Freedom of Information Act Request for Amelia Earhart Records to Secretary of State Henry Kissinger

P70 121-1700 : Law oFFices eee ig WILLIAM F. MANLOVE abs i ATTORNEYS AT LAW MMUMNITY COMMONS BLDG. OO CHILLICOTHE RD. waunen ¥. wn FAORS “EStUMENT ANALYSIS July 17, 1975 The Honorable Henry Kissinger Secretary of State State Department 2201 C. Street N.W. Washington, D. C. 20520 Dear Sir: Please be advised that I represent Donald Kothera, a United States citi- zen, of 15444 Crampton Drive, Burton, Ohio 44021. Pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (Public Law 89-487) as amend- ed, the same being codified as 5 U.S.C. 552 seq., I respectfully request that you make available for inspection and/or copy all records which you have or may have access to regarding Amelia Earnart and/or her navigator, Frederick J. Noonan. Amelia Earhart disappeared July 2, 1937, while she and Mr. Noonan were flying her Lockheed Electra airplane in the Pacific. Our information reveals that she and Fred Noonan landed on Saipan in 1937 and were subsequent- ly executed and buried. Our information further reveals that subsequent to the invasion of Saipan in 1944, Captain Tracy Griswold and two enlisted men, Billy Burks and Everett Henson, of the 18th Marines 2nd Division, disinterred the remains of Frederick Noonan in 1944 and possibly some of the remains of Amelia Earhart, who had been cremated earlier. At that time, Captain Griswold was an intelligence officer and had originally gone ashore on Red Beach One in the invasion of Saipan. we request that you make available for inspection and/or copy not only your correspondence files, but also your complete investigative files. We would also appreciate your making available for inspection any concrete evi- dence which you may have, or know the whereabouts of, such as her Lockheed Electra airplane, or parts thereof, any photographs, any bones, teeth or other pieces of evidence. My client has in his possession some bone fragments and teeth which he had dug up from the Saipan grave in 1968. The detailed examina- tion and report of a noted anthropologist seems to support my client's informa- tion. Graves Registration Service may have some of the evidence or information needed. In the event that you claim exemption under one of tne nine specific exemp- tions under the Act, I would appreciate your advising the undersigned of this = NND 48646 in Miss Earhart's around the world — given to Captain Tracy Gris- Earhart and Fred Noonan on remains were, at the time, clas- in the interests of national : security. We firmly necessity for continued secrecy and/or exemp- tion of the facts, details and investigative reports surrounding Miss Earhart's disappearance is no longer timely and that the records should be made available to py client, Donald Kothera, for inspection and/or copying. Thank you for your cooperation. Very truly yours, William F. Manlove L NND 48646