▁which ▁I ▁apolog ize ". ▁ ▁Dec lass ification ▁ ▁To ▁increase ▁trans par ency ▁and ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁public ▁interest ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁National ▁Int elligence ▁author ized ▁the ▁dec lass ification ▁and ▁public ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁documents ▁per tain ing ▁to ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁tele phone ▁metadata ▁purs u ant ▁to ▁Section ▁ 2 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁P AT RI OT ▁Act ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁These ▁documents ▁were : ▁ ▁Cover ▁Let ter ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Report ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Agency ’ s ▁Bul k ▁Collection ▁Program ▁for ▁USA ▁P AT RI OT ▁Act ▁Re author ization ▁ ▁Cover ▁Let ters ▁and ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Report ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Security ▁Agency ' s ▁Bul k ▁Collection ▁Program ▁for ▁USA ▁P AT RI OT ▁Act ▁Re author ization ▁ ▁Primary ▁Order ▁for ▁Business ▁Records ▁Collection ▁Under ▁Section ▁ 2 1 5 ▁of ▁the ▁USA ▁P AT RI OT ▁Act ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Ob ama ▁administration , ▁ur ging ▁it ▁to ▁allow ▁companies ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁NS A ' s ▁surve ill ance ▁to ▁report ▁about ▁these ▁activities ▁and ▁to ▁increase ▁government ▁trans par ency . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁of ▁journal ism ▁▁▁ ▁Press ▁c ensor ship ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁British ▁government ▁officials ▁issued ▁a ▁confident ial ▁DA - Not