Washinqton, D.

24 lune 20 10

R"eference: F-201 0- 0127 g

Dear

Tiris is a final response to your 29 May2010

Freedorn of Infomatio' Act (F9IA)
request' received in the office of the Infonnation
and privacy coordinator o' 1 June 2010,
for "records pertaining to any currently or previously
planled assassi'ations of Fox News
personality Gienn Beck.,'

Please note, the mission of the central

Inteiligence Agency is prirnarily co'cerned
with foreign inteliigence -- not domestic --
matters. Section i03 (dX1) of the National
Security AcL as amended, specifically provides that "tire
Agency sirali have no police,
subpoena, law-enforceraentpowers,
orlnternal security fi:nctions.,' Executive order
72333-, which regulates the conduct
of iritelligence actiities in the U'ited States
elsewhere, provides tfal the responsibility a'd
foi domestic intelligence collection is generally
within tlte province of the Fedeial Bureau
of Jnvestiguti;;. A very iimited exceptiorr to the
order"is provided that pennits otirer agencies
withinlhe Inteiligence cornrnunity to collect
significant foreign inteliigence and cointerintelligence,
provided that no such effort sirall
be undertaken for the purpose of acquiring
infbnlation about the dornestic activities of
united states persons- Bised on the above, our
records systems are not configured in a
way Lhat wouiti allow us to perfonn a search
ieasonabiy.ut.ututro t. i""o ,, ,?lp"nsive
records. Therefore, we rnust decline to process your
request.

Sincerely,

&rtuh-U
Delores M. Neison
Infcrmation and privacy Coordinator