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9/11 Closed by Statute

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Thursday, June 10, 2004 10:09 AM Dan Marcus [email protected]; Front Office witnesses for the hearing

Dan: John Moseman has asked that,.-relay to-''the, ••Commi'ssioii CJA' s desire to witnesses for the 16 June 2004 ..hearing..--'' .-'' ,-;•'•' ' In place o£l

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The DCI, the DDCI and the senibr CIA/management support these' 2 individuals as '-.witnesses for CIA for this hearing. ,,-'' ,-•' /' / / / As you are aware, our more junior analysts are very concerned about appearing in public hearing that would receive global television coverage because of their need to tiavel for the Agency for various operational purposes /they are likewise concerned for the safety of their families,.-as they .are overt employees easily located in1 any search of public records: In their minds,' its is one thing to be an overt, employee and quite another to have your image telecast worldwide as a branch chief for,a unit targeting the Bin Ladin organization. ,.' / / /

j'is an analyst with .deep expertise on the Persian Gulf and the Middle East. \e joined CIA in 1976 working /On oil and energy security issues,/with tours at both the'1 NSC and DOE. In 1969, he served as liaison' to the US military in the Persian Gulf. In 1991, he was Deputy. Division Chief of the Persian Gulf Division of /the Office of Near Eastern and South Asian Analysis, he was named Division Chief/in 1992. He was named the NIO for Near East,-and South Asia in August 1-995. In Novermbe'r 1999,; he was named Deputy Chief, of the DCI .Counterterrorist Center. He served as Director of the Office of Near Eastern, South Asian and African Analysis i-ht 2002 before being assigned as the Deputy Iraq Mission Manager for the Agency at the end o'f 2002. | / | are already working to prepare I I for the hearing.

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jhas been gathering data regarding th'e 9/11 plot since the stand up of the Review Group in 20.01, he has expertise/and has participated in several briefings for the Commissioners and staff as well as the DCI's interview; he is comfortable in the hearing setting.j I'will brief from a coordinated CIA/FBI paper. We do not expect tp challenge the fundamental findings of the staff statement, as we find very little differences between our view and the staff's.

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Please consider these offers and let us know if they are acceptable to you. Many thanks for your help, | "|