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FBI High Visibility Memoranda, released on March 27, 2024, is an internal document from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detailing the handling of high-profile cases. This document was made available through the declassification efforts of The Black Vault, a leading online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) clearinghouse. The canonical PDF can be found at https://documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/0975291-000.pdf. The FBI High Visibility Memoranda were used to inform senior officials and other relevant parties about the status and developments of high-profile cases. These memoranda were created to ensure key decision-makers were kept informed and that necessary coordination or public relations efforts could be undertaken effectively. U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. April 17, 2003 MR RUSS KICK Subject: FOIPA HIGH VISIBILITY MEMOS/1975 THRU 1986 FOIPA No. 0975291-000 Dear Requester: The enclosed documents were reviewed under the Freedom of Information/Privacy Acts (FOIPA), Title 5, United States Code, Section 552/552a. Deletions have been made to protect information which is exempt from disclosure, with the appropriate exemptions noted on the page next to the excision. In addition, a deleted page information sheet was inserted in the file to indicate where pages were withheld entirely. The exemptions used to withhold information are marked below and explained on the enclosed Form OPCA-16a: Section 552 Section 552a 8(b)(1) □(b)(7)(A) □(d)(5) 8(b)(2) □(b)(7)(B) □(U)(2) □(b)(3) 8(b)(7)(C) □(k)(1) 8(b)(7)(D) □(k)(2) 8(b)(7)(E) □(k)(3) □(b)(7)(F) □(k)(4) □(b)(4) □(b)(8) □(k)(5) 8(b)(5) □(b)(9) □(k)(6) 8(b)(6) □(k)(7) 385 preprocessed pages are enclosed. To expedite requests, preprocessed packages are released the same way they were originally processed. Documents or information originating with other Government agencies were not referred to those agencies as part of this release. You have the right to appeal any denials. Appeals should be directed in writing to the Co-Director, Office of Information and Privacy, U.S. Department of Justice, Flag Building, Suite 570, Washington, D.C. 20530-0001 within sixty days from receipt of this letter. The enclosed material is from the main investigative file(s) in which the subject(s) of your request was the focus of the investigation. Our search located additional references, in files relating to other individuals, or matters, which may or may not be about your subject(s). Our experience is, when ident, references usually contain information similar to the information processed in the main file(s). Because of our significant backlog, we have given priority to processing only the main investigative file(s). If you want the references, you must submit a separate request for them in writing and they will be reviewed at a later date, as time and resources permit. David M. Hardy Section Chief, Record/Information Dissemination Section…

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This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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FBI High Visibility Memoranda

JUL 6 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-high-visibility-memoranda5 minLast updated July 6, 2026

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FBI High Visibility Memoranda, released on March 27, 2024, is an internal document from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detailing the handling of high-profile cases. This document was made available through the declassification efforts of The Black Vault, a leading online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) clearinghouse.

Date: JUL 6 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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What was FBI High Visibility Memoranda about?: FBI High Visibility Memoranda, released on March 27, 2024, is an internal document from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) detailing the handling of high-profile cases. This document was made available through the declassification efforts of The Black Vault, a leading online Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) clearinghouse.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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