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Enemy Prisoner of War Information System (EPWIS) Request Instructions

This document provides instructions for requesting records from the Enemy Prisoner of War Information System (EPWIS). EPWIS contains records of enemy prisoners of war and detainees held by the U.S., U.K., and France during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, primarily men born between 1930-1979. A complete request must be in English, cite the Freedom of Information Act, include a signed identity form, and provide the requester's full name, aliases, date and place of birth, and internment number if available. Requests missing required information will not be processed.

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Enemy Prisoner of War Information System (EPWIS) Request Instructions

This document provides instructions for requesting records from the Enemy Prisoner of War Information System (EPWIS). EPWIS contains records of enemy prisoners of war and detainees held by the U.S., U.K., and France during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, primarily men born between 1930-1979. A complete request must be in English, cite the Freedom of Information Act, include a signed identity form, and provide the requester's full name, aliases, date and place of birth, and internment number if available. Requests missing required information will not be processed.

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Enemy Prisoner of War Information

System (EPWIS) Request Instructions

Please note that EPWIS:


 Only includes records of enemy prisoners of war and detainees held by the United States,
United Kingdom, and French military forces during the 1991 Persian Gulf War.
 Records are almost all of men born between 1930 - 1979.
 DOES NOT include families nor individuals born after the 1980s.
 DOES NOT include records of refugees held at Rafha, Red Cross, United Nations, or
other refugee camps.
 DOES NOT contain International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) numbers.

A complete request must:


 Be in English
 Invoke the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) in the request
 Include a completed Department of Justice’s (DOJ) certification of identity form, with
signature
A request missing a Freedom of Information Act request and/or DOJ certificate of identity form
will not be processed.

In your request, you:


1. Must include full name (first, middle, last, family)
2. Must include any other names used at time of capture
3. Must include date of birth
4. Must include city and governorate of birth
5. If known, include Internment Serial Number (for example, US7IZ-999999EPW)
If you do not include items 1-4, we cannot conduct a thorough search.

See below for a sample FOIA request and for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) certification of
identity form

Email completed requests to NARA’s Special Access and FOIA division at


[email protected]

We usually respond to requests in two to three weeks. Please do not send multiple requests – it
slows down the processing of requests

8/16/19
Special Access and FOIA
National Archives
8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500
College Park, MD 20740-6001
[email protected]

Dear Special Access and FOIA:


This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.
I request a search of the electronic records series Enemy Prisoner of War Information System
(EPWIS) Files, 1/1/1991 – 1/31/1992 (National Archives Identifier 18558229) for records in my
name. If records in my name are found, I request a copy of the records be provided to me.

Here is the necessary information to conduct the search:


 Current Full Name (First, Middle, Last, Family):

 Full Name at Time of Capture if Different:

 EPW or Internment Serial Number (ISN) if known: (for example, US7IZ-999999EPW)

 Date of Birth:

 City of Birth:

 Date of Capture if known:

Attached is a completed Department of Justice’s (DOJ) certification of identity form as proof of


identity.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.


Sincerely,
Name

Address

City, State, Zip Code

Phone number

E-mail address

8/12/19
U.S Department of Justice Certification of Identity

FORM APPROVED OMB NO. 1103-0016


EXPIRES 03/31/17

Privacy Act Statement. In accordance with 28 CFR Section 16.41(d) personal data sufficient to identify the individuals submitting requests by
mail under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. Section 552a, is required. The purpose of this solicitation is to ensure that the records of individuals
who are the subject of U.S. Department of Justice systems of records are not wrongfully disclosed by the Department. Requests will not be
processed if this information is not furnished. False information on this form may subject the requester to criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C.
Section 1001 and/or 5 U.S.C. Section 552a(i)(3).

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 0.50 hours per response, including the time for reviewing
instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of
information. Suggestions for reducing this burden may be submitted to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, Public Use Reports Project (1103-0016), Washington, DC 20503.

Full Name of Requester 1 ________________________________________________________________________

Citizenship Status 2 __________________________ Social Security Number 3 _____________________________

Current Address _______________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth _______________________________ Place of Birth ______________________________________

OPTIONAL: Authorization to Release Information to Another Person

This form is also to be completed by a requester who is authorizing information relating to himself or herself to be released to another person.

Further, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Section 552a(b), I authorize the U.S. Department of Justice to release any and all information relating to me to:

Print or Type Name

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the United States of America that the foregoing is true and correct, and that I am the person
named above, and I understand that any falsification of this statement is punishable under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Section 1001 by a fine of
not more than $10,000 or by imprisonment of not more than five years or both, and that requesting or obtaining any record(s) under false
pretenses is punishable under the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(i)(3) by a fine of not more than $5,000.

Signature 4 _________________________________________________ Date _____________________________

1
Name of individual who is the subject of the record(s) sought.
2
Individual submitting a request under the Privacy Act of 1974 must be either “a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfully
admitted for permanent residence,” pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Section 552a(a)(2). Requests will be processed as Freedom of Information Act
requests pursuant to 5 U.S.C. Section 552, rather than Privacy Act requests, for individuals who are not United States citizens or aliens
lawfully admitted for permanent residence.
3
Providing your social security number is voluntary. You are asked to provide your social security number only to facilitate the
identification of records relating to you. Without your social security number, the Department may be unable to locate any or all records
pertaining to you.
4
Signature of individual who is the subject of the record sought.

FORM DOJ-361

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