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WASHINGTON POST CO. v. U. S. DEPT. OF STATE

Nos. 80-1509, 80-1606.

647 F.2d 197 (1981)

The WASHINGTON POST COMPANY v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al., Appellants. The WASHINGTON POST COMPANY v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE et al., Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided February 24, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce G. Forrest, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., with whom Alice Daniel, Asst. Atty. Gen., Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., and Barbara L. Herwig, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., were on the brief, for appellants.

Lon S. Babby, Washington, D. C., with whom John B. Kuhns, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before LUMBARD, Senior Circuit Judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, ROBB and GINSBURG, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

In this Freedom of Information Act proceeding the Washington Post seeks Department of State records that would indicate whether two individuals now residing in Iran are U.S. citizens or hold U.S. passports. The Department withheld the records, claiming that they were exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. § 552(b)(6) (1976). That provision protects "personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted...

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