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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Office of the General Counsel

Washington. U.C. 20535

July 3,2003

Daniel Marcus, General Counsel National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States Suite 300 2100 K Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 RE: Commission's Requests for Briefing by the FBI Dear Mr. Marcus: Please allow this letter to confirm that the following briefings have been scheduled: Monday July 7, 2003 at l:00pm - Terrorist Financing Operations Section overview. This briefing will supplement the FBI's response to Document Request 5-10, •

Tuesday July 15, 2003: 9am -12pm - Briefing on FBI changes since September 11, 2001. This briefing will be in response to Briefing Request No. 1.

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July 11, 2003: - Briefing Request No. 2: Hijacker finances. Based upon discussions with the Commission staff, this will be an initial response to document request 5-13. (Scheduling tentative). Additionally, the FBI is prepared to brief the Commission on the following:

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Efforts and results of investigation of allegations of security manipulation (i.e. short sales of stock, etc) — date to be set. These briefings are in addition to the briefings previously provided, including:

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May 23,2003: Staff Briefing: PENTTBOM Overview;

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May 23, 2003: Staff Briefing: Designated Sensitive Material;

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June 5, 2003: Commissioners' Briefing: PENTTBOM Overview; June 26, 2003: Commissioners' Briefing: Designated Sensitive Material; June 26, 2003: Commissioners' Briefing by FBI Director Mueller on FBI changes since September 11, 2001. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-324-9613.

Robert S.Sinton Assistant General Counsel

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