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Dear Ms. Bailey:

United States Department of State

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I refer to our" letter dated December 17, 2015 regarding the release of certain Department of State records under the Freedom of Information Act (the "FOIA"), 5 U.S.C. § 552.

We have completed the review of the 126 remaining records retrieved from the Office of the Legal Adviser. We have determined that 47 may be released in full, 45 may be released with excisions, and 34 must be withheld in full.

We have completed the review of the three remaining records retrieved from the Office of the Under Secretary for Management. We have determined that all three may be released with excisions.

We have completed the review of the four remaining records retrieved from the Bureau of Legislative Affairs. We have determined that all four may be released with excisions.

We have completed the review of the 13 remaining records retrieved from the Bureau of Administration. We have determined that 2 may be released in full, 6 may be released with excisions, and 5 must be withheld in full.

All of the material withheld in full is exempt under FOIA Exemption 5, 5 U.S.C. § 552 (b)(5). An enclosure explains the FOIA exemptions and other grounds for withholding material. Where we have 'made excisions, the applicable FOIA


exemptions are marked on each document.

This completes our processing of this request. If you have any questions, please contact Trial Attorney Lisa Ann Olson at (202) 514-5633 or lisaolson@usdoj. gov.

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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Exemptions (5 USC 5521 (b)(l) Withholding specifically authorized under an Executive Order in the interest of national defense or foreign policy, and properly classified.

Executive Order 12958, as amended, Classification Categories: i.4(a) Military plans, systems or operations 1.4(b) Foreign government information 1.4( c) Intelligence activities, sources or methods, or cryptology 1.4( d) Foreign relations or foreign activities of the US including confidential sources 1.4(e) SCientific, technological or economic matters relating to national security,

including defense against transnational terrorism 1.4(f) USG programs for safeguarding nuclear materials or facilities 1.4(g) Vulnerabilities or capabilities of systems, installations, infrastructures, projects,

plans or protection services relating to US national security, including defense against transnational terrorism

1.4(h) Information on weapons of mass destruction

(b)(2) Related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency. (b)(3) Specifically exempted from disclosure by statute (other than section 552b of TItle 5), e.g.:

INA Immigration and Nationality Act, Title 8 USC Section 1202(f) , CIA Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, Title SO USC Section 403(g) ARMEX Arms Export Control Act, Title 22 USC 2778(e) EXPORT Export Administration Act of 1979, SO App. USC 2411(c)(l)

(b)(4) Privileged/confidential trade secrets, commercial or finandal infonnation from a person. (b)(5) Interagency or intra-agency communications forming part of the deliberative process,

attorney dient privilege. or attorney work product. (b)(6) Release would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. (b)(7) Information compiled for law enforcement purposes that would:

(A) Interfere with enforcement proceedings. (8) Deprive a person of a fair trial. (C) Constitute an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. (D) Disclose confidential sources. (E) Disclose investigation techniques. (F) Endanger life or physical safety of any individual.

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Privacy Act Grounds for Witholding (5 USC 552a) (d)(S) InforTnation compiled in reasonable antiCipation of a Civil action proceeding. (j)(1) OA records. (j)(2) Enforcement of criminal law, inclu,ding efforts to prevent, control, or reduce crime or apprehend

criminals, except records of arrest (k)('1) Oassified pursuant to E.O. 12958 in the interest of national defense or foreign policy such as

intelligence sources and methods. (k)(2) Investigatory material compiled for law enforcement purposes. (k)(3) Regarding protective services to the President of the US or other individual pursuant to Title 18, USC,

Section 3056. (k)( 4) Required by statute to be maintained and used solely as statistical records. , (k)(S) Investigatory material complied solely for the purpose of determining suitability eligibility or

qualifications for Federal civilian employment or for access to classified information, the disclosure of which would reveal the identity of the person who furnished information pursuant to a promise that his identity would be held in confidence. .

(k)(6) Testing or exam material used to determine individual qualifications for appointment or promotion in ~ Federal service, the release of which would compromise the testing or exam proce~s.

(k)(7) Material used to determine potential for promotion in the armed services. pp Information about another person or persons which does not constitute a record about the requester

as defined in the access provision of the Privacy Act. (section (d) (l)) and which may not be released except pursuant to a written request or with the prior written'consent of the person or persons conce~ned (section (b». •

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Chainnan House of Representatives Select Committee on Benghazi 1036 Longworth House Office Building Washington, D.C. 20515-6157

Dear Chairman Gowdy:

Thank for your letter dated December 2,2014. I have referred it to the State Deparunent, whjch will be responding to your request, as it is in a position to produce any responsive cmails.

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Visek, Richard C Monday, September 29, 2014 11:31 AM Macmanus, Joseph E Duval, Catherine S Dear rep.docx Dear rep.docx

Joe -I think we have the clearances we need. let us know if you want to meet briefly before finalizing. Regards, Rich

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(REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~ BY EMAIL

Honorable Patrick F. Kennedy Under Secretary of State for Management U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520

Dear Under Secretary Kennedy:

Thank you for your letter to me dated March 23, 2015. I am fonner Secretary Clinton's personal counsel and have been designated by her to respond to your letter. This will confinn receipt of your letter and agreement to the conditions described therein.

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: To:

Thursday, July 09, 2015 2:56 PM 'Turner, Katherine'

Subject: RE: Letter

Katherine -

Thank you for the confirmation, which I will relay to the Under Secretary's office.

Regards, IRELEASE IN FULQ

Rich

Richard C. Vlsek Deputy Legal Adviser Office of the Legal Adviser U.S. Department of State

(REVIEW AUTHORITY : Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewed

From: Turner, Katherine [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 2:08 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: FW: Letter

Rich-

I can confirm completion of the steps in this letter. Thanks.

Katherine Turner Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-5487 I (F) 202-434-5029 [email protected] I www.wc.com/kturner

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redlrect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:46 PM To: Kendall, David; Turner, Katherine Subject: Letter

Mr. Kendall/Ms. Turner;

Attached is a letter from Under Secretary Kennedy concerning an upgrade of some of Secretary Clinton's e-mails.

An original copy will be delivered to your office tomorrow, July 1.

Please acknowledge receipt.

Regards,

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Visek, Richard C Monday, December 22, 2014 11:50 AM Mcleod, Mary; Keller, Andrew N FW: Document Request -- Select Committee on Benghazi DKimbaliletter re Documents 12.2.14.pdf

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From: Kendall, David (mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 22, 201411:15 AM To: Visek, Richard Cj Duval, catherine S Subject: FW: Document Request -- Select Committee on Benghazi

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Dear Rich and Kate:

I have received the attached letter from Chairman Gowdy seeking documents relating to Secretary Clinton during her tenure as Secretary of State. I am sending this letter to you for whatever response you think is appropriate. I do not plan to respond, except to acknowledge the inquiry. I'm happy to talk at your convenience.

Best, David

From: Chipman, Dana [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 1:31 PM To: Kendall, David Cc: Kiko, Philip; Grooms, Susanne Sachsmanj Sawyer, Heather Subject: Document Request -- Select Committee on Benghazi

Mr. Kendall, please find attached a document request to enable our preparation for a hearing in 2015. We are certainly willing to discuss at your convenience. We will mail a hard copy as well.

Best regards, Dana Chipman

Dana K. Chipman Chief Counsel

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TREY GOWDY. SOUTH CAROUNA CHAIRMAN

. LYNN WESTMORELAND. GEORGIA JIM JORDAN, OHIO

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PETER ROSKAM. ILLINOIS MIKE POMPEO, KANSAS MARTHA ROSY. ALABAMA SUSAN W. BROOKS. INDIANA

PHILIP G. KIKO. STAFF DIRECTOR

Mr. David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20005

Select Committee on Benghazi 1036 Longworth House Office Building

Washington. D.C. 20515-6157 (202) 226-7100

http://benghazi.house.gov

December 2,2014

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ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS. MARVLAND RANKING MINORrTY MEMBER

ADAM SMITH. WASHINGTON ADAM B. SCHIFF. CALIFORNIA

LINDA T. SANCHEZ. CALIFORNIA TAMMY DUCKWORTH. ILLINOIS

, 13TH CONGRESS

SUSANNE SACHSMAN GROOMS. MINORIlY STAFF DIRECTOR

Dear Mr. Kendall: [REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

Thank you for your recent conversations with Committee staff regarding Secretary Hillary Clinton's appearance before the Select Committee on Benghazi.

As we prepare for Secretary Clinton's testimony, we believe there may be documents and emails from Secretary Clinton relevant to the Committee's inquiry that have not been produced to the Committee and are likely in her possession. In the most recent document production to . Congress in August 2014, the State Department, for the first time, produced emails regarding the Benghazi attack that were sent to and from the address of"[email protected]." The use of this email address could explain the relatively small number of emails attributed to Secretary Clinton produced by the Deparbnent of State relevant to our requests.

The Department was able to identify these newly produced and ostensibly newly discovered emails because those emails additionally traveled to or from an official State Department email address. However, the Department has produced only a few of these documents. The Committee is of course interested in al1 relevant emails related to the state of Libya before, during, and after the attack on September 11, 2012 regardless of whether those emails originated from official or non-official accounts. To be clear, the Committee has no interest in any emails, documents or other tangible things not related to Benghazi. But to the extent personal email was used to conduct, in any way, official duties we would request those documents, emails, and other tangible things.

The following summary will aid your understanding of what we have seen in the limited documents produced thus far.

Examples of Email Usage

In the early morning hours of September 12, 2012, the day after the attack, Sidney Blumenthal, a longtime friend of Secretary Clinton, sent an email to [email protected] regarding Libya. Sent at 12:50 a.m., this email contained the subject "H: Magariaf on attack on


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US in Libya. Sid.'" A second email, sent at 6:16 p.m. later that day, contained the subject "Fwd: more on Libya.,,2 This second email contained a 4-page document as an attachment. At the beginning of the document, in all capital letters, was the comment "THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION COMES FROM AN EXTREMELY SENSITIVE SOURCE AND SHOULD BE HANDLED WITH CARE." Later, the document reads:

Source Comment: In the opinion of this individual, Libyan security officers a1so infonned el Magariaf that the attacks had been planned for approximately one month.3

Later that night, Secretary Clinton forwarded both of these emails to Jake SuIJivan, her deputy chief of stafE She commented, "we should get this around asap.,,4 What further action was taken by Secretary Clinton or Jake Sullivan regarding this infonnation is unknown.

State Department officials also used the [email protected] address as a means to share infonnation about Benghazi with Secretary Clinton. On September 14, 2012, Cheryl Mills, Secretary Clinton's chief of staff, forwarded an article to this non-fovernment address with the subject "Fw: pretty powerful piece on standing up for diplomats." On September 15,2012, Mills again em ailed Secretary Clinton's private address, this time forwarding an article titled "US intelligence warned embassy in Egypt of concern about anti-Muslim film.,,6 The article had originally been sent from State Department Press Secretary Victoria Nul and to several high-level State Department officials, including Cheryl Mills, Jake Sullivan, Under Secretary Patrick Kennedy, and Assistant Secretary Eric Boswell, just ten minutes earlier.7 Notwithstanding that the article was sent to these individuals' official State Department email addresses, it was subsequently forwarded to Secretary Clinton's private email address. This suggests that this private address could have been used wit~ some frequency while conducting official State Department business.

Other top State Department officials also sent official communications to [email protected]. For example, on September 16,2012, the day that U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice appeared on the Sunday morning talk shows, Jake Sullivan emailed Secretary Clinton a transoript from Rice's appearance on Meet the Press, with the comment "Good.,,8 Clinton responded three minutes later from this address.9 Two weeks later

I Email from'Sidney Blumenthal to Hillary Clinton (Sept. 12,2012,12:50 a.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05622868]. 2 Email from Sidney Blumenthal to Hillary Clinton (Sept. 12,2012,6:16 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05622865]. 31d. 4 Email from Hillary Clinton to Jacob Sullivan (Sept. 12,2012,11 :26 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05622865]; Email from Hillary Clinton to JacobSullivlUl(Sept. 12,2012,11:30 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05622868]. 5 Email from Cheryl Mills to Hillary Clinton (Sept. 14,2012,5:59 a.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05622888]. 6 Email from Cheryl Mills to Hillary Clinton (Sept. 14,2012,3:50 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05622885]. 7 Email from Victoria Nuland to Jacob Sullivan, el a1. (Sept. 14, 2012, 3:40 p.m.) [Stale Dept. Document #C05622885]. 8 Email from Jacob Sullivan to Hillary Clinton (Sept. 16,20]2,2:36 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05622873]. 9 Email from Hillary Clinton to Jacob Sullivan (Sept. 16, 2012,2:39 p.m.) [State,Dept. Document #C05622873].


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Sullivan again emailedClinton.sPcrivateaddress.this time to forward the CIA's final unclassified talking points to her. 0

Secretary Clinton not only used her [email protected] address to receive iDfonnatioD, but also to email her top aides at the State Department. On September 11,2012, just minutes after the attack on the Annex took place in Benghazi, Secretary Clinton emailed Cheryl Mills, Jake Sullivan, and Victoria Nuland from her private email address regarding Ambassador Chris Stevens. She wrote:

Cheryl told me the Libyans confirmed his death. Should we announce tonight or wait until moming?lI

On September 26, 2012, Clinton emailed Jake Sullivan regarding a New York Times article. Clinton wrote:

Well, this is a stretch beyond what I said or intended, but I don't think we need to say more. Do you agree? 12

Finally, in our review of the State Department production of records, it appears that at least one other top State Department official also had a private email address at the @clintonemail.com domain address that may have been used for official business. On September 13, 2012, Secretary Clinton's official schedule for the following day was sent to nearly twenty people on private email domains. 13 One such individual was the Secretary's deputy chief of staff, with the email being sent to her .. @clintonemail.com .. address rather than an official government email address.

Given Secretary Clinton's known usage of a private email address, coupled with the paucity of documents to or from Secretary Clinton produced by the State Department, I have a reasonable belief that there may be relevant infonnation regarding Benghazi that was transmitted through private email addresses used by State Department officials, information that has not been captured or retained on State Department networks or produced to Congress.

pocument Request

As we prepare for Secretary Clinton's testimony before the Select Committee, it is imperative that we have a full picture of what iJ:}fonnation Secretary Clinton had, and what actions she took, regarding Libya. The State Department has not provided all of the requisite

10 Email from Jacob Sullivan to Hillary Clinton (Sept. 27,2012, 12:28 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05579952]. II Email from Hillary Clinton to Jacob Sullivan et a!. (Sept. 11,2012, 11:38 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05622916]. The subject of the email is "Chris Smith," the first name of Ambassador Chris Stevens and the last name of Sean Smith, the State Department Information Management Officer who also died in the attack on the Special Mission Compound. Given the fact that Smith had been declared dead hours earlier and Ambassador Stevens was missing, this email conversation was likely regarding Ambassador Chris Stevens. 12 Email from Hillary Clinton to Jacob Sullivan (Sept. 26,2012,3:30 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05561922]. 13 Email from Lona Valmoro to Lona Valmoro and S_S-Final Schedule (Sept. 13,2012,4:50 p.m.) [State Dept. Document #C05579612].


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documents on this matter, and this Committee needs access to all of Secretary Clinton's emails on these topics. Therefore, we see two potential ways for the Committee to have a full and complete account of these emails; first, to work through you, or second to work through the domain host of .. @clintonemail.com ... My strong preference is not to request production from a third-party in this matter, and I am hopeful you are able to provide the Committee the documents we need.

Therefore, please provide, as soon as possible but no later than December 31, 2014, any and all documents and communications referring or relating to a) Libya (including but not limited to Benghazi and Tripoli), andlor b) weapons located or found in, imported or brought into, andlor exported or removed from Libya, authored by, sent to, or received by the email address .. [email protected] .. between January 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012.

Accessing the private email account of individuals is not something I undertake lightly. However, given the minimal documents produced by the State Department to date on this matter and the seemingly frequent usage of this email address by Secretary Clinton, it is necessary for the Committee to take the step of asking you to produce emails that fall within the scope of the Committee's mandate.

An attachment to this Jetter provides additional information about responding to this request. When producing documents to the Committee, please deliver production sets to the Majority Staffin Room 1036 of the Longworth House Office Building, and the Minority Staffin Room B241 of the Longworth House Office Building. The production of documents should be in electronic format.

Please contact the Committee's Staff Director, Phil Kiko, at (202) 226-7100 with any questions regarding this request. I look forWard to working further with you on this matter.

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TreyGo dy Chairman

cc: The Honorable Elijah E. Cummings, Ranking Minority Member

Enclosure

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Visek, Richard C Monday, March 30, 2015 1:30 PM Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T FW: Draft Department Response to NARA/Wester Ltr. of 3/3/15 - Attachments Att. 1 Memo to Department Leadership.pdf; Att. 2 Department Notice.pdf; Att. 3 Cable to the Field.pdf; Att. 4 Clinton Letter.pdf; Att. 5 Powell Letter.pdf; Att. 6 Rice Letter.pdf; Att. 7 Albright Letter.pdf; Att. 8 Clinton Reply Letter.pdf; Att. 9 Appraisal SBU.pdf; Att. 9 Tab l.pdf; Att. 9 Tab 2.pdf

Here are the attachments that A is proposing to include with draft that I will also send.

From: Houser-Jackson, Celeste Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 4:16 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Grafe/d, Margaret P Subject: Draft Department Response to NARA/Wester Ltr. of 3/3/15 - Attachments

Mr. Visek - DAS Grafeld had asked me to provide you previously with a copy of the draft Department response to Mr. Wester's letter of March 3rd

• Attached to this email are the nine attachments mentioned in the draft response letter. Please note that attachment 9 (the appraisal report of the HRC email collection) is marked Sensitive But Unclassified. Please let us know if you have any questions.

Celeste A. Houser-Jackson, PMP Houser-JacksonCA@state .ROv Office of Global Information Services (A/GIS) OBXtek, Inc. Support Contractor Room 8024, SA·2 (202) 261-8401 (x48401), FAX (202) 663-2228

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Dear Mr. Kendall,

UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE

FOR MANAGEMENT

WASHINGTON

MAR '- 3 2015

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.REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia. Senior Reviewe~

I am writing in reference to the approximately 55,000 pages of electronic mail that were identified as potential federal records and produced on behalf of former Secretary Clinton to the Department of State on December 5,2014 in response to its request for assistance under the Federal Records Act.

We understand that Secretary Clinton would like to continue to retain copies of the documents to assist her in responding to congressional and related inquiries regarding the documents and her tenure as head of the Department. The Department has consulted with the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and believes that permitting Secretary Clinton continued access to the documents is in the public in~erest as it will help promote informed discussion. Accordingly, Secretary Clinton may retain copies of the documents provided that: access is limited to Secretary Clinton and those directly assisting her in responding to such inquiries; steps are taken to safeguard the documents against loss or unauthorized access; the documents are not released without written authorization by the Department; and there is agreement to return the documents to the Department upon request. Additionally, following NARA's counsel, we ask that, to the extent the documents are stored electronically, they continue to 'be preserved in their electronic format. In the event that State Department reviewers determine that any document or documents is/are classified, additional steps will be required to safeguard and protect the information. Please note that if Secretary Clinton wishes to release any document or portion thereof, the Department must approve such release and first review the document for information that may be protected from disclosure for privilege, privacy or other reasons.

Mr. David E. Kendall, Esq., Williams & Connolly LLP,

725 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.


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I would appreciate it if the Secretary or her designee would confirm agreement to the conditions described above in writing as soon as possible.

Very truly yours,

rp~rr.. Patrick F. Kennedy


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Turner, Katherine <[email protected]> Thursday, July 09, 2015 2:08 PM

To: Visek, Richard C Su"ject: FW: Letter Attachments: 2015_06_3o_18_ 40_23.pdf

Rich-[RELEASE IN FULLI


Katherine Turner REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia. Senior Review~

Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-54811 (F) 202-434-5029 [email protected] 1 www:wc.comLkturner

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://reclirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:46 PM To: Kendall, David; Turner, Katherine Subject: Letter





Regards,


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Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T I@LEASE IN FULLI Tuesday, June 23, 2015 10:00 AM Starr, Gregory B Bashnan, Wendy A; Visek, Richard C FW: Letter June 22 letter to Kennedy.pdf; 2015_06_19_16_53_50.pdf

As you are aware, we have been dealing with the turnover of former Secretary Clinton's e-mails. In the first tranche of e-mails there was one that was subsequently classified. We so advised Mrs. Clinton's lawyer who in turn advised us that he had received preservation requests from the Select Committee on Benghazi and the IGs from State and the IC and so needed to keep the e-mail.

The U/S write back (6/19/15) letter asking for a POC with whom Department could work to ensure that the e-mail (and any subsequently upgraded e-mails were being secured appropriately. The June 22 letter provides the name of the POCo

Please ask the appropriate OS subject matter experts to contact Ms. Turner to arrange for appointment to do a thorough security review to include physical security of area/safe in which document/electronic versions are being kept, who has access to the area/safe, do those individuals have appropriate clearances, when the electronic version is uploaded on a computer is it a stand-alone computer, when the disk/thumb drive is removed is any residual information deleted from the computer and any other appropriate questions.

This review/Inspection needs to be carried out as soon as possible.

Please keep me in the loop re appointment timing and results of the inspection.

Thanks you.

Regards,


From: Kendall, David [mallto:DKendal/@wc.com] Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 4:46 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: Letter

Dear Ms. Austin-Ferguson:

REVIEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I Reviewer I

Attached please find a letter to Mr. Kennedy, responding to his letter to me dated June 19,2015.

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Sincerely,

David E. Kendall

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-5145 I (F) 202-434-5029 [email protected] I www.wc.com/dkendall

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 5:16 PM To: Kendall, David Subject: Letter

Dear Mr. Kendall-

Attached is a letter for your attention. The original sent to you separately.

Regards,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant M Department of State Tel: 202-647-1501 .



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friday, May 22, 2015 1:26 PM Duval, Catherine S; Evers, Austin R

Subject: Attachments:

FW: Letter for your immediate attention - Corrected Copy - Date added 2015_0S_22_12_32_07.pdf

[RELEASE IN FULL!

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22,2015 12:35 PM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter for your immediate attention - Corrected Copy - Date added

Mr. Kendall/Ms. Turner-

Please disregard the previous e-mail with its attachment. The letter attached to this e-mail is the official letter.

Regards,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant M iREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer]

Department of State Tel: 202-647-1501

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22,2015 12:28 PM To: '[email protected]'; 'kturner@wc,com' Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter for your immediate attention

Dr. Mr. Kendall/Ms. Turner

Attached is a letter for your immediate attention. An original copy will be sent via mail.

Please acknowledge receipt ofthis e-mail.

Regards,


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David E. Kendall, Esq. Williams & Connolly LLP 725 ] 2th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005


FOR MANAGEMENT

WASHINGTON

MAY 22 2015

IRELEASE IN FULLI

Dear Mr. Kendall: IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~

I am writing in reference to the following e-mail that is among the approximately 55,000 pages that were identified as potential federal records and produced on behalf of former Secretary Clinton to the Department of State on December 5, 2014: E-mail forwarded by Jacob Sullivan to Secretary Clinton on November 18,2012 at 8:44 pm (Subject: Fw: FYI- Report of arrests -possible Benghazi connection). .

Please be advised that today the above referenced e-mail, which previously was unclassified, has been classified as "Secret" pursuant to Section 1.7(d) of Executive Order 13526 in connection with a review and release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In order to safeguard and protect the classified infonnation, I ask - consistent with my letter to you dated March 23, 2015 - that you, Secretary Clinton and others assisting her in responding to congressional and related inquiries coordinate in taking the steps set forth below. A copy ofthe document as redacted under the FOIA is attached to assist you in your search.

Electronic Records

I) Consistent with my March 23 letter, and to the extent the documents are stored electronically, please copy onto a digital video disc (DVD) or compact disc (CD) the approximately 55,000 pages. If available, the Department would ask that the documents be provided in native electronic fonnat with the associated metadata. These steps are in accordance with counsel we have received from the National Archives and Records Administration.

2) Once the copy has been made place the disc(s) in a brown envelope, seal it, address it to Richard Visek, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., and mark the word "SECRET" on the outside of that envelope. Once that is done, please notify us and we will pick up the envelope from your office.

Non-Electronic Copies

1) Please locate any non-electronic copies of the classified document in your possession.

2) Place any copies of the document that you locate in a brown envelope, seal it, address it to Richard Visek, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., and mark the word "SECRET" on the outside of that envelope. Once that is done, please notify us and we will pick up the envelope from your office.


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Finally, please note that the classification of this document pursuant to Executive Order 13526, Section 1. 7( d), does not in itself indicate that any person previously acted improperly with respect to the document or the information contained therein.

If you should have any questions regarding the steps set forth above, please contact Richard Visek in the Office of the Legal Adviser. In the meantime, I ask that you confirm receipt of this letter as soon as possible.

Very truly yours,

~~ Patrick F. Kennedy


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Visek, Richard C Monday, March 23, 2015 8:05 PM 'Kendall, David' FW: Letter to Mr. David Kendall 201S_03_23_18_3338.pdf

Dear David - Please find attached a letter from U/S Kennedy. Regards, Rich

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IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~

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From: Kennedy, Patrick F Sent: To:

Monday, March 23, 2015 8:02 PM Visek, Richard C

Cc: Bishop, Melissa A Subjed: Attachments:

FW: Letter to Mr. David Kendall 2015_03_23_18_33_ 48.pdf

e-mail fine

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 7:58 PM To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Bishop, Melissa A Subject: Fw: Letter to Mr. David Kendall

Is it ok if I forward this to Kendall by email? Regards, Rich

From: Purnell, Shirley V Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 06:34 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: Letter to Mr. David Kendall

[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

,

IRELEASE IN FUL


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fyi

From: Visek, Richard C

Visek, Richard C Monday, March 23, 2015 8:07 PM Evers, Austin R; Bair, James P; Prosser, Sarah E McLeod, Mary FW: Letter to Mr. David Kendall [RELEASE IN FULLI 2015_03_23_18_33_ 48.pdf

Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 8:05 PM To: 'Kendall, David' Subject: FW: Letter to Mr. David Kendall


[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~

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Margaret P. Grafeld

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Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Information Services Bureau of Administration U.S. Department of State SA-2, Suite 8000 515 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20522-0208

Dear Ms. Grafeld:

I am in receipt of your letter of April 2, 2015, responding to the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) formal request of March 3, 2015, that you provide us with the report required in 36 CFR 1230.14 concerning the potential alienation of Federal email records created and received by former Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton.

I appreciate the details you have provided to date; however, recognizing that the situation continues to be fluid, there are currently two major questions or concerns that the Department needs to address.

First, in your response you described and forwarded key policy directives issued by the Department in 2014, on records management in general, including specific guidance related to the management of email and other electronic records of senior agency officials. Related to these policies, I am requesting additional infonnation on how the Department implemented these directives with senior officials. More specifically, we would like to understand the specific training, procedures, and other controls the Department employed to ensure the key directives were implemented. This will allow NARA to evaluate whether there are appropriate safeguards in place to prevent the alienation of records from occuning in the future.

Second, as we have discussed, I would like to reiterate our request that the Department contact the representatives of fonner Secretary Clinton to secure the native electronic versions with associated metadata of the approximately 55,000 hard copy pages of emails provided to the

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Department. If the Department is unable to obtain the electronic versions of these messages from Secretary Clinton, I am requesting that the Department inquire with the internet service or email provider of former Secretary Clinton, and also of former Secretary Powell, with regard to whether it is still possible to retrieve the email records that may still be present on their servers. As stated in the OMBINARA M-12-18 Managing Government Records Directive, Federal agencies are required by the end of 20 16 to maintain all electronic records, including email.in their native electronic format to facilitate active use and future access.

I am aware that there are multiple ongoing inquiries into the details of this case, including by Congressional oversight committees and the Department's Inspector General, which may already be addressing the requests that I have made. I would therefore appreciate continuing updates on the current status of these activities to the extent possible, particularly where the investigations may reveal that the collection Secretary Clinton provided to the Department is incomplete. I also look forward to receiving copies of the final reports of all such investigations, as well as the Department's plans for corrective action. This documentation will assist us in understanding this situation and the Department plans to ensure a comparable situation will not happen in the future.

In closing, I would like to convey my appreciation for the Department's efforts in following up with the representatives of the. former Secretary on the many concerns that have surfaced in the past several months. We share many of the Department's concerns and stand ready to provide advice when needed on the records management issues that arise.

I look forward to receiving your response and appreciate your continued attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

7/,./ ~ :;V'~ PAUL M. WESTER, JR. •

Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government

cc: Ambassador Patrick F. Kennedy Under Secretary for Management

Senior Agency Official for Records Management U.S. Department of State Washington, DC 20520


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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: To: Subject:

Thursday, July 09, 2015 2:57 PM Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Wilkins, Frank E FW: Letter

Attachments: 2015_06_30_18AO_23.pdf

See below in response to attached.

From: Turner, Katherine [mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 2:08 PM To: Visek, Richard C

IRE LEASE IN FULLI

Subject: FW: Letter [REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

Rich-


Katherine Turner WI/IIams & Connolly lLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-5487 I (F) 202-434-5029 [email protected] I www.wc.com/kturner

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:46 PM To: Kendall, David; Turner, Katherine Subject: Letter





Regards,


This message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain Information'that is privileged and confidential. If you have received this message in error, please do not read, use, copy, distribute, or disclose the contents of the

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message and any attachments. Instead, please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender Immediately. Thank you.


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SBU This email is UNCLASSIFIED.


Visek, Richard C Friday, June 19, 2015 12:17 PM Evers, Austin R FW: M Ittr Kennedy Letter.pdf; june18.docx

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(REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer

Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 9:25 AM To: Starr, Gregory B; Frifield, Julia E; Macmanus, Joseph E; Grafeld, Margaret P; Duval, Catherine S Cc: Austin~Ferguson, Kathleen T; Prosser, Sarah E Subject: M Ittr

AII- Pat wants to send the attached letter today. Please let me know if you have any edits. The incoming is attached. Regards, Rich


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MAR 0 3 2015

Margaret P. Grafeld

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'Deputy Assistant Secretary for Global Infonnation Services Bureau of Administration U.S. Department of State SA-2, Suite 8000 515 22nd Street, NW Washington, DC 20522-0208

Dear Ms. Grafeld:

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is concerned with the events outlined in the March 2,2015, New York Times article by Michael S. Schmidt regarding the potential alienation of Federal email records created or received by fonner Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. The article also suggests potential issues with the Federal email records created or received by fonner Secretaries of State dating back to Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.

Based on this article and other news reports, NARA is concerned that Federal records may have been alienated from the Department of State's official recordkeeping systems.

Pursuant to your Department's responsibilities under 44 U.S.C. Chapter 31 and NARA's authorities in 44 U.S.C. Chapter 29, we request that the Department of State explore this matter and provide NARA a report of how these records were managed and the current status of these records.

We request that you provide us with a report as required and described in 36 CFR 1230.14 within 30 days of the date of this letter.

If Federal records have been alienated, please describe all measures the Department has taken, or expects to take, to retrieve the alienated records. Please also include a description of all safeguards established to prevent records alienation incidents from happening in the future. Please also provide NARA all guidance and directives disseminated within the Department that address the management of email records, including those records created using personal email accounts.

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If you are unable to provide a report within 30 days, please provide us with an interim report indicating what actions you have taken and when you expect to submit a final report.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Sincerely,

~~~~ PAUL M. WESTER, JR. • Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government

cc: Ambassador Patrick F. Kennedy Under Secretary for Management Senior Agency Official for Records Management U.S. Department of State Washington, DC 20520


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Pis review.


Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Friday, May 22/ 2015 5:18 PM Visek, Richard C FW: Pis produce the attached letter in final May 22 for rev.docx

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From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 4:04 PM To: Harris, Brenda P SubJect: Pis produce the attached letter In final


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Visek, Richard C Friday, March 27, 2015 3:56 PM Kennedy, Patrick F Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T FW: Response Letter to Chairman Gowdy.pdf

Fyi - your letter to Mr. Kendall is attached to the letter to Gowdy.

From: Kendall, David [mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Fridav, March 27, 2015 3:43 PM To: Chipman, Dana Cc: Grooms, Susanne Sachsman; Sawyer, Heather; Visek, Richard C Subject: Response

Dear Dana,

IRELEASE IN FULL

Attached please find a letter to the Chairman responding to the March 4, 2015 subpoena and to the Chairman's March 19 letter to me.

Best,

David lREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Review~

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP 72S Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 {P} 202-434-5145 I {F} 202-434-5029 [email protected] I http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=www.wc.com/dkendall

NOTICE:

This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (call us collect at (202) 434-5000) and immediately delete this message and all its attachments.

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Kendall, David <[email protected]> Friday, March 27, 2015 3:49 PM Visek, Richard C [RELEASE IN FULL] FW: Response Letter to Chairman Gowdy.pdf

Rich, could you please forward copies to Kate D and Austin E? Thanks. Best, David

From: Kendall, David Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 3:43 PM To: Chipman, Dana Cc: Grooms, Susanne Sachsmani Sawyer, Heatheri Visek, Richard C Subject: Response

Dear Dana,


Best, IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer

David

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-5145 I (F) 202-434-5029 [email protected] I http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=www.wc.com/dkendall

NOTICE :

This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended reCipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this . communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (call us collect at (202) 434-5000) and immediately delete this message and all its attachments.

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Visek, Richard C Friday, March 27, 2015 3:46 PM Evers, Austin R; Duval, Catherine 5; Prosser, Sarah E FW: Response Letter to Chairman Gowdy.pdf

IRELEASE IN FULLI

From: Kendall, David (mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 3:43 PM To: Chipman, Dana Cc: Grooms, Susanne Sachsman; Sawyer, Heather; Visek, Richard C Subject: Response

Dear Dana,


Best,

[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer) David

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP

72S Twelfth Street, N.w., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-5145 I (F) 202-434-5029 [email protected] I http:Uredirect.state.sbu!?url=www.wc.com!dkendall

NOTICE:



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Gary,

I~LEASE IN FULLI

Duval, Catherine S Friday, April 03, 2015 10:35 AM [email protected] Visek, Richard C FW: Response letter to Chairman Gowdy.pdf

As we discussed and per your request, here is a copy of the March 27 correspondence that David Kendall sent to the Committee, which attaches Under Secretary Kennedy's March 23 letter to Mr. Kendall. Please let us know if you have any questions or would like to discuss.

Best,

Kate Duval U.S. Department of State 202-647-6678

This email is UNCLASSIFIED. REVIEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I Reviewer


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From: Sent:

To: Cc: SUbJect: Attachments:

fyi

-----Original Message----

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Visek, Richard C Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:37 PM Kennedy, Patrick F; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T McLeod, Mary; Evers, Austin R FW: U/S Kennedy's Letter to Me, dated March 23, 2015 Kennedy Letter.PDF

From: Kendall, David [mailto:[email protected]) Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:32 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: U/S Kennedy's Letter to Me, dated March 23, 2015

Dear Rich: Attached please find a response to U/S Kennedy's recent letter to me. Best, David


NOTICE:

This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (call us coliect at (202) 434-5000) and immediately delete this message and all its attachments.

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Gary,

Duval, Catherine S Friday, April 03, 2015 10:39 AM [email protected] Visek, Richard C Kendall letter to Gowdy Letter to Chairman Gowdy (5).pdf

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Best,


This em'ail is UNCLASSIFIED.

IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I Reviewer .


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Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:47 PM Kennedy, Patrick F; Visek, Richard C; Duval, Catherine S; Evers, Austin R Kendall Ltr dtd 6/30/15 2015_06_30_18_ 41_39.pdf RELEASE IN FULLj

A copy was sent to Mr. Kendall and Ms. Turner. The original will be delivered tomorrow.

This copy for your records.


!RJ:,VIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~


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Gary,

Duval, Catherine S Friday, April 03, 2015 10:37 AM [email protected] Visek, Richard C Kendall response to Gowdy Letter to Chairman Gowdy.pdf

[RELEASE IN FULLJ

As we discussed and per your request, here is.a copy of the March 27 correspondence that David Kendall sent to the Committee, which attaches Under Secretary Kennedy's March 23 letter to Mr. Kendall. Please let us know if you have any questions or would like to discuss.

Best,


This email is UNCLASSIFIED_


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Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Friday, May 22, 2015 4:35 PM '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Visek, Richard C Letter - Corrected copy 2015_05_22_16_25_11.pdf

Herewith corrected copy with addition of a missing sentence (bolded).

Regards,


REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

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IRELEASE IN ~Ulli

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David E. Kendall, Esq. Williams & Connolly LLP 725 12th Street, NW Washington, DC 20005

Dear Mr. Kendall:


FOR MANAGEMENT

WASHINGTON

MAY 22 2015

CORRECTED COPY

\RELEASE IN FULLl REV1EW AUTHORITY: Barbara Nielsen, senior ·1 IReviewer

I am writing in reference to the following e-mail that is among the approximately 55,000 pages that were identified as potential federal records and produced on behalf of former Secretary Clinton to the Department of State on December 5,2014: E-mail forwarded by Jacob Sullivan to Secretary Clinton on November 18,2012 at 8:44 pm (Subject: Fw: FYI- Report of arrestspossible Benghazi connection).

Please be advised that today the above referenced e-mail, which previously was unclassified, has been classified as "Secret" pursuant to Section I. 7( d) of Executive Order 13526 in connection with a review and release under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). In order to safeguard and protect the classified information, I ask - consistent with my letter to you dated March 23, 2015 - that you, Secretary Clinton and others assisting her in responding to congressional and related inquiries coordinate in taking the steps set forth below. A copy of the document as redacted under the FOIA is attached to assist you in your search.

Electronic Records

I) Consistent with my March 23 letter, and to the extent the documents are stored electronically, please copy onto a digital video disc (DVD) or compact disc (CD) the approximately 55,000 pages. If available, the Department would ask that the documents be provided in native electronic fonnat with the associated metadata. These steps are in accordance with counsel we have received from the National Archives and Records Administration.

2) Once the copy has been made place the disc(s) in a brown envelope, seal it, address it to Richard Visek, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., and mark the word "SECRET" on the outside of that envelope. Once that is done, please notify us and we will pick up the envelope from your office. Additionally, please empty your Deleted Items folder.

Non-Electronic Copies

1) Please locate any non-electronic copies of the classified document in your possession.

2) Place any copies of the document that you locate in a brown envelope, seal it, address it to Richard Visek, Deputy Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State, Washington, D.C., and mark the word "SECRET" on the outside of that envelope. Once that is done, please notify us and we will pick up the envelope from your office.


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Finally, please note that the classification of this document pursuant to Executive Order 13526, Section 1.7(d), does not in itself indicate that any person previously acted improperly with respect to the document or the information contained therein.

If you should have any questions regarding the steps set forth above, please contact Richard Visek in the Office of the Legal Adviser. In the meantime, I ask that you confirm receipt of this letter as soon as possible.

Very truly yours,


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Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Friday, May 22, 2015 12:35 PM '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Visek, Richard C Letter for your immediate attention - Corrected Copy - Date added 201S_0S_22_12_32_07.pdf

[RELEASE IN FULLI


Regards,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant M [REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 12:28 PM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter for your immediate attention



Please acknowledge receipt of this e-mail.

Regards,



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Purnell, Shirley V Monday, March 23, 2015 6:35 PM Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Letter to Mr. David Kendall 2015_03_23_18_33_ 48.pdf

[RELEASE IN FULLl

[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewerl

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Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Friday, June 19, 2015 5:19 PM Visek, Richard C; Grafeld, Margaret P; Duval, Catherine S; Evers, Austin R Letter to Mr. Kendall 2015_06_19_16_53_50.pdf; 2015_06_19_16_53_05.pdf

rRELEASE IN FUL

Attached is a copy of the letter sent via e-mail a few minutes ago as well as a copy of the incoming. Original will be hand delivered on Monday morning.

Regards,


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, June 19, 20155:16 PM To: 'Kendall, David' Subject: Letter

Dear Mr. Kendall-


Regards,


[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer

. UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-2015-05048 Doc No. C05845785 Date: 02/04/2016


Dear Mr. Kendall:


FOR MANAGEMENT

WASHINGTON

JUN 1 9 2015

RELEASE IN FULL!

I am writing in response to your letter dated June 15,2015. We understand that in light of preservation requests by the Select Committee on Benghazi and the Inspectors General for the Department of State and for the Intelligence Committee that you consider it necessary for your firm to retain intact master copies of the PST file containing the e-mails previously produced ~o the Department on December 5,.2014. In light of the recent upgrade of the e-mail referenced in your letter, the Department must be assured, consistent with Executive Order 13526, that your film has controls and safeguards in place to ensure that any classified information is processed and stored so as to provide adequate protection and prevent access by unauthorized persons.

Accordingly, please provide by June 22 the name ofa point of contact who can meet with a Department information security expert to review controls and safeguards at your firm.

Finally, please be advised that we are making arrangements to return the 1,246 e-mails that the National Archives and Records Administration has determined not to be federal records.

(REvIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumm'=j'-'-nj-a,-S-en- j-Or-Reviewe

Sincerely,

Patrick F. Kennedy

Mr. David E. Kendall, Esq. Williams & Connol1y LLP,

725 12th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20005.


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Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Friday, May 22, 2015 6:20 PM '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Visek, Richard C Letter with Correction 2015_05_22_18_08_54.pdf

iRELEASE IN FUlLj

The attached letter contains a correction to our previous corresponded. The changed language is in bold.

Regards,



From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22,20156:13 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter with Correction


From: Helton-Floyd, Kathleen L Sent: Friday, May 22,20156:10 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Harris, Brenda P Subject: CORRECTION II - M Signed/Dated Letter to David Kendall, ESQ. - 5/22/15

As requested.

K-1



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From: Sent: To:

Cc: Subject: Attachments:

Visek, Richard C Friday, June 19, 2015 9:25 AM Starr, Gregory B; Frifield, Julia E; Macmanus, Joseph E; Grafeld, Margaret P; Duval, Catherine S Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Prosser, Sarah E M Ittr Kennedy Letter.pdf; june18.docx

AII- Pat wants to send the attached letter today. Please let me know if you ~ave any edits. The incoming is attached. Regards, Rich

SBU [ ELEASE IN FULL!

This email is UNCLASSIFIED.

[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer]


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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject:

Thanks for letting me know.

Kate

Duval, Catherine S Friday, April 03, 2015 10:46 AM GaryM Stern Visek, Richard C RE: Kendall letter to Gowdy

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From: GaryM Stern [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:44 AM To: Duval, Catherine S Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Re: Kendall letter to Gowdy

Thanks Kate. This time it went through.

Gary

Gary M. Stem General Counsel National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 301-837-3026 (office) 301-837-0293 (fax) garym.stem@nara .. gov

On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 10:43 AM, Duval, Catherine S <[email protected]> wrote:

Gary,

RE~IEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I ReViewer


Best,

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Kate Duval

u.s. Department of State

202-64 7-6678


Thi$ email is UNCLASSIFIED.

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From: Sent: To:

Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:57 PM Evers, Austin R

Cc: Subject:

Visek. Richard C; Duval, Catherine S RE: Kendall Ltr dtd 6/30/15

©

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Ass/stant M Department of State Tel: 202-647-1501

From: Evers, Austin R Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:53 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Visek, Richard C; Duval, catherine S Subject: RE: Kendall Ltr dtd 6/30/15

Thanks - sorry to noodge.

[RELEASE IN FULQ

[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:49 PM To: Evers, Austin R Cc: Visek, Richard C; Duval, catherine S Subject: RE: Kendall Ltr dtd 6/30/15

No. you've gotten the internal copy with the clearance page for your records.


From: Evers, Austin R Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:49 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Ce: Visek, Richard C; Duval, catherine S Subject: RE: Kendall Ltr dtd 6/30/15


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Did the clearance page go?


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:47 PM To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Visek, Richard C; Duval, Catherine 5; Evers, Austin R Subject: Kendall Ltr dtd 6/30/15

A copy was sent to Mr. Kendall and Ms. Turner. The original will be delivered tomorrow.

This copy for your records.


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Kendall, David <[email protected]> Monday, June 22, 2015 4:46 PM Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Vj.sek, Richard C RE: Letter June 22 letter to Kennedy.pdf

[RELEASE IN FULL!

Attached please find a letter to Mr. Kennedy, responding to his letter to me dated June 19, 2015.

Sincerely,

David E. Kendall


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 5:16 PM To: Kendall, David Subject: Letter

Dear Mr. Kendall-


Regards, IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~




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From: Sent: To: Cc:

Turner, Katherine < [email protected]> Friday, May 22, 2015 2:57 PM Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Kendall, David Visek, Richard C

Subject: RE: letter for your immediate attention - Corrected Copy - Date added

We confirm receipt of this letter. Thank you.


rRELEASE IN FULLI

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 22,2015 12:35 PM To: Kendall, David; Turner, Katherine Cc: Vlsek, Richard C Subject: Letter for your immediate attention - Corrected Copy - Date added



Regards,

IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe . Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant M Department of State Tel: 202-647-1501

From: Austin-ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22, 201512:28 PM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter for your Immediate attention

Dr. Mr. Kendall/MS. Turner



Regards,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant M

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NOTICE:

This message is intended for the use of the individual or entit.y to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (call us collect at (202) 434-5000) and immediately delete this message and all its attachments.


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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: To: Cc:

Friday, May 22, 2015 4:04 PM Turner, Katherine; Kendall, David Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T

Subject: RE: Letter for your immediate attention - Corrected Copy - Date added

jRELEASE IN FULLl

Dear Katherine-

To confirm our conversation of a few minutes ago, once you have made the electronic copy ofthe documents for the Department, please locate any electronic copies of the classified document referenced in Under Secretary Kennedy's letter and delete them. Additionally, once you have done that, please empty your "Deleted Items" folder. We had intended for the letter to include that instruction. Thank you for your assistance.

Regards,

[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia. Senior Reviewer] Rich Visek

Richard C. Visek Deputy Legal Adviser Office of the Legal Adviser U.S. Department of State 202-647 -8460

From: Turner, Katherine [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 2:57 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen Ti Kendall, David Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: Letter for your immediate attention - Corrected Copy - Date added

, We confirm receipt of this letter. Thank you.

Katherine Turner Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N. W., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-5487 I (F) 202-434-5029 [email protected] I www.wc.com/kturner

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 12:35 PM To: Kendall, David; Turner, Katherine Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter for your immediate attention - Corrected Copy - Date added



Regards, •


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From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22,201512:28 PM To: '[email protected]'i '[email protected]' Cc: Visek, Richard C SUbject: Letter for your immediate attention




Regards,


NOTICE:



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From: Sent: To:

Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Friday, May 22, 2015 1:32 PM Visek, Richard C

Subjed: RE: Letter for your immediate attention

It'S on the second one ......


From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Friday, May 22,201512:32 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: RE: Letter for your immediate attention

IRELEASE IN FULL]

Attachment? IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer:

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 12:28 PM To: '[email protected]'; '[email protected]' Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter for your immediate attention




Regards,



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Monday, March 23, 2015 8:05 PM Kennedy, Patrick F; Bishop, Melissa A RE: letter to Mr. David Kendall

Done - thnx

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 7:58 PM To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Bishop, Melissa A Subject: Fw: Letter to Mr. David Kendall

Is it ok if I forward this to Kendall by email? Regards, Rich

From: Purnell, Shirley V Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 06:34 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: Letter to Mr. David Kendall

[RELEASE IN FULL!



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From: Sent: To:

Kendall, David <[email protected]> Tuesday, March 24, 2015 8:24 AM Visek, Richard C

Subject: RE: letter to Mr. David Kendall lRELEASE IN FULL!

Thanks, Rich.

From: Visek, Richard C [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 8:05 PM To: Kendall, David Subject: FW: Letter to Mr. David Kendall


NOTICE:

This message is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribJtion or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by reply or by telephone (call us collect at (202) 434-5000) and immediately delete this message and all its attachments.


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From: Sent: To: Subject:

looks fine.

Visek, Richard C Friday, May 22, 2015 6:18 PM Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T RE: letter with Correction

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T sent: Friday, May 22,20156:13 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter with Correction

IRELEASE IN FULL]

IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~


From: Helton-Floyd, Kathleen L sent: Friday, May 22,20156:10 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Harris, Brenda P Subject: CORRECTION II - M Signed/Dated Letter to David Kendall, Esq. - 5/22/15

As requested.

K-1

• UNCLASSIFIED U.S. Department of State Case No. F-201S-0S048 Doc No. COS846018 Date: 02/04/2016

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From: Sent: To:

Visek, Richard C Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:35 PM Kendall, David

Subject: RE: U/S Kennedy's Letter to Me, dated March 23, 2015

David - Thank you for forwarding. Regards, Rich

-----Original Message-----From: Kendall, David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, March 26, 2015 3:32 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: U/S Kennedy's Letter to Me, dated March 23, 2015

[RELEASE IN FULLI

Dear Rich: Attached please find a response to U/S Kennedy's recent letter to me. Best, David


NOTICE:


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Purnell. Shirley V Wednesday. April 01, 2015 2:21 PM Duval, Catherine S; Visek, Richard C RESPONSE LETTER: David Kendall re: Emails 2015_04_01_14_19_32.pdf

RELEASE IN FUL

[REViEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~

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Drake, Jerry C


Visek, Richard C Tuesday, August 26, 2014 6:43 AM McLeod, Mary; Keller, Andrew N Re: Following Up

IRELEASE IN PART I 85,86

I.r----------r--------~ ~----------------~I~ ________________________ ~

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 11:55 AM Eastern Standard Time To: McLeod, Mary Subject: FW: Following Up

fysa

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, August 24,201411:55 AM To: Wade, David E Cc: Keller, Andrew N Subject: RE: Following Up

._ - - _.--- - - - - _.----

REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, senio~1 Reviewer ,_

David ~L...--------______________________________________ r Regards, Rich

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Friday, August 22,20143:58 PM To: Wade, David E Cc: Keller, Andrew N Subject: FW: Following Up

David -

Let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Rich

From: Cheryl Mills aUt; he I.mill Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 9:20 A vr-I ----

To: Wade, David E Cc: Visek, Richard C; Philippe Reines . Subject: Following Up

Dear David (and Rich)

I wanted to follow up on your request last month about getting hard copies of Secretary Clinton's emails to/from accounts ending in ".gov" for her tenure at the Department.

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I will be able to get that to you, to the best of its availability. Given the volume, it will take some time to do but I wanted to let you know that I am working to get it to you.

Hope you are having a great end to your summer.

Best.

cdm

(Sorry for not copying Jen, I don't have her email).

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Wednesday, October 15, 2014 1:38 PM Macmanus, Joseph E I:~LEASE IN PART j Dear rep.docx

Attachments: Dear rep.docx

Joe- Attached is the final draft of the letter from M to reps of former secretaries adVising them of recent NARA guidance and enlisting their supportf .. . - I 1- -' -~ 85



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Visek, Richard C Friday, July 03, 2015 11:59 AM Prosser, Sarah E FW: 630lttr.docx

IRELEASE IN PARTI BS,B7(C),B_ 6 ___ _

May need you to track asIL-_ ______ _____________ ____ _ 86

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Frida Jul 03, 2015 11:31 AM To: Starr, Gregory Bi Reid, Donald R Cc: Impson, an ; Atlles, Jacqueline Mi Lovejoy, Martha; Visek, Richard C; Stein, Eric F Subject: Re: 630lttr.docx

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Definitely need to talk Monday. Have a nice weekend.

From:~ l Sent: 'nursaay, JUlY UZ, 2015 10:44 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Starr, Gregory Bi Reid, Donald R Cc: Simpson, Dan R; Atiles, Jacqueline M; Lovejoy, Martha; Visek, Richard Ci Stein, Eric F Subject: Re: 630lttr.docx

Kathleen, I will call you on Monday ~-----------------------~

Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2015 3:48 PM To: 1 ~ Starr, Gregory B; Reid, Donald R Cc: Simpson, Dan R; Atiles, Jacqueline M; Lovejoy, Martha; Visek, Richard Ci Stein, Eric F Subject: RE: 630lttr.docx

If you have any questions, pis call me.

Regards,


IRE~IEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I ReViewer


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From: L _ __ ----' Sent: Thursday, July 02,2015.3:13 PM To: Starr, Gregory B; Reid, Donald R Cc: Simpson, Dan R; Atiles, Jacqueline M; Lovejoy, Martha; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Visek, Richard C; Stein, Eric F Subject: FW: 630lttr.docx

Sirs, here is a copy of the signed complete document we worked on Tuesday. As you can see, there are ~5 additional Confidential emails that have been identified. I just got off the phone with Ms. Turner letting her know that I will be delivering her the two drawer safe on Wednesday at 1100.

bllief, rogram pp lications Division (DS/IS/APD) Office of Information Security SA-20, Suite 13C04

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https:ilintranet.ds.state.sbu/DS/Sl/IS/APD/default.aspx

SBU This email is UNCl.ASSIFIED.

Here Is the letter that was sent to Mr. Kendall/Ms. Turner to include the attachment.

I ______ --~ Thanks,


From: I I Sent: Thursday, July 02,2015 10:14 AM To: Stein, Eric F; Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: RE: 6301ttr.docx

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From: Stein, Eric F Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:00 PM To: Starr, Gregory B; Visek, Richard C; IE; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Macmanus, Joseph E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, catherine S '-----Subject: RE: 630lttr.docx

Attached are proposed edits. Peggy and I reviewed this letter. I clear the attached version.

We defer to you regarding the penultimate paragraph.

From: Starr, Gregory B Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 5:36 PM To: Visek, Richard C; I IAUStin-FergUSOn, Kathleen T; Stein, Eric F; Macmanus, Joseph E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, catherine 5 . Subject: RE: 630lttr.docx

I clear.



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Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:40 PM To: Starr, Gregory 8;1 ]Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Stein, Eric F; Macmanus, Joseph E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, catherine S Subject: 630lttr.docx Importance: High

All - We need to get this letter sent out today so would appreciate your clearance on the attached asap. It is substantively similar to the letter we sent regarding the prior upgrade. Since Frank is working with W&C, I referenced him for technical assistance. Regards, Rich

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From: Sent: To:

Visek, Richard C Monday, March 30, 2015 1:31 PM Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T i

RELEASE IN PART ~ 85 .


FW: Copy of Draft Department Response to NARA/Wester Ltr. of 3/3/15 NARA Response 03272015.docx

From: Houser-Jackson, Celeste Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 1:41 PM To: Barr, Joyce A; Vlsek, Richard C Cc: Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: Copy of Draft Department Response to NARA/Wester Ltr. of 3/3/15

DAS Grafeld asked that I forward you the attached copy of the latest draft of the Department's response letter to Mr. Wester of NARA. The 9 attachments will follow in a separate email.

Celeste A. Houser-Jackson, PMP HouSer-Jackson([email protected] Office of Global Information Services (A/GIS) OBXtek, Inc. Support Contractor Room 8024, SA-2 (202) 261-8401 (x48401), FAX (202) 663-2228



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From: Sent: To:

Visek, Richard C Thursday, June 2S, 2015 8:10 PM McLeod, Mary

Subject: FW: Department of State and Intelligence Community OIGs Requests to Preserve Information & Produce Any Additional Responsive Information

Attachments:

fyi

from: Seide, David Z (OIG)

June 24 2015 letter to David Seide. pdf

RELEASE IN PART B3 NATSECACT1947,B6

sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 6:02 PM

REVIEW AUTHORITY: Barbara Nielsen, Senior Reviewer

To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Macmanus, Joseph E; Barr, Joyce A; Visek, Richard C; Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F Cc: Llnick, Steve A (OIG); Disanto, Emilia (OIG); Costello, Jennifer L (OIG); Seide, David Z (OIG) Subject: FW: Department of State and Intelligence Community OIGs Requests to Preserve Information & Produce Any Additional Responsive Information

All,

Attached Is a communication OIG received yesterday from former Secretary Clinton's counsel. It concerns the location of and the effort taken to preserve the media storage devices that contain, or have contained, electronic copies of the 55,000 pages of emails Secretary Clinton produced to the Department in December, 2014.

David Z. Seide Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of State


From: Kendall, David [m II : sent: Wednesday, June:-:;24A,-:2;t,,-.-,~0"T7 P To: Seide David Z OIG Cc: Costello, Jennifer L (OIG); cmill~ I Turner, Katherine Subject: RE: Department of State and Intelligence Community OIGs Requests to Preserve Information & Produce Any Additional Responsive Information

Please see the attached correspondence In response to your June 9 e-mail.

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 P 202-434-5145 ~ (F) 202-434-5029

II www.wc.com/dkendall

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From: Seide, David Z (OIG) [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, June 09, 2015 4:39 PM To: Kendall. David ' Cc: I I Costello, Jennifer L (OIG); cmillsi ; Seide, David Z (OIG) Subject: RE: Department of State and Intellingence Community DIGs Requests to Preserve Information & Produce Any Additional Responsive Information

Mr. Kendall, B3 NATSECACT1947

Thank you for your response.

The May 26, 2015 Letter requested that "Secretary Clinton take appropriate measures to preserve any media in her possession, custody or control that might have contained, at any time, Federal Government data or records./I Your response does not address that request.

Please provide a response at your earliest convenience. In the event that the Secretary agrees to preserve the media in question, please provide details describing the measures that have been or will be taken, and identify the individuals and/or organizations responsible for undertaking such measures.

Very truly yours,


202-663-0364 [email protected]


From: Kendall, David [http://redlrect.srate.sbu/?url=mailto;[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 01, 2015 3:39 PM To: Seide David Z OIG Cc: ~ - - Costello, Jennifer L (OIG)j millIi_ _ ._ Sub): RE: Department OTSta e an n e Ingence Community OIGs Requests to Preserve Information & Produce Any Additional Responsive Information

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Dear Messrs linick and McCullough:

This will confirm receipt of your Jetter dated May 26, 2015. As personal counsel to former Secretary Clinton, we will take reasonable steps to preserve any federal government data or records currently in her possession, generated during her tenure as Secretary of State and to retain any devices used to store such data or records during this period. As you note in your letter, the former Secretary produced to the State Department in December 2014 approximately 55,000 pages of such documents. This was the result of a comprehensive review by her personal counsel to identify any workrelated or potentially work-related emails from her personal email account. This process erred on the side of overinclusiveness, as indicated by the fact that a review by the National Archives and Records Administration recently confirmed the State Department's determination that 1246 of the approximately 30,000 emails the former Secretary had produced were not federal records but were in fact personal in nature. I am not aware of any further federal records to be produced, but in the event we identify such records, we will produce them.

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Sincerely,

David E. Kendall

cc: Cheryl D. Mills, Esq.

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 {P} 202-434-5145 I {F} 202-434-5029 [email protected] I www.wc.com/dkendall

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David Z. Seide, Esq. Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of State

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Dear Mr. Seide:

June 24, 2015

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I write as personal counsel to fonner Secretary Clinton in response to your June 9 e-mail request for additional details regarding our preservation efforts related to Secretary Clinton's work~related e-mail from her tenure as Secretary of State.

I note at the outset that the Department of State is in possession of all of Secretary Clinton's work-related and potentially work-related e-mails. SpecificaUy, in response to an October 2014 letter request from the Department of State, Secretary Clinton's counsel identified all work-related or potentially work-related e-mail in her possession, custody, or control. In total, 30,490 e-mails, all of which were from her . @clintonemail.com account, were identified and provided in hard copy to the Department of State in December 2014. As her personal counsel, we continue to retain a preservation copy of the .pst fiJe containing the electronic copies of those e-mails, on a thumb drive that is stored in a secured safe at the offices of Williams & Connolly LLP, 72S 12th Street NW, Washington DC 20005. The only two persons authorized to access that thumb drive are me and my law partner, Katherine Turner.

In addition, we have taken steps to retain the server equipment that hosted Secretaiy Clinton's @clintonemail.com accOlmt during her tenure as Secretary of State, even though that equipment is no longer active and, we believe, no longer contains any data from Secretary Clinton's @clintonemail.com account. The equipment is in the custody of Platte River Networks and is maintained at a secure data center. In response to preservation notices related to Secretary Clinton's e~mail received that I have received


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from certain entities, I have confinned Platte River Networks's receipt of such notices as well.

Cc: 83 NATSECACT1947


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From: Sent: To: Subjed: Attachments:


Macmanus, Joseph E Thursday, March 19, 2015 9:29 AM Visek, Richard C FW: Draft letter March XX.docx RELEASE IN PART I

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Ilf others should clear, please let me know and I will include them as well. Regards, Rich


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From: Sent: To:

Visek, Richard C Thursday, September 11, 2014 6:01 AM Duval, Catherine S

Subject: Fw: Following Up

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Could we cut into the Iwyrs mtg and do 4?

From: Cheryl Mills ...... m~iI~to"l---:-:--=-=-.,.....,.....,=-:=-=-:-:-:-~ sent: Thursday, September 11, 201402:56 AM Eastern Standard Time To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Joanne Laszczych <lIaszczyc~ r Subject: Re: Following Up

Rich

I got double booked at llam - can you do noon, 3pm or 4pm?

Copying Joanne so it gets locked on my sked for today.

Best. !REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~

Best.

cdm

On Sep 8, 2014, at 2:13 PM, "Visek, Richard CIt <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Cheryl- Can we try for llam on Thursday? Regards, Rich

From: Cheryl Mills ma ~ sent: Monday, sep:-te-m-:b-e"Lr =08",--;;;2=0::r4~11'-:O=8--A-;-;M;-;---To: Visek, Richard C Subject: Re: Following Up

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I appreciate connecting this morning. I am free to follow-up this week so let me know what works for you.

In the interim, I will reflect on the direction you shared that Department anticipates pursuing and how we can be of assistance.

thank you so much.

cdm

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What number can I reach you at?

cdm

On Sep 5, 2014, at 9:48 AM, "Visek, Richard CIt <[email protected]> wrote:

Would 8:15 or gam on Monday be doable?

From: Cheryl Mills '"'"'"7a=·lt=o='=--=-::-,--::-::-:-.,....-_ _ ---' Sent: Friday, September 05,2014 9:14 AM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: Re: Following Up

Thanks - late today works or 8am monday - let me know which you prefer.

best.

cdm

On Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Visek, Richard C <[email protected]> wrote:

Hi Cheryl- Let me know what would be a good time for us to continue our conversation from yesterday regarding the below. I'm free this afternoon, except for 2:30-3:30. Otherwise, we could look to set up a time for early next week. Regards, Rich

From: Cheryl Mills [mallto[ . Sent: Friday, August 22,201'4 9:20 AM ' To: Wade, David E Cc: Visek, Richard C; Philippe Reines Subject: Following Up


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From: Visek, Richard ( Sent: To:

Thursday, May 21, 2015 8:07 PM Prosser, Sarah E

Subject: FW: Letter Attachments: may3 (4) (l).State Letter re (linton Emails.nara.pmw.docx

From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 3: 12 PM To: Visek, Richard C

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Cc: Prosser, Sarah Ei Stein, Eric Fi Houser-Jackson, Celestei Fischer, William Pi Hackett, Johni Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: Fw: Letter

Rich,

~----~ Apologies for the delay.

Regards, Peggy

Margaret P. Grafeld Deputy Assistant Secretary Global Information Services Bureau of Administration U.S. Department of State

REVIEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I Reviewer

From: Paul Wester [mailto:paul.wester@nara,gov] Sent: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 05:35 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: Re: Letter

Peggy, My apologies for the delay. As does everyone, we have a lot going on.

Overall, the letter looked fine. We added some very minor changes for clarification.

Thanks, Paul

Paul M. Wester, Jr. Chief Records Officer for the U.S. Government National Archives and Records Administration 301-837-3120


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On Thu, May 14,2015 at 5:06 PM, Grafeld, Margaret P <[email protected]> wrote:

Paul,

It was great talking to you today and catching up. Attached is the draft document that we discussed, incorporating the areas of concern we had discussed. With the passage of some time, if there is anything else that you would like to see included, please so annotate the draft.

Apologies for the delay in sending this to you; I've just arrived at my desk. It's been another day in the neighborhood. Please don't hesitate to call if you want to talk through anything.

With thanks and best regards,

Peggy

Margaret P. Grafeld

Deputy Assistant Secretary

Global Information Services, AlGIS

Gra(eld.MP(ii).stat~.gov

Phone: 202-261-8300

Fax: 202-663-2228

SBU This emaif is UNCLASSIFIED.


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Fr9m: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments:

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Visek, Richard C Monday, March 23, 2015 6:27 PM Bishop, Melissa A Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T FW: letter to Clinton counsel for M signature March 23.docx

Melissa - Do you know if M has signed this letter? If so, do we have a scanned copy that I could forward to the Clinton attorney? Regards, Rich

From: Vlsek, Richard C Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 11:41 AM To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Bishop, Melissa A; Helton-Floyd, Kathleen L Cc: McLeOd, Mary; Frifield, Julia E; Macmanus, Joseph E; Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F; Evers, Austin R Subject: letter to Clinton counsel for M Signature

Pat, et al- Attached is the cleared letter to send to Clinton's counsel re: the email docsl ~ I I Please let me know if you have any questions. We should try to get this out as soon as possible today. Regards, Rich

From: GaryM Stern [mallto:garym.stern@nara,gov] Sent: Friday, March 20,20154:41 PM To: Vlsek, Richard C Cc: Duval, catherine 5 Subject: Re: March 20rev,docx (letter to Clinton counsel)

our convers tion. we are~ae_wi.th...what.voun~afted.ll

Thanks, Gary

Gary M. Stern General Counsel National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 301-837-3026 (office) 301-837-0293 (fax) garym. [email protected]

On Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 12:44 PM, Visek, Richard C <[email protected]> wrote:

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Importance:

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Visek, Richard C Thursday, July 16, 2015 8:17 PM Prosser, Sarah E FW: Letter to State: Personal Email and Response to April Letter SCAN_NARA Response to April Letter _State_07022015.pdf

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IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:49 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Kennedy, Patrick Fi Barr, Joyce Ai Hackett, John; Fischer, William P; Stein, Eric F Subject: FW: Letter to State: Personal Email and Response to April Letter Importance: High

Rich,

Best, Peggy

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Wednesday, June 17, 2015 6:25 PM Duval, Catherine S; Prosser, Sarah E FW: Letter with Correction

Attachments: Kennedy Letter.pdf ['-:-~-LE-A-S-E-IN-P-A-R-T-----'I

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From: Kendall, David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June IS, 2015 5:24 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathlee;=.=n=--T=---___ --, Cc: Visek, Richard C; cmill Turner, Katherine Subject: RE: Letter with Correction


Please find attached a letter responding to Mr. Kennedy's letter dated May 22, 2015.

Best,

David E. Kendall

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-5145 I (F) 202-434-5029 [email protected] I www.wc.com/dkendail

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 6:20 PM To: Kendall, David; Turner, Katherine Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter with Correction


The attach.ed letter contains a correction to our previous corresponded. The changed language is in bold.

Regards,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant M Department of State

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From: Helton-Floyd, Kathleen L Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 6: 10 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Harris, Brenda P Subject: CORRECTION II - M 'Signed/Dated Letter to David Kendall, Esq. - 5/22/15

As requested.

K-1

This message and any attachments are intended only for the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. if you have received this message in error, please do not read, use, copy, distribute, or disclose the contents of the message and any attachments. Instead, please delete the message and any attachments and notify the sender immediately. Thank you.

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015 9:45 PM Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T


FW: Letter with Correction Kennedy Letter.pdf

Peggy - Here is the letter in which W&C committed to providing electronic copy. I spoke with Kendall on Monday and he said they were working on it. Separately, he again asked about the personal, non-record emails. They are wondering if we can identify those we currently believe are personal, even if we are not prepared to return them at this time. Regards, Rich

From: Kendall, David [mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 5:24 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Vlsek, Richard C; '-1 --..;...;....;-------,ITurner, Katherine Subject: RE: Letter with Correction


Please find attached a letter responding to Mr. Kennedy's lett~r dated May 22, 2015.

Best, [REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

David E. Kendall


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redlrect.state,sbu/?url=mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 6:20 PM To: Kendall, David; Turner, Katherine Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter with Correction

Mr. Kendall/Ms. Turner -


Regards,

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From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, May 22,20156:13 PM To: Visek, Richard C SUbject: Letter with Correction


From: Helton-Floyd, Kathleen L Sent: Friday, May 22,20156:10 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: HarriS, Brenda P Subject: CORRECTION II - M Signed/Dated Letter to David Kenda", Esq. - 5/22/15

As requested.

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Visek, Richard C Monday, March 23, 2015 10:02 AM Evers, Austin R FW: March 20rev.docx (letter to Clinton counsel) March 20.docx

From: GaryM Stern [mallto:garym,[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 4:41 PM To: Vlsek, Richard C Cc: Duval, catherine 5 Subject: Re: March 20rev.docx (letter to Clinton counsel) r er our conversation we are fine with whaLYou have drafted.Jrut i

Thanks, Gary

Gary M. Stem General Counsel

[REVIEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I Reviewer

National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 301-837-3026 (office) 301-837-0293 (fax) [email protected]

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Saturday, March 07, 2015 4:53 PM Kennedy, Patrick F


FW: NARA letter regarding State Department emails SCAN State Clinton 03032015Jinal.pdf

Importance: High . I::LEASE IN PART 1

NARA letter that Peggy received

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 10:45 AM To: Half, Marie Ej Gerlach, Alec Cc: Frifield, Julia Ej Duval, catherine S Subject: FW: NARA letter regarding State Department emails Importance: High

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Rich and Kathleen,

Peggy Margaret P. Grafeld Deputy Assistant Secretary, Global Information Services (A/GIS) U.S. Department of State

From: Paul Wester [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 03,201506:37 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P

jREVlEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahm. ad, Senior I Reviewe:...:...r __ ______ -'-----__ _

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Peggy, Attached is the scanned copy of the letter that I am sending to you, with a courtesy copy to Ambassador Kennedy.

Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you or your staff would like to meet with me on the next steps.

Thanks again for your time this morning.

Paul



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Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:14 AM Evers, Austin R

Subject: FW: NARA letter regarding State Department emails

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From: Vlsek, Richard C Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 2:26 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P; Barr, Joyce A; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Hackett, John; Fischer, William Pi Stein, Eric F; Houser-Jackson, Celeste; Bemlsh, Renee C; Kennedy, Patrick F SUbject: RE: NARA letter regarding State Department emails

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 1:13 PM To: Visek, Richard Ci Barr, Joyce A; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Hackett, John; Fischer, William P; Stein, Eric F; Houser-Jackson, Celeste; Bemish, Renee C; Kennedy, Patrick F Subject: Re: NARA letter regarding State Department emails

Rich,

Thanks for checking in. The response is due April 3 and we are working on it - with all else. Will get back to you when it's ready for clearance.

Regards, Peggy

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 12:54 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P; Barr, Joyce A; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Hackett, John; Fischer, William P; Stein, Eric F; Houser-Jackson, Celeste; Bemlsh, Renee C; Kennedy, Patrick F Subject: RE: NARA letter regarding State Department emails

Peggy - Just checking to see if there's a draft respo.nse to NARA that we can review. If I'm not mistaken, our response letter is due sometime next week. Regards, Rich

From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2015 9:09 AM To: Barr, Joyce A; Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Hackett, John; Fischer, William P; Stein, Eric F; Houser-Jackson, Celeste; Bernlsh, Renee C; Kennedy, Patrick F SUbject: Fw: NARA letter regarding State Department emalls Importance: High

Rich and Kathleen,

For your informational awareness ...

'REVIEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I Reviewer

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From: Paul Wester [mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 06:37 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: NARA letter regarding State Department emalls

Peggy, Attached is the scanned copy of the letter that I am sending to you, with a courtesy copy to Ambassador Kennedy.

Please let me know if you have any questions, or if you or your staff would like to meet with me on the next steps.

Thanks again for your time this morning.

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Rich,

Duval, Catherine S Friday, March 20, 2015 12:16 PM Visek, Richard C Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T March XX (5).docx March XX (5).docx

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Best,

Kate


'REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

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Wilkins, Frank E; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; .Starr, Gregory B RE: 630lttr.docx

Sent: Thursday, July 02/ 2015 10:45 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen Ti Starr, Gregory Bi Reid, Donald R Cc: Simpson, Dan R; Atiles, Jacqueline M; Lovejoy, Martha; Visek, Richard Ci Stein, Eric F Subject: Re: 630lttr.docx

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Frank -

If you have any questions, pis call me.

Regards,


From: Sent: Tm1fSCI~IYO , 2015 3: 13 PM To: Starr, Gregory B; Reid, Donald R

IRE~IEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior I Reviewer

Cc: Simpson, Dan R; Atiles, Jacqueline M; Lovejoy, Martha; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Visek, Richard C; Stein, Eric F Subject: FW: 630lttr.docx

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Sirs, here is a copy of the signed complete document we worked on Tuesday. As you can see, there are 25 additional Confidential emails that have been identified. I just got off the hone with Ms. Turner letting her know that I will be deliverin her the two drawer safe on Wednesda at 1100. r - I

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Here is the letter that was sent to Mr. Kendall/Ms. Turner to include the attachment.

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Chief, Program Applications Division (DS/IS/APD) Office of Information Security

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From: Stein, Eric F Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 6:00 PM To: Starr, Gregory B; Visek, Richard C; "'-1 -----., Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Macmanus, Joseph E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, catherine S Subject: RE: 630lttr.docx

Attached are proposed edits. Peggy and I reviewed this letter. I clear the attached version.

We defer to you regarding the penultimate paragraph.

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Tuesday, June 30 2015 2:40 PM To: Starr, Gregory a;1 ~ustin-FergUSOn, Kathleen T; Stein, Eric F; Macmanus, Joseph E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, catherine S Subject: 630lttr.docx Importance: High

All - We need to get this letter sent out today so would appreciate your clearance on the attached asap. It is substantively similar to the letter we sent regarding the prior upgrade. Since Frank i!i working with W&C, I referenced him for technical assistance. Regards, Rich

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Visek, Richard C Tuesday. June 30, 2015 5:25 PM Austin-Ferguson. Kathleen T RE: 630lttr.docx

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Assuming we're sending by email, it should go to both David Kendall J i and Katherine Turner 1_ ~ I understand from talking to Ms. Turner today that Mr. Kendall Is out of town. Katherine has been working with Frank Wilkins.

Just to confirm that A Bureau will provide to you copies of the emails that we're upgrading in their newly redacted form. Also, I have not heard back from Eric as yet on letter clearance.

Regards, Rich

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Cc: Subject: Attachments:

Clear for M.

Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Tuesday, June 30, 2015 2:42 PM Visek, Richard C; Starr, Gregory B; ] Stein, Eric F; Macmanus, Joseph E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, Catherine ,.1-----

Purnell, Shirley V RE: 630lttr.docx 630lttr.docx

We're standing by for other edits. Please forward to this group to include Shirley Purnell who will be producing the final letter for Pat's signature ..

Thanks,


From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Tuesday, June 30 20152:40 PM


To: Starr, Gregory B Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Stein, Eric F; Macmanus, Joseph E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, Catherine S Subject: 630lttr.docx Importance: High

AII- We need to get this letter sent out today so would appreciate your clearance on the attached asap. It is

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From: Houser-Jackson, Celeste

Visek, Richard C Monday, March 30, 2015 2:19 PM Grafeld, Margaret P; Barr, Joyce A; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T McLeod, Mary; Prosser, Sarah E RE: Copy of Draft Department Response to NARA/Wester Ltr. of 3/3/15 NARA Response 03302015 with Legal comments.docx

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Wester of NARA. The 9 attachments will follow in a separate email. UTHORITY: DAS Grafeld asked that I forward you the attached copy of the latest draft of the Department's response letter iREVIEW

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Macmanus, Joseph E Wednesday, October 08, 2014 4:48 AM Visek, Richard C Re: Dear rep.docx

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I am a poor action officer. Let me pick up the pace.

(iPhone)

On Oct 7,2014, at 17:11, Visek, Richard C <[email protected]> wrote:

Joe - Understand you were out last Friday - wanted to make sure this hadn't fallen off your screen and into the Chesapeake. Regards, Rich

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Thursday, October 02,20149:27 AM To: Macmanus, Joseph E; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Duval, Catherine 5 Subject: Dear rep.doC)(

Attached is the letter for the former SecState reps. It is set up for Pat's signature givEm his role as chief records officer.

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 8:07 AM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Visek, Richard C; Macmanus, Joseph E; Duval, Catherine S;

Cc: Subject:

Importance:

Evers, Austin R Fischer, William P; Stein, Eric F Re: Draft letter

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Best, Peggy Margaret P. Grafeld Deputy Assistant Secretary, Global Information Services (A/GIS) U.S. Department of State

from: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 07:48 AM To: Visek, Richard C; Macmanus, Joseph E; Duval, catherine S; Evers, Austin R; Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: FW: Draft letter

Herewith the updated draft letter. M Is fine with it.

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 6:34 PM To: Cc:

Grafeld, Margaret P; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; McLeod, Mary; Prosser, Sarah E Prosser, Sarah E

Subject: Re: Draft Response to NARA

IRELEASE IN PART 851

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2015 6:06 PM To: Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; McLeod, Mary; Prosser, Sarah E Cc: Prosser, Sarah E Subject: RE: Draft Response to NARA

So sorry you're still here, Rich ® Hope you and your family have a great spring breakl

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Fron:": Visek, Richard C Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 5:21 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen Ti Grafeld, Margaret Pi McLeod, Maryi Prosser, Sarah E Cc: Prosser, Sarah E Subject: RE: Draft Response to NARA

Stili here (grudgingly).

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 5:19 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret Pi McLeod, Mary; Prosser, Sarah E Cc: Prosser, Sarah Ei Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: Draft Response to NARA

Adding Mary and Sarah since Rich is in travel mode.

If you two are good w/changes I will show to Pat asap.

Thanks,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2015 5:18 PM To: Vlsek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Prosser, Sarah E Subject: Draft Response to NARA

Rich - apologies for the delay; technical difficulties on my end. I I I ~-----------------------

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Margaret P. Gra/eld Deputy Ass/stant Secretary Global In/ormation Services, A/GIS [email protected] Phone: 202-261-8300 Fax: 202-663-2228



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Visek, Richard C Tuesday, August 26, 2014 6:43 AM McLeod, Mary; Keller, Andrew N Re: Following Up

Sent: Sunday, August 24,201411:55 AM Eastern Standard Time To: McLeod, Mary Subject: FW: Following Up

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 9:21 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: Re: HRC Emails

Rich,

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I Happy to talk through this, if you'd like

Regards, Peggy

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 08: 10 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: RE: HRC Emails

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 2: 19 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Kennedy, Patrick F; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen Ti Barr, Joyce A; Prosser, Sarah Ei Stein, Eric F Subject: SBU:HRC Emails

Sensitive But Unclassified (Attorney-Client Privilege and Deliberative/Pre-Decisional Information)

Rich,

Regards, Peggy


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From: Stein, Eric F Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 01:43 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: HRC Emails

Secretary Hillary Clinton Appointed: January 21,2009 Entry on Duty: January 21, 2009 Termination of Appointment: February 1, 2013

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 9:58 AM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: RE: HRC Emalls

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Monday, May 04,20159:44 AM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: HRC Emalls

L ______________ __ Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant M Department of State Tel: 202-647-1501

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 9:23 AM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: RE: HRC Emalls

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Monday, May 04, 2015 9:17 AM To: Visek, Richard C; Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F; Prosser, Sarah E Cc: Kennedy, Patrick F; Barr, Joyce A; Bemish, Renee C; Purnell, Shirley V Subject: RE: HRC Emails

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, May 03, 2015 5:27 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Stein, Eric F; Prosser, Sarah E Cc: Kennedy, Patrick F; Barr, Joyce A; Bemish, Renee C Subject: FW: HRC Emails

http://democrats.benghazi.house.gov/sites/democrats.benghazi.house.gov/files/documents/2015 04 22 Kendall to G . owdy re Response to 03-31-15 letter.PDF

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 20158:10 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: RE: HRC Emails

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 2:19 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Kennedy, Patrick F; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Barr, Joyce A; Prosser, Sarah E; Stein, Eric F Subject: SBU:HRC Emails

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Secretary Hillary Clinton Appointed: January 21,2009 Entry on Duty: January 21, 2009 Termination of Appointment: February 1, 2013

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I hope you are having a good Thanksgiving holiday.

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On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11 :25 AM, Visek, Richard C <[email protected]> wrote:

Dear Cheryl- Last week, Under Secretary Kennedy sent a letter to representatives of/assistants to a number of fonner Secretaries of State. While the content of the letters was the same, it appears the letters all referenced Secretary Rice, rather than the individual Secretaries with whom the various addressees were associated. I understand that a corrected letter will be sent to you and others next week following the VIS's return to the office. Regards, Rich

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Monday, March 23, 2015 7:11 PM Bishop, Melissa A

Subject: Re: letter to Clinton counsel for M signature

Thnx

From: Bishop, Melissa A Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 06:34 PM Eastern Standard TIme To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Purnell, Shirley V Subject: RE: letter to Clinton counsel for M signature

Rich - yes I believe he did - Shirl will send you a scanned copy shortly.

Melissa

MelissG Bishop SpedaJ Assistant Office 0/ the Un., Sec,ttllry /0' Management HST, Room 7207 Ttl: 202-647-fJ166

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 6:27 PM To: Bishop, Melissa A Cc: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: FW: letter to Clinton counsel for M signature

Melissa -- Do you know if M has signed this letter? If so, do we have a scanned copy that I could forward to the Clinton attorney? Regards, Rich

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 11:41 AM To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Bishop, Melissa A; Helton-Floyd, Kathleen L Cc: McLeod, Mary; Frifield, Julia E; Macmanus, Joseph E; Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F; Evers, Austin R Subject: letter to Clinton counsel for M signature

Pat, et al- Att~ched is the cleared letter to send to Clinton's counsel re: the email docs.' I 85 I . . . . __ 1 Please let me know if you have any questions. We should try to get this out as soon as possible today. Regards, Rich

From: GaryM Stern [mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, March 20, 2015 4:41 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Duval, Catherine S SUbject: Re: March 20rev.docx (letter to Clinton counsel)

REVIEW AUTHORITY: Sharon Ahmad, Senior 1 Reviewer

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Gary M. Stern General Counsel National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 301-837-3026 (office) 301-837-0293 (fax) [email protected]


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From: Grafeld, Margaret P [RELEASE IN PARTB51 Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 8:15 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: Re: Letter to State: Personal Email and Response to April Letter

Many thanks, Rich. I hope to be on leave next week, reading email and working through issues with Eric, who'll be acting in my absence.

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:07 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: Re: Letter to State: Personal Email and Response to April Letter

Don't believe I have seen this one. Will double-check my inbox tomorrow and talk to Pat at my weekly.


From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:49 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Kennedy, Patrick F; Barr, Joyce A; Hackett, John; Fischer, William P; Stein, Eric F Subject: FW: Letter to State: Personal Email and Response to April Letter

Rich,

Best, Peggy

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From: Sent: To:

Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Monday, June 15, 2015 6:03 PM 'Kendall, David'

Cc: Visek, Richard C; cmill -c..-_____ ---" Turner, Katherine Subject:

Mr. Kendall-

RE: Letter with Correction

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This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated June IS, 2015.

Regards,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant M !REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewer


From: Kendall, David [mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June IS, 2015 5:24 PM . To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Vlsek, Richard C; II r--- ----, Turner, Katherine Subject: RE: Letter with COrrection


Please find attached a letter responding to Mr. Kennedy's letter dated May 22, 2015.

Best,

David E. Kendall


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redlrect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 6:20 PM To: Kendall, David; Turner, Katherine Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: Letter with Correction



Regards,

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From: Helton-Floyd, Kathleen L Sent: Friday, May 22, 2015 6:10 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Harris, Brenda P Subject: CORRECTION II - M Signed/Dated Letter to David Kendall, Esq. - 5/22/15

As requested.

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From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: To:

Monday, November 03, 2014 2:52 PM Visek, Richard C

Subject: RE: Ittr

I think that is the best thing. I can certainly send you copies of the unsigned letter for you to forward via e-mail in the short term but I think we want his signature on them.


From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, November 03,20142:12 PM To~ Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: RE: Ittr

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent~ Monday, November 03,20142:02 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: Ittr

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Executive Assistant M Department of State Tel: 202-647-1501

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 1:51 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: FW: Ittr

Kathleen - Somehow Rice's name got inserted into the letter meant for Peggy Cifrlno on behalf of Powell. Can we get a corrected letter to her? It appears the same was done for the letters to Stewart and Mills. Regards, Rich

From: Peggy Clfrino all ~ Sent: Monday, November 03,20141:32 PM To: Vlsek, Richard C Subject: Re: Ittr


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Whoops, Rich. I just read the letter more closely, see attached. Pat sent me the letter intended for Dr. Rice's office. Can you please send me the correct letter before I share this with General Powell. You all can just scan and email to me.

Peggy Cifrino Principal Assistant to General Colin Powell Office of General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret) 909 North Washington Street, Suite 700 Alexandria, Virginia 22314 703-224-5012 Offiee 703-299-6770 Fax

I I Check out General Powell's 'aeebook page at www.facebook.eomIGenPowell

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Hi Peggy -I just wanted to confirm that this is the right email address for you. Did you receive the Ittr from the U/S for Management? 'fnot,' can send by "pdf" if you'd like. Regards, Rich

Richard C. Visek Deputy legal Adviser Office of the legal Adviser U.S. Department of State 202-647-8460

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Evers, Austin R Sunday, March 29, 2015 5:37 PM Visek, Richard C; Prosser, Sarah E; Duval, Catherine S; McLeod, Mary Re: nara response

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Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 05:21 PM To: Prosser, Sarah E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, Catherine S; McLeod, Mary Subject: RE: nara response

From: Prosser, Sarah E Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: Evers, Austin R; Visek, Richard C; Duval, Catherine S; McLeod, Mary Subject: RE: nara response

Best wishes, Sarah

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From: Evers, Austin R Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:55 PM To: Visek, Richard C; Duval, Catherine S; McLeod, Mary; Prosser, Sarah E Subject: RE: nara response

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:06 PM To: Duval, catherine S; McLeod, Mary; Evers, Austin R; Prosser, Sarah E Subject: RE: nara response

Yes - came in on Friday

From: Duval, catherine S Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:03 PM To: Visek, Richard C; McLeod, Mary; Evers, Austin R; Prosser, Sarah E Subject: Re: nara response

Is this the first draft we've seen?

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 01:46 PM To: McLeod, Mary; Evers, Austin Ri Duval, catherine S; Prosser, Sarah E Subject: nara response


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Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:20 PM Duval, Catherine S

Subjed: RE: nara response

That was the first I had seen of it. I gather A bureau - seems to follow some sort of format.

From: Duval, catherine S Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:16 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: Re: nara response

Who wrote the appraisal? Was L consulted?

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 02:06 PM

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Yes - came in on Friday REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

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Duval, Catherine S Monday, March 30, 2015 1:51 PM Visek, Richard C RE: NARA Response 03302015 with Legal comments.docx

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Sent: Monday" March 30, 2015 1:29 PM To: Duval, catherine 5 Subject: NARA Response 03302015 with Legal comments.docx


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Prosser, Sarah E Sunday, March 29, 2015 11:20 PM Visek, Richard C RE: nara response

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Attachments: NARA Response 03272015 with Legal comments.docx

Please see the attachment, which is a consolidated version using one editing pen color (blue) and "Legal" as the

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• Click "Change Tracking Options" • On the pop-up screen Track Changes Options, on the upper right:

o change the Insertions color from "By author" to whatever single color you prefer. (I chose blue., o Also, change to the same for the Deletions color. (Again, I chose blue.) o On that same screen, 2/3 down the screen, unclick the Track Formatting box. This is key to avoiding the

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• Click OK.

Go back to the "Track Changes" square, and again click the small drop down arrow. • Click "Change User Name ... " • Change User name to whatever you want. (I typed in "Legal".) • Change Initials to whatever you want. (I typed in "Legal".) • Click OK.

Best wishes, Sarah [REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewed


From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 8:57 PM To: Prosser, Sarah E Subject: Re: nara response

If you know how to do that (I dont) it'd be most appreciated.

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From: Prosser, Sarah E Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 8:34 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: nara response

Rich,

Best wishes, Sarah


From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 5:22 PM To: Prosser, Sarah E; Evers, Austin R; Duval, catherine S; McLeod, Mary Subject: RE: nara response

From: Prosser, Sarah E Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 3:34 PM To: Evers, Austin R; Visek, Richard C; Duval, catherine S; McLeod, Mary SUbject: RE: nara response

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:06 PM To: Duval, Catherine S; McLeod, Maryi Evers, Austin Ri Prosser, Sarah E Subject: RE: nara response

Yes - came in on Friday

From: Duval, Catherine S Sent: Sunday, March 29, 2015 2:03 PM To: Visek, Richard Ci McLeod, Mary; Evers, Austin R; Prosser, Sarah E Subject: Re: nara response .


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Friday, September 26, 2014 6:38 AM Grafeld, Margaret P Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T

Subject: Re: S records

Peggy - That'd work for me and suspect for Kate as well since I think her morning Benghazi call is over by 10. Regards, Rich

From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Thursday, September 25,201411:00 PM Eastern Standard Time To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: Re: S records

Rich,

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I'd prefer to meet than have a conference call, if you don't mind. Does 10:30 work for both you and Kathleen? Perhaps in Kathleen's office? I have an 11:00, so I'm hopeful we can work through this in a half hour.

Best, [REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe Peggy

From: Vlsek, Richard C Sent: Thursday, September 25,20145:14 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Cc: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: RE: S records

Peggy - Would you be available sometime tomorrow morning between 9-11 to talk? Regards, Rich

From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Thursday, September 25,20143:11 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Subject: Re: S records Importance: High c----S5

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 1:21 PM To: Frifreld, Julia E; Macmanus, Joseph Ej Grafeld, Margaret Pj Stein, Eric F; Davis, Jonathan E Cc: Duval, Catherine Sj Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen Tj Teplitz, Alaina Bj Keller, Andrew N Subject: S records

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Grafeld, Margaret P Monday, October 20, 2014 11:44 AM Duval, Catherine S; Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Teplitz, Alaina B Re: SBU:Re: Dear rep.docx

It was my understanding that Kathleen had said she would schedule one for this week. No doubt she will try to do so in due course.

From: Duval, catherine 5 Sent: Monday, October 20,201411:38 AM To: Grafeld, Margaret P; Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Teplitz, Alaina B Subject: RE: SBU:Re: Dear rep.docx

Not sure we have another meeting on the calendar. Maybe it makes sense to convene a quick call in the next day or so to resolve this specific question so we can get the letter out.

SBU IRELEASE IN PART 851 This email is UNCLASSIFIED.


From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Monday, October 20,201410:17 AM To: Duval, catherine 5; Visek, Richard C; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Teplitz, Alaina B Subject: SBU:Re: Dear rep.docx

Sensitive But Unclassified

Peggy

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From: Macmanus, Joseph E Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 2:54 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: SES_ 4; carlson, MaryKay L; Stana, Katie; Finney, Clarence N Subject: RE: Dear rep.doC)(

This is a good point.

From: Finney, Clarence N Sent: Friday, October 17, 20142:12 PM To: Macmanus, Joseph E Cc: SES_ 4; carlson, MaryKay L; Stana, Katie Subject: RE: Dear rep.docx

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: To:

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 10:04 AM Visek, Richard C

Cc: Stein, Eric F; Hackett, John; Barr, Joyce A; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Kennedy, Patrick F; Fischer, William P

Subjed: SBU: Fw: Letter to State: Personal Email and Response to April Letter

Importance:

Sensitive But Unclassified (AttorneY-Client Privilege)

Rich,

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As always, happy to discuss the way forward.

Regards,


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From: Grafeld, Margaret P <GrafeldMP@state,gov> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 8: 15 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: Re: Letter to State: Personal Email and Response to April Letter

Many thanks, Rich. I hope to be on leave next week, reading email and working through issues with Eric, who'll be acting in my absence.

From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:07 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Subject: Re: Letter to State: Personal Email and Response to April Letter

Don't believe I have seen this one. Will double-check my inbox tomorrow and talk to Pat at my weekly.


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Visek, Richard C Tuesday, April 21, 2015 10:59 AM Grafeld, Margaret P FW: Follow Up

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Friday, April!7, 2015 3:15 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret P Cc: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Kennedy, Patrick Fi Prosser, Sarah E; Stein, Eric F Subject: RE: Follow Up

Thnx Peggy·· let's plan on talking on Monday and we can brief Pat. Have a great weekend.

·····Orlginal Message···-From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Friday, April 17, 2015 2:03 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Austin·Ferguson, Kathleen T; Kennedy, Patrick F; Prosser, Sarah E; Stein, Eric F Subject: Re: Follow Up

Rich,

I figured you were playing catch up earlier this week, so I didn't want to bother you with this. I'm not In the office, so don't want to mis-state the exact date. We'll prepare a few points with details.

At my request, Paul Wester, the Chief Records Officer for the USG, came to SA-e this morning to meet with Bill Fischer (the Depaetment's Records Officer) to take a preliminary look at those emails from the 55K collection that our Bill appraised as personal in their entirety; he's also taking a look at the well·documented appraisal guidelines and process we developed and implemented. (FYI: this exercise does not include the hybrid emails which are, of course, deemed records.)

Will be in touch on Monday with the details for your follow-up letter. Until then, enjoy the beautiful spring weekend.

Regards, Peggy Margaret P. Grafeld Deputy Assistant Secretary Global Information Services Bureau of Administration U.S. Department of State

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HI Peggy -- I've been digging out this week but agree we need to follow up. We should talk to Pat upon his return. Do you know what the date of the earliest email is? Regards, Rich

----Original Message----From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:53 AM To: Visek, Richard C

Cc: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Kennedv, Patrick F; Prosser, Sarah E Subject: Follow Up Importance: High

Rich,

Thanks and regards, Peggy Margaret P. Grafeld Deputy Assistant Secretary Globallnfonnation Services Bureau of Administration U.S. Department of State

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Visek, Richard C Tuesday, April 28, 2015 11:15 PM Prosser, Sarah E draft april27.docx

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I'm available until 2:30 and after 4pm if you'd like to hoping to get it out today). We appreciate your assistance. Regards, Rich

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Frifield, Julia E Thursday, September 25, 2014 5:50 PM Davis, Jonathan E; Visek, Richard C; Macmanus, Joseph E; Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F Duval, Catherine S; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Teplitz, Alaina B; Keller, Andrew N RE: S records

Sent: Thursday, September 2S, 20145:49 PM To: Vlsek, Richard C; Frifield, Julia E; Macmanus, Joseph E; Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F Cc: Duval, Catherine S; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Teplitz, Alalna B; Keller, Andrew N Subject: RE: S records

Rich -I clear for LIM. Best, Jonathan


From: Vlsek, Richard C Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 1:21 PM To: Frlfleld, Julia E; Macmanus, Joseph E; Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F; Davis, Jonathan E Cc: Duval, Catherine Si Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Teplitz, Alalna Bi Keller, Andrew N Su S records

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Visek, Richard C Friday, May 22, 2015 12:34 AM McLeod, Mary FW: May 22 for rev.docx May 22 for rev.docx

Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2015 11:10 PM To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Prosser, Sarah E Subject: May 22 for rev.docx

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Sent: Monday, March 30,20152:19 PM To: Grafeld, Margaret Pi Barr, Joyce Ai Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Mcleod, Mary; Prosser, Sarah E Subject: RE: Copy of Draft Department Response to NARA/Wester Ltr. of 3/3/15

From: Houser-Jackson, Celeste Sent: Friday, March 27, 2015 1:41 PM To: Barr, Joyce Ai Visek, Richard C Cc: Grafeld, Margaret P SUbject: Copy of Draft Department Response to NARA/Wester Ltr. of 3/3/15

DAS Grafeld asked that I forward you the attached copy of the latest draft of the Department's response letter to Mr. Wester of NARA. The 9 attachments will follow in a separate email.

Celeste A. Houser-Jatkson, PMP Houser-Jic!swnCA@sme,sov Office of Global Information Servtces (A/GIS) OBXtek, Inc. Support Contractor Room 8024. SA-2 (202) 261-8401 (x48401). FAX (202) 663-2228

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From: Turner, Katherine [mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2015 2:08 PM To: Visek, Richard C Subject: FW: Letter

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Bashnan, Wendy A Tuesday, June 30, 2015 1:19 PM Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T FW: Letter

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Wendy A. Bashnan Executive Assistant Bureau of Diplomatic Security Office of the Assistant Secretary Tel: 202-647-1496 Email: [email protected]


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From: Wilkins, Frank E Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2015 12:49 PM To: Simpson, Dan R; Reid, Donald R Cc: Atiles, Jacqueline M; Schmidt, Nikoletta; Baugher, Kimberly; Hawk, Michael A Subject: FW: Letter

Don/Dan, for your review. comment, clearance, and forwarding to the DS/FO.

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Kim - please read through these e-mail exchanges and the attachments and let me know if it would be you or your office that would serve as the DS POC to interact with this law firm to allow them to store up to secret material. Thanks. Greg


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Greg-

As you are aware, we have been dealing with the turnover of former Secretary Clinton's e-mails. In the first tranche of e-mailsthere was one that was subsequently classified. We so advised Mrs. Clinton's lawyer who in turn advised us that he had received preservation requests from the Select Committee on Benghazi and the IGs from State and the IC and so needed to keep the e-mail.

The U/S write back (6/19/15) letter asking for a POC with whom Department could work to ensure that the e-mail (and any subsequently upgraded e-mails were being secured appropriately. The June 22 letter provides the name of the POCo

Please ask the appropriate DS subject matter experts to contact Ms. Turner to arrange for appointment to do a thorough security review to include physical security of area/safe in which document/electronic versions are being kept, who has access to the area/safe, do those individuals have appropriate clearances, when the electronic version is uploaded on a computer is it a stand-alone computer, when the disk/thumb drive is removed is any residual information deleted from the computer and any other appropriate questions.

This review/inspection needs to be carried out as soon as possible .


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Please keep me in the loop re appointment timing and results of the inspection .

Thanks you.

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From: Kendall, David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 22,20154:46 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: Letter

Dear Ms. Austin-Ferguson :


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From: Duval, catherine S [http://redlrect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 3:29 PM To: Kiko, Philip; Frifield, Julia E Subject: RE: Press Examples highlighting press office explaining what occurred on email controversery

Can we please do 3:401 [REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe~


From: Kika, Philip [httDillredlrect.state.sbu/?url=maUto;PhiliP,KIko~ ~ Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 2:46 PM To: Duval, catherine Si Frifleld, Julia E SUbJect: RE: Press Examples highlighting press office explaining what occurred on email controversery

Ok I will call at 3:30

From: Duval, catherine S [http://redlrect.state.sbu/?url=http://redlrect.state.sbu/?url=http:/lredlrect.state.sbu/?urt=mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 2:45 PM To: Kiko, Philip; Frifield, Julia E Subject: RE: Press Examples highlighting press office explaining what occurred on email controversery

Anytime between 3:30 and 4:30 works for us.


From: Kika, Philip [http://redlrect.state.sbu/?url=http:/lredirect.state.sbul?url=htto:/lredlrect.state.sbul?url=mallto:Philip,Klko~

Sent: Monday, April 06, 2015 1:24 PM To: Duval, catherine S; Frlfield, Julia E Subject: Re: Press Examples highlighting press office explaining what occurred on email controversery

when can you talk


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From: Duval, Catherine S [http://redlrect.state.sbu/?urt=http:/Iredlrect.state.sbu/?url=http://redlrect.state.sbu/?urt=http://redlrect.state.sbu/?url= http://redlrect.state.sbu/?urt=http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=http://redlrect.state.sbu/?urt=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, Aprtl 06, 2015 10:08 AM To: Kiko, Philip Cc: Frffleld, Julia E <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Press Examples highlighting press office explaining what occurred on email controversery

Phil,

Thanks for the press clips. We hope you had a lovely holiday weekend, but worry that because this email came in the middle of it, perhaps you did not. One additional development to the items below is a response to NARA that State sent last week. Would you like us to work on getting you a copy? Also, are you available for a call today with me and Julia to discuss next steps and what we can accomplish this week?

Best, Kate


From: Kika, Philip [http://redirect.state.sbu/?urt=http:/Iredirect.state.sbu/?url=http://redlrect.state.sbu/?url=http://redirect.state.sbu/?u~l ==-----http://redirect.state.sbu/?ur1=http://redlrect.state.sbu/?urt=http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mailto:Phillp.Kiko@t= 86 o 86 sent: Saturday, April 04, 2015 4:28 PM To: Frifleld, Julia E; Duval, Catherine S Cc: Kiko, Philip Subject: Press Examples highlighting press office explaining what occurred on email controversery

Julia/Kate - per our discussion, I wanted to give you a short list of articles that highlight the State Department's dealings with the press. A number of the issues addressed in the articles offer data points via the private email controversy of which our Committee was not aware. As I said need we need to move forward and a delineation of discussions between your Dept and HRC representatives would greatly move that ball forward. Thank you again. Phil

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o Describes the request that State Department made to former 'Secretaries of State in October 2014

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GI Describes the process by which HRC emails were captured and references one other email account on clintonemail.com

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o Describes the fact that State Department technology experts warned HRC about vulnerability of using private email service rather than the government's email system

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GI Describes former Secretary of State Powell's use of email and references a December 2014 letter from the State Department advising former Secretaries of its policies

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CD Describes the State Department's changed story regarding the basis for the HRC production of 55,000. Earlier in the week, the State Department attributed the HRC production to a change in policies. The article reveals the State Department's concession that the Committee played a role in the request and subsequent production

CD Describes the fact that the White House became aware in August that documents sought in the Committee's investigation contained HRC private email address and flagged the issue to State and Clinton aides


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o Describes 2011 State Department cable re: private email use and a 2012 OIG report that made dear private email shouldn't be used for official business

o Describes that 55,000 pages arrived in paper form, span entirety of her tenure, and confirm that State Department relied on Clinton aides to self-select official documents

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o Describes the fact that State Department noticed HRC private email in August production and reached out to White House and Clinton aides at the same time to confer on revelation

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It Describes the fact that email traffic of other senior officials was not archived until February 2015 and references a letter that was sent to current and former senior staff for work-related emails on private accounts

• References ongoing investigations as basis for the letter .

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• Describes letter to State Department from the National Archives requesting explanation as to how HRC emails during her time as Secretary of State ended up o.n private email server rather than government system

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• Describes current Secretary of State Kerry's request for OIG to undertake a review of how it handles its records

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Friday, June OS, 2015 1:11 PM Frifield, Julia E Grooms, Susanne Sachsman; Chipman, Dana; Donesa, Christopher Missing HRC email ATIACHED SCB 0050415.pdf

rom: Frifield, Julia E [http://redlrect,state,sbul?url=mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June OS, 2015 12:33 PM To: Kiko, Philip Cc: Grooms, Susanne Sachsmani Chipman, Danai Donesa, Christopher Subject: RE: Missing HRC email

Hi Phil- it was not attached - thanks

Julia IREVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Reviewe

From: Klko, Philip [http://redirect,state.sbul?url=mailto;Philip.Kiko@ J Sent: Friday, June OS, 2015 12:18 PM "-To: Frifleld, Julia E CC: Grooms, Susanne Sachsman; Chipman, Danai Donesa, Christopher Subject: Missing HRC email

Julia,

In the Department's initial production of Cheryl Mills documents two weeks ago there was an email from Cheryl Mills to Secretary Clinton (5C80050415, attached) that we do not believe was produced In the February 13, 2015 production of Secretary Clinton emails. We have two questions about that particular document:

1) Did Secretary Clinton provide that document to the State Department in her December 5 production? If yes, please provide an exact copy of the document she produced. Old the State Department exclude this in email its review of Secretary Clinton's December 5th production.

2) If no, on what date did the Department first discover 5C80050415 in its search for documents responsive to the Committee's subpoena? Has the Department contacted Secretary Clinton's representatives about this miSSing email and has there been any attempt to retrieve this email from her?

Thank you in advance for providing answers to these questions by dose of business on Wednesday June 10 .

-Phil

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From: Kiko, Philip <-I _~ _ ____ ~_---' Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 8:44 PM To: Frifield, Julia E Subject: Re: Missing HRC email

Thanks. Chmn was asking about mtg follow up. Sure you are busy with approps. But how is production coming along. Phil

From: Frifleld, Julia E [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, June 10,2015 06:12 PM To: Klko, Philip Cc: Grooms, Susanne Sachsmani Chipman, Dana; Donesa, Christopher; Duval, Catherine S <[email protected]>i Evers, Austin R <[email protected]> Subject: RE: Missing HRC email

Hi Phil- here is response to your question

Julia [REVIEW AUTHORITY: Frank Tumminia, Senior Review~

From: Kika, Philip [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mallto:Phlllp.l<Jko@I _ __ ---' Sent: Friday, June OS, 2015 12:18 PM To: Frifleld, Julia E Cc: Grooms, Susanne Sachsman; Chipman, Danai Donesa, Christopher Subject: Missing HRC email

Julia,

In the Department's initial production of Cheryl Mills documents two weeks ago there was an email from Cheryl Mills to Secretary Clinton (SC80050415, attached) that we do not believe was produced in the February 13, 2015 production of Secretary Clinton emails. We have two questions about that particular document:

1) Did Secretary Clinton provide that document to the State Department in her December 5 production? If yes, please provide an exact copy of the document she produced. Did the State Department exclude this in email its review of Secretary Clinton's December 5th production.

2) If no, on what date did the Department first discover 5C80050415 in its search for documents responsive to the Committee's subpoena? Has the Department contacted Secretary Clinton's representatives about this missing email and has there been any attempt to retrieve this email from her?

Thank you in advance for providing answers to these questions by close of business on Wednesday June 10 .

-Phil


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Julia,

Kiko, Philip <Philip.Kiko@~ _ __ _ Friday, June 19, 2015 2:45 PM Frifield, Julia E follow up to Chmn Gowdy's conversation with John Finer and our conversation 2015.06.12 - Blumenthal Produced Documents [BlU 001-179].pdf; Blumenthal.State.Production.Comparison.pdf

Per our conversation, attached are two documents: 1) the production of documents sent to us by Mr. Blumenthal's attorney last Friday; and 2) a comparison of documents produced by the State Department and documents produced by Mr. Blumenthal.

With respect to the 59 documents that have only been produced to the Committee by Mr. Blumenthal, the Speaker has asked the Chairman to find out whether Secretary Clinton produced those emalls to the State Department. If she did, please provide those documents to the Committee by 5:00pm on Monday June 22. If she did not, please let me know by 5:00pm on Monday JU!'le 22.

Thanks and have a nice weekend.

-Phil

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Kennedy, Patrick F

From: Kennedy. Patrick F Sent: To:

Wednesday, June 24,20156:52 PM Visek, Richard C

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Sirs, I will meet with Katherine Turner at their 12th Street location at lOam tomorrow. Niki Schmidt, my SSO in S-ES/EX, will accompany me.

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Will do, Wendy.

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From: Bashnan, Wendy A Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 3:04 PM To: Reid, Donald Ri Cc: Atiles, Jacqueline\'V1TS mpson, an Ri O'Brien, Christopher T Subject: RE: Letter

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I spoke with KAF this afternoon, and as a continuation of this process M is requesting that OS 1-- I>repare a report at 86 the conclusion of his meeting with the read out on the briefings provided, the status of the security inspection of the 87(C) r

office, any vulnerabilities/deficiencies uncovered and discussed, recommended remediation, and any other findings to have on file for record.

Thanks, W

Wendy A. Bashnan Executive Assistant Bureau of Diplomatic Security Office of the Assistant Secretary Te:: 202-647-1496 Email: [email protected]


From: Reid, Donald R Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2:05 PM To: Starr, Gregory Bi Baugher, KimberlYi Austin-Fer uson _Kathleen T Cc: Bashnan, Wendy Ai Atiles, Jacqueline Mi J Simpson, Dan R Subject: RE: Letter .

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He has ... I've reached out to Katherine Turner so she has my name, work number and personal cell number. I was in on the initial security briefings with David and her so she remembers me. As soon as we can get a firm time for Irena and to visit I we wi,1I do so.

From: Starr, Gregory B Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 2:04 PM To: Reid, Donald R; Baugher, Kimberly; AUS~i n:F-.emus.on.--.Katb een T Cc: Bashnan, Wendy Ai Atiles, Jacqueline Mil Simpson, Dan R Subject: RE: Letter

Thanks Don. So Frank Wilkins will be the DS POC and call Turner and see what is necessary. Please let me when contact is made, meeting results, etc.


From: Reid, Donald R Sent: Tuesday, June 23,2015 1:40 PM To: Starr, Gregory B; Baugher, Kimberly Cc: Bashnan, Wendy Ai Atiles, Jacqueline M; I I Simpson, Dan R Subject: RE: Letter ~----

Greg... s the best POC and he has already touched base with Mr Kendall's office ... when we processed them for security clearances '-lindoc'd Kendall and his partner Katherine Turner ...

From: Starr, Gregory B Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 12:19 PM To: Baugher, Kimberly Cc: Reid, Donald Ri Bashnan, Wendy A Subject: FW: Letter

Kim - please read through these e-mail exchanges and the attachments and let me know if it would be you or your office that would serve as the OS POC to interact with this law firm to allow them to store up to secret material. Thanks. Greg


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 10:00 AM To: Starr, Gregory B Cc: Bashnan, Wendy A; Visek, Richard C Subject: FW: Letter

Greg-

As you are aware, we have been dealing with the turnover of former Secretary Clinton's e-mails. In the first tranche of e-mailsthere was one that was subsequently classified. We so advised Mrs. Clinton's lawyer who in turn advised us that he had received preservation requests from the Select Committee on Benghazi and the IGs from State and the IC and so needed to keep the e-mail.

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The U/S write back (6/19/15) letter asking for a POC with whom Department could work to ensure that the e-mail (and any subsequently upgraded e-mails were being secured appropriately. The June 22 letter provides the name of the POC.

Please ask the appropriate DS subject matter experts to contact Ms. Turner to arrange for appointment to do a thorough security review to include physical security of area/safe in which document/electronic versions are being kept, who has access to the area/safe, do those Individuals have appropriate clearances, when the electronic version is uploaded on a computer is it a stand-alone computer, when the disk/thumb drive is removed is any residual information deleted from the computer and any other appropriate questions.

This review/inspection needs to be carried out as soon as possible.


Thanks you.

Regards,


From: Kendall, David [mailto :[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 4:46 PM To: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: Letter



Sincerely,

David E. Kendall

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly UP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005 (P) 202-434-5145 I (F) 202-434-5029 dkp. [email protected] I www.wc.com/dkendall

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 19, 2015 5:16 PM To: Kendall, David Subject: Letter

Dear Mr. Kendall-

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Regards,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executilloe Assistant M Department of State Tel: 202-647-1501

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Grafeld, Margaret P Monday, April 20, 2015 3:37 PM Paul Wester Stein, Eric F; Hackett, John; Fischer, William P


Personal Email Review - HRC Collection PersonaICorrespondenceInstructions_HRCEmail_201S_03_02.pdf

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Paul,

Attached is the methodology paper for our review of the approximately SSK pages in the email collection provided to us by Williams and Connelly on behalf of former SecState Clinton. I appreciate yourDefforts to work with us in validating the review and identification of personal emails.

looking forward to meeting with you and your team later this week.

Regards, Peggy

Margaret P. Gra/eld Deputy Assistant Secretary Global In/ormation Services, A/GIS Gra([email protected] Phone: 102-161-8300 Fax: 202-663-2218



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United States Department of State

WlIShington, D.C. 20520

SECRET (UNCLASSIFIED WHEN SEPARATED FROM ATTACHMENT)

MEMORANDUM

TO:

From:

Subject:

jRELEASE IN FULLI .June 17,2015 .

H - Julia E. Frifield

A-JoyceA.Barr ~ Transmittal Memorandum for Copy of the Hillary Rodham Clinton Email Collection

Included herewith is a full electronic copy of the twelve boxes ofHiUary Clinton material received from Williams & Connolly LLP on behalf of Hillary Rodham Clinton. This copy is being provided on one DVD. .

This material was accepted in good faith as being unclassified. You should be aware that during the Department's review of this ~aterial we have now classified part of one email in the collection and encountered information that is believed to be unmarked .classified content in a variety of emails and attachments which we believe must be handled and safeguarded accordingly. To insure proper handling, we recommend that the ~ol1ection be,treated as classified infonnation at the SECRET level in its entirety.

Based on my understanding, this information is needed for your office to complete work related to Congressional document requests that is already undelWaY. It will be loaded into a system operated by the Office of the Legal Adviser (L) and used by your office, as well as possibly staff from L.


Attachment: As stated above.

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From: Visek, Richard C Sent: Monday, March 23, 2015 11:41 AM To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Bishop, Melissa A; Helton-Floyd,

Kathleen L Cc: McLeod, Mary; Frifield, Julia E; Macmanus, Joseph E; Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F;

Evers, Austin R SUbject: Attachments:

letter to Clinton counsel for M signature March 23.docx

Pat, et al- Attached is the cleared letter to send to Clinton's counsel re : the email docs.

From: GaryM Stern [mailto:garym.stern@nara,gov] Sent: Friday, March 20,20154:41 PM To: Visek, Richard C Cc: Duval, catherine S SUbJect: Re: March 20rev.docx (letter to Clinton counsel)

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Rich, per our conversation, we are fine with what vou have drafted. butl-

Thanks, Gary

Gary M. Stern General Counsel National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 301-837-3026 (office) 301-837-0293 (fax) garym [email protected]


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From: Hackett, John Sent: To:

Wednesday, December 03, 2014 9:50 AM Stein, Eric F; Fischer, William P

Cc: Subject:

Grafeld, Margaret P; Houser-Jackson, Celeste Re: Records

None from IPS, we will handle. John

From: Stein, Eric F Sent: Wednesday, December 03,2014 08:59 AM To: Hackett, John; Fischer, William P Cc: Grafeld, Margaret P; Houser-Jackson, Celeste Subject: FW: Records

Peggy asked me to forward these letters for your records.

I:~LEASE IN PART I

Also, you can see the response from Rich below about Bill being the POc. With this information, Bill sho.uld be able to respond to Clarence; Bill and his team should manage this process.

Peggy/John: Any additional guidance before Bill responds?



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Eric - The letters for the former Secretaries list Bill as the POC, which is what was agreed to at a meeting that Kathleen chaired I ~ Bill and Jamie are listed as POCs on the 85 separate Preservation Notice that went out on October 28. Regards, Rich


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Rich,

Peggy and I sPoke;1 I and her email is not working on her blackberry.

Earlier today, Bill Fischer (the Agency Records Officer) received the below email from Clarence Finney. Peggy's recollection was that Bill Fischer and Jamie Bair were going to be the poes for the former Secretaries' records.

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From: Fischer, William P Sent: Tuesday, December 02,201411:11 AM To: Hackett, John; Grafeld, Margaret P Cc: Houser-Jackson, Celeste; Stein, Eric F Subject: FW: Please give me a call

Before I call Clarence, do you have any special instructions you'd like me to convey? See below.

Bill

William P. Fischer Agency Records· Officer Office of Information Programs and Services U.S. Department of State 202-261-8369

Our mission is to meet the information needs of our customers and the U.s. Government.


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Bill,

When you have a moment, call me .... reference steps for receiving and retiring hard copies of a former Secretary's records extracted from their personal e-mail account.


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Subject: RE: State Department Has Libya Emails (linton Did Not Produce

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Margaret P. Grafeld

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Phone: (202)261-8300 Fax: (202)663-2228

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Paul,

I'm following up on my voicemail this morning regarding the alleged revelations in the press coverage below. In view of the pressing demands for our court-ordered production schedule for the emails on Tuesday, as well as of the aggressive ongoing review efforts, we (on our staff) have not yet had an opportunity to fact check this information, but will do so soonest and keep you posted.

Regards and best wishes for a good weekend! Peggy Margaret P. Grafeld Deputy Assistant Secretary Global Information Services Bureau of Administration U.S. Department of State Phone: (202)261-8300 Fax: (202)663-2228

From: Howard, Hugh Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 09:01 AM To: Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F; Hackett, John; Houser-Jackson, Celeste; Fischer, William P Subject: State Department Has Libya Emails Clinton Did Not Produce

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WASHINGTON -- The State Department said on Thursday that 15 emails sent or received by Hillary Rodham Clinton were missing from records that she has turned over, raising new questions about whether she deleted work-related emails from the private account she used exclusively while in office.

The disclosure appeared to open the door for RepUblicans on Capitol Hill to get more deeply involved in the issue. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, who is running for president, said he planned to send a series of questions to the State Department about the missing emails and about why it allowed her to use the personal account.


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Republicans said that the State Department's statement was likely to increase pressure on the House speaker, John A. Boehner of Ohio, to subpoena the server in Mrs. Clinton's home that housed the account.

Mrs. Clinton has said that she gave the State Department about 50,000 pages of emails that she deemed to be related to her work as secretary of state and deleted roughly the same number. She said the messages sJle deleted were personal, relating to topics like yoga, family vacations and her mother's funeral.

Her longtime confidant and adviser Sidney Blumenthal, responding two weeks ago to a su.bpoena from the House cOmmittee investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, gave it dozens of cmails he had exchanged with Mrs. Clinton when she was in otl'ice. Mr. Blumenthal did not work at the State Department at the time, but he routinely provided her with intelligence memos about Libya, some with dubious information, which Mrs. Clinton circulated to her deputies.

State Department officials then crosschecked the emails from Mr. Blumenthal with the ones Mrs. Clinton had handed over and discovered that she had not provided nine of them and portions of six others.

Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Mrs. Clinton, who is running for president, said that she had given the State Department "over 55,000 pages of materials," including "all emails in her possession from Mr. Blumentllal."

The chairman of the House committee, Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina, said that many of the em ails that Mrs. Clinton had not handed over showed that "she was soliciting and regularly corresponding with Sidney Blumenthal, who was passing un vetted intelligence information about Libya ITom a source with a financial interest in the country."

"It just so happens these emails directly contradict her public statement that the messages froin Blumenthal were unsolicited," he said. Mr. Blumenthal identified the source of his information as Tyler Drumheller, a former high-ranking C.I.A. official, according to a person with knowledge of his testimony to the Benghazi panel. Mr. Drumheller was part of a group that sought to do business in Libya.

Supporters of Mrs. Clinton have argued that the committee's mission has crept far beyond its original scope: to investigate the Benghazi attacks, which killed fOUT Americans including Ambassador 1. Christopher Stevens. Republican committee members have said that they are within their right to look into her email use because the resolution that created the panel directed tllem to examine how the administration complied with previous inquiries into the attacks. Mrs. Clinton'S emails relating to the attacks were not handed over to any of the panels conducting those inquiries.

Other panels in Congress may consider investigaling the matter. Mr. Graham, who oversees a Senate subcommittee with sway over the State Department's budget, said that the department "seems to have a system that is not working very well" in regards to its production of documents to Congress.

"I'm going to ask them whether they think Mrs. Clinton has handed over everything she should and what they are going to do about it," he said. "And if they give me runaround responses, we'll drag them up on Capitol Hill and make them answer these questions in public."

While the State Department acknowledged that it did not have several of Mrs. Clinton's emails, it also told the Benghazi committee that it had not turned over other messages of hers. The department said that it had not done so because the contents of those messages fell outside the requests made by the committee.

"The State Department is working diligently to review and publish the 55,000 pages of emails we received from former Secretary Clinton," it said in a statement.

That statement is unlikely to satisfy the committee, which believes it has been clear in its requests. Members of the panel have contended that the State Department has withheld documents to protect Mrs. Clinton and grind the investigation to a halt. State Department officials have said that one of the reasons it has taken so long to produce documents is that the department's recordkeeping system is cumbersome. They have also said that the committee has not been specific enough in its requests.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't turn over all of her work-related emails to the department despite her claims to have done so, the Benghazi investigative committee charged Thursday in a statement raising new questions about the Democratic presidential candidate's email practices.

Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican and the Benghazi panel chainnan, said the State Department informed his panel that it did not have in its possession some emails related to Benghazi and Libya that Mrs. Clinton had exchanged with longtime confidant Sidney Blumenthal, and which he turned over to the committee.

If true, it suggests that Mrs. Cl'inton either did not perform a fuJI search, intentionally shielded some messages, or had some other hiccup when she claimed to have belatedly complied with federal law and turned back to the department some 30,000 messages from her time as secretary.

The Associated Press said there were 15 messages that the State Department said it couldn't find in its own records that Mrs. Clinton provided.

"This confirms doubts about the completeness of Clinton's self-selected public record and raises serious questions about her decision to erase her personal server - especially before it could be analyzed by an independent, neutral third-party arbiter," Mr. Gowdy said.

Mrs. Clinton set up her own email server at one of her homes, in New York, and used an account she issued herself, rather than an account on State Department servers, to conduct business during her four years in office.

She said the arrangement was done out of convenience.

Federal law requires that officials ensure their emails, which are considered potential government records be stored on official servers for archival purposes. Mrs. Clinton did not comply with that requirement until nearly two years after she left office, and only after the Benghazi investigative panel discovered her unique email arrangement.

At a dramatic press conference and in follow-up communications from her attorney, she said she had gone through all of her messages and decided which of the more than 60,000 from that period were personal and which were related to government business.

She said she found 30,000 that she deemed official and turned them over to the State Department in paper fonn. She said another 32,000 were private and she expunged them, then wiped her server clean.

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A court has ordered the department to make all of the official messag~s public, and the department had already turned over several hundred related to Benghazi and Libya more generally, so the committee could complete its probe into the terrorist. attacks of Sept. 11, 2012, which killed Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and three other Americans.

However, Mr. Gowdy said, the cmails Mr. Blumenthal exchanged with Mrs. Clinton during her time in office were business-related but weren't part of the set that the State Department sent.

He demanded that the department say whether it had withheld the emails.orwhetherMrs.Clinlon never turned them over in the fITst place.

The messages Mr. Blumenthal produced also contradict Mrs. Clinton's claim that his advice was "unsolicited."

"This has implications far beyond Libya, Benghazi and our committee's work. This conclusively shows her email arrangement with herself, which was then vetted by her own lawyers, has resulted in an incomplete public record," Mr. Gowdy said.

The messages in question don't go to the heart of the Benghazi attack, Democrats said.

Mrs. Clinton'S presidential campaign didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night, nor did a spokesman for Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the Benghazi committee.

A Clinton campaign spokesman told The Associated Press that they believe she fulfilled her obligations.

"She has turned over 55,000 pages of materials to the State Department, including all emails in her possession from Mr. Blumenthal," spokesman Nick Merrill told the wire service.

They also questioned whether some ofthe messages Mr. Blumenthal turned over were really emails, saying they appeared to be formatted as other types of documents.

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Importance: High

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From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 09:57 AM Eastern Standard Time To: Kennedy, Patrick F; Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T; Barr, Joyce A; Visek, Richard C Cc: Stein, Eric F Subject: Fw: State Department Has Libya Emails Clinton Did Not Produce

All, For your informational awareness, I am providing to you my note to Paul Wester at NARA, as well as the related press coverage.

Rich,

Regards, Peggy

Margaret P. Grafeld . Deputy Assistant Secretary Global Information Services Bureau of Administration U.S. Department of State Phone: (202)261-8300 Fax: (202)663-2228

From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 09:49 AM To: '[email protected]' <[email protected]> .Subject: Fw: State Department Has Libya Emails Clinton Did Not Produce

Paul,

I'm following up on my voicemail this morning regarding the alleged revelations in the press coverage below. In view of the pressing demands for our court-ordered production schedule for the emails on Tuesday, as well as of the aggressive ongoing review efforts, we (on our staff) have not yet had an opportunity to fact check this information, but will do so soonest and keep you posted.


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Regards and best wishes for a good weekend! Peggy Margaret P. Grafeld

Deputy Assistant Secretary Global Information Services Bureau of Administration U.S. Department of State Phone: (202)261-8300 Fax: (202)663-2228

From: Howard, Hugh Sent: Friday, June 26, 2015 09:01 AM To: Grafeld, Margaret P; Stein, Eric F; Hackett, John; Houser-Jackson, Celeste; Fischer, William P Subject: State Department Has Libya Emalls Clinton Did Not Produce

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State Department Has Libya Emails Clinton Did Not Produce

BYLINE: By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT

SECTION: Section A; Column 0; National Desk; Pg. 18

LENGTH: 845 words

WASHINGTON -- The State Department said on Thursday that 15 emails sent or received by Hillary Rodham Clinton were missing from records that she has turned over, raising new questions about whether she deleted work-related emails from the private account she used exclusively while in office.

The disclosure appeared to open the door for Republicans on Capitol Hill to get more deeply involved in the issue. Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, who is running for president, said he planned to send a series of questions to the State Department about the missing emails and about why it allowed her to use the personal account.

Republicans said that the State Department's statement was likely to increase pressure on the House speaker, John A. Boehner of Ohio, to subpoena the server in Mrs. Clinton's home that housed the account.

Mrs. Clinton has said that she gave the State Department about 50,000 pages of emails that she deemed to be related to her work as secretary of state and deleted roughly the same number. She said the messages she deleted were personal, relating to topics like yoga, family vacations and her mother's funeral.

Her longtime confidant and adviser Sidney Blumenthal, responding two weeks ago to a subpoena from the House committee investigating the 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, gave it dozens of emails he had exchanged with Mrs. Clinton when she was in office. Mr. Blumenthal did not work at the State Department at the time, but he routinely provided her with intelligence memos about Libya, some with dubious information, which Mrs. Clinton circulated to her deputies.

State Department officials then crosschecked the emailsfromMr. Blumenthal with the ones Mrs. Clinton had handed over and discovered that she had not provided nine of them and portions of six others.


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Nick Merrill, a spokesman for Mrs. Clinton, who is running for president, said that she had given the State Department "over 55,000 pages of materials ," including "all emails in her possession from Mr. Blumenthal."

The chairman of the House committee, Trey Gowdy, Republican of South Carolina, said that many of the entails that Mrs. Clinton had not handed over showed that "she was soliciting and regularly corresponding with Sidney Blumenthal, who was passing un vetted intelligence information about Libya from a source with a financial interest in the country."

"It just so happens these emails directly contradict her public statement that the messages from Blumenthal were unsolicited," he said. Mr. Blumenthal identified the source of his information as Tyler Drumheller, a former high-ranking C.I.A. official, according to a person with knowledge of his testimony to the Benghazi panel. Mr. Drumheller was part of a group that sought to do business in Libya.

Supporters of Mrs. Clinton have argued that the committee's mission has crept far beyond its original scope: to investigate the Benghazi attacks, which killei:! four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens. Republican committee members have said that they are within their right to look into her email use because the resolution that created the panel directed them to examine how the administration complied with previous inquiries into the attacks. Mrs. Clinton's emails relating to the attacks were not handed over to any of the panels conducting those inquiries.

Other panels in Congress may consider investigating the matter. Mr. Graham, who oversees a Senate subcommittee with sway over the State Department's budget, said that the department "seems to have a system that is not working very well" in regards to its production of documents to Congress.

"I'm going to ask them whether they think Mrs. Clinton has handed over everything she should and what they are going to do about it," he said. "And if they give me runaround responses, we'll drag them up on Capitol Hill and make them answer these questions in public."

While the State Department acknowledged that it did not have several of Mrs. Clinton's emails, it also told the Benghazi committee that it had not turned over other messages of hers. The department said that it had not done so because the contents of those messages fell outside the requests made by the committee.

"The State Department is working diligently to review and publish the 55,000 pages of emails we received from former Secretary Clinton," it said in a statement.

That statement is unlikely to satisfy the committee, which believes it has been clear in its requests. Members of the panel have contended that the State Department has withheld documents to protect Mrs. Clinton and grind the investigation to a halt. State Department officials have said that one of the reasons it has taken so long to produce documents is that the department's recordkeeping system is cumbersome. They have also said that the committee has not been specific enough in its requests.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton didn't turn over all of her work-related emalls to the department despite her claims to have done so, the Benghazi investigative committee charged Thursday in a statement raising new questions about the Democratic presidential candidate's email practices.

Rep. Trey Gowdy, South Carolina Republican and the Benghazi panel chairman, said the State Department informed his panel that it did not have in its possession some emails related to Benghazi and Libya that Mrs. Clinton had exchanged with longtime confidant Sidney Blumenthal~ and which he turned over to the committee.

If true, it suggests that Mrs. Clinton either did not perform a full search, intentionally shie lded some messages, or had some other hiccup when she claimed to have belatedly complied with federal law and turned back to the department some 30,000 messages from her time as secretary.

The Associated Press said there were 15 messages that the State Department said it couldn't find in its own records that Mrs. Clinton provided.

"This confirms doubts about the completeness of Clint on's self-selected public record and raises serious questions about her decision to erase her personal server - especially before it could be analyzed by an independent, neutral third-party arbiter," Mr. Gowdy said.

Mrs. Clinton set up her own email server at one of her homes, in New York, and used an account she issued herself, rather than an account on State Department servers, to conduct business during her four years in office.

She said the arrangement was done out of convenience.

Federal law requires that officials ensure their em ails, which are considered potential government records, be stored on official servers for archival purposes. Mrs. Clinton did not comply with that requirement until nearly two years after she left office, and only after the Benghazi investigative panel discovered her unique email arrangement.

At a dramatic press conference and in follow-up communications from her attorney, she said she had gone through all of her messages and decided which of the more than 60,000 from that period were personal and which were related to government business.

She said she found 30,000 that she deemed official and turned them over to the State Department in paper form. She said another 32,000 were private and she expunged them, then wiped her server clean.

A court has ordered the department to make all of the official messages public, and the department had already turned over several hundred related to Benghazi and Libya more generally, so the committee cou.ld complete its probe into the terrorist attacks of Sept. II, 2012, which killed Ambassador J. Chfistopher Stevens and three other Americans.

However, Mr. Gowdy said, the cmllils Mr. Blumenthal exchanged with Mrs. Clinton during her time in office were business-related but weren't part of the set that the State Department sent.

He demanded that the department say whether it had withheld the emails, or whether Mrs. Clinton never turned them over in the first place.

The messages Mr. Blumenthal produced also contradict Mrs. Clinton's claim that his advice was "unsolicited."

"This has implications far beyond Libya, Benghazi and our committee's work. This conclusively shows her email arrangement with herself, which was then vetted by her own lawyers, has resulted in an incomplete public record," Mr. Gowdy said.

The messages in question don't go to the heart of the Benghazi attack, Democrats said.



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Mrs. Clinton's presidential campaign didn't immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday night, nor did a spokesman for Rep. Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland, the ranking Democrat on the Benghazi committee.

A Clinton campaign spokesman told The Associated Press that they believe she fulfilled her obligations.

"She has turned over 55,000 pages of materials to the State Department, including all emails in her possession from Mr. Blumenthal," spokesman Nick Merrill told the wire service.

They also questioned whether some of the messages Mr. Blumenthal turned over were really em ails, saying they appeared to be formatted as other types of documents.


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Kim - please read through these e-mail exchanges and the attachments and let me know if it would be you or your office that would serve as tne DS poe to interact with this law firm to allow them to store up to secret material. Thanks. Greg


From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2015 10:00 AM To: Starr, Gregory B Cc: Bashnan, Wendy A; Visek, Richard C Subject: FW: Letter

'Greg -

As you are aware, we have been dealing with the turnover of former Secretary Clinton's e-mails. In the first tranche of e-mails there was one that was subsequently classified. We so advised Mrs. Clinton's lawyer who in turn advised us that he had received preservation requests from the Select Committee on Benghazi and the IGs from State and the Ie and so needed to keep the e-mail.

The U/S write back (6/19/15) letter asking for a poe with whom Department could work to ensure that the e-mail (and any subsequently upgraded e-mails were being secured appropriately. The June 22 letter provides the name of the POe.

Please ask the appropriate DS subject matter experts to contact Ms. Turner to arrange for appointment to do a thorough security review to include physical security of area/safe in which document/electronic versions are being kept, who has access to the area/safe, do those individuals have appropriate clearances, when the electronic version is uploaded on a computer is it a stand-alone computer, when the disk/thumb drive is removed is any residual information deleted from the computer and any other appropriate questions.

This review/inspection needs to be carried out as soon as possible.


Thanks you.

Regards,


From: Kendall, David [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, June 22, 2015 4:46 PM


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To:' Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T Cc: Visek, Richard C Subject: RE: Letter



Sincerely,

David E. Kendall

David E. Kendall Williams & Connolly LLP 725 Twelfth Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005

{P} 202-434-5145 I {F} 202-434-5029 [email protected] I www.wc.com/dkendall

From: Austin-Ferguson, Kathleen T [http://redirect.state.sbu/?url=mallto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, June 19, 20155:16 PM To: Kendall, David Subject: Letter

Dear Mr. Kendall-

Attached is a letter for your attention. TlJe original sent to you separately.

Regards,

Kathleen Austin-Ferguson Executive Assistant

M Department of State

Tel: 202-647-1501



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I From: Grafeld, Margaret P Sent: Tuesday, March 03, 2015 11:08 AM To: Cc:

Barr, Joyce A; Stein, Eric F; Hackett, John; Fischer,. William P Houser-Jackson, Celeste; Bemish, Renee C .

Subject: HRC Email Coverage

I just had a very cordial 45 minute conversation with Paul Wester regarding the press coverage of the HRC email personal account 'and State records, focusing on State actions and those NARA will take today.

I explained to Paul the environment in which State operates (and the bifurcated management of recor~s for principals vs the rest of the Department), as well as steps that M and others have initiated to ensure that we are compliant with laws and regulations.

In short, we can ex ect a letter from Paul to me later today covering the alienation (a legal term of art) of the former Secretary's records . 1 85 -,------,---_1 requesting an explanation both of what happened and what we are doing to remedy the situation. I requested that he cc M on the letter as the Senior Agency Official for Records ManagemE;nt, which shall be done .

I will share the letter with you all as soo'n as I receive it.


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