Identifier

FBI_00005

Title

Request for COINTELPRO Documents on Black Nationalists in Detroit Metro (3)

Creator

McLeod, Janice Galli (DOJ)

Description

A rejected Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) appeal from Janice McLeod, Associate Director of the DOJ's Office of Information Policy. The letter states that requested COINTELPRO documents on Black Nationalists in Detroit were not located, and an adequate and reasonable search for those records was conducted. The FBI's the consensus is that the files are "missing". Portions of these requested documents can be found in this database listed under FBI COINTELPRO - Black Nationalist Targets & Tactics in Detroit Metro (1).

Source

Appeal; AP-2011-00121 (DOJ), 6 February 2011, Federal Bureau of Investigation Records, "COINTELPRO - Black Nationalist Hate Groups", Detroit FBI Files - Black Freedom.

Theme

Criminalization and Resistance, Community and Resistance

Type

Government Records

Level 1 Tag

Detroit

Surveillance

COINTELPRO

Level 2 Tag

COINTELPRO - Miscellaneous

Level 3 Tag

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Department of Justice

Date

2011-02-06

Location

Washington, D.C.

Rights

Public Domain acquired through Freedom of Information Act