sS E P . 17.2003 5:39PM TH ;L NU NO. 0 7 3 1 r ' P.

September 3,2003

"lianas H. Sean MEMORANDUM

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VJCECKWS. To: Daniel Levin, Department of Justice

From: Daniel Marcus, General Counsel

Fred P.
Subj: Document Request Regarding 9/11 Teleconferences
ig S.Gordidt On the moraine of S epteniber 11,2001, representatives from a number of
federal agencies participated in interagency teleconferences that served as
olearingaouses of information and decisionmaking regarding the
John Laatnaa hijacking events that were unfolding. The Commission is seeking tapes,
transcripts, and/or documents recording or describing the content of these
conferences. Accordingly, the Commission hereby requests thattiie
James D. Thompson
following agencies provide the Commission, no later than September 17,
2003, with an inventory of tapes, transcripts, or documents recording or
Philip D. Zelikow describing teleconferences it initiated or participated in on the morning of
EJffiCJIIVE DIRECTOR
September 11,2001: the Executive Office of the President, the Office of
the Vice President, the Department of State, the Department of Treasuiy,
the Deoartment of Defense, the Department of Justice, the Federal
Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Transportation, the
Department of Homeland Security (United States Secret Service), and the
Central Intelligence Agency.
For purposes of this request, the term "morning" is defined as 08:30 to
12:00 EDT on September 11,2001; the term "teleconference" refers to
audio or video communications that involved representatives of more
than two government agencies.

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