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John Roth

From: Raj De
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 11:04 AM
To: John Roth
Subject: FW: possible connection of Shukrijumah to Atta

Hey John,

Here's the other info re Shukrijumah and the immigration inspector...

Rajesh De
Counsel
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States
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—Original Message—
From: Janice Kephart-Roberts
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004. 10:02 AM
To: Team 1; Team 1A
Cc: Susan Ginsburg; Chris Kojm; Philip Zelikow
Subject: possible connection of Shukrijumah to Atta

Dieter, Doug and Raj:

Phone discussion March 29, 2004 re identification of Shukrijumah with Atta.

\n immigration inspector normally working at Miami International, was detailed for

one day on May 2,2001 at the Miami District Immigration Office where all kinds of immigration
requests are handled. She recalls completing a deferred immigration inspection of Mohammad Atta on
this date. She states that Atta came in with two companions. One companion did not speak at all and
she does not recall his identity. (She recognized none of the hijackers, although she thought al Shehhi
looked familiar.) The other individual with Atta began the conversation. After reviewing the FBI
website at www.fbi.gov/terrorinto/adnan.htm, this is whatl [iad to say: "I'm 75
percent sure that this is the same guy, Adnan G. El Shukrjumah.. He was clean cut, my skin
complexion, looked Indian, like me. I don't recall size,or amount of facial hair, but dark. He spoke
perfect English." Shukrijumah initiated the conversation with] | 'My friends have a question
about their I-94s (arrival records)/ I asked him: 'Do you need to see immigration?' He said 'no. I said,
'Then go sit down'. He did. I didn't talk to him again. My conversation thereafter was with Atta."

I conducted an in person interview with| jail March 25, and completed the interview today by
phone regarding the above information. When I/called Raj about this, he told me that such an
identification would be significant, as Sbutaijisnah has yet to be associated in any way with the 9/11
plot. Thus I share it with the experts. /,

9/11 W o r k i n g - l e v e l Employee

4/7/2004
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As a sidebar, this is the first inspector I've interviewed which the FBI had conducted a previous
interview. According tol jthe Miami JTTF asked her whether she recognized a couple of photos
of individuals in prision in south Florida. She recognized neither. The FBI asked her if she'd be willing
to be hypnotized. She said yes. She subsequently saw the most wanted photo of Shukrijumah, but the
FBI never contacted her again. We. are the first, other than her supervisors, to hear of this possible
identification. She would still like to be hypnotized.

Janice \e Kephart-Roberts

National Commission on Terrorist

Attacks Upon the United States
301 7th Street, SW, Room 5125
Washington, DC 20407
Tel.: 202.401.1705
Fax: 202.358.3124

9/11 Working-level Employee

4/7/2004