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Hello,

We refer to your email of 15 July 2020 seeking an internal review. We
reiterate that:

o under section 7(2A) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act),
ASIO is exempt from the operation of the FOI Act, including the
mechanism afforded by the Act to seek an internal review, or an
Australian Information Commissioner review; and
o Commonwealth records on this topic, if any, may be available from the
National Archives of Australia, by request made to the National
Archives under the Archives Act 1983. Details about this process are
available on their website [1]www.naa.gov.au.

Please be advised we consider this matter closed and do not intend to
respond to future correspondence in relation to this request (whether an
FOI or an administrative release request). Requests received for documents
via the National Archives of Australia are processed as per requirements
of the Archives Act 1983.

Kind regards,

ASIO Outreach | Email: [2][email address] | Web:
[3]www.outreach.asio.gov.au

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-----Original Message-----
From: Harry Blutstein <[FOI #6363 email]>
Sent: Wednesday, 15 July 2020 7:17 AM
To: outreach <[email address]>
Subject: Internal review of Freedom of Information request - 1980 Summer
Olympics - Australian boycott

Dear outreach,

While ASIO is exempt from the FOIA, it voluntarily provides documents and
files, provided they do not compromise their operations and they redact
names. I received all the files on the 1956 Olympics without any
problems.I would hope that I could do the same for the 1980 Olympics.

I therefore ask for the relevant files to be identified and provided to
me.

Yours sincerely,

Harry Blutstein

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Dr Harry Blutstein

Adjunct Professor

RMIT University

PO Box 1170

Collingwood   Vic    3066

Australia

Phone:      +613 9489 1812

Mobile:      +61 0412 256 625

Email:         [4][email address]

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For-Official-Use-Only

Hello,

Thank you for your email.  Per section 7(2A) of the Freedom of
Information  Act 1982 (FOI Act), ASIO is exempt from the operation of the
FOI Act.  As  such, we are unable to assist with your FOI request.

Commonwealth records on this topic, if any, may be available from the 
National Archives of Australia, by request made to that institution under 
the Archives Act 1983.  Details about this process can be found on their 
website:www.naa.gov.au.

Kind Regards,

ASIO Outreach | Ph: 02 6234 1668 | Email: [1][email address] | Web:

[2][5]www.outreach.asio.gov.au

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