SIMPSON v. VANCE

No. 79-1889.

648 F.2d 10 (1980)

Smith SIMPSON et al. v. Cyrus R. VANCE, Secretary of State et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided September 25, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Diane B. Cohn, Washington, D. C., with whom Barry H. Hager, Washington, D. C., was on brief, for appellants.

Michael J. Ryan, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Carl S. Rauh, U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., at the time brief was filed, John A. Terry, Nathan Dodell, Asst. U. S. Attys., and Jeffrey H. Smith, Atty., Dept. of State, Washington, D. C., were on brief, for appellees.

Before WRIGHT, Chief Judge, and SWYGERT and ROBINSON, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SWYGERT.

SWYGERT, Circuit Judge.

In this Freedom of Information Act case, the sole issue presented is whether information contained in a Department of State (Department) publication, which lists employees of the Department and other federal agencies in the field of foreign relations with their educational backgrounds, employment experience, and essential biographical facts, is protected from disclosure under Exemption...

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