NSA/CSS FOIA Appeal Authority (DC34)
National Security Agency, 9800 Savage Road STE 6248
Fort Meade, MD 20755-6248

Dear NSA/CSS FOIA Appeal Authority:

Louis F Giles wrote in his 23 September 2005 FOIA appeal letter seen at http://www.prosefights.org/nmlegal/nsa/nsa10232005/nsa.htm

Any person denied access to information may file an appeal to the NSA/CSS Freedom of Information Act Appeal Authority. The appeal must be postmarked no later than 60 calendar days after the date of the denial letter.

Mr Giles wrote

Some of the information withheld was found to be currently and properly classified in accordance with Executive Order 12958, as amended. This information meets the criteria for classification as set forth in Subparagraph (c) of Section 1.4 and remains classffied SECRET as provided in Section 1.2 of the Executive Order. The information is classified because its disclosure could reasonably be expected to cause serious damage to the national security.

I believe that the withheld material is improperly classified.

Executive Order 12958 seen at http://www.fas.org/sgp/clinton/eo12958.html allows evaluation that "information is classified in violation of this order" under Sec. 3.2(c)

In event that Director of the Information Security Oversight agrees with my contention, then I ask that NSA send the currently withheld documents to me.

I ask that NSA respond to this appeal within the promised 20 days.

William H. Payne
13015 Calle de Sandias NE
Albuquerque, NM 87111
bpayne37@comcast.net
505-292-7037