This letter was sent to the Department of Defense Polygraph Institute by fax to (803) 751-9125 on 1 January 2001. DSS released the requested document on 26 February 2001. Click here to download it. (567kb scanned PDF)

AntiPolygraph.org

                                    Hart Nibbrigkade 22
                                    2597 XV Den Haag
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                                    maschke@antipolygraph.org

                                    Monday, 1 January 2001

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 document be provided to me:

    Department of Defense Polygraph Institute. (Undated). 
    Test Data Analysis - DoDPI.

This document has previously been released outside government 
channels. James Allen Matte cites this document at p. 418 of his 
book, Forensic Psychophysiology Using the Polygraph, noting that 
it was "transmitted to [him] on 13 May 1996 as the current DoDPI 
criteria for polygraph chart physiology analysis."

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 
Department of Defense and is not in my commercial interest.


Sincerely,


George W. Maschke
AntiPolygraph.org

PS: A copy of this Freedom of Information Act request will be 
placed on-line at http://antipolygraph.org/foia/foia-003.shtml