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30 July 2008

Counter Terrorism Department

Main Building

London

SW1A 2AH

Laurence Rowe

[By Email]

Dear Mr Rowe,

FOI 0556-08

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act, which we received on 7 July 2008. In that request, you asked us for:

“documents assessing the impact of the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan on the terrorist threat to the UK, including that arising from `young, radicalised British citizens,' given the difficulty in getting across the positive message of British foreign policy across to young Muslims at home and abroad; and external threats given the `dangerous and volatile' situation in Iraq.”

I can confirm that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office holds information falling within the description specified in your request. However, we estimate that the cost of complying with your request would exceed the appropriate limit of £600. The appropriate limit has been specified in regulations and for central Government it is set at £600. This represents the estimated cost of one person spending 3½ working days in determining whether the Department holds the information, and locating, retrieving and extracting the information. Under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act the Department is not obliged to comply with your request and we will not be processing your request further.

If you were to make a new request for a narrower category of information, it may be that we could comply with that request within the appropriate limit. Although we cannot guarantee that this will be the case, it may help if we outline some possible ways of narrowing your request. For example, you may wish to refer to correspondence on a specific terrorist attack, or between London and a named Diplomatic Mission. Please note, should you wish to refine your request, we will treat this as a fresh Freedom of Information request.

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact the FCO's Information Management Group ([FCO request email]). Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision, you should write to the Open Government Liaison Officer, Counter Terrorism Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, King Charles Street, London, SW1A 2AH. You have 40 working days from receipt of this request to do so.

If you are not content with the outcome your complaint, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the FCO. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

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