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Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Decision Notice) [2011] UKICO FS50297199 (21 March 2011)
Summary: The complainant submitted a request to the public authority for a copy of a document catalogued at the National Archives under the title -˜Policy regarding future of Sovereign Base Areas in Cyprus-™ but retained by the public authority. The public authority withheld the information on the basis of the exemptions at sections 27(1)(a). It also relied on sections 23(5) and 24(2) to refuse to confirm or deny whether any of the information falling within the scope of the request was also exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 23(1) and 24(1). The Commissioner concluded that the withheld information is exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 27(1)(a). The Commissioner has also concluded that sections 23(5) and 24(2) have been correctly relied upon as a basis upon which to refuse to confirm or deny whether the requested information is also exempt from disclosure on the basis of sections 23(1) or 24(1).
Section of Act/EIR & Finding: FOI 17 - Complaint Upheld, FOI 23 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 24 - Complaint Not upheld, FOI 27 - Complaint Not upheld