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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
February 13, 2004
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ATTORNEY GENERAL SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES
FROM:
ANDREW H. CARD, JR. CHIEF OF STAFF
SUBJECT:
PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEW OF MATERIALS FROM NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
This memorandum requests your prompt assistance in carrying out the President's commitment to assisting the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ("Commission") in completing its work in an effective and timely manner. On November 27, 2002, the President signed legislation (Public Law 107-306) creating the Commission. The President has stated a clear policy of support for the Commission's work, noting that "[a]n aggressive investigation into September 11th, with a responsible concern for sensitive information that will allow us to win the war on terror, will contribute to the security of this country." To carry out the President's direction, the Executive Branch has made extraordinary efforts to cooperate with the Commission. In the nine months since the first document request was issued by the Commission in May 2003, the Executive Branch has made available to the Commission more than 2.3 million pages of documents, provided more than 125 briefings (including by agency heads), and arranged interviews of more than 600 individuals (including Cabinet officers). The information made available has included a large volume of highly classified and extraordinarily sensitive national security information, including some of the Nation's most sensitive national security secrets. To protect national security and consistent with longstanding practice in past similar inquiries, the Executive Branch will need to work with the Commission to review Commission materials intended for publication in order to protect against the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, including information relating to the sources and methods through which the United States collects the intelligence vital to the Nation's safety. Fully recognizing its duty
to assist in the protection of classified information from unauthorized disclosure, the Commission plans to cooperate fully with the Executive Branch review process. We will work closely with the Commission, with the objectives of maximizing the amount of information that can safely be published, protecting classified information from unauthorized disclosure, respecting the role of the Commission under the law, and enabling the Commission to complete its work on time. To assist with the pre-publication review process, please designate an appropriate senior official within your department or agency who will head your department's or agency's work on the pre-publication review process in support of the Department of Justice, which is designated to lead the Executive Branch review effort. Designated officials should have authority to make timely classification/declassification decisions, and be available to dedicate a substantial portion of their time to the review during the relevant time period. The Commission has informed us that it intends to submit for pre-publication review several statements in conjunction with Commission hearings planned in March, April, and May, and will submit a draft report in time for the Commission to be able to publicly release its final report by May 27, 2004 (or July 26, 2004 if there is a 60 day extension granted by Congress). The Attorney General has designated at my request Daniel Levin, who serves as the primary liaison between the Executive Branch and the Commission, to lead the pre-publication review process. Please ensure that Mr. Levin (202-616-0999; [email protected]) is informed of the name of your designee by Friday, February 27, 2004. Thank you for your assistance.
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Dan,
As we discussed. Tom
October 15, 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ATTORNEY GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY OF ENERGY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES
CC:
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
FROM:
ALBERTO R. GONZALES COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
As you know, the President has stated a clear policy of support for the work of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ("Commission"). On March 19, 2003, Chief of Staff Andrew Card sent you the attached memorandum directing cooperation with the Commission and requesting that you designate an appropriate senior official within your department or agency to serve as the principal point of contact for Commission matters. The departments and agencies have made extraordinary efforts to cooperate with the Commission. By conservative estimate, more than 250 individuals in the Executive Branch - many of whom are also responsible for helping fight the war on terrorists of global reach - spend at least a
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significant part of their time directly supporting the Commission's work. In the less than six months since the first document request was issued by the Commission in May 2003, the Executive Branch has produced or made available to the Commission more than 2,100,000 pages of documents, provided nearly 100 briefings, and facilitated nearly 300 interviews. It is imperative that we see these strong efforts through to completion of the Commission's work. Please review the efforts your department or agency has made to date in responding to the Commission's requests to ensure that you have fully satisfied your responsibility to cooperate with the Commission and to conduct a complete and thorough search for documents that may be covered by its requests. It has recently come to my attention that the Commission has raised concerns about potential deficiencies in the document production efforts of certain departments and agencies and, in fact, has voted to issue a subpoena to one agency. Although we understand that the issues regarding that agency's document production are now largely resolved, the Chief of Staff expects departments and agencies to take document requests as seriously as a subpoena and to avoid such problems in the future. Finally, please be certain that your staffs work closely with Daniel Levin, Counselor to the Attorney General, who serves as the primary liaison between the Executive Branch and the Commission, to make sure the Commission's requests are handled in a fulsome and expeditious manner.
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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
March 19, 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR:
SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ATTORNEY GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY OF ENERGY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES
FROM:
ANDREW H. CARD, JR., CHIEF OF STAFB*^^^^*^*^IJPrJ^^^^|/
RE:
COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
On November 27, 2002 the President signed legislation (Public Law 107-306) creating in the legislative branch the bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ("Commission"). The President has stated a clear policy of support for the Commission's work: "[a]n aggressive investigation into September llth, with a responsible concern for sensitive information that will allow us to win the war on terror, will contribute to the security of this country." To ensure that the Commission receives the necessary cooperation from Executive Branch_dep_artments and agencies, the Attorney General has designated at the President's request T^Sami G^Clango"!b Counselor to the Attorney General, to serve as the primary liaison between the ExecutiVcTBranch and the Commission. Mr. Ciongoli will facilitate Commission requests for access to Executive Branch information and witnesses and will help ensure that responses comply with applicable law. Please designate an appropriate senior official within your department or agency to serve as the principal point of contact in your department or agency for Commission matters and to work with Mr. Ciongoli to coordinate all responses to requests for information or witnesses. Please inform the Attorney General in writing of the name of your designee no later than March 21, 20037" ' =^—- «=» = — , Finally, this memorandum is directed to agencies whose jurisdiction relates to the subjects of inquiry specifically mentioned in the statute. It is also being provided to other Executive Branch departments and agencies so that they can take these steps at the appropriate time in the event they are requested to provide information to the Commission. cc:
Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
February 13, 2004
MEMORANDUM FOR:
SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ATTORNEY GENERAL SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES
FROM:
ANDREW H. CARD, JR. CHIEF OF STAFF
SUBJECT:
PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEW OF MATERIALS FROM NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
This memorandum requests your prompt assistance in carrying out the President's commitment to assisting the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ("Commission") in completing its work in an effective and timely manner. On November 27, 2002, the President signed legislation (Public Law 107-306) creating the Commission. The President has stated a clear policy of support for the Commission's work, noting that "[a]n aggressive investigation into September 11th, with a responsible concern for sensitive information that will allow us to win the war on terror, will contribute to the security of this country." To carry out the President's direction, the Executive Branch has made extraordinary efforts to cooperate with the Commission. In the nine months since the first document request was issued by the Commission in May 2003, the Executive Branch has made available to the Commission more than 2.3 million pages of documents, provided more than 125 briefings (including by agency heads), and arranged interviews of more than 600 individuals (including Cabinet officers). The information made available has included a large volume of highly classified and extraordinarily sensitive national security information, including some of the Nation's most sensitive national security secrets. To protect national security and consistent with longstanding practice in past similar inquiries, the Executive Branch will need to work with the Commission to review Commission materials intended for publication in order to protect against the unauthorized disclosure of classified information, including information relating to the sources and methods through which the United States collects the intelligence vital to the Nation's safety. Fully recognizing its duty
to assist in the protection of classified information from unauthorized disclosure, the Commission plans to cooperate fully with the Executive Branch review process. We will work closely with the Commission, with the objectives of maximizing the amount of information that can safely be published, protecting classified information from unauthorized disclosure, respecting the role of the Commission under the law, and enabling the Commission to complete its work on time. To assist with the pre-publication review process, please designate an appropriate senior official within your department or agency who will head your department's or agency's work on the pre-publication review process in support of the Department of Justice, which is designated to lead the Executive Branch review effort. Designated officials should have authority to make timely classification/declassification decisions, and be available to dedicate a substantial portion of their time to the review during the relevant time period. The Commission has informed us that it intends to submit for pre-publication review several statements in conjunction with Commission hearings planned in March, April, and May, and will submit a draft report in time for the Commission to be able to publicly release its final report by May 27, 2004 (or July 26, 2004 if there is a 60 day extension granted by Congress). The Attorney General has designated at my request Daniel Levin, who serves as the primary liaison between the Executive Branch and the Commission, to lead the pre-publication review process. Please ensure that Mr. Levin (202-616-0999; [email protected]) is informed of the name of your designee by Friday, February 27, 2004. Thank you for your assistance.
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Dan,
As we discussed. Tom
October 15, 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR
SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ATTORNEY GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY OF ENERGY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES
CC:
HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES
FROM:
ALBERTO R. GONZALES COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT
SUBJECT:
COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
As you know, the President has stated a clear policy of support for the work of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ("Commission"). On March 19, 2003, Chief of Staff Andrew Card sent you the attached memorandum directing cooperation with the Commission and requesting that you designate an appropriate senior official within your department or agency to serve as the principal point of contact for Commission matters. The departments and agencies have made extraordinary efforts to cooperate with the Commission. By conservative estimate, more than 250 individuals in the Executive Branch - many of whom are also responsible for helping fight the war on terrorists of global reach - spend at least a
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significant part of their time directly supporting the Commission's work. In the less than six months since the first document request was issued by the Commission in May 2003, the Executive Branch has produced or made available to the Commission more than 2,100,000 pages of documents, provided nearly 100 briefings, and facilitated nearly 300 interviews. It is imperative that we see these strong efforts through to completion of the Commission's work. Please review the efforts your department or agency has made to date in responding to the Commission's requests to ensure that you have fully satisfied your responsibility to cooperate with the Commission and to conduct a complete and thorough search for documents that may be covered by its requests. It has recently come to my attention that the Commission has raised concerns about potential deficiencies in the document production efforts of certain departments and agencies and, in fact, has voted to issue a subpoena to one agency. Although we understand that the issues regarding that agency's document production are now largely resolved, the Chief of Staff expects departments and agencies to take document requests as seriously as a subpoena and to avoid such problems in the future. Finally, please be certain that your staffs work closely with Daniel Levin, Counselor to the Attorney General, who serves as the primary liaison between the Executive Branch and the Commission, to make sure the Commission's requests are handled in a fulsome and expeditious manner.
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THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
March 19, 2003 MEMORANDUM FOR:
SECRETARY OF STATE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ATTORNEY GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY OF ENERGY SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES
FROM:
ANDREW H. CARD, JR., CHIEF OF STAFB*^^^^*^*^IJPrJ^^^^|/
RE:
COOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
On November 27, 2002 the President signed legislation (Public Law 107-306) creating in the legislative branch the bipartisan National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States ("Commission"). The President has stated a clear policy of support for the Commission's work: "[a]n aggressive investigation into September llth, with a responsible concern for sensitive information that will allow us to win the war on terror, will contribute to the security of this country." To ensure that the Commission receives the necessary cooperation from Executive Branch_dep_artments and agencies, the Attorney General has designated at the President's request T^Sami G^Clango"!b Counselor to the Attorney General, to serve as the primary liaison between the ExecutiVcTBranch and the Commission. Mr. Ciongoli will facilitate Commission requests for access to Executive Branch information and witnesses and will help ensure that responses comply with applicable law. Please designate an appropriate senior official within your department or agency to serve as the principal point of contact in your department or agency for Commission matters and to work with Mr. Ciongoli to coordinate all responses to requests for information or witnesses. Please inform the Attorney General in writing of the name of your designee no later than March 21, 20037" ' =^—- «=» = — , Finally, this memorandum is directed to agencies whose jurisdiction relates to the subjects of inquiry specifically mentioned in the statute. It is also being provided to other Executive Branch departments and agencies so that they can take these steps at the appropriate time in the event they are requested to provide information to the Commission. cc:
Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies
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