu Fl11rida. Tlw mnp proved to
be a fake, B u r n ~ ; t i n c said.
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IJUHNSTlNE AVON
Lnsher, however, stayed the unSC'nlinp, for 48 hours, giving Avon'sattorneys lhEJt omount of time to filean appeal against his order with theFourth District Court of .t\pjlClll in
On ~ T t n c h ~ I . Burnstinc tcstifil'dhd\)rc thr BrowanJ County Grnnd.Ju1y, 1;wcting nt a ~ ; e c r l ' t location for
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Decisionvon A t t o r n e y s ~ P r o t e s tContinued From PBge 18
Since the charge against Avon has
been drorped, t h ~ attorncrs said 1 the
p o s ~ - - i b i l i t y of rrcjudicing a fair trialno l n n c ~ > r exists .1nd the argmncnt isnot Y<1lid
Stolle nrgncd lhnt A 'On ~ · S i n e ~ .the ch.:n r:e wns druprcd and no trial
wt)ll d be held - no longer had afCPI ll tn prO\'(' his illllOCl'OCC of
· Htnw·l 'lt''s alkgntions. Ilc ::;nid tbe
n···.'"'"; lll'.·di.1 t ~ n r ~ t proceed nt its O \ V ~'11.1 i ir it p 1 1 1 ' J i r . J ' . ~ d ltl) deposition,
l . l : i t t t i ~ t it could be li :clf1US
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Again, F l e m i n g ~ n d Paul said todeny access to the depositio·rt because
it might be libelous would, in itself,constitute prior restraint.
.. ,llnss sa1d the right of a free press
under the First Amendment "rings
rather hollow tJnless you own a news·
paper,'' and he cited \\·hot he called aconcfftl'd dfort by the m c d i . : - ~ inBrowani County to " ~ t i r up" theAYon case. ·
Fh·ming cbimcdsaid that Bass
\\'as ' 1aq;nirtg from a prn;onul in·
tcrcst," h c ~ . . : t n t ; - ; c n Jetter fmm Stone
-=TT
lo the Hernld 011d Gore Newspapers.
Compony putting the publishers onnotice thnt a suit would be filed if thed0cwncnt was published, claimed
thnt Stone represented "Avon Und .Bass."
Defore ruling on the drposition 1
Lnsher drnicd a motinn hyl Avon'saflomcys to hnvc the stn c pay
$788.85 in l r g < ~ l c x p e n : , r ~ s incurred bythe stntc I L ~ p n . ' S L ' n t a t i v c iu prt.:parlnp,his dd'cnsc. Tile cxpPnscs l n c h r d · ~ d$S.16 s:J id In be the- cost r•f prl'paril1g
D I J I " I \ ~ ; t i J W ' s drpu:;itiun.
LZ>L-E /V£/V_;5
-r/..-t:...- y 2 . s - - / ? 1 ~
his ~ c c u r i t y . .-· - ·And on April 1,, Avon was Indicted
~ a n d charged with grnnd larcenY byf t . - ~ . J U d . That case was dropped after
Btll·nstinc's deat h.
Asst. Slate Atty. II. Dobn Williams
tokl Lnshl.'r ycstcrd;1y that the
Broward State Attorney's Office had
C'lltl'rcd into n ~ t i p u l a t i o n with Avon'slawyers to seal the May 21 < l e r r J ~ i t i o non the grounds rh<Jt it collld bring onadverse pre-trial pul·,Jicity.
. , i\:;st. State Atty. David Damoretbld L n ~ _ : h c r tlte State Attorney's Office had no objection tu the uw.caling
of the deposition now, and didn't care
o11c wny or the other
; Bm>s and Stone objectl'd v i g o r ~ollsly to _the unsealing, snying itW\1uld \'iolatc Avon's right to privacy.
' Attorneys John W. Fleming, rcpre·
' sCnting Gore Newspapers Company,arld· Dan Paul, rC'prcscnting the Mi·alni Herald, said the scJ.ling of the
deposition was u n c o n ~ ; t i t t t t i u n a l in
that the nC'WS media W<lS f le \ 'Cf
nutifird it wns to he done, and that it
ttprcscnted prior n:strnint, a vioJation of t h t ~ First Amendment.
Thq' cited a recent rulinr, by the
Florida Supreme Co1Jrt in which the
cOurt said:
i "It is argued tlwt a ('ll l)J(IfllfY
y.)ithholdinc of fl('WS from the public
may nid in a ~ ~ ; u r i n e a fair trial, and
that if the state nnd the defendantngrce lo muulinc the pn.:ss, no one
else \1ns a riciJt to object.
"\Ve fil-m )' reject aity S l p p r C S ~ ~ i n nof llt.:\\'s in a c1 itninnl trial," said theCntJrt, "l'X( l'jll in t l m ~ ; c r:1rc i l t ~ l i l i C C Sstwh as ll:Jiioll;t\ ~ e ~ ln·i(}' and where anews n·pnrt wonid ( l h \ ' l • l u ~ : l y dt'llY <1
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l e a d aircraft ( p i l o t e d by Ken U • o r c ~ L i n c s t ~ r L e d a lefthand 3 0 d c r e c t r n and c c n t i n :1 c J t h s a t t i t :.J d e u n t i 1
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the: g ro u n d and c ~ p l o d e on i ~ ~ a c t . Tl1e f i n ~ l nose down
altitudr a p p e a r e d t o start al lUl l t 5 , 0 0 0 f ( ·Ct abo, ·e t h e
g r o u n d . No a i r c r ~ f t structures o r p ~ r t s were o b s 0 rv e d
de p n r t i n ~ : t h e a i r c r .'1 [ t u n t i 1 t h e t i r.1 t' o f i r.1 p a. c. t • The: r e
was no visible fire o r f l n c 1 ~ ~ U l l t i l t l1e i n s t a 1 1 t u f
i mp ac t wi t l t t h e g r 0 u n d .
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OFFICE OF THE ASSOCIATE AHORNEY GENERAL
WASHINGTON 0 C 20530
Hr. Alan J . ~ v e b e r m nIndependent Research Assoc ia tes
6 Bleecker St ree tNew York New York 100 1 ?
Dear Mr. \veberman:
Ff 9 9
Re : Kenneth Gordon
Burnst ine
This i s to advise you Lhat your admin is t r a t ive appea l
Lo Lhe Assoc ia te Attorney General from Lhe ac t ion by theFedera l Bureau o f Inves t iga t ion on yourr eques t for informat ion from the f i l e s of the Department o f
J u s t i c e was rece ived by th i s Office on January 29 1979.
This Office has a s ubs t a n t i a l backlog of pending appea ls
rece ived pr io r to yours and a shor tage of a t to rneys . In ana t lempt to af ford each appe l l an t equal and impar t i a l t rea tmenl
we have adopLed a gene ra l pra c t i c e of ass igning appea ls toOff ice a t to rneys in the approximate orde r of r e c e ip t . Your
appea l has been ass igned number 9-0263. Please mention t h i snumber in any fu tu re correspondence with t h i s Office concerning
Lhis s pe c i f i c appeal .
\Je w i l l no t i f y you o f the dec i s ion o f the Associa te
Attorney General on your appea l as soon as we can. The
necess i ty of th i s delay i s r e 3 re t t e d and your cont inuing
cour l e sy i s apprec ia ted .
Sincere ly}
( f'Jc,;( / _ : : ~Jan ice Ac.lamY Adminis t ra t ive SLaff AssisLanL
6 f f i c e o f Pr ivacy and InformaLionAppeals
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OFF ICE OF THE ASSOCI TE TIORNEY GENERAL
WA SHINGTON, D.C. 20530
Hr . Alan J . Weberman
Independent Research Associates
6 Bleecker S t r ee t
New York , New York 10012
Dear Mr . Weberman :
MhK I I 9
Re : Appeal No . 9-0263
You appealed from the ac t ion o f the Federal Bureau o fInves t iga t ion on your r eques t for access to records pe r ta in ing
to Kenneth Gordon Burns t ine .
After care fu l cons idera t ion o f your appea l , I havedec ided to af f i rm the i n i t i a l ac t ion in t h i s case. ~ r r Burns t i ne i s the subjec t o f seven Bureau main f i l e s - - I n t e r s t a t eTranspor ta t ion o f Sto len Proper ty , Narcot ics Matter , Obst ruc
t i on o f Jus t i ce , Nat ional Bankruptcy Act , Unlawful F l igh t toAvoid Prosecut ion , Obst ruc t ion o f Court Orders and ResearchMatter - - and i s a l luded to br i e f l y in s i x o the r f i l e s , t hesub jec t s o f which are other ind iv idua l s o r o rgan iza t ions . In
these l a t t e r ins tances , you were furn i shed only those p o r t i o n so f t he f i l e s which pe r t a i n t o .t 1r . Burns t i ne .
Cer ta in of t he mater ia ls pe r ta in ing to Mr. Burns t ine
are c l a s s i f i e d and I am af f i rming the den ia l o f access to themon the bas is o f 5 U. S . C. 552 b) 1). These mater ia l s have beenr e f e r r ed to the Department Review Committee fo r review anddetermina t ion whether they warrant cont inued c l a s s i f i c a t i onunder Execut ive Order 12065 . You \ l i l l be not i f i ed i t he
Committee s f i na l dec is ion r e s u l t s in the dec l a s s i f i c a t i on o f
any in format ion . Other mater ia ls were proper ly withheld fromyou pursuant to 5 U. S . C. 552 b) (3) , 7) (C) and 7) D) . These
pe r t a i n to ma te r ia l exempted from r e l ease by s t a t u t e grandju ry matters) and to inves t iga to ry records compiled fo r lawenforcement purposes , t he r e l ease of which would , r espec t ive ly ,c ons t i t u t e an unwarranted invas ion of the persona l pr ivacy o ft h i r d pa r t i e s , in some ins tances by revea l ing an i nves t i ga t i ve
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i n t e r e s t in them on the pa r t of t he F.B . I . and disc lose thei d e n t i t i e s of con f iden t i a l sources . Names of Bureau agents
and other government personnel were a l so exc i sed on the bas i s
of 5 U .S .C. 552 b) 7) C). None of the m ate r i a l being withhe ld
i s appropr ia te for di sc re t ionary re lease .
In response to your l e t t e r of January 23, 1979, p lea se
be advised t ha t a l l documents regarding Mr. Burns t ine and the
Eo Jbs \ct T. Jcrc includeG in t 1c do:::=umer t3 ycu ~ l : J 1 J C 2 l r c : ~ d yrece ived . Regarding the r epor t dated December 10, 1971, a tFor t Lauderdale , the informat ion wi thhe ld from you was proper ly
done so pursuan t to 5 U.S.C. 552 b) 7 ) C) . Regarding a r e po r t
on the a l l eged misconduct of an unnamed o f f i c i a l , it would beimproper to conf irm or deny t he i d e n t i t y of t h i s o f f i c i a l[5 U.S.C. 552 b) 7) C)] .
J u d i c i a l review of y ac t i on on t h i s appeal i s a va i l a b l e
to you in the United Sta t e s D i s t r i c t Court for the j u d i c i a ld i s t r i c t in which you r e s ide or have your pr i nc i pa l place of
bus iness , or in the D i s t r i c t of Columbia, which i s a l so wherethe records you seek are loca ted .
S incere ly ,
Michael J . EganAssociate At torney General
By: I
? t ' : ( Iuinlan J . Shea, Jr. D irec to r
f f ice of P r i v ~ c y ~ n d J n f o r ~ t i n n ~ p ~ P ~ l s
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'l lniteb ~ t a t e ~ Jlep rtnunt of m ~ t i c eOFI-ICE Or T E ASSOCIATE ATTORNEY GENERAL
WASH INGTON D.C . 0530
Mr. Alan J . Weberman .Independent e ~ e a r c h Assoc1atcs6 Bleecker S t r ee tNew York New York 10012
Re: Kenneth Gordan Bums t ine
Dear r . Weberman:
This i s to advise you t ha t your admi n i s t r a t i ve appea lto the Associa te Attorney General from the ac t ion by theDrug Enforcement Adminis t ra t1on on your
r eques t fo r in format ion from the f i l e s o f the Departmen..t o fJ us t i c e was rece ived by th i s Off ice on Novemher 16 1979 .
This Off ice has a s ubs t an t i a l backlog of pending appeals
rece ived pr i o r to yours and a shor tage of a t to rneys . In ana t tempt to a f fo rd each appe l lan t equal and impar t ia l t rea tment
we have adopted a genera l prac t i ce o f ass igning appeals to
Off ice a t to rneys in the approximate orde r of rece ip t . Yourappea l has been ass igned number 9-2426. Please mention t h i s
number in any fu ture correspondence with t h i s Off ice concern ingt h i s spec i f i c appeal .
We w i l l n o t i fy you of the deci s ion of the Assoc ia te
Attorney General on yo ur appeal as soon as we can. Thenecess i ty of t h i s delay i s r e g re t t e d and your cont inuing
cour te sy i s apprec ia ted .
S incere ly
_ J ~ f : c - ; ~ ~ ~Adminis t ra t ive S t a f f Ass i s tan t
Off ice o f Pr ivacy and Informat ionAppeals
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runiteb ~ t n t g IDcpnrtmrnt of u t ~ t l c eOH IC[ OF TH[ ASSOCIATI I IORN[Y G[N[RAL
A IIIINC ION . I l l l5 JO
Mr Alan J WebermanIndependent Research Associates6 Bleecker St ree t Re: Kenneth Gordon Burnst ineNew York, New York 10012
Dear Mr Weberman :
This s Lo :1dvisc you LhaL your administ.:raLivc appealLo Lhc Associate AtLorl )ey Ce11crnl from the act ion by theDrug Enforcement Adrninlstrat1on on your
rcqucs t [or in formn Lion [rom Llw I i les o I Lhe DC par lliiC n L o Iu ~ L i c e w a ~ rcceiveu by th i s Office on November 16, 1979.
This Office has a subs tan t ia l backloe of pending appea l sreceived pr ior to yours and a shor tage of at torneys. In anaLLempt Lo afford each appel l ant equal and impar t ia l t reatment ,we have adopted a general pract ice of ass igning appeals toOffice at torneys in the approximate order of receipt Yourappeal has been assigned number 80-0164 Please mention t h i s
number in any future correspondence with th is Office concerningth is spec i f ic appeal
We wil l not i fy you of the dec i s ion of the AssociateAttorney General on your appeal as soon as we can. The
necess i ty of this delay i s regre t ted and your continuin gcour tesy i s apprecia ted
a iccA minis t ra t ive Sta f f Assis tant
I f i ce of Privacy and InformationAppcnls
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IN EPEN ENT RES IEARCH SSOCI TESt i BLEECKER STREET NEW YORK CITY IOJ 2 PHONE: AJ WEBERMAN 21:?) 477 6 43
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. . ,CENTR L INTELLIGENCE GENCY
WASHINGTON . D C 2 5 5
A. J . WebermanIndependent Research
Associates6 Bleecker StreetNew York, NY 10012
Dear Mr . Weberman:
4 JliN I · ? J
This i s in response to a re fe r ra l to this Agency by the
FBI concerning one of your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)requests. Specif ical ly, you wrote to the Bureau on 14 July1978 asking for data on Kenneth Gordon Burnstine.
The item referred was an Agency cable dated 13 June1974. I t is being denied in toto under the exemptionprovisions of subsections b) l ) , b) 3) , and b) 6) of theFOIA. An explanation of the appl icabi l i ty of these exemptionsi s explained in an enclosure.
The above decision was made by Mr. Robert E. Owen, O
Information Review Officer. As specif ied in the FOIA, I am
advising you of your r ight to appeal th is decision byaddressing your appeal to the CIA Information Review Com-
mittee, via the undersigned.
Thank you for your patience and consideration while we
were processing your request .
Enclosure
Sincerely,
~ w . ~ ~George W. OwensInformation and Privacy Coordinator
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. . .EXPL\"l/\TION OF IX:EMPTIONS
FREEIDI OF INFOR v /\T ION ACT:
(b) (1)
(b) ( 2)
(b) (3)
(b) (4)
(b) (5)
(b) (6)
(b) (7)
applies to material which is properly classifiedpursuant to an Executive order in the interest ofnational defense or foreign policy;
applies to information which pertains solely to
the internal rules cmd practices of the Agency;
applies to the Director s statutory obligationsto protect from disclosure intelligence sources andmethods, as well as the organization, functions,names, official t i t les salaries or numbers of personnel employed by the Agency, in accord with theNational Security Act of 1947 and the CIA Act of1949, respectively;
applies to infonnation such as trade secrets andcormnercial or financial infonnation obtained from
a person on a privileged or confidential basis;
applies to inter- and intra-agency memoranda whichare advisory in nature;
applies to information release of which would con-sti tute an WlWarranted invasion of the personal privacy of other inc ividuals; mel
applies to investigatory records, release of whichcould (C) constitute an un\v'arranted invasion ofthe personal privacy of others, (D) disclose the
identity of a confidential source, (E) discloseinvestigative teclmiques and procedures, or (F)endanger the l ife or physical safety of lawenforcement personnel.
PRIVACY ACT:
(b)
j ) (1)
(k) (1)
(k) s)
applies to information concerning other individualswhich may not be released without their hiTitten consent;
applies to polygraph records; docUJJlents or segregableport ions of docunents, re 1e:JSC of which h'Oulcl discloseintelligence sources and methods, including names ofcertain Agency employees and org<mizational components;and, doctnnents or infonnation provided by foreigngovernments
applies to infonnation and material properly classified pursuant an Executive order in the interest ofnational clefense or foreign policy; ancl
applies to investigatory material compiled solelyfor the purpose of dctennining sui.tabiJity, eli.gibil i ty , or qualifications for Federal civil ianemployment, or access to classified information,
release of which ' oulcl disclose a confidential source.
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
WASHINGTON D C 2 0 50 5
19 JUt 9 9
A. J . WebermanIndependent Research Associates6 Bleecker Stree tNew York Y 10012
Dear Mr . Weberman:
Your l e t t e r of 8 June 1979 was received on 14 June1979. Arrangements wil l be made for consideration of yourappeal by the Information Review Committee.
s you may be aware we have a backlog of over 300similar appeals . In order to process these appeals in themost equitable manner poss ible we have adopted the policyof handling the appeals on a f i rs t - received f i r s t -out
basis . Please be ass ured however tha t your appeal wil l beprocessed as quickly as possible. You wil l be advised onthe outcome as soon as our processing has been completed .
Sincerely ~ f LJ. . Geor ge W Owens ~
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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