This letter was sent to the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute by fax to (803) 751-9125 on 19 November 2000:

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                                    maschke@antipolygraph.org

                                    Sunday, 19 November 2000

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLYGRAPH INSTITUTE
POLICY AND ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
ATTN: MS. KAREN L. COOK
7540 PICKENS AVE
FT JACKSON SC 29207


Dear Ms. Cook:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 
552).

I request that a copy of the following documents be provided to 
me:

All documention describing the protocol followed in DoDPI's Test 
for Espionage and Sabotage (TES) study which was scheduled to 
begin 14 August 2000.

In a letter to me dated 25 July 2000, Defense Security Service 
(DSS) Director Charles J. Cunningham described this study as a 
follow-up to Dr. Sheila D. Reed's 3rd TES study:

    On August 14, 2000, DoDPI will begin a follow-up study 
    which will consist of at least two pilots. Completion 
    date is expected in late 2001.
    
I am aware, as General Cunningham noted, that completion of this 
study is not expected until late 2001. Please note that I am not 
requesting any raw data collected during this study, nor any 
analysis of that data, but merely any protocol report or other 
documentation describing the procedure that was/is to be followed.

An example of such a protocol report is report no. DoDPI97-P-0009 
dated 29 July 1997, which describes a project that was to begin on 
14 August 1997 and end on 28 August 1997. DSS released this 
document to me under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA #093-
20(2)), and I request that any such protocol report or similar 
documentation for the TES study that was to begin 14 August 2000 
be similarly be released.

In order to help you determine my status for the purpose of 
assessing fees, you should know that this request is made for 
public awareness purposes and not for commercial use. 
AntiPolygraph.org is a grassroots organization of freely 
associating individuals and is not a profit-seeking enterprise.

I am willing to pay fees for this request up to a maximum of $25. 
If you estimate that the fees will exceed this limit, please 
inform me first.

I request, however, a waiver of fees for this request because 
disclosure of the requested information to me is in the public 
interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to 
public understanding of the operations and activities of the DoD 
and is not in my commercial interest.


Sincerely,


George W. Maschke
AntiPolygraph.org