Release of the Balen Report
Mr Ridon made this Freedom of Information request to British Broadcasting Corporation
The request was partially successful.
Mr Ridon
14 February 2009
Dear Sir or Madam,
Please release Michael Balen's report into the BBC's coverage of
the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Please also publish the amount
spent on legal fees in keeping the report from the public.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Ridon
FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation
16 February 2009
Dear Mr Ridon,
Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, about the release of Michael Balen's report into the
BBC's coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the amount of legal
fees to keep this report from the public. Your request was received on
14th February, 2009. We will deal with your request as promptly as
possible, and at the latest within 20 working days. If you have any
queries about your request, please contact us at the address below.
The reference number for your request is RFI20090324.
Kind regards
The Information Policy & Compliance Team
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FOI Enquiries
British Broadcasting Corporation
13 March 2009
Dear Mr Ridon
Please find attached the response to your request for information which
has been dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act
2000.
<<RFI20090324 - final response.pdf>>
Yours sincerely
C Gibson
BBC Information Policy and Compliance
Room 2252, 2nd Floor, White City
201 Wood Lane
London W12 7TS, UK
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