Legal Opinion
Gary A. Soucie v. Edward E. David, Jr., Director, Office of Science and Technology
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 13, 1971No. 24573_1PublishedCited by 392 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
This is an appeal from the dismissal of a suit for injunctive relief under the Freedom of Information Act.1 Two citizens seek to compel the Director of the Office of Science and Technology (OST)2 to release to them a document, known as the Garwin Report, which evaluates the Federal Government’s program for development of a supersonic transport aircraft (SST).3
The Report originated in the following manner. The President asked the Director of the OST, then Dr. Lee A. DuBridge,4 to provide him with an “independent assessment” of .the SST program. Dr. DuBridge convened a…
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