What did the declassified documents reveal?

FBI Naming and Commemoration Committee Meeting Minutes. Released 2017-05-13. The Black Vault entry: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/fbi-naming-commemoration-committee-meeting-minutes/. Canonical PDF: https://documents.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/FBINamingCommitteeMinutes-2011-2016.pdf. These meeting minutes were released to Mr. John Greenewald Jr. in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, FOIPA Request No. 1363949-000. The documents were reviewed under Title 5, United States Code, Section 552, and deletions were made to protect information exempt from disclosure. The FBI Naming and Commemoration Committee Meeting Minutes, dated May 3, 2017, were addressed to Mr. Greenewald. The assistant director, Facilities and Logistics Services Division, had received a request to name, rename, or commemorate FBI-occupied buildings or spaces. The committee reviewed the request and made a decision. The committee noted that the request had been submitted by Mr. Greenewald, and they had reviewed the information in accordance with standard FBI practice and pursuant to FOIA exemption (b)(7)(E) and Privacy Act exemption (j)(2). The response neither confirmed nor denied the existence of Mr. Greenewald's name on any watch lists. The committee also noted that Congress had excluded three discrete categories of law enforcement and national security records from the requirements of the FOIA. See 5 U.S. C. § 552(c) (2006 & Supp. IV (2010). The Explanation of Exemptions was provided, which listed the exemptions used to withhold information, including Section 552, Section 552a (b)(1), (b)(7)(A), (d)(5), (b)(2), (b)(7)(B), (j)(2), (b)(3), (b)(7)(C), (k)(1), 50 USC 3024 (i)(1), (b)(7)(D), (k)(2), (b)(7)(E), (k)(3), (b)(7)(F), (k)(4), (b)(4), (b)(8), (k)(5), (b)(5), (b)(9), (k)(6), (b)(6), (k)(7). The documents were released in response to Mr. Greenewald's FOIA request, and the FBI will correspond with him regarding the information when the consultation is completed. This is what the public record looks like at its most ordinary. storyflo.com. https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/fbi-naming-commemoration-committee-meeting-minutes/.

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

Case · DAILY-016

FBI Naming and Commemoration Committee Meeting Minutes

JUL 5 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-naming-and-commemoration-committee-meeting-minutes3 minLast updated July 5, 2026

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FBI Naming and Commemoration Committee Meeting Minutes. Released 2017-05-13. com/documentarchive/fbi-naming-commemoration-committee-meeting-minutes/. pdf. These meeting minutes were released to Mr. John Greenewald Jr. in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, FOIPA Request No. 1363949-000. The documents were reviewed under Title 5, United States Code, Section 552, and deletions were made to protect information exempt from disclosure.

Date: JUL 5 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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FBI Naming and Commemoration Committee Meeting Minutes. Released 2017-05-13. The Black Vault entry: https://www.theblackvault.com/documentarchive/fbi-naming-commemoration-committee-meeting-minutes/. Canonical PDF…

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What was FBI Naming and Commemoration Committee Meeting Minutes about?: FBI Naming and Commemoration Committee Meeting Minutes. Released 2017-05-13. com/documentarchive/fbi-naming-commemoration-committee-meeting-minutes/. pdf. These meeting minutes were released to Mr. John Greenewald Jr. in response to a Freedom of Information Act request, FOIPA Request No. 1363949-000. The documents were reviewed under Title 5, United States Code, Section 552, and deletions were made to protect information exempt from disclosure.
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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