Getting the FBI Files on the Tobacco Institute

Now that the Tobacco Institute no longer officially exists, you may wish to ask for the FBI Files on TI.

[Note: This does not constitute legal advice. Do not rely on this letter for legal purposes. Consult an attorney if you have any legal questions pertaining to your own specific situation. This form letter provided for reference purposes only.]

YOUR ADDRESS

TODAY'S DATE

Federal Bureau of Investigation
Attn: Freedom of Information - Privacy Act Unit
Office of Public and Congressional Affairs
935 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20535-0000 USA

Gentlemen:

This is a request for records under the Freedom of Information Act concerning THE TOBACCO INSTITUTE.

I request a copy of all records about this organization which are at the FBI. This includes (but is not limited to) documents, reports, memoranda, letters, bulkies, ELSUR (electronic surveillance) records and indices, Official and Confidential files, Personal and Confidential Files, electronic files, database references, "do not file" files, and other miscellaneous files and index citations relating to the subject in other files (i.e., "see also" references). I would like the ELSUR indices searched. In terms of which indices to search, please interpret this request broadly. This organization has been in existance for many decades, so please search your central general indices and not just the more recent computer indices.

PLEASE SEND ME ALL MAIN FILES AND CROSS-REFERENCES, AND THE SEARCH SLIP. I WANT ALL CROSS REFERENCES.

FOIA regulations provide that if some material is properly exempt from mandatory disclosure, all segregable portions must be released. If the requested material is released with deletions, I ask that each deletion be marked to indicate the exemption(s) being claimed to authorize each particular withholding. Also, I ask that your agency exercise its discretion to release records which may be technically exempt, but where withholding serves no important public interest.

I agree to pay reasonable costs associated with search and reproduction of the requested records up to a maximum of $25 without my further permission. [MENTION HERE IF YOU ARE A PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL, A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE MEDIA, AN EDUCATOR, OR A COMMERCIAL ENTITY.]

Thank you for your assistance.

Sincerely,

YOUR NAME
YOUR PHONE NUMBER

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