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FOIA : Files and Records Retrieval at the USNCB

• USNCB files contain messages from foreign police to U.S. law enforcement and from U.S. law enforcement to foreign police. The USNCB also has administrative files.
• The USNCB retrieves information primarily by a person's complete name, date of birth, and place of birth. These data elements are usually essential for a search of USNCB records.
• The USNCB searches only its own records to respond to FOIA/PA requests. It cannot arrange for searches of files in foreign countries.
• The USNCB records are retained for a period of only 7 years from the date a case is closed. Therefore, a record you requested may have been destroyed, or, may not exist at all in the USNCB system. Currently, USNCB cases closed prior to March 1993 are no longer available.

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