This letter was sent to the Defense Security Service by fax to (703) 325-5341 on 10 June 2001:

AntiPolygraph.org

                                    Hart Nibbrigkade 22
                                    2597 XV Den Haag
                                    Netherlands

                                    maschke@antipolygraph.org

                                    Sunday, 10 June 2001

DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE
OFFICE OF FOI AND PRIVACY
ATTN: MR. LESLIE R. BLAKE
1340 BRADDOCK PLACE
ALEXANDRIA VA 22314-1651


Dear Mr. Blake:

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

I request that copies of the following documentation be provided 
to me:

    All Department of Defense Polygraph Institute (DoDPI) 
    materials describing the General Question Technique 
    (GQT), whether on paper, videotape, computer media, or 
    in any other format.

In response to my 7 April 2001 FOIA request for a 42-page 1995 
DoDPI document titled "General Question Technique (GQT)" 
outline" (FOIA request #070-21(2)), Tanya R. Layne wrote in a 
response dated 21 May:

    A check of the available indices within DoDPI, 
    revealed that no copies of GQT from 1995 exist. The 
    GQT is no longer used by DoDPI or its instructors. 
    It's been estimated that the GQT was last utilized in 
    approximately early 1997. (emphasis added)

This new request for all DoDPI documentation of the GQT is made 
without regard to the date of the material. Because, as Ms. 
Layne stated in her letter, "[t]he GQT is no longer used by 
DoDPI or its instructors," I see no reasonable ground for DSS to 
withhold the requested documentation.

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-006.shtml