Memo And Order Citizens Against

FClRTilEDiSTRICTOF("uLr:;".I,', CITIZENSAGA1~STUFOSECRECY, Plaintiff, ~ATIONALSECURITYAGENCY. Defendant. CivilActionNo.80-1562 Nr:;jO"ANDtJl-1ANDORDER ThisFre e domofInfol"rr.ationActcaseisbefore.theCpurt ondefendant 'smotionforsunmaryjudlT:ent.Plaintiffis soakingalldocumentsindef~nd~nt'spossessionrclatinzto r!'~csandliFOphenomena.Defendanthasprovddedscmematerial bwthas~!thheldother~ateTialp uanttovario~sFOIA e)Le!i~pt:ior.s,::~5U.S.C.552(b)(1976).Thebu!.1-:of'the Z::c<:e::-ial\oo:ithheLdconsistsofcorrmundcatLcnsintellir;cnce raporr s ,\ihichdef'endantassertsarcprotectedbyExemptLons 1~nd3oftheFreedomofInfol"rr.~tionAct.Fourcocum~nts acissuearenotco~unicationsintelligencereports; :.:~:":"Id~n::has\o:ithheldoneofthesedocumentsinits enlirety,andportionsofthreeothers,pursuanttothese Tile!Courtfirstcarefullyrevie..cedthepublicafficHvit of~Ati0nel curityAgencyoffici~lE~ceneYeatesand ~hen.nftcrreceivingplaintiff's~pposition.e~n~ined ;;i:!"sO:"l:lllyatopsecretaffidavitfromYeates,submitte dby ct.::('n,bntin ;n~..!!..Thepublicnific.'lvitprovidesa s cral~t3:cmentofthe?defendant'spositionthatis ~i~0nslyb01~tercdbjthee*trcz::~lydc:niled,21-p2eein [i;,'I()str.,,-="hec l aimod exemptionshaveboenproperLyand Tllect.:::::71unic;.ticnsLn rc lLtgeuccrcporrsclearlyr c l nt,c totheinost,scnsLti.vc1.lC:tivi.tics('1thedcLcndant;nnethus 73St.3t.63(1959).Theincal,leraf1ffid;witp revidesthe? Covrr cfindsth atr e l e a s eofthismnte rie lcouldseriously j~0?nrciizetheworkoftheagencyandthesecurityofthe Fni,tc dS:;:rC?~.Under'thest.nndardssetforthinHav_den& f~::i.E':::',tnecLai.in of.Section(b) (3)cxomptionmustbegr ante d ~.~itscntic~y.Noconsidc tionl1cedstobegiventl1c :~cditicr.alclaimforpr ote ctLonunderExemption1.,The scandrrrdsofPublicLaw86-36havebe enrnet . TheCDu~talsofindsthattnt>affidavitssupport co~tcnLSafrh~scdocumentsandalsohasprovid~d2 =~scriptio~cfboththedocuments~ndthedcJetions.The varLousclninsunderExcmptLons1t3,5and62Stothese ~oc:n::;ents.'i:.-eproper .The\-.'it.hheldportionseitherarcnot r cspocst.vetopLa i.ntLff 's r equestorareproperlyexempte d , 'i'hr'Nlgh~uttheCourt'sxcvievofthismate rie L,the C:'Ul"tha sbc-enavareofthepublicintc.estincheiSS\1~of UFOs~ncitheneedtobnlancethatinterestegni~stthe "i;~r.C)"s:H:COfors ecr ecy,Thein~"!~0~':'!nfL!c~uvit:presonts Ailc:"lv ,Qt.::.No.eO-138b(D.C.Cir.,fUE'clt:(l':.rz ,1~80), bur(11cCCH:n:f. d:.inill'r1i!-iC)eliOr.tl:;,!:;;1;C''P..lb1i.c;,:,d Fortheforegoingreasons.dc,fcndnnI.:'sl1"vtion[or ~;\.l;;:r..;tryjudgmentisgr.anted. SOORDERED. TIlec~seisdisoissed.