Desmond Boomer
A head and shoulders picture of Desmond Boomer
Desmond was a 39 year old Belfast born, engineer working in the Libyan oil fields
Matthew Aquilina
A head and shoulders picture of Matthew Aquilina
Matthew was a 22 year old Maltese national returning to Malta
Michael Williams
A picture of Michael Williams
Michael was a 49 year old English born engineer and manager of rock band 'The Characters'
Tadeusz Gorney
Tadeusz Gorney - no picture is available of Tadeusz
Tadeusz was a 48 year Polish national working in the Libyan oil fields
Philip Farrugia
Philip Farrugia - no picture is available of Tadeusz
Philp was a 43 year old Maltese national returning to Malta
Carmel Bartolo
A head and shoulders picture of Carmel Bartolo
Carmel was a 47 year Maltese national and the pilot of flight 9H-ABU

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 REQUEST – REF: FOI2026-00173

30 Mar 2026 | Documentation, FOI


FOI Request Release Letter


FOI Released Documents

FOI Request - Ref: FOI2026/00173
External

Historical Information Rights <no-reply@fcdo.ecase.co.uk>
Attachments

Mon, Mar 30, 3:30 PM

Dear Mark Boomer,

I am writing in response to your Freedom of Information request FOI2026/00173, received 2nd January.

Please find our response attached.

Yours sincerely,

Historical Information Rights Team

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Historical Information Rights <historical.information.rights@fcdo.gov.uk>
Fri, Mar 13, 10:18 AM
Information Rights <information.rights@fcdo.gov.uk>

OFFICIAL

Dear Mr Boomer,

Thank you for your email and for your continued patience.

I’m sorry that you have not yet received a response to your FOIA request. I recognise that we have missed the statutory deadline set out under FOIA, and understand this falls below the standard of timeliness you should expect.

I have looked into and am monitoring the progress of your request, which I can confirm is close to completion. As our previous email states, we aim to issue a full response on or before 26 March, but I will be in touch again if we fail to meet this revised deadline.

Kind Regards

Head of Historical Information Rights Team, Information Rights Unit | Information Rights Unit, FCDO

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Historical Information Rights <historical.information.rights@fcdo.gov.uk>
Thu, Feb 26, 4:22 PM

OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE

Dear Mr Boomer,

We are writing regarding your FOI request FOI2026/00173. We apologise for the delay in your request.

We are continuing to work on your case and we will be in touch on 26 March, or even sooner with a reply or further update.

Yours sincerely,

Historical Information Rights Team
Knowledge and Information Management Services
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Historical Information Rights <historical.information.rights@fcdo.gov.uk>
Mon, Feb 2, 4:20 PM

OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE

Dear Mr Boomer,

We are writing regarding your FOI request FOI2026/00173. We apologise for the delay in your request.

We are continuing to work on your case and we will be in touch on 27 February, or even sooner with a reply or further update.

Yours sincerely,

Historical Information Rights Team
Knowledge and Information Management Services
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Follow us online: www.gov.uk/fcdo

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Request for information - Ref: FOI2026/00173

Historical Information Rights <no-reply@fcdo.ecase.co.uk>
Mon, Jan 5, 10:53 AM

Dear Mark Boomer

Thank you for your FOI request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

We received your request on 2nd January. It has been assigned a unique reference number FOI2026/00173. We aim to respond by 30th January 2026.

Yours sincerely,

Information Rights Unit

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office