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Thomas H. KeanC H A I RLee H . Hamilton

V I C E C H A I RRic h a r d Ben-V enisteM ax ClelandFred F. FieldingJamie S. GorelickSlade GortonJohn LehmanTimothy J . RoemerJames R . Thompson

Philip D. ZelikowE X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

Executive Office of the PresidentDocument Request N o.

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks U pon th e U nited States (the'Commission ) requests that th e Execut ive Office of the President provide th eCommission with the following documents and information no later than _ , 2003(the /"production data"):

1 . A ll presidential directives related to counterterrorism policies and operations,particularly those^conceming U s a m a bin Ladin ("UBL"), al-^Qa'ida,Afghanistari^ncluding the Talibajjn, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and/orthemanagement or oversight o f U S intelligence from January ill 998 to "a*-September 20, 2001, including but not limited to :

a. E xecu tive Orders (and an y associated classified instructions);b. Presidential Decision D irectives (including PD D 62);c. National Security Presidential D irectives (includ ing NSPD 26).

A ll written com munications, qu estions, notes, or other guidance (includingnotes of spoken questions, requests, instructions, or other guidance), thatNational Security Council (NSC) staff received from th e President, th e V i c e


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A ll N SC docum ents containing strategy or policy guidance in analyzing, tracking, or disrupting th e f inancingof terrorist activities or the movement of money in support of terrorist operations or groups, from January 1 ,1998 to September 20 , 2001, an d those policies now in force.

7. A ny substantive policy m emoranda, or other written com mun ications (including emails), sent from NationalCo ordinator for Terrorism (Richard Clarke) o r his Directorate of the NSC staff to the Nation al Secu rityAdvisor and/or the Deputy N ational Security A dvisor from Janu ary 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001 on thesubjects of UBL, al^Qa'ida, Afghanistan (including th e Taliban and/or th e No rthern A lliance), Pakistan,Saudi Arabia, and/or Sudan. This request also includes responses to any tasking from the President orNational Security Advisor.

8. Any documents originating from the NSC that request that OSD or JCS provide military (includingcommando and/or Special Operations) options related to UBL, ^l^Qa'ida, th e Taliban, and/or other senior A lQa'ida leaders, from January 1, 1998 to September 20 , 2001.

9. A ny docum ents originating from the NSC that request that the CIA prov ide covert action options related toUBL, al -'Qa'ida, A fghanistan ( including th e Taliban and/or the No rthern A lliance), P akistan, Saudi A rabia,Sudan, and/or other terrorist threats against the United States, from January 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001.

10. /^Discus sions on UBL, aKQa'ida, and/or Afghanistan (including the Taliban and/or the Northern A l l iance) ,from January 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001 between senior U.S. officials and senior officials of thefol lowing governments: United Kingdom, Germany, Pakistan, an d Saudi Arabia.

1 1 .^Transition briefings, options papers, and other docu me nts related to counterterrorism, UBL, aUQa'ida,Afghanistan (including th e Taliban and/or th e Northern Alliance), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and/or


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If th e respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but has information aboutwhere such documents may be located, th e Com mission requests that th e respondent provide such information assoon as possible and in no event later than th e production date.If th e respondent has any questions or concerns about th e interpretation or scope of these docum ent requests, th eCommission requests that an y such questions or concerns be raised with th e Commission as soon as possible so thatany such issues can be addressed an d resolved prior to the production date.

Daniel MarcusGeneral CounselJuly _, 2003


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DraftUNCLASSIFIED, COMMISSION SENSITIVE6/27/03

Executive Office of the PresidentDocument Request No.

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the"Commission") requests that the Executive Office of the President (the "respondent")provide the Commission with the following documents (and their drafting/routing slips)an d information no later than , 2003 (the "production date"):

1. All presidential directives related to counterterrorism policies and operations,particularly those concerning Usama bin Ladin ("UBL"), al-Qa'ida,Afghanistanincluding th e Taliban, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and/or th e management oroversight of US intelligence from January 1,1998 to September 20, 2001,including but not limited to:

a. Exec utive O rders (and any associated classified instruction s);b. Presidential Decision Directives (including PDD 62);c. National Security Presidential Decisions (including NSPD 26).

2. All written comm unications, question s, notes, or other guidance (includ ing notesof spoken qu estions, requests, instructions, or other guidance), that NationalSecurity Council (NSC ) staff received from the President, the Vice President, theNational Security Advisor, and/or the Deputy National Security Advisor or theirassistants, prom pted by items in the President's Daily Briefing (PDB ) relating toUBL, al-Qa'ida, Af ghanistan including the Taliban, Pakistan, Saudi A rabia,and/or Sudan from January 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001.


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7. Any substantive policy memorand a, including email or other writtencommunication, from National Coordinator for Terrorism (Mr. Richard Clarke) oron hi s behalf to the National Security Advisor and/or th e Deputy NationalSecurity Advisor from January 1, 1998 to September 20 , 2001 on the subjects ofUBL, al-Qa'ida, Afg hanistan including the Taliban, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia,and/or Sud an. Such mem oranda should include, but not be limited to, optionspapers, strategies, recommen dations, com men ts on war plans, actions of otheragencies, positions of other agencies (inc luding the CIA, the Joint Chiefs of Staff["JCS"], the Office of the Secretary of Defen se ["OSD"], the Department of State,and the Federal Bu reau of Investigation), and updates on developmen ts. It shouldalso include responses to an y Presidential or National Security Advisor tasking .

8. Any documents originating from the NSC that request that O SD or JCS providemilitary (includ ing comm ando and/or Special O perations) options related to UB L,Al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and/or other senior Al Qa'ida leaders, from January 1,1998 to September 20, 2001.9. Any documents originating from the NSC that request that the CIA provide covertaction options related to UBL, al-Qa'ida, Afg hanistan including the Taliban,Pakistan, Saudi A rabia, Sudan , and/or other terrorist threats against the UnitedStates, from January 1 , 1998 to September 20 , 2001.1 0. Discussions on UBL, al-Qa'ida, and/or Afg hanistan including the Taliban, fromJanuary 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001 between senior U.S. officials and seniorofficials of the following governments: United Kingdom , Germany, Pakistan, an d

Saudi Arabia.


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not producing it , with sufficient specificity to allow a meaningful challenge to any suchwithholding.If th e responden t does not have possession, custody or control of any requesteddocuments but has inform ation about whe re such docum ents m ay be located, theCom m ission requests that the responden t provide such inform ation as soon as possiblean d in no even t later than the production date.If th e respondent has any questions or concerns about th e interpretation or scope of thesedocumen t requests, the Comm ission requests that any such questions or concerns beraised w ith the Com mission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressedan d resolved prior to the production date.

Daniel MarcusGeneral CounselJune _, 2003


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Draft6/25/03

EOF Document Request No.

The Na tional Com mission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the Un ited States (the"Comm ission") requests that the Exec utive Office of the President (the "respondent")provide the Com mission w ith the follow ing docum ents (and their drafting/rou ting slips)and information no later than ,2003 (the "production date"):

1. All presidential decisions or directives related to counter-terrorism, Usama binLadin ("UBL"), senior members of Al-Qa'ida, A l-Qa'ida itself, Sud an, theTaliban, and/or managem ent of the Intelligence Com mun ity related tocounterterrorism, from January 1, 1998 to September 20 , 2001, including but notlimited to :a. Presidential Decision D irective ("PDD") 62 ;b. NSPDs related to counterterrorism, Al Qa'ida, the Taliban, and/or seniorAl Qa'ida leaders including UBL, from the period January 1, 2001 to thepresent, including but not limited to counterterrorist aspects of NSPD 26;

2. Any and all written comm unications, questions, or other guidance, includingwritten marginalia and other notes (includin g notes of spoken questions,instructions, or guidance), that NSC staff received from the President of theUnited States ("POTUS"), the Vice President of the U nited States ("VPOTUS"),and/or the National S ecurity Advisor prompted by items in the President's DailyBriefing relating to UBL, Al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and/or terrorists in Af gha nistan ,from Janua ry 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001.3. The annua l recertification of covert action programs related to counterterrorism


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support of terrorist operations or groups, from January 1, 1998 to September 20,2001, and those policies now in force.7. Any substantive policy mem oranda, including email or other writtencommunication, from National Coordinator fo r Terrorism Richard Clarke or onhis behalf to the National Security Advisor and/or the Deputy National SecurityAdvisor from January 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001 on the subjects of UBL, Al-

Qa'ida, the Taliban, and/or terrorists in Afgh anistan or Sudan. Such m emorandashould include, but not be limited to, options papers, strategies, recommendations,com m ents on war plans, actions of other agencies, positions of other agencies(including the CJA, the Joint Chiefs of Staff ["JCS"], the Office of the Secretaryof Defense ["OSD"], the Departm ent of State, and the Federal Bureau ofInvestigation), and updates on developm ents. It should also include responses toany Presidential or National Security Advisor tasking.

8. Any documents originating from the NSC that requested that O SD or JCS providemilitary options related to UBL, Al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, and/or other senior AlQa'ida leaders, from January 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001.9. Any docum ents originating from the NSC that requested that the CIA provideparam ilitary and/or covert action options related to UBL, Al-Qa'ida, th e Taliban,other senior Al-Qa'ida leaders, and/or other terrorist threats against the Un itedStates, from January 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001.10. Discussions on Al-Qa'ida, the Taliban, Afghanistan, or UBL, from January 1,

1998 to September 20, 2001 between senior U.S. officials and senior officials ofthe following governments: G ermany, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia.


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an d describe each such doc um ent or class of docu me nts, as well as the alleged b asis fornot producing it , with sufficient specificity to allow a meaningful challenge to any suchwithholding.If the respond ent does not have possession, custod y or control of any requesteddocuments but has information about where such documents m ay be located, theCommission requests that the respondent provide such information as soon as possibleand in no event later than the production date.If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of thesedocument requests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns beraised w ith the Comm ission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be ad dressedand resolved prior to the produc tion date.

Daniel MarcusGeneral CounselJune _, 2003


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XEOF Document Request 2

The N ational Comm ission on Terrorist A ttacks Up on the U nited States (the"Commission") requests that the Executive Office of the President (the "Respondent")provide the Comm ission with the following documents and information no later than TK ,2003 (the "production date"):

A listist of the dates of all Principals and Deputies Corrimittee m eetings related to AlQa'ida, Usama bin Ladin ("UBL" hereafter), and^or the Taliban, 1993-2001.-I Principals meetings include any such meeting-wliether chaired by the President or bythe National S ecurity Adviser. This request^applies to principals or deputies levelmeetings addressing these topics whollyxor in part, regardless of the title used for thegroup or whether the meeting was conducted in person o r by SVTS, including

meetings of the Foreign Policy Team; the Small Group; and the CounterterrorismSecurity Group (including CS-u meetings chaired by the National Coordinator), aswell as relevant meetingslit Camp David; PDDs related to counterterrorism, A l Qa'ida, th e Taliban, and/or senior A l Qa'ileaders including UBL, 1993-2000, including but not limited to PDDs 35/62


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Com mun ications, questions, or other guidance, including written marginalia and othernotes, that N SC staff received from POTUS, VPOTUS, or other Principals inresponse to PDBs and/or other intelligence products, 1998-2001;A ny docum ents originating from the NSC that requested that OSD or JCS providemilitary options related to Al Qa'ida, the Taliban, UBL, and/or other senior A l Qa'idaleaders, 1998-2001;A ny docum ents originating from the NSC that requested that CIA provideparamilitary and/or covert-action options related to Al Qa'ida, th e Taliban, UBL,and/or other senior A l Qa'ida leaders, 1998-2001.

Options papers, strategy papers, policy recommendations, conclusions, minutes, andother documents produced by the NSC staff related to:/1. Discussions of Al Qa'ida, the Taliban, Afghanistan, and/or UBLbetween senior U.S.

officials and senior officials of the government of Germany, 1998-2001;, s2. Discussions of Al Qa'ida, th e Taliban, Afghanistan, and/or U B L between senior U.S.^ officials and senior officials of the government of Pakistan, 1998-2001;

/ * > . Discussions of Al Qa'ida, the Taliban, Afghanistan, and/or U BL between senior U.S.officials an d senior officials of the government of Saudi A rabia, 1998-2001;4. Requ ests to OSD, JCS, ASD-SOLIC, CENTCOM, and SOCOM for options for the

use of force in Afghanistan or against senior leaders of Al Qa'ida, 1998-2001,


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10. NSC , CSG , and/or TNT responses to the Augu st 7, 1998 East Africa bombings ,including discussions of options for response an d evaluat ions of the August 20, 1998strikes on Afghanistan an d Sudan;

11. NSC , CSG, and/or TNT responses to the October 12, 2000 attack on the U.S.S. Cole,including discussions of options for response an d evaluations of which group mighthave been responsible;12 . NSC, CSG , and/or TNT discussions of the "Millennium Plot," including opt ionspapers, strategy papers, recommendations, an d other documents, 1998-2001;13. NSC , CSG, and/or TNT discu ssions of terrorist threats, inc ludi ng options papers,strategy papers, recommendations, and other documents, during the spring andsummer of 2001;14. NSC , CSG, and/or TNT discussions of attempts to target UBL and/or other senior Al

Qa'ida leaders, includin g suggested cruise missile strikes, 1998-2001;15. NSC , CSG, and/or TNT discussions of covert operations in A fghan istan, includ ingties to Afghan militias and local agents and insertion of CIA o peratives, inc ludin goptions papers, strategy papers, recommendations, an d other documents, 1998-2001;16 . NSC, CSG, and/or TNT discussions of the use of Predator drones in Afghanistan,including options papers, strategy papers, recomm endations, and other docum ents,1998-2001;


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22rSirrecbrds of NSC, principa ls, deputies, and war cabinet m eetings, Sept. 11-20,2001;

/23. Speechwriters' an d Communicat ions Office notes related to the drafting of thev President andVice President 's remarks on terrorism, Sept. 11-20, 2001.


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TEAM 3 DRAFT 6/17UNCLASSIFIED BUT COMMISSION SENSITIVE

DEPARTMENT OF STATE DOCUMENT REQUEST No.

TheNational C ommission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the"Comm ission") requests that the Department of State (the "DOS" or alternatively the"respondent") provide the Commission with copies (including drafting/routing slips) ofthe following items no later than June , 2003 (the "production date"). The Commissionrequests that the respondent inform the C ommission promptly if the production dateposes a problem for certain categories of documents and meet promptly with theCommission staff to set a schedule for the production of those documents.ITEMS REQUESTED

1) The briefing materials and papers prepared for or compiled by DOS staff anddistributed to attendees fo r; and any agendas, minutes, notes (either typed orhandwritten) and/or conclusions or summaries of conclusion s prepared for orresulting from the Secretary of State or the Deputy Secretary of State'smeetings and discussions held, unless otherwise noted, from January 1,1998through September 20, 2001 related either wholly or in part to the following:

a) Usama bin Ladin ("UBL"), Al-Qa'ida, the Taliban,Afghanistan and USG counter terrorism policy from January 1,1998September 20 , 2001 as well as Sudan from January 1,


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include any such meeting o r discussion, in clud ing but not limited to Principalsand Deputies' Committee meetings, whether chaired or attended by the DeputySecretary of S tate, regardless of wh ether the other attendees are DO S officials.This request also applies to meetings and discussions addressing theaforementioned topics wholly or in part and regardless of the title used for thegroup or whether conducted in person or by SVTS.

2) DO S options papers, strategy papers, or conclusions (or sum maries thereof) ofmeetings relating to the following aspects of USG counter terrorism policy andwhich were created by or presented to those at the office of the Coordinator fo rCom bating Terrorism ("S/CT") or the Assistant S ecretary level an d higher:a) Assessments o f the Al-Qa'ida threat against the USan d possible responses to those threats from January 1, 1998September 20 , 2001;b) Secretary's Morning Summaries containing thewords (and variations thereof): "Al-Qa'ida", "Bin Ladin", "UBL",

and "Taliban" from January 1, 1996-December 31, 1998;c) Notes, summaries and recommendations arising outof DOS communications, including those by US ambassadorsand/or their staff, with Taliban representatives, even if conductedthrough third parties, from January 1, 1998 - September 20, 2001.These sh ould include, but are not limited to, meetings betw eenAssistant Secretaries Alan Eastham and Karl Inderfurth, S/CT's,Am bassador W illiam Milam and Taliban representatives;


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g) Assessments, recommendations and options on theTalibanUBL/Al-Qa'ida relationship and the Al-Qa'ida presenceand operations in Afgh anistan January 1, 1998September 20 ,2001;

h) Notes, summaries an d recommendations arising ou tof DOS comm unications, including those by US ambassadorsand/or their staff, with the Pakistani and Saudi governmentsrelating to U BL, A l-Qa'ida and the Taliban including requests thatthese countries discuss UB L and Al-Qa 'ida with the Taliban fromJanuary 1, 1998-September 20, 2001. These should include, butno t be limited to, communications with Pakistani PresidentMusharraf, Saudi Ambassador Prince Bandar, Saudi Prince Saud alFaisal an d Saudi Crown Prince A bdullah from August 1, 2001-September20, 2001;i) Considered options an d recommendations onresponding to the 1998 East Africa Embassy bomb ings and the

bombing of the U.S.S. Cole;j ) Notes, summ aries and recommendations arising outof USG comm unications, including those by US ambassadorsand/or their staff, with the Sudanese government relating to UBLand Al-Qa'ida from January 1, 1991January 1 , 1997 andspecifically on the possibility of sharing intelligence on U BL andAl-Qa'ida from January 1, 1998September 20, 2001;


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If an y requested items are withheld from production, even temporarily, based on analleged claim of privilege or for any other reason, the Com mission requests that therespondent, as soon as possible and in no event later than the production date, identifyan d describe each such items or class of do cum ents, as well as the alleged basis for no tproducing it , with sufficient specificity to allow a me aningful challenge to any suchwithholding.If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested items bu tha s inform ation about where such items may be located, the Comm ission requests that therespondent provide such inform ation as soon as possible and in no event later than theproduction date.If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of theserequests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised with theCom mission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolvedprior to the production date.

Daniel MarcusGeneral Co unselJune , 2003


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Team 3 Draft 6/17UNCLASSIFIED BUT COMM ISSION SENSITIVE

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DOCUMENT REQUEST No.

The National Comm ission on Terrorist A ttacks Up on the United States (the"Comm ission") requests that the Departmen t of Justice (the "DOJ" or alternatively the"respondent") provide the Comm ission with copies of the following items (and theirdrafting/routing slips) no later than June , 2003 (the "production date"). TheCommission requests that the respondent inform the Commission promptly if theproduction date poses a problem for certain categories of documents and meet promptlywith the Commission staff to set a schedule for the production of those documents.ITEMS REQUESTED

1) Th e briefing materials and papers prepared for or compiled by DOJ staff anddistributed to attendees for; any agendas, minu tes, notes (either typed orhandwritten) and/or conclusions or summaries of conclusions prepared for orresulting from Attorney General or Deputy Attorney General meetings ordiscussions held, unless otherwise noted, from January 1,1998 throughSeptember 20, 2001 that related either wholly or in part to the following(such requests are limited to counter terrorism policy and are not to include itemsrelating to individual trial preparation or specific prosecution):

a) Usama bin Laden ("UBL"), Al-Qa'ida, Afghanistan


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f ) Counter terrorism policy guidance or directivesresulting from the 1998 East Africa Embassy bombings, theMillennium Plots and the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole; andg) Guidance on funding for counter terrorismprograms, d ivisions, etc. at both the DOJ an d the FBI.

Attorney General meetings and discussions include any such meeting ordiscussion, includ ing but not limited to Principals and Depu ties' Com mitteemeetings, whether chaired or attended by the Attorney General regardless ofwhether the other attendees were DO J officials. Deputy A ttorney Generalmeetings an d discussions include an y such m eeting or discussion, including butno t limited to Principals and Deputies' Comm ittee me etings, whether chaired orattended by the Deputy Attorney General regardless of whether the other attendeeswere DOJ officials. This request also applies to m eetings or discussionsaddressing the aforem entioned topics w holly or in part regardless of the title usedfor the group or whether conducted in person or by SVTS.2) DOJ options papers, strategy papers or conclusions (o r summaries thereof) frommeetings relating to the follow ing aspects of USG coun ter terrorism policy andwhich were created by or presented to those at the Office of Legal Policy level orabove (such requests are limited to counter terrorism policy and are not to includeitems relating to ind ividual trial preparation or specific prosecution):

a) Assessments of the Al-Qa'ida threat against the USand possible responses to those threats from January 1, 1998-


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f ) Guidance, directives, recommendations and/oroptions regarding USG counter terrorism policy and which weregiven to DOJ officials communicating with officials from:Afghanistan, Germany, Pakistan, SaudiArabia, and Yemen from January 1, 1998September 20 , 2001 andSudan from January 1, 1991January 1, 1997;

g) The form ulation, implementation or reviewof the DOJ's counter terrorism policy;

h ) DOJ involvement in any rendition efforts,including those conducted by other countries from January 1,1998-- September 20, 2001;i) Guidance, directives, recommendations and/oroptions resulting from the 1998 East Africa Embassy bombings,the Millennium plots and the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole; an dj) Inform ation prepared or compiled by theDO J and provided to the Bush-Cheney Transition Team orincoming Bush-Cheney officials and/or staff in connection to UBL,Al-Qa'ida and USG counter terrorism policy.

3) DOJ telephone directories and organizational charts: 1991-2001.


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Commission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed an d resolvedprior to the produc tion date.

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Team Three Draft 6/18UNCLASSIFIED BUT COMMISSION SENSITIVE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DOCUMENT REQUEST No.

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the"Commission") requests that the Federal Bureau of Inve stigation (the "FBI" oralternatively the "respondent") provide the Com mission with copies (includingdrafting/routing slips) of the follow ing items no later than June , 2003 (the "productiondate"). The Comm ission requests that the responden t inform the Com mission prom ptly ifthe production date poses a problem for certain categories of documents and meetpromptly with the Commission staff to set a schedule for the production of thosedocuments.

ITEMS REQUESTED1) Th e briefing materials and papers prepared for or compiled by FBI staff anddistributed to attendees for; and any agendas, m inutes, notes (either typed orhandwritten) and/or conclusions or summaries of conclusions prepared for or

resulting from Director, Deputy Director or Executive Assistant Director forCounter Terrorism meetings or discussions held, unless otherwise noted,from January 1,1998 through September 20, 2001 that related either whollyor in part to the following (such requests are limited to counter terrorism policyand are not to include documents relating to trial preparation or specificprosecution):


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e) Com munications between National SecurityAdvisor Condoleezza Rice and FBI director Louis Freeh regardingSaudi Arabia, UBL and/or Al-Qa'ida from December 1, 2000September 1,2001;

f) Director, De puty Director and Executive AssistantDirector for Counter Terrorism communications with Afghan,German, Pakistani, Saudi or Yemeni officials addressing UBLand/or Al-Qa'ida from January 1, 1998September 20, 2001 andsame for Sudanese officials from January 1, 1991January 1,1997. Please prov ide a dated index of all such com mu nication s;g) Cou nter terrorism policy guidance or directivesresulting from the 1998 East Africa Embassy bombings, theMillennium plots and the 2000 bombing of the U.S.S. Cole; an dh) Possible USG involvement in any rendition effort,including those conducted by other countries from January 1,

1998- September 20, 2001 and a dated index of same.

Director, Depu ty Director or Executive Assistant Director for Co unter Terrorismmeetings or discussions include any such m eeting or discussion wh ether chairedor attended by any of the aforementioned officials, including but not limited toPrincipals and Deputies' Com mittee meetings, regardless of whethe r the otherattendees were FB I officials. This request also applies to meetings addressing theaforementioned topics wholly or in part regardless of the title used for the group


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the expulsion or extradition of UBL from Sudan from January 1,1991January 1 , 1997;c) Counter terrorism policy guidance or directivesresulting from th e 1998 East Africa Embassy bombings, th eMillennium plots and the bombing of the U.S.S. Cole;d) The legality of the possible use of lethal forceagainst UBL and A l-Qa'ida mem bers , including th e assassinationban as it related to those individuals;e) The briefing m aterials relating to UB L, A l-Qa'idaand/or USG cou nter terrorism efforts and policy prepared orcom piled by the FBI and provided to the B ush-Cheney TransitionTeam or incom ing Bush-Cheney officials and/or staff, includingthose specifically prepared for incoming FBI Director RobertMueller; andf) Possible USG involvement in any rendition effort,including those conducted by other countries from January 1,1998- September 20, 2001 and a dated index of same.

3) FB I Staff Telephone directories and organizational charts from 1991-2001.4) Indexed list (containin g dates and topic areas) of all FBI briefin gs, regardless ofwhether they addressed counter terrorism, attended by Director Mueller fromAugust 1, 2001September 11, 2001.


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If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of theserequests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised with theCommission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolvedprior to the production date.

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Thomas H. KeanCHAIRLee H. HamiltonVICE CHAIRRichard Ben-VenisteMax Cleland

F. FieldingJamie S. GorelickSlade Gorton

EOF DOCUMENT REQUEST No. 2

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the'Commission") requests that the Executive Office of the President (the'respondent") provide the Commission with the following documents an dnformation no later than Jun e 25, 2003 (the "production date"). The!ommission requests that the respondent inform the Comm ission promp tly ifhe production date poses a problem for certain categories of documents,such as documents from the previous Administration that may be in thecustody of the National Archives and Records Administration, and meet)romptly with the Commission staff to set a schedule for the production ofhose d ocuments.1. The briefing m aterials p repared or compiled by NSC staff and distributedo attendees for; any summaries prepared or compiled by NSC staff anddistributed to attendees of the discussions held at and/or conclusionsemerging from; and any minutes prepared or compiled by NSC staff ofPrincipals and Deputies Committee meetings held from January 1, 1998,through September 20, 2001 that concerned:(a) Al-Qa'ida, Usama bin Laden, and/or Afghanistan;b) the policy and budget development, implementation, or review of theoverall co unterterrorism policies of the United States, including PDD-62(1998), the Five Year Counterterrorism Plan, and any successor NSPDs;and/or

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distributed to attendees fo r; any sum maries prepared or compiled by W hiteHouse staff and distributed to attendees of the discussions held at and/orconclusions emerging from; and any minutes prepared or compiled b y Wh iteHouse staff of meetings at the principals or deputies level, including theDomestic Consequences Principals Committee, from September 11 throughSeptember 20 , 2001, that concerned domestic policy responses to the terroristattacks upon the United States.5. Information sufficient to describe the activation and im plementation ofcontinuity of operations and emergency response plans and m easures for theWhite House complex on September 11 , 2001.

The Comm ission requests that the documents requested above be provided as soon as they areavailable, even though al l requested documents may not be provided at the same time, through means( o f a "rolling" production.If any requested documents are withheld from production, even temporarily, based on an allegedclaim of privilege or for any other reason, the C omm ission requests that the respondent, as soon aspossible and in no event later than the production date, identify and describe each such document orclass of documents, as well as the alleged basis for not producing it, with sufficient specificity toallow a meaningful challenge to any such withholding.If the respondent does no t have possession, cu stody or control of any requested d ocuments but hasinformation about where such documents may be located, the Commission requests that th erespondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the productiondate.If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these documentrequests, the Commission requests that an y such questions or concerns be raised with theCommission as soon as possible so that an y such issues can be addressed an d resolved prior to theproduction date.


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Thomas H. KeanC H A I R

Lee H. HamiltonV I C E C H A I R

Richard Ben-VenisteMax ClelandFred F. FieldingJamie S. GorelickSlade GortonJohn LehmanTimothyJ. RoemerJames R. Thompson

Philip D. ZelikowE X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

EOF DOCUMENT REQUEST No. 1T he National C ommission on Terrorist A ttacks Up on the U nited States (the"Commission") requests that the E xecutive Office of the President (the "respondent")provide the Commission with copies of the following documents and responses to thefollowing questions no later than May 21, 2003, (the "production date"):

1. Wh ite H ouse transcripts of Bob Woo dw ard's interviews w ith President Bushdiscussing the facts and circumstances surroun ding the 9-11 attack and the imm ediateresponse of the United States.2. White House transcripts of all press interviews with Vice President Cheney inwh ich he discusses the facts and circumstances surrou nding the 9-11 attack and theimmediate response of the U nited States, including specifically the interviews w ithBob Woodward and with Newsweek.3. White House transcripts of all press interviews w ith Mrs. C heney, W hite H ousestaff, or background briefings with 'senior administration officials' that discuss thefacts and circumstances surround ing the 9-11 attack and the immediate response ofthe United "States, including specifically interview s w ith Bob Woodward and with


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If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but hasinformation about where such docum ents may be located, the Commission requests that therespondent provide such inform ation as soon as possible and in no event later than the productiondate.If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these documen trequests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised w ith theCommission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed an d resolved prior to theproduction date.

May 13, 2003 Daniel MarcusGeneral Counsel


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WITHDRAWALNOTICE

RG: 148 Exposition, Ann iversary, and Mem orial CommissionsSERIES: Team 3,9/11 Commission

NND PROJECT NUM BER: 52100 FOIA CASE NUM BER: 31107WITHDRAWAL DATE: 12/18/2008

BOX: 00008 FOLDER: 0001 TAB: 11 DOC ID: 31209629COPIES: 1 PAGES: 1

The item identified below has been w ithdrawn from this file:FOLDER TITLE: Document RequestsDOCUMENT DA TE: 05/02/2003 DOCU MEN T TYPE: PlanFROM:TO:


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