Release of the Balen Report

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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

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

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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
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London W12 7TS, UK

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