Dear Dr Briant

Thank you for your email to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

In order for us to be able to assist you with your request and best direct any search please could you clarify/refine the scope of your request. 

As currently drafted your request is too broad and we would be unable to proceed with it.

Would it be possible for you to clarify what field or geograhical area the companies you mention operate in such as Communication, HR, Techincal etc for the correspondence you are seeking?

Once we receive your revised request we will consider it and the appropriate course of action.

Yours sincerely

Central FOI Unit
Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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Our ref: FOI2020/01517

Dear Dr Emma L Briant,

Thank you for your FOI request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
It has been assigned a unique reference number (above) and has been passed
to the relevant section within the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to deal
with. They will be in touch with you should your request need
clarification.

We received your request on 24th February and will aim to respond within
20 working days following date of receipt. We will therefore reply at the
latest by 23rd March.

Please quote the reference number above in any future communications.

Yours sincerely,

Central FOI Unit

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Dear Dr Briant,

We are writing in response to your Freedom of Information request
FOI2020/01517. Please find our response attached.

Yours sincerely,

Historical FOI Team

Foreign and Commonwealth Office