State Department Interim Response to FOIA Request Seeking the Presidential Policy Memorandum and Memoranda Concerning the Use of Lethal Force Abroad in "Collective Self-Defense"

Document Date: October 6, 2023

Enclosures held in full from release pursuant to FOIA exemptions 1, 5, 6, and 5 U.S.C. 搂搂 552(b)(1), (b)(5), and (b)(6). Documents labeled: B-00002592686, B-00002592684, B-0000259259, B-00002592544, B-00002592542, B-00002592832, B-00002592530, and B-00002592526

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