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United States Department of State
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Washington, D.C. 20520

December 2, 2003

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. DANIEL MARCUS


GENERAL COUNSEL
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON
THE UNITED STATES

SUBJECT: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the


United States (Request for Documents No. 8,
Installment 1)

This is in response to the National Commission on Terrorist


Attacks Upon the United States' eighth request for Department of
State documents.

Attached is the first installment of documents responsive


to the Commission's Department of State Document Request No. 8.
This installment consists of ^unclassified documents.

We hope this information is useful to you. As always,


please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further
questions.

Karl HofmaTin
Executive Secretary

Attachments:
Tab 1 - Incoming Request
Tab 2 - Documents Responsive to Document
Request No. 8

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United States Department of State

Washington, D.C. 20520


November 18, 2003
SECRET/NOFORN
(UNCLASSIFIED when separated from attachments)

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. DANIEL MARCUS


GENERAL COUNSEL
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON
THE UNITED STATES

SUBJECT: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the


United States Request for Documents (Request for
Documents Request No. 1, Installment 12)

This is in response to the National Commission on Terrorist


Attacks Upon the United States' request for Department of State
documents .

Attached is the twelfth installment of documents in


response to the Commission's "DOS Document Request No. 1." and
responds to all of the questions in the request. This
installment consists of 389 documents. Additional installments
will be provided as we complete our search and review of
materials .

Under Executive Order 12958, the Department of State may


not disseminate classified information outside the Executive
Branch except under conditions that ensure that afforded to such
information within the Executive Branch. We ask that only
appropriate cleared members of staff be granted access to the
material and that it be protected by applying standards at least
as stringent as E.G. 12958 on the handling of classified
information.

Although some material is not classified, the designation


as "Sensitive But Unclassified" requires special handling.
Therefore we request that all of these documents be protected
from unauthorized disclosure.

SECRET/NOFORN
(UNCLASSIFIED when separated from attachments)
SECRET/NOFORN
(UNCLASSIFIED when separated from attachments)

We hope this information is useful to you. As always,


please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further
questions.

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Karl Hofma
Executive Secretary

Attachments:
Tab 1 - Incoming Request
Tab 2 - Index and Documents Responsive to Document
Request No. 1

SECRET/NOFORN
(UNCLASSIFIED when separated from attachments)
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United States Department of State

Washington, D.C. 20520

October 8, 2003

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. DANIEL MARCUS


GENERAL COUNSEL
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES

Subject: Document Requests

Further to my memo on this topic of September 5, 2003, the


Department is in the final stages of processing for release all
responsive documents to the Commission's six document requests
to date. We had anticipated this process being complete no
later than September 30, but additional responsive materials
were identified. In all, the Department will have reviewed over
402,000 pages and produced more than 63,000 responsive pages,
once final processing is complete. The Department expects to
conclude its response to the Commission's six document requests
during the week of October 13, 2003.

Thank you.

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Karl Hofmanic
Executive Secretary
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September 9, 2003

SECRET/NOFORN/ORCON
(UNCLASSIFIED when separated from attachments)

MEMORANDUM FOR DANIEL MARCUS


GENERAL COUNSEL
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES

SUBJECT: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the


United States Request for Documents (Request for
Documents Request No. 4)

This is in response to the National Commission on Terrorist


Attacks Upon the United States' request for Department of State
documents.

Attached is the fourth installment of documents in response


to the Commission's fourth request, specifically documents in
response to items 2, 4-6, 10, 11, 13-16, 19 and 23. This
installment consists of 617 classified and unclassified
documents, primarily cables and memoranda. Additional
installments will be provided as we complete our search and
review of materials.

Under Executive Order 12958, the Department of State may not


disseminate classified information outside the Executive Branch
except under conditions that ensure that afforded to such
information within the Executive Branch. We ask that only
appropriate cleared members of staff be granted access to the
material and that it be protected by applying standards at least
as stringent as E.O. 12958 on the handling of classified
information.

Although some material is not classified, its designation as


"Sensitive But Unclassified" requires special handling.
Therefore we request that all of these documents be protected
from unauthorized disclosure.

SECRET/NOFORN/ORCON
(UNCLASSIFIED when separated from attachments)
SECRET/NOFORN/ORCON
(UNCLASSIFIED when separated from attachments)
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We hope this information is useful to you. As always,


please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further
questions.

Karl Hofmann
Executive Secretary

Attachment:

Documents responsive to Document Request No. 4,


item numbers 2, 4-6, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19 and 23

SECRET/NOFORN/ORCON
(UNCLASSIFIED when separated from attachments)
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
WASHINGTON
August 25, 2003

Dear Mr. Chairman: ....

Thank you for your recent letter co-signed by Vice


Chairman Hamilton. The Commission's investigation into the
facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001
terrorist attacks is of crucial importance to our nation. I
take the Commission's requests for information from the State
Department very seriously. We are working to meet these
requests in the most thorough and expeditious manner possible.
I have instructed my staff to give the highest priority to
responding to your requests, so that the Commission can
effectively complete its important task.

As our country approaches the second anniversary of


September 11, I look forward to our continued collaboration to
assist you in your mandate. The Commission's evaluations and
recommendations will provide valuable information to the
American public and our government.

Please be assured of my continued support for the


Commission's important work.

Sincerely,

The Honorable
Thomas Kean, Chair,
National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks upon the United States,
301 7 ch Street, SW, Room 5125,
Washington, DC 20407.
August 26, 2003

Thomas H. Kean MEMORANDUM


CHAIR

Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR To: Karl Hofinann, Department of State
Richard Ben-Veniste
From: Daniel Marcus, General Counsel
MaxQeland

Fred F. Fielding Subj: Most Important Overdue Documents

Jamie S. Gorelick

Slade Gorton As a follow-up to the letter to Secretary Powell dated August 19, 2003,
here are the most important categories of documents requested by the
John Lehman
Commission that are overdue:
Timothy J. Roemer
DOS Document Request No. 1 - Items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9
James R Thompson

DOS Document Request No. 2 - Item 11


Philip D. Zelikrw
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DOS Document Request No. 3 - Items 1, 2, 3, and 4

DOS Document Request No. 4 - Items 2, 4, 6, 11 and 13

We look forward to the Department's prompt production of these


overdue items, as well as positions on access to all of the documents
responsive to all of our outstanding requests, as set forth in the August 19
letter. If you have any questions, please give me a call.

cc: Dan Levin, DOJ

TEL (202) 331-4060


FAX (202) 296-5545
www.9-1 lcommission.gov
Thomas H. Kean August 19, 2003
CHAIR

Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR
The Honorable Colin L. Powell
Richard Ben-Veniste Secretary of State
2201 C Street, NW
Max Cleland
Washington, DC 20520-0001
Frederick F. Fielding
Dear Secretary Powell:
Jamie S. Oorelick

Slade Gorton Public Law 107-306 directs the Commission to investigate the facts and
circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including
John F. Lehman
the nation's preparedness for and immediate response to those attacks. We are
Timothy J. Roemer also mandated to identify and evaluate lessons learned and make
James R. Thompson
recommendations for the future. The statute authorizes the Commission to
secure needed information directly from any agency. The Commission has
thus made numerous requests for documents and discussions with officials
Philip D. Zelikow
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
from your department. Given the extraordinary character of the 9/11 events
and our mandate, the scope and sensitivity of our requests have few, if any,
precedents.

We are therefore all the more grateful for the efforts you and your colleagues
have made so far to deal with our many, necessary requests. With so many
other issues confronting you and your staff, we do understand how hard this
can be. We try to make appropriate allowances when we know people are
doing their best. In July the Commission issued an interim report on our
progress so far. In that report we said the coming weeks would be critical.
We promised another report in September that would appraise whether the
level of voluntary cooperation is sufficient so that we will be able ttJtlo the job
we are charged to do under the statute.

That time is now approaching. You are entitled to some advance notice of
what we need. To make such a decisive appraisal and properly evaluate your
department's cooperation, we will assess:

1. Your policy choices—one way or another—on every access issue posed by


our pending requests.

2. Whether we actually receive the most important categories of documents


that are already overdue. We will follow up to be sure our points of
contact know which overdue documents we regard as litmus tests for
effective cooperation.
301 71'1 Street SW, Room 5125
Washington, DC 20407
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9-llcommission.gov
The Honorable Colin L. Powell
August 19, 2003
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We understand that you and your staff may need a few more weeks to finalize
policy choices and push through delivery of key documents. Therefore we
think it is reasonable to wait and assess the situation based on positions
communicated with us and documents that have actually been delivered or
otherwise made available to us by COB on Friday, September 5, 2003.

As the second anniversary of the devastating attacks on our country


approaches, we thank you for working with us to meet the challenge of
understanding how and why America suffered such a devastating attack, and
how to prevent another.

Sincerely,

Thomas H. Kean Lee H. Hamilton


Chair Vice Chair

cc: Karl W. Hofinann


Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR August 15, 2003
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Mr. Karl Hofinann
Executive Secretary
Richard Ben-Veniste
Office of the Executive Secretariat
Max Cleland U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
Frederick F. Fielding

Jamie S. Gorelick Dear Karl:


Slade Gorton
Consistent with your conversation with Betty Swope of our staff, the
John F. Lehman Commission is making the following request for information by letter rather
than through a more formal document request. The Commission requests that
Timothy J. Roemer
the Department of State produce a list containing the following information:
James R. Thompson (1) the names of all Department personnel (current and former) who issued
visas to any of the nineteen September 11, 2001 hijackers; (2) for each
Philip D. Zelikow official, the name of the hijacker, classification of the visa, and date of
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR issuance; (3) the post where each such visa was issued; and (4) the current
post and assignment for each official. The Commission requests this
information in connection with its statutory mandate to investigate all the facts
and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.

Given the concerns that have been raised about further dissemination of this
information by the Commission, the Commission has agreed that it will not
publicly disclose the names of these officers, in its report or otherwise,
without prior agreement by the Department.

If you have any questions about this request, please give Betty or ma^a call.
We look forward to receiving this information as soon as possible. Thank you
for your continuing cooperation with the Commission's requests.

Yours sincerely,

Daniel Marcus
General Counsel

cc: Brian H. Hook (U.S. Department of Justice)

301 7 th Street SW, Room 5125


Washington, DC 20407
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9-11 commission.gov
Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR August 14, 2003
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Mr. Karl Hofmann
Executive Secretary
Richard Ben-Veniste
Office of the Executive Secretariat
Max Cleland U.S. Department of State
Washington, D.C. 20520
Frederick F. Fielding

Jamie S. Gorelick Dear Karl:


Slade Gorton
As you know, the statute that created the National Commission on Terrorist
John F. Lehman Attacks Upon the United States (Public Law 107-306) directs the Commission
to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001
Timothy J. Roetner
terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness for, and immediate
James R. Thompson response to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the lessons learned from those
attacks and to make recommendations for preventing future attacks. The
Philip D. Zelikow statute authorizes the Commission to secure information directly from any
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR executive department, bureau or agency for purposes of its investigation.

hi connection with its investigation, the Commission has asked the


Department of State to produce documents pursuant to several document
requests, and we have further asked that the Department refrain from its
standard practice in other circumstances of redacting certain information, such
as drafting and clearing information, from the documents it produces. We
understand that the Department has now decided not to make such redactions
in the documents it produces to the Commission, and we welcome that
decision. In connection with that decision, the Commission has agreed that it
will not make drafting and clearing information available to the public,
disclose such information in its report, or otherwise further disseminate such
information, including to Congress, without prior agreement by the
Department.

Thank you for your continuing efforts, and the efforts of many others at the
Department, to cooperate with the Commission and to respond to our requests.

Yours sincerely,

Daniel Marcus
General Counsel

cc: Brian H. Hook (U.S. Department of Justice) 301 7'h Street SW, Room 5125
Washington, DC 20407
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9-1 lcommission.gov

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