OFFICIAL

Dear James Smith

I refer to your correspondence of 31 January 2025, in which you requested
under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) documents held by the
Minister for Defence. The scope of your request seeks access to:

Please provide copies of any documents relating to the appointment of
General (Rtd) Angus Campbell AO as Australia's Ambassador to Belgium, the
European Union (EU), the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and
Luxembourg.

This may include:

- briefing memos

- recommendation documents

- approval documents

- emails, letters, or other correspondence

The statutory deadline for you to receive a response to your request is 3
March 2025. Please note that where the due date falls on a Saturday,
Sunday or public holiday, the timeframe will expire on the next working
day. This is in accordance with the FOI Guidelines issued by the Office of
the Australian Information Commissioner under section 93A of the FOI Act.

Should you have any questions relating to this request, please do not
hesitate to contact via email at [1][email address].

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Team

Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

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OFFICIAL

DPM FOI 008/24/25

Dear Applicant,

Please find attached correspondence provided on behalf of the Office of
the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, in relation to your FOI
request.

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Case Management Team
Media and Information Disclosure Branch

Ministerial & Executive Coordination and Communication Division

Department of Defence

IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Department of Defence.
Unauthorised communication and dealing with the information in the email
may be a serious criminal offence. If you have received this email in
error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email
immediately.