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National Security Letters — Part 1

1188 pages · May 11, 2026 · Document date: Dec 4, 1981 · Broad topic: General · Topic: National Security Letters · 1018 pages OCR'd
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(UI) (U) (¥) (U)- SEYRET To: [DELIVERING DIVISION] From: [DRAFTING DIVISION] Ret yd {CASE FILE NUMBER, 00/00/2007] Declassify On: [10-25 Years based on informati in the EC} [FULL/PRELIMINARY] Investigation Inatituted: (5) [00/00/2007] Reference: rd [CASE FILE NUMBER Serial XXX] Enclosure(s}: (U} Enclosed for [DELIVERING DIVISION or OFFICE OF ORIGIN, depending on whether service is personal or through restricted delivery service or fax] is an NSL dated [00/00/2007], addressed to [COMPANY POC NAME], [TITLE (if availablia)], [COMPANY NAME], [COMPANY ADDRESS - NO P.O. BOX], [CITY, STATE - NO ZIP CODE if using personal service}, requesting the names and addresses of financial institutions at which the listed consumer Maintains or has maintained an account. Details: ({ A [FULL/PRELIMINARY]) [FOREIGN COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/ INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM] investigation of subject, a [U.S. PERSON/NON-U.S. PERSON], was authorized in accordance with the Attorney General Guidelines because {Give a full explanation of the justification for opening and maintaining the investigation of the subject; barebones facts will not suffice and will cause the request to be rejected for legal insufficiency.] This financial institution information is being requested to [Pully state the relevance of the requested records to the investigation]. a ” This electronic communication documents the {APPROVING OFFICIAL’s} approval and certification of the enclosed NSL. For mandatory reporting purposes, the enclosed NSL seeks the financial institution listings for [NUMBER OF] individual(s) from [eredit reporting company #1}; {NUMBER OF] individual (s) from {credit reporting company #2], etc. [If there are requests from multiple reporting companies for the same person, please state. Provide the USP status of all the persons about whom the requests are seeking information, including the subject of the investigation. In other words, do your best to give as much information as you can, for congressional reporting purpeses.] (U) Arrangements should be made with the credit reporting company to provide the records [personally to an employee of the DELIVERING DIVISION or through use of a delivary service or secure fax to OFFICE OF ORIGIN] within [NUMBER OF] business days of receipt of this request. The credit reporting company should neither send the records through routine mail delivery nor utilize the name of the subject of the request in any telephone calls to the FBI. secpét 2
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