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Mike Hurley

From: John Roth [jroth@9-11commission.gov]

Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 4:52 PM
To: 'Marquittia Coleman'; dmaceachin@9-11commission.gov; kscheid@9-11commission.gov
Cc: mhurley@9-11commission.gov; team4@9-11commission.gov
Subject: RE: For your review - Dan Benjamin's Interview Letter

Marquitta/Mike:

Benjamin speaks to a number issues touching on terrorist financing; I can give you specific questions regarding
NSC/interagency coordination as well as the overall priority of terrorist financing in the CT efforts. Whether that
needs to be in the letter I will leave to you, but we would ultimately like to participate in the questioning (or give
you the questions to ask). Thanks.

Original Message
From: Marquittia Coleman [mailto:mcoleman@9-llcommission.gov]
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 11:16 AM
To: dmaceachin@9-llcommission.gov; kscheid@9-llcommission.gov; jroth@9-llcommission.gov
Cc: mhurley@9-llcommission.gov
Subject: For your review - Dan Benjamin's Interview Letter

All:

Attached please find a draft letter for Dan Benjamin, one of B-list interviews. Team 3
has the pen on this letter, but the FO may want to attend. We'd be grateful if you'd
check the following letter to make sure that your team's equities are covered; if you'd
like to add language, please send us your suggestions ASAP and we'll be glad to add it.
The FO is eager to get this letter out.

Many thanks,

Marquittia

11/3/2003
Mike Hurley
From: wbass@9-11commission.gov
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 5:52 PM
To: mcoleman@9-11commission.gov
Cc: Mike
Subject: Tier B letters

Herewith, topic sentences for my outstanding B-list names.

Sorry to be under the gun on this—the perils of a week spent slogging at NEOB.
I'd be grateful if you'd add the appropriate addresses, and, by the magic of
cutting and pasting, whip these up as letters...

Once they're ready, please circulate as follows:

all of them to Mike
the Libby draft to Dana Hyde
the Benjamin draft to Doug, Kevin Scheid, and John Roth
the Beers draft to Doug, Kevin, John Roth, and Susan G.

Circulated drafts should have a cover note saying something like: "Attached
please find a draft letter for TK, one of B-list interviews. Team 3 has the pen
on these letters, but the Front Office may want to attend. We'd be grateful if
you'd check these letters to make sure that your Team's equities are covered;
if you'd like to add language, please send us your suggestions ASAP and we'll
be glad to add it. The Front Office is eager to get these out. Many thanks,"
etc.

In all these letters, Mike should be the POC--so that they can call and set
something up over the next few weeks while I'm out (until Nov. 17).

Once everyone's OKed the drafts, let's send 'em forward to the FO. If it's
after Weds and I'm already on the road, please ask Mike if you have any
questions.

STEVEN SIMON:
As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to interview you
on issues relating to the following general topics: al Qaeda, the Transnational
Threats Directorate, and the NSC and CSG role in counterterrorism policy.

LEON FUERTH
As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to interview you
on issues relating to the following general topics: al Qaeda, your
participation in terrorism-related meetings, the 1998 embassy bombings, the
attack on the U.S.S. Cole, the Millennium plots, and the OVP role in and views
on counterterrorism policy from Jan. 1998 until the end of the Clinton
administration.

MARA RUDMAN
•As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to interview you
on issues relating to the following general topics: al Qaeda, the Transnational
Threats Directorate, past and present organization of the NSC for
counterterrorism, and the NSC and CSG role in counterterrorism policy.

LEWIS LIBBY
As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to interview you
on issues relating to the following general topics: al Qaeda, participation in
terrorism-related meetings, and the OVP role in and views on counterterrorism
policy from January 2001 until Sept. 20, 2001.

LTGEN KERRICK
As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to interview you
on issues relating to the following general topics: al Qaeda, the Transnational
Threats Directorate, past and present organization of the NSC for
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jounterterrorism, and the NSC and CSG role in counterterrorism policy.

DANIEL BENJAMIN
As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to interview you
on issues relating to the following general topics: al Qaeda, the Transnational
Threats Directorate, the 1998 embassy bombings, past and present organization
of the NSC for counterterrorism, and the NSC and CSG role in counterterrorism
policy. We're grateful for your earlier interview and look forward to the
chance to revisit some topics now that we've had more access to the documentary
record. We'd also be grateful for any forward-looking recommendations you may
have about U.S. policies toward terrorism.

RAND BEERS
As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to interview you
on issues relating to the following general topics: al Qaeda, the Transnational
Threats Directorate, past and present organization of the NSC for
counterterrorism, and the NSC and CSG role in counterterrorism policy.

Thanks a ton!

Warren