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 Central Intelligence Agency

Washington, D.C. 20505

2 December 2015

Reference: F-2015-02095

This is a final response to your 1July2015 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for "a copy of the following six CIA documents:


 * 1) FDD-6440, World Press Treatment of the Use of Gas in Vietnam (translation), May 6, 1965.
 * 2) Potential Implications of Trends in World Population, Food Production and Climate, August 1974.
 * 3) A Study of Climatological Research as it Pertains to Intelligence Problems, August 1974.
 * 4) China: The Coal Industry, November 1976.
 * 5) Deception Maxims: Fact and Folklore, April 1980, XD-OSD/NA.
 * 6) The Biological and Chemical Warfare Threat, January 1997."

We processed your request in accordance with the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. § 552, as amended, and the CIA Information Act, 50 U.S.C. § 3141, as amended. Our processing included a search for records as described in our 22 July 2015 acceptance letter.

We completed a thorough search for records responsive to your request and located the enclosed three documents, consisting of 114 pages, which we determined are releasable to you in their entirety. Because you are entitled to the first 100 pages free, and the cost for the remaining pages is minimal, in accordance with our regulations, as a matter of administrative discretion, there is no charge for processing your request.

Sincerely,

Michael Lavergne

Information and Privacy Coordinator

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