Official position · S-029
In a memorandum for the record, AARO concluded that Grusch did not intend to provide the office with information on his allegations; a scheduled meeting did not take place because of his absence. The same FOIA file shows that the DoD Special Access Program Central Office had authorized AARO to receive information from people bound by nondisclosure agreements.
AARO (Department of Defense) · Jan 8, 2024
Complaints and legal process
What it denies and what it leaves open
It documents AARO's assessment that Grusch did not intend to provide information; Grusch disputes this reconstruction, and the assessment does not address the merits of his allegations.
- Original words
it became evident that Mr. Grusch had no intention of providing AARO with information
- Who disputes it
- Grusch claims that AARO officially contacted him only in November 2023, that it did not reply to his email of January 8, 2024 about security guarantees, and that it has no access to what he handed over to the ICIG and the Intelligence committees.
- Concerns
- David Grusch
Sources
- NewsNation, May 3, 2024: Grusch's reply on AARO (press, pro-disclosure)
- The Black Vault, April 18, 2024: AARO's attempts to hear from Grusch (FOIA) (analysis)
On this site
People 1
Documents 2
- AARO's rules for receiving information covered by nondisclosure agreements, including the contacts with Grusch in November 2023 Documented provenance
- The AARO memorandum on the attempts to hear from Grusch Original available
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