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Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR
Richard Ben-Veniste
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests that the Executive Office of the President (the "respondent")
Max Cleland provide the Commission with the following documents and information no later than
Fred F. Fielding
June 25, 2003 (the "production date"). The Commission requests that the respondent
inform the Commission promptly if the production date poses a problem for certain
Jamie S. Gorelick categories of documents, such as documents from the previous Administration that
Slade Gorton may be in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration, and
meet promptly with the Commission staff to set a schedule for the production of
John Lehman
those documents.
Timothy J. Roemer
1. The briefing materials prepared or compiled by NSC staff and distributed to
James R. Thompson
attendees for; any summaries prepared or compiled by NSC staff and distributed to
attendees of the discussions held at and/or conclusions emerging from; and any
Philip D. Zelikow
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR minutes prepared or compiled by NSC staff of Principals and Deputies Committee
meetings held from January 1, 1998, through September 20, 2001 that concerned:
Principals meetings include any such meeting whether chaired by the President or
by the National Security Adviser. This request applies to principals or deputies-
level meetings addressing these topics wholly or in part regardless of the title used
for the group or whether conducted in person or by SVTS, including meetings of
the "Foreign Policy Team," the "Small Group," and the Counterterrorism Security
Group (including CSG meetings chaired by the National Coordinator), as well as
relevant meetings at Camp David.
2. The President's Daily Diary for September 11, 2001, and logs from the White
House Situation Room, the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC),
and the White House Military Office for September, 1; 1, 2001.
4. The briefing materials prepared or compiled by White House staff and distributed
to attendees for; any summaries prepared or compiled by White House staff and
distributed to attendees of the discussions at and/or conclusions emerging from;
and any minutes prepared or compiled by White House staff of meetings at the
principals or deputies level, including the Domestic Consequences Principals
Committee, from September 11 through September 20, 2001 that concerned
domestic policy responses to the terrorist attacks upon the United States.
The Commission requests that documents requested above be provided as soon as they are
available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at the same time, through
means of a "rolling" production.
If any requested documents are withheld from production, even temporarily, based on an alleged
claim of privilege or for any other reason, the Commission requests that the respondent, as soon
as possible and in no event later than the production date, identify and describe each such
document or class of documents, as well as the alleged basis for not producing it, with sufficient
specificity to allow a meaningful challenge to any such withholding.
If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but has
information about where such documents may be located, the Commission requests that the
respondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the production
date.
If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these
document requests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised with
the Commission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolved prior to
the production date.
The Commission intends to make further document requests as its work develops and reserves the
right to request additional documents and information in the areas addressed in this request.
RG: 148
Box: 00003 Folder: 0007 Document: 34
Series: Dan Marcus Files
Copies: 1 Pages: 3
ACCESS RESTRICTED
The item identified below has been withdrawn from this file:
In the review of this file this item was removed because access to it is
restricted. Restrictions on records in the National Archives are stated in
general and specific record group restriction statements which are available
for examination.
NND:221
Withdrawn: 04-30-2008 by:
Attached please find Team Three's draft of a fourth document request for EOF. We've
attempted to cover the "seam issue" identified by Philip, as well as tackle a few other
outstanding pieces of business.
Once we've settled on language to take care of the seam issue—notes or other documents
produced by participants or "plus ones" in CT meetings—our teammates are ready to send
out requests along the lines of points 1 and 2 to DOD, State, DOJ, FBI, and CIA.
Mike will be back in the office Wednesday, and we'll look forward to talking more at your
convenience.
Many thanks.
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6. (U) Agendas, and/or other documentation sufficient to determine the date, subject,
and duration of the meeting, for all Principals' Committee meetings (including all
"Small Group" meetings involving cabinet-level officials) and all Deputies'
Committee meetings, from January 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001.
7. (U) All agendas, summary of conclusions, background papers, options papers, and other
documents related to CSG meetings on foreign terrorist organizations identified by the
United States government as linked to al Qa'ida, including but not limited to the Abu Sayyaf
Group, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, Egyptian Islamic Jihad, the Armed Islamic
Group (Algeria), and Jemaah Islamiyah, from January 1, 1998 to September 20, 2001.
(U) The Commission requests that the documents requested above be provided as soon as they are
available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at the same time, through
means of a "rolling" production.
(U) If any requested documents are withheld from production, even temporarily, based on an alleged
claim of privilege or for any other reason, the Commission requests that the respondent, as soon as
possible and in no event later than the production date, identify and describe each such document or
class of documents, as well as the alleged basis for not producing it, with sufficient specificity to
allow a meaningful challenge to any such withholding.
(U) If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but
has information about where such documents may be located, the Commission requests that the
respondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the production
date.
(U) If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these
document requests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised with the
Commission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed and resolved prior to the
production date.
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests that the Executive Office of the President ("EOP" or the
Richard Ben- Veniste
"respondent") provide the Commission with the following documents no later than
MaxCleknd November 14, 2003:
Fred F. Fielding
1. Analyses in 2002 and 2003 by the Council of Economic Advisors on the economic
Jamie S. Gorelick impact of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
Slade Gorton
s 2. The final version of the response to NSPD-5 by the External Panel chaired by Brent
John Lehman Scowcroft.
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Timothy J.
3. Any documents prepared by the Bush-Cheney transition team relating to terrorism
James R and/or the National Security Council Directorate of Transnational Threats.
Philip D. Zelikow
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
4. To the extent not already produced, all agendas, summary of conclusions,
background papers, options papers, memoranda, notes for the file, or other
documents related to the departure from the United States of Saudi nationals by
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5. To the extent not already produced, memoranda for the record or for the file and
other documents that describe or summarize the results of Principals' Committee,
Deputies' Committee, CSG, or other meetings, and memoranda for the record or for
the file memorializing the results of conversations with CIA, Department of
Defense, and/or Department of State officials or conversations with foreign
officials, from January 1, 1998 through September 20, 2001 (a) relating to UBL
and/or al Qa'ida, and (b) as to Afghanistan (including the Taliban and/or the
Northern Alliance), Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and/or Sudan, relating to terrorism or
other matters that could reasonably be expected to affect U.S. policy on terrorism or
cooperation with that country in countering terrorist threats to or attacks on the
United States. For purposes of this request, the Commission will specify no more
than 8 individuals per Administration whose files are to be searched for responsive
documents, and this request shall not apply to any meeting for which a Summary of
Conclusions was prepared and has been produced.
The Commission requests that the documents requested above be provided as soon as
they are available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at the
same time, through means of a "rolling" production.