FOIA request to State Department for documentary proof that $6 billion was re-frozen and not released to Iran
Posted on | October 14, 2023 | 3 Comments
Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
29839 Santa Margarita Pkwy, ste 100
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Dr. Orly Taitz, ESQ
Attorney for
Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
ph 949 683 5411 orly.taitz@gmail.com
10.14.2023
Attention
Kelly N. Robinson, Chief, Request Liaison Division
FOIA Program Manager/ FOIA Public Liaison
Office of Information Programs and Services
2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520
foiarequest@state.gov
202-261-8484
Dear Ms. Robinson
In and around August 10, 2023 the White House announced a deal, where it promised the Islamic Republic of Iran $6 billion dollars ransom payment on top of the exchange of 5 Americans held in Iran to 5 Iranians held in US. Aforementioned funds were frozen in the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and were supposed to be released and transferred to a fund in the State of Qatar, which was supposed to release the funds to Iran.
On October 7, 2023, just two months after the deal was announced, in Israel, over 1300 civilians, including children, babies and pregnant women were barbarically slaughtered, beheaded, burned alive and over 150 were taken hostage by the terrorist organization Hamas, which according to multiple reports, was supported and funded by the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Among these slaughtered and kidnapped citizens, there were at least 29 American citizens who were killed and 14 Americans kidnapped.
After this terrorist act, on October 8, 2023 I have announced a pending legal action on behalf of the relatives of victims to stay (stop) transfer of the aforementioned funds and for them to be used as a compensation for victims.
On October 11, 2023 the White House announced that the funds were re-frozen and will not be released to Iran by the fund manager The State of Qatar. The government of Iran responded by stating that this is a lie and the funds are being released to Iran by Qatar.
This is a matter of public concern. American citizens are entitled to know whether the US government is subsidizing the Islamic Republic of Iran, which in turn subsidized terrorist acts of Hamas, Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations that killed and took hostage multiple Americans.
Under the Freedom Information Act 5 USC §552 and on behalf of the Defend Our Freedoms Foundation, I am hereby requesting the documentary proof that $6 billion dollars were re-frozen and not delivered to the government of Iran. I am requesting a document or agreement signed by Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al- Thani or another government official or fund manager verifying that the $6 billion dollars in question were not transferred to Iran, as well a bank ledger of the aforementioned fund, showing the $6 billion dollars being transferred to the fund in Qatar from South Korea and remaining in the fund as of present time.
Due to the urgency of this matter I am respectfully requesting this request to be expedited as much as possible.
Respectfully,
/s/ Dr. Orly Taitz, ESQ Attorney for Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
Request summary
Request submitted on October 14, 2023.
The confirmation ID for your request is 897511.
Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
29839 Santa Margarita Pkwy, ste 100
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
Dr. Orly Taitz, ESQ
Attorney for
Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
ph 949 683 5411 orly.taitz@gmail.com
10.08.2023
Attention
Kelly N. Robinson, Chief, Request Liaison Division
FOIA Program Manager/ FOIA Public Liaison
Office of Information Programs and Services
2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520
foiarequest@state.gov
202-261-8484
Dear Ms. Robinson
On October 7, 2023, in Israel, over 900 people were barbarically slaughtered and over 100 were taken hostage by the terrorist organization Hamas, which according to multiple reports was supported and funded by the government of Iran. Among these slaughtered and kidnapped Israeli citizens, there were a number of American citizens. The names and addresses of these individuals were reported to the State Department through the US embassy in Tel Aviv.
Under the Freedom Information Act 5 USC §552 and on behalf of the Defend Our Freedoms Foundation, I am hereby requesting the names, addresses and any and all information about American citizens who were killed, kidnapped or presumed to be kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist organization , which invaded the state of Israel on Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Due to the urgency of this matter I am respectfully requesting this request to be expedited as much as possible.
Respectfully,
/s/ Dr. Orly Taitz, ESQ Attorney for Defend Our Freedoms Foundation
Ref: F-2024-00715, Freedom of Information Act Acknowledgement
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Dr. Taitz:
This email acknowledges receipt of your October 9, 2023, Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. § 552) request received by the U.S. Department of State, Office of Information Programs and Services on October 10, 2023, regarding names, addresses and any other information on American citizens killed, kidnapped or presumed to be kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist organization. This Office assigned your request the subject reference number and placed it in the expedited processing track where it will be processed as soon as practicable. See 22 CFR § 171.11(h). If you have any questions regarding your request, please contact our FOIA Requester Service Center or our FOIA Public Liaison by email at FOIAstatus@state.gov or telephone at 202-261-8484.
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October 14th, 2023 @ 11:32 pm
Thank you for submitting this request. Please let me know the results.
October 15th, 2023 @ 12:39 am
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October 16th, 2023 @ 11:06 am
Yes, thank you!
And I, too, am looking forward to finding out the results.