c/o 2509 N. Campbell, #1776
Tucson [zip code exempt]
ARIZONA REPUBLIC
July 26, 1996
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT REQUEST
Disclosure Officer
Office of the Secretary of the Treasury
United States Department of the Treasury
Washington, D.C.
Dear Disclosure Officer:
This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C.
552 et seq., and regulations thereunder. Please provide first an
estimate of the cost to answer this request, if the cost should
exceed $25.
If some of this request is exempt from release, please furnish Me
with those portions reasonably segregable. I am requiring
certified copies of the documents requested, in lieu of personal
inspection of same.
Documents requested:
1. All financial records of the Performance Management and
Recognition System (PMRS) as mentioned on page 1229-80
(1-12-89) in the Internal Revenue Manual, Handbook of
Delegation Orders, MT 1229-99, Delegation of Personnel-
Related Matters (see attached), including:
(a) all bank records, cancelled checks, bank
statements, audits, balance sheets, profit and
loss statements, general ledgers, receipts for
cash transactions, Cash Transaction Reports,
commodity receipts, certificates of deposit,
foreign bank deposit and withdrawal receipts,
foreign bank account statements, credit line
contracts, credit card statements, letters of
credit, stocks, bonds, insurance contracts, real
estate transactions, private and personal property
receipts, manufacturers' warranties.
The requested records are not exempt from disclosure because
they:
(A) could not reasonably be expected to interfere with law
enforcement proceedings;
(B) would not deprive a person of a right to a fair trial
or an impartial adjudication;
(C) could not reasonably be expected to constitute an
unwarranted invasion of personal property;
(D) could not reasonably be expected to disclose the
identity of a confidential source;
(E) would not disclose techniques and procedures for law
enforcement investigations or prosecutions, and would
not disclose guidelines for law enforcement
investigations or prosecutions;
(F) could not reasonably be expected to endanger the life
or physical safety of any individual.
[see Exemption 7 in FOIA]
Under the common law, and under commercial law, we are all equal
before the law. This maxim is fundamental.
If you are not the correct person to whom this Freedom of
Information Act Request should be directed, kindly forward it to
the correct person.
Time is of the essence. If you have any questions about your
rights and obligations under 5 U.S.C. 552, may we recommend that
you contact the office of the Attorney General in Washington,
D.C., for immediate assistance.
Thank you very much for your consideration, and for your timely
obedience to the controlling laws in this matter, specifically
the Freedom of Information Act and the Constitution for the
United States of America, as lawfully amended.
Respectfully submitted,
/s/ Paul Andrew Mitchell
Paul Andrew, Mitchell, B.A., M.S.
Citizen of Arizona state, federal witness,
and Counselor at Law
all rights reserved without prejudice
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