Diaz, who had been copied on the draft response, knew that the administration never considered granting the request.
The employer can cite "no objective justification" (not defined), such as a lack of business need, for not granting the request.
Although the panel wound up granting the request, the members insisted that the broker appear in person and provide a detailed explanation of why she believed she deserved the deletion.
Israel is considering the possibility of granting the request of Mr. Abbas and the prime minister based in Ramallah, Salam Fayyad, to let the Palestinian Authority control the crossings between Israel and Gaza, allowing them to reopen.
A senior adviser to Mr. Struck, whose name has not been disclosed, scanned the letter, mistakenly assumed Israel was asking for tanks with detection equipment, and prepared a statement for Mr. Struck and Mr. Schröder granting the request.
In 1982, when the job of Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs became available and Wolfowitz asked for it, his boss, George Shultz, hesitated before granting the request.
