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UNCLASSIFIED BUT COMMISSION SENSITIVE

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION DOCUMENT REQUEST No.

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests that the Federal Bureau of Investigation provide the Commission
with copies of the following items no later than July , 2003 (the "production date").
The Commission requests that the respondent inform the Commission promptly if the
production date poses a problem for certain categories of documents and meet promptly
with the Commission staff to set a schedule for the production of those documents.

ITEMS REQUESTED

1) Substantive policy memoranda, briefing packages, guidance documents, or

meeting notes/minutes going to or coming from the Director of the FBI, the
Deputy Director of the FBI or the Executive Assistant Director for
Counterterrorism after January 1, 1998 and through September 20, 2001 that
related either wholly or in part to Usama bin Laden (\JBL^), Al-Qa'ida,
Afghanistan (including the Taliban and/or the Northern Alliance) or general
counterterrorism policy. This would include: 1) assessments of the Al-Qa'ida
threat against the US and possible responses to those threats and 2) guidance
relating to the pursuit of UBL and Al-Qa'ida members. Such requests are limited
to counterterrorism policies and do not include items relating to specific trial
preparation.

2) Documents analyzing the legality of the possible use of lethal force against UBL
and Al-Qa'ida members, including the assassination ban as it related to those
individuals.

3) Director, Deputy Director and Executive Assistant Director for Counterterrorism

communications with senior level foreign officials, or their deputies, regarding
UBL or Al-Qa'ida.

4) FBI staff communications with the governments of Afghanistan, Germany,

Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Sudan in connection with UBL or Al-Qa'ida and
which were relayed to the Director, the Deputy Director, or the Executive
Assistant Director for Counterterrorism.

5) Actual or considered FBI involvement in any rendition effort, including those

conducted by other countries.
6) Substantive documents going to or coming from the Director, the Deputy Director
or the Executive Assistant Director for Counterterrorism between September 11
and 20, 2001 on the policy responses to the September 11 attacks. Include records
in this time period reflecting the agenda and decisions of the Domestic
Consequences Principals Committee and documents showing the genesis of the
USA PATRIOT ACT.

7) Documents setting forth or describing the topics of all FBI briefings prepared for
or attended by Mr. Mueller in connection with his assumption of duties as
Director before September 11, 2001.

The Commission requests that the items described above be provided as soon as they are
available, even though all requested items may not be provided at the same time, through
means of a "rolling" production.

If any requested items 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 items 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 items but
has information about where such items 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
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.

Daniel Marcus
General Counsel
July ,2003
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RG: 148 Exposition, Anniversary, and Memorial Commissions

SERIES: Team 3,9/11 Commission
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WITHDRAWAL DATE: 11/20/2008

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