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Information Rights Unit  
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Richard McMillan 
  
 
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By email: request-10851-
 
[email address] 
Ref: 9/379     
 
 
 
 
20 May 2009 
Dear Mr McMillan, 
 
 
 
Freedom of Information Act 2000: IMF report 
 
Thank you for your request dated 22 May.  You asked, under the Freedom of 
Information Act, for: 
•  Details of any communications (ie emails, faxes, letters)  between HM Treasury 
and the IMF for the period including 20th, 21st and 22nd April 2009 specifically with 
regards to the IMF report forecasting the cost of UK bank bailouts. 
I can confirm that the Treasury holds information within the scope of your request.  
We consider that this information engages the qualified exemption in section 27(1)(b) 
which relates to information where disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice 
relations between the United Kingdom and any international organisations or 
international court.  In this instance section 27 relates to relations with the IMF.   
The FOI Act requires us to respond to requests promptly and, wherever possible, to 
give a full response within 20 working days of receiving a request.  Where a qualified 
exemption applies to the information and the public interest test is engaged, the Act 
allows the time for response to be longer than 20 working days, and a full response 
must be provided within such time as is reasonable in all circumstances of the case.  
In this case we expect to be in a position to respond by 12 June. 
If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. It will be helpful to us if 
you remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications. 
 
 
 
Information Rights Unit 
For HM Treasury 
 
 
 
 
 
Your right to complain under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 
 
 

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