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From: Andrew Caspersen Q
Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 12:12PM
To: Samuel M.W. Caspersen
Subject: FW: Agency Seeks WTC Papers

Have you heard of this NIST? -awwc

Agency Seeks WTC Papers

By Graham Rayman
Staff Writer

May 7, 2003,6:20 PM EOT

The city has yet to turn over key records and audiotapes requested by a
federal agency conducting a broad scientific study of the World Trade Center
collapses and the emergency response, a report released by the agency said
Wednesday.

Officials with the National Institute for Standards and Technology said the
records include Police and Fire Department 911 tapes trorfl justlbefore the
airplane strikes to just afterward, and transcripts of interviews of 500
FDNY
personnel who responded to the scene.

Other records sought by the agency, which-has a $16-million budget to

investigate the events of Sept. 11, include supporting documents from the
McKinsey & Co. studies of the police and fire response, details on the FDNY
radio system and training practices and various police records.

"It is vital that this information be made available to NIST," said Shyam
Sunder, a senior agency official. 'That information is incredibly valuable
to
us to understand the emergency response and how it can lead to significant
improvements in public safety."

Sunder said, however, that he understands the city's delay.

"They haven't refused to provide the documents, there is no dragging out,"

he
said. "We're still in the process of negotiating. We understand that the
organization would want to carefully look at the material."

Frank Gribbon, a Fire Department spokesman, said the U.S. attorney in

Virginia who is prosecuting the Zacarias Moussaoui case asked the FDNY to
withhold some documents that "potentially could be used as evidence" against
the so-called 20th hijacker.

"We've been very cooperative, but in some cases, we've asserted a privilege,
which is basically the stuff given to the U.S. attorney," Gribbon said.

Lawrence Kahn, a chief litigating assistant with the city Law Department,
said the city is continuing to evaluate materials "which are particularly
sensitive" because they include information about people who died.

Michael O'Looney, a Police Department spokesman, did not return a call for
comment.
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Date: Wed, 06 Aug 2003 10:28:52 -0400
From: Gail Crum <gail.crum@nist.gov>'!il
To: "" <scaspersen@9-11 commission.gov>4f
Subject: mtg w/NIST
The NIST staff are available to meet with the 9-11 commission staff the
morning of September 2. What time will you arrive? Also, please advise
the names of people who will be coming so that I can clear them at our
visitor's center. The meeting will take place in Building 226, Room
B221. Upon arrival at NIST's main gate, there is a visitor's trailer to
the right of gate. You will need to stop at the trailer and check in to
get your visitor's badges. They will then direct you to Bldg. 226.

Below is a web site for directions to the campus:

http://www.nist.gov,/public affairs/visitor/visitor.htm

Let me know if you require any additional information.

Gail Crum
Building and Fire Research Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Mail Stop 8600
Building 226, Room B216
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8600
Phone: 301-975-6850
FAX: 301-975-4032
E-mail: gail.crum@nist.gov
(http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/)

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