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http://www.state.gOV/t/pm/iso/c7954.htm 7/21/2004
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VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests that the Department of State (DOS or the "respondent")
Ian) Ben-Veniste
provide the Commission with copies of the following documents no later than
aQdaod November 11,2003 (the "production date"):
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1. AH records relating to the departure of Saudi nationals by airplane from the United
lie S. Gordkk States while the national airspace was closed to commercial aviation after the
it Cotton September 11,2001 terrorist attacks, including flight manifests or other documents
related to the individuals on those flights.
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wthyj. Roemer The Commission request? that the documents requested above be provided as soon
as they are available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at
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the same time, through means of a "rolling" production.
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.CUTIVC DIRECTOR
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 OF 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.
Prior to 09/23/2002, several chartered flights which contained Saudi passengers drew a
considerable amount of attention. These flights are summarized below. After 09/23/2002,
an undetermined number of Saudis departed the United States aboard commercial and t
chartered aircraft. *
Following departure of these three flights a subpoena was served for telephone records of
the party. No connections to the 19 hijackers of 09/11/2001 were identified.
We have information about one Saudi Airline flight which arrived on 09/10/2001 in the
course of normal business. This flight was stranded at Newark International in New Jersey
along with all other commercial flights at the time. As of 09/13/2001 the flight was still
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9/11 Personal Privacy
• Pacific Jet Company made a flight reservation for 9/14/2001 to travel from Providence,
Rhode Island at 1 1 :00 am EST to Paris, France via Northstar Aviation. Type of aircraft is
undocumented.
• The reservation was made for 4 individuals: Sheik Mashour Al Ibrahim, Abdullah Al
Shwran, Aly ftaffan Soliman, and Younef Brahim Jaballah..
Rene Lannoy is a security guard and coordinator of travel for Al-Ibrahim and Al-Shwran.
Lannoy made the flight arrangements for the aforementioned individuals.
Searches/Investigative Steps:
• On 9/14/2001, FBI RI identified and interviewed, Al Ibrahim, Al Shwran,
Soliman and Jaballah at Northstar Aviation in Warwick, RI.
• In addition to interviews and ED checks, luggage was searched with negative
results.
• FBI checks, INS checks, Watchlist, and various consent searches were conducted.
Each produced negative results.
Note: Record checks were conducted based upon the narhes and identifiers contained in the
identification documents.
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'August 1, 2003 Fax from Saudi Embassy with list of 24 people
who left the U.S. shortly after 9/11/2001
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B ill Caner, the FBI spokesman, is adamant. "We were given
full access to the individuals on that plane," he says, "and we
were satisfied that we did not believe any of those individuals
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had anything to do with the 9/11 plots." the 9/30/02 issue]
http://www.nationakeview.com/york/york091102.asp 9/16/02
Whiddon, David J
From: SLCharles1@aot.com
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Subject: nyt: white house approved departure of saudis after 9/11
September 4, 2003
White House Approved Departure of Saudis After Sept. 11, Ex-Aide Says
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
The fact that relatives of Mr. bin Laden and other Saudis had been
•rushed out
of the country became public soon after the Sept. 11 attacks. But
questions
have lingered about the circumstances of their departure, and Mr.
Clarke's
statements provided the first acknowledgment that the White House had
any direct
involvement in the plan and that senior administration officials
personally
signed off on it.
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Mr. Clarke first made his remarks about the plan in an article in Vanity
Fair
due out Thursday, and he expanded on those remarks today in an interview
and
in Congressional testimony. The White House said today that it had no
comment
on Mr. Clarke's statements.
The disclosure came just weeks after the classified part of a
Congressional
report on the Sept. 11 attacks suggested that Saudi Arabia had financial
links
to the hijackers, and Mr. Clarke's comments are likely to fuel
accusations
that the United States has gone soft on the Saudis because of diplomatic
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