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National Security Letters — Part 1
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clandestine intelligence
activities, and
that such
an
investigation of
a United
States person
is not
conducted solely
on the
basis of
activities protected
by the
First Amendment
to
the Constitution
of the
United States.
[Certi£ication: The
nondisclosure requirement
is not
an
automatic
feature of
the NSL.
If the
supporting EC
for this
NSL included
Option 1
Invoking the
Nondisolosure Requirement!
then include
the language
in the
following 3
paragraphs in
the NSL.]
In accordance
with I8
U.S.C.
§
2709{c![1!, I
certify
that
a disclosure
of the
fact that
the FBI
has sought
or obtained
access to
the information
sought by_this
letter may
endanger the
national security
of the
United States,
interfere with
a
criminal, counterterrorism,
or counterintelligence
investigation,
interfere with
diplomatic relations,
or endanger
the life
or
physical safety
of a
person. Accordingly,
18 U.S.C.
§
2?O9{c! l]
and {2}
prohibits you,
or any
officer, employee,
or agent
of
yours, from
disclosing this
letter, other
than to
those
to
whom
disclosure is
necessary to
comply with
the letter
or
to
an
attorney to
obtain legal
advice or
legal assistance
with respect
to this
letter.
In accordance
with 18
U.S.C.
§
2709 c]], you
are
directed to
notify any
persons to
whom you
have disclosed
this
letter that
they are
also subject
to the
nondisclosure
requirement and
are therefore
also prohibited
from disclosing
the
letter
to
anyone
else.
In accordance
with 18
U.S.C.
§
2?09{c!!, if
the FBI
asks for
the information,
you should
identify any
person
to
whom
such disclosure
has been
made or
to whom
such disclosure
will be
made. In
no instance
will you
be required
to identify
any
attorney to
whom disclosure
was made
or will
be
made
in order
to
obtain legal
advice or
legal assistance
with respect
to this
letter.
[Include the
following language
in all
NSLe.]
In accordance
with 18
U.S.C.
5
351l{a! and
{b] l!, you
have a
right
to
challenge
this letter
if compliance
would
be
unreasonable, oppressive,
or otherwise
unlawful, and
you have
the
right to
challenge the
nondisclosure requirement,
if one
is set
forth above.
In accordance
with 18
U.S.C.
§
35ll c!, an
unlawful
failure to
comply with
this letter,
including any
nondisclosure
requirement, may
result in
the United
States bringing
an
enforcement action.
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