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December 17.2012

MR. ERIK LARSON

VULGAR Subject: OPERATION BETRAYAL FOIPA 1160517-000 No. DearMr.Larson: The enclosed werereviewed documents underthe Freedom Information/Privacy (FOIPA), of Acts Title5, StatesCode,Sections United 552/552a.Deletions havebeenmadeto protect information whichis exempt from page with disclosure, the appropriate exemptions notedon the pagenextto the excision. In addition, deleted a information sheetwas inserted the fileto indicate in wherepages werewithheld entirely. The exemptions usedto withhold information marked below andexplained theenclosed on Explanation Exemptions: are of

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