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Thomas H. Kean CHAIR

Lee H. Hamilton

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VICE CHAIR

Richard Ben-Veniste Max Cleland Fred F. Fielding Jamie S. Gorelick Slade Gorton John Lehman

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the "Commission") requests that the Executive Office of the President (the "respondent") provide the Commission with the following documents and information no later than June 25, 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, such as documents from the previous Administration that may be in the custody of the National Archives and Records Administration, and meet promptly with the Commission staff to set a schedule for the production of those documents.

Timothy J. Roemer James R. Thompson

Philip D. Zelikow EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

1. The briefing materials prepared or compiled by NSC staff and distributed to attendees for; any summaries prepared or compiled by NSC staff and distributed to attendees of the discussions held at and/or conclusions emerging from; and any minutes prepared or compiled by NSC staff of Principals and Deputies Committee meetings held from January 1, 1998, through September 20,2001 that concerned: (a) Al-Qa'ida, Usama bin Laden, and/or Afghanistan; (b) the policy and budget development, implementation, or review of the overall countertenorism policies of the United States, including PDD-62 (1998), the Five Year Counterterrorism Plan, and any successor NSPDs; and/or (c) counterterrorism issues involving threats to or attacks on the United States or American persons or assets in relations with Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, other than materials that focus only on Palestinian terrorist activities. Principals meetings include any such meeting whether chaired by the President or by the National Security Adviser. This request applies to principals or deputies level meetings addressing these topics wholly or in part regardless of the title used for the group or whether conducted in person or by SVTS, including meetings of the "Foreign Policy Team," the "Small Group," and the Counterterrorism Security Group (including CSG meetings chaired by the National Coordinator), as well as relevant meetings at Camp David. 2. The President's Daily Diary for September 11, 2001, and logs from the White House Situation Room, the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC), and the White House Military Office for September 11, 2001. TEL (202) 331-4060 FAX (202) 296-5545 www.9-11 commission.gov

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3. Contemporaneous notes of individuals present in the PEOC or accompanying the President on September 11, 2001, including notes of White House officials other than the President. (A request for such documents directed to the Office of the Vice President will be submitted separately.) • ,t . -it

4. The briefing materials prepared or compiled by White-House staff and distributed to attendees for; any summaries prepared or compiled by White House staff and distributed to attendees of the discussions held at and/or conclusions emerging from; and any minutes prepared or compiled by White House staff of meetings at the principals or deputies level, including the Domestic Consequences Principals Committee, from September 11 through September 20, 2001, that concerned domestic policy responses to the terrorist attacks upon the United States. 5. Information sufficient to describe the activation and implementation of continuity of operations and emergency response plans and measures for the White House complex on September 11, 2001. The Commission requests that the documents requested above be provided as soon as they are available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at the same time, through means of a "rolling" production. 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 or 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. The Commission intends to make further document requests as its work develops and reserves the right to request additional documents and information in the areas addressed in this request. June 4, 2003

Daniel Marcus General Counsel