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BRINTON v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

No. 79-2032.

636 F.2d 600 (1980)

William M. BRINTON, Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 3, 1980.

Rehearing Denied December 9, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James M. Sack, Washington, D. C., for appellant.

JoAnn Dolan, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Alice Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Carl S. Rauh, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed, and Leonard Schaitman, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before TAMM, ROBINSON and WILKEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.

WILKEY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the district court's denial of appellant William M. Brinton's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) suit for State Department documents. Appellant requested legal opinions prepared for the Department of State by the Department's Office of the Legal Adviser, concerning United States policy on issues involving Israel and the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and the Gaza...

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