Iraq Coup

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Dear Ministry of Defence,

I request a copy of any analysis of the likelihood of, or plan for responding to, a coup in Iraq or the death of Saddam Hussein produced between March 21, 2002 and March 21, 2003.

Yours faithfully,

David Lindsey

correspondence@mod.ecase.gsi.gov.uk on behalf of Operations Directorate Secretariat, Ministry of Defence

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Dear Mr Lindsey,

Thank you for your request for information dated 13 July, which has been
logged under our reference FOI2018/09366.

Please allow us to apologise for the delay in acknowledging your request.
We are the team responsible for issues relating to Iraq and only received
your request in on 17 August. Although not compliant with section 10(1) of
the Act, we still require up to 20 working days to search for any
information we may hold that relates to your request. Our target date for
responding to you is therefore 17 September.

Yours sincerely,

Levant Team - Operations Directorate.

DCMC-op-shader (MULTIUSER), Ministry of Defence

Dear Mr Lindsey,

We are writing concerning your request for information dated 13 July,
which has been logged under our reference FOI2018/09366.

We are sorry that we have not been able to provide you with a response
yet. It has taken longer than expected to find any files that may contain
information that is relevant to your query. We require more time to search
for any information that relates to your request. Our target date for
responding to you is therefore 7 November.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

 

If you have any queries regarding the content of this letter, please
contact this office in the first instance.

 

If you wish to complain about the handling of your request, or the content
of this response, you can request an independent internal review by
contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main
Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail [email address]). Please note
that any request for an internal review should be made within 40 working
days of the date of this response.

 

If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may raise
your complaint directly to the Information Commissioner under the
provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note
that the Information Commissioner will not normally investigate your case
until the MOD internal review process has been completed. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Further details
of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the
Commissioner's website at https://ico.org.uk/.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Levant Team

Ministry of Defence

 

DCMC-op-shader (MULTIUSER), Ministry of Defence

Dear Mr Lindsey,

 

Thank you for your email dated 13 July in which asked for: a copy of any
analysis of the likelihood of, or plan for responding to, a coup in Iraq
or the death of Saddam Hussein produced between March 21, 2002 and March
21, 2003.

 

Your correspondence has been treated as a request for information under
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA). 

 

Firstly, please allow us to apologise for the delay in providing you with
a response to your request. It took longer than expected to identify files
that might contain information relating to your request.

 

A search for the information has now been completed within the Ministry of
Defence, and I can confirm that no information in scope of your request is
held. We are sorry that we have not been able to help you with your
request on this occasion.

 

If you have any queries regarding the content of this letter, please
contact this office in the first instance. Please remember to quote the
reference number above in any future communications.

 

If you wish to complain about the handling of your request, or the content
of this response, you can request an independent internal review by
contacting the Information Rights Compliance team, Ground Floor, MOD Main
Building, Whitehall, SW1A 2HB (e-mail [1][email address]). Please
note that any request for an internal review should be made within 40
working days of the date of this response.

 

If you remain dissatisfied following an internal review, you may raise
your complaint directly to the Information Commissioner under the
provisions of Section 50 of the Freedom of Information Act. Please note
that the Information Commissioner will not normally investigate your case
until the MOD internal review process has been completed. The Information
Commissioner can be contacted at: Information Commissioner’s Office,
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Further details
of the role and powers of the Information Commissioner can be found on the
Commissioner's website at [2]https://ico.org.uk/.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Levant Team

Ministry of Defence

 

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