20  July 1995

Mr. John Wright
Information and Privacy Coordinator
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D. C. 20505

Dear John Wright:

     I am writing a request under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 
Section 522 and the Privacy Act 5, U.S.C. Section 552a. If the response to 
my request is not satisfactory I will make an administrative appeal, and 
ask for the name of the official to whom such appeals should be addressed.  
If the request is denied, I realize I have to be told the grounds of the 
denial. In such case I will seek detailed justification.  The law allows the 
CIA to withhold specific categories of information but it does require you 
to release segregable portions that are left after exempt material is deleted.

     I filed an earlier request that was completed and answered by Lee S. 
Strickland in his letter of 12 April 1988.  In this request I am asking 
for any information subsequent to the former request.  I specifically am 
asking for information relating to the Office of Security's and other 
elements of the CIA in investigating and harassing me especially in the 
past two years. I realize that "investigative" information probably is not 
releasable.  But I request that you release any information relating to 
harassments accompanying any "investigation," and that precise
distinctions be made between investigations and harassments.

     Since my request is aimed at illegal actions by the Central 
Intelligence Agency, I should be provided all relevant documents at no 
cost either for search, review or copying or any other costs
or fees. 

    If my request for waiver of all fees is not granted, I request a 
waiver of search, review and copying fees. The documents I seek are not 
for commercial purposes.  I am requesting your files about me and the 
Privacy Act allows fees to be charged only in copying the records,  not for
finding or reviewing them. To reduce potential copying fees I request I be 
allowed to first review original documents. If applicable, please coordinate 
with me in advance concerning any  fees.

   Due to actions in Northern Virginia, I am certain I am being 
investigated/harassed by the CIA's Office of Security and/or other related 
offices (possibly in conjunction with AFIO) or a contract
office. This operation may be directed or participated in by elements 
in the Directorate of Operations, in addition to the Directorate of 
Administration's Office of Security.

   The Federal Bureau of Investigation has denied any role and since the 
CIA's Office of Security is the only other office with investigative 
responsibility for CIA employees and retirees, it might
be that office or some affiliated contract group.  I request therefore, that 
you not accept bland dismissals by the Office of Security of any role or 
any statement that this was/is an official "investigation" and seek full 
details.  The actions have been and are meant to be obvious
therefore it cannot be an investigation. In complying with this request 
please also check the indices of the Directorate of Intelligence, Staff D, 
of the DO, the DO's own registry, the DO's Counterintelligence indices, 
the indices of the Foreign Resources Division especially  the
Washington-based field offices and any other relevant offices and contract 
services. I believe that there will be a concerted effort to hide details 
of this illegal harassment operation so I therefore
request a thoroughly diligent search.

   To assist your office, I have appended a list of actions that I believe 
are part of this illegal harassment.


Sincerely,

Ralph McGehee