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10 August 2009

Middle East and North Africa Directorate

King Charles Street

London

SW1A 2PA

Mika Minio-Paluello

By email: mailto:[FOI #5157 email]

Dear Mika,

Your Freedom Of Information Request: 0478-09

Please refer to my letter of 13 July 2009. I regret to inform you that we are still unable to send you a substantive reply. This is because we are still considering the public interest test under section 27 (international relations).

I apologise for the time it is taking to consider your request and I can confirm we are very close to finalising the response. We hope to let you have a final response by 14 August 2009.

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to

make a complaint or request an review of our decision, you should write to me at the above address.

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 Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

Please contact me if you have any queries about this letter.

Yours sincerely,

Emily

North Africa Team

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