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Hardy Letter to Charlie Savage of the New York Times, Declining FOIA Request to Release 20 Emails between Blair and Duffey Whistleblower Complaint on Ukraine (Kelly Smith, comp.) 1 (1/3/2020)

handle is hein.presidents/usgvtwht0274 and id is 1 raw text is: EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE RESIDENT OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET WASHINGTON, D. C 20$03 January 3, 2020 Mr. Charlie Savage The New York Times 1627 I Street NW Washington. DC 20006 Sent via email: @ RE: New York Times Co. et al. v. Office of Management and Budger, 19-cv-03562 (DDC) Dear Mr. Savage: This is an interim response to your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) received on September 26, 2019, seeking all email correspondence between Michael Duffey and Robert Blair from May I to the present. OMB assigned your FOIA request tracking number 2019-486, In accordance with the Joint Status Report filed in this mauer dated December 13, 2019, OMB conducted a search for communications between Michael Duffey and Robert Blair from May I to October 9, 2019, and identified a total of 20 responsive documents., consisting of 40 pages, excluding those not related to the Ukraine-matter. All 20 documents are being withheld in full pursuant to FOIA Exemption 5, 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(5). Exemption 5 protects both deliberative and presidential communications, the disclosure of which would inhibit the frank and candid exchange ol views that is necessary for effective government decision-mnaking. Please note that because your request is in litigation, your administrative appellate rights are now moot. If you have an1V questions about this interim response please contact Rebecca Cutri-Kohart at (202) or Sine rely, Dionne Hardy FOIA Officer

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