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yet another on mid-east financing: sectretary's a.m. summary from jan 2, 2000

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serena, your team will also want to look at the sect's morning summaries on 3/16/99 and 7/6/99. ,. take care, scott

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Materials given to Joint Intelligence Committees Inquiry Staff: Reports from the Secretary's Morning Summary which included the words "Omar," "bin Ladin," "al Qaida," and "Taleban" (various spellings) from 1998-2001: 1998

238 pages

1999

281 pages

2000

263 pages

2001

334 pages

"UBL Dailies" and "UBL Weeklies," briefing notes prepared in INR/TNC Dailies:

December 18, 1998 - March 17, 2000

Weeklies: April 28, 2000 - Sept. 6, 2001

Afghanistan: Implications for the Taleban and Northern Alliance of Tuesday's Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. Pakistan's DEL Connection Putting Pressure on Pakistan U.S.-India: Enhanced Cooperation--To a Point Iran's Reaction to Attacks on the U.S. Saudi Arabia: Attitudes toward Afghanistan, Attacks In the U.S. 17 Sept

Northern Alliance Military Capabilities

17 Sept

Taleban Military Capabilities

17 Sept

Update on Culpability for September 11 Attacks

17 Sept

Pakistan--Musharraf's Predicament

17 Sept

Iranian" Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism

17 Sept

Usama bin Ladin--Ports in a Storm

18 Sept

Afghanistan--Humanitarian Crisis Scenario

19 Sept

Al-Qa'ida Financing Mechanism--A Moving Target

20 Sept

Pakistan--The Look of a Post-Musharraf State

21 Sept

Responding to September 11--War and Words

21 Sept

Arab World--Negative views of the U.S. Negative Opinions Towards the United States in the Arab World The Public Case Against al-Qa'ida and Usama bin Ladin

24 Sept

Afghanistan--Refugee Scenarios

27 Sept

SEPTEMBER 11: WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT THE PLAGUE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM AND THE CASE AGAINST AL-QA'IDA

27 Sept

Syria--Public Opinion on Terrorist Attacks

28 Sept

European Reaction to September 11 Attacks-Concerns and Implications

28 Sept

GIS Planning Map for Afghanistan

Selected Memoranda - 2001 18 Jan

Libya - Status Report on Support for Terrorism

12 Mar

Sudan--No White Hats

23 Mar

Usama bib Ladin's Efforts to Obtain Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) Weapons

4 Apr

Longer-Range Rockets for Hizballah?

6 Apr

External Pressures Exacerbate Intifada

17 July

Less Than Meets the Eye? -- The Islamic Extremist Threat to U.S. and Israeli Interests in Latin America -

31 July

Iran Terrorism--Overstating Particular Threats

1 Aug

Little Evidence of Recent Sudanese Support for Terrorism

15 Aug

Threat From Afghanistan Greater Than Just UBL

15 Aug

Usama bin Ladin's Activities in South East Asia

27 Aug

Afghanistan--Taleban Atrocities in 2001

6 Sept

Update on Usama bin Ladin/Taleban Relations

10 Sept

Afghanistan -- Implications of Masood's Death

12 Sept

Building the 1990 International Gulf War Coalition

13 Sept

Iraq's Record of Terrorism

13 Sept

Leverage on the Taleban

13 Sept

WAFA Claims new Attacks Planned

13 Sept

Oil Market Reactions to Attacks on the U.S.

13 Sept

September 11 Culpability--The Evidence Thus Far

14 Sept

European Support for the U.S.

14 Sept

Global Media Reaction to Terrorist Attacks Media Commentary on Attacks Russian Official Views on Terrorism Sharing Intelligence with Russia

Selected Memoranda - 2000

15 Feb

DEL and the Mujahideen: News from the Network

25 Jul

Atrocities in Afghanistan

29 Aug

Afghanistan - Prospects for an Effective Arms Embargo

19 Dec

Competing Approaches to the Taleban

Selected Memoranda - 1998

15 Jan:

Islam and Terrorism

2 Feb:

Pakistan/Afghanistan: Backing the Taleban -- For Now

3 Feb:

Sudan's Support for Terrorism

10 Feb:

Briefing Paper on Sudan's Support for Terrorism

24 Feb:

Taleban Involvement in Terrorism and Narcotics

10 Apr:

Pakistan: Role and Control of ISID

7 Aug:

Embassy Bombings: Suspects

7 Aug:

Posts Most Vulnerable to Usama bin Ladin

19 Aug:

Usama bin Ladin's Ties to Muslim Governments

21 Aug:

Afghanistan - Fight to the Finish

28 Oct:

Afghanistan: Taleban External Ambitions

5 Nov:

Bin Laden and the Taleban: Not All in the Family

10 Nov:

Update: Bin Ladin and the Threat in Pakistan

16 Nov:

Afghanistan: Taleban Origins

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Selected Memoranda - 1999 6 Jan

Khartoum/Bin Ladin: Communications Node

11 Jan

INR's Role in Embassy Security

18 Feb

Terrorism - Intelligence Collection Efforts in Yemen

25 Feb

Bin Ladin and the Taleban: State of Play

16 Mar

Threat to U.S. and UK Interests in Yemen

25 Mar

Terrorism/Bin Ladin: Possible Attack During Hajj

26 Mar

Bin Ladin/Taleban: Near-Term Expulsion Unlikely

23 Apr

Afghanistan: Pakistani Support for the Taleban

23 Apr

Taleban Support for Terrorism

17 May

Usama and the Taleban: A Question of Money

19 May

Petroleum Supplies to the Taleban

15 July

Afghanistan: More Fighting Expected

4 Aug

Is Usama bin Ladin About to Leave Afghanistan?

6 Aug

Ex-ISID Director Backing bin Ladin

12 Aug

Afghanistan: Pakistan Plays its Hand

19 Aug

Usama and Khattab: How close?

10 Sept

Mujahaideen in the Caucasus and Central Asia

27 Oct

The Trials of Usama bin Ladin

- 1 .SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

17 July 2002 Draft

Congressional Document Requests for NODIS "Taliban Demarche" and Posts' Responses

17 January 2003

Joint Intelligence Committees' 9/11 . Inquiry QFRs

27 August 2002

Joint Inquiry Staff review of the Intelligence Community's response to and handling of NSA message 021940ZAPR01, serial: 3/00/7709-01

12 March 2002

Request from Britt. Snider to INR on "this most important study"

22 August 2002

September 11: Working together to Fight the Plague of Global Terrorism . and the Case Against Al-Qa'ida

22 June 2001

Public Announcement of increased risk of a terrorist action from extremist groups for American citizens and interests abroad

1 April 2002

Responses to'13 questions from the House Joint Inquiry regarding 9/11

8 January 1999

Report of the Accountability Review Boards on the Embassy Bombings in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam

13 November 2002

Transcript of Joint Inquiry Committee Hearing on the Events Leading Up to the Attack on the United States on September 11, 2001 .

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 7 June 2002

Lande/Barton memo and classified receipt covering (not including copies of) Report of Accountability Review Boards on the Embassy Bombings in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam and "culpability cable"

30 August 2002

Ford/Hill letter re INR's handling of two messages from NSA in early April 2001

Undated-given to JIG 17 May 2002

Terrorism Task Force DS Participation Briefing Paper

Undated-given ;-to JIG 17 May 2002

Rewards for'Justice Program Fact Sheet~

16 May 2002

Daily Press Briefing, Richard Boucher questions regarding threats to airlines

11 April 2002

Lande/Barton memo enclosing Statements for the Record of ASEC Ryan .and Hearing Transcripts

29 May 2002

E-mail - Recommendation to JIG Team

12 April 2002

Lande/Barton memo enclosing Editions of • Patterns of Global Terrorism

17 May 2002

JIS Meeting Participant Information

17 May 2002

Handwritten contact information

12 March 2002

Ford/Snider letter re the April 1 deadline

1 April 2002

Ford/Snider letter enclosing responses to 13 questions asked by the Joint Inquiry of Intelligence Community .Agencies

Undated

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INQUIRY ON THE TIPOFF PROGRAM, SEPTEMBER 19, 2002, CHRISTOPHER A. KOJM

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 1 October 2002

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TESTIMONY TO THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INQUERY by Ambassador Francis X. Taylor

3 February 2003

Questions for the record in Joint Inquiry's October 31 Letter

25 September 2002

Material Relevant to Your Datasharing Interests Originally prepared for Another Committee for DHS-related Query

4 March 2003

Questions for the record in Joint Inquiry's November 6 Letter

6 November 2002

Questions for the Record Joint Congressional 9/11 Inquiry Responses of the Department of State

19 .September 2002

TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INQUIRY ON THE TIPOFF PROGRAM, CHRISTOPHER A. KOJM Reports from the Secretary's Morning Summary which included the words "Omar," "bin Ladin," "al Qaida," and "Taleban" (various spellings)" from 1998-2001: 1998 238 pages 1999 281 pages 2000 263 pages 2001 ' 334 pages "UBL Dailies" and "UBL Weeklies," briefing notes prepared in INR/TNC Dailies: December 18, 1998-March 17, 2000 Weeklies: April 28, 2000-Sept. 6, 2001

15 January 1998

Islam and Terrorism

2 February 1998

Pakistan/Afghanistan: Now

21 April 2003

Kelly/Graham letter re combatting terrorism.

Backing the Taleban—For

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

- 4 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

3 February 1998 -

Sudan's Support for Terrorism

10 February 1998

Briefing Paper on Sudan's Support for Terrorism

24 February 1998

Taleban Involvement in Terrorism and Narcotics

10 April 1998

Pakistan:

7-August 1998

Embassy Bombings:

7 August 1998

Posts Most Vulnerable to Usama bin Ladin

. 19 August 1998

Role and Control of ISID Suspects

Usama bin Ladin's Ties to Muslim Governments

21 August 1998

Afghanistan - Fight to the Finish

28 October 1998

Afghanistan:

5 November 1998

Bin Laden and the Taleban: Family

10 November 1998

Update:

16 November 1998

Afghanistan:

6 January 1999

Khartoum/Bin Ladin:

11 January 1999

INR's Role in Embassy Security

18 .February 1999

Terrorism - Intelligence Collection Efforts in Yemen

25 February 1999

Bin Ladin and the Taleban:

16 March 1999

Threat to U.S. and UK Interests in Yemen

25 March 1999

Terrorism/Bin Ladin: Hajj

Taleban External Ambitions Not All in the

Bin Ladin and the Threat in Pakistan Taleban Origins Communications Node

State of Play

Possible Attack During

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 26 March 1999

Bin Ladin/Taleban: Unlikely

23 April 1999

Afghanistan:

23 April 1999

Taleban Support for Terrorism

17 May 1999

Usama and the Taleban:

19 May 1999

Petroleum Supplies to the Taleban

15 July 1999

Afghanistan:

4 August 1999

'Is Usama bin Ladin About to Leave Afghanistan?

6 August 1999

Ex-ISID Director Backing bin Ladin

12 August 1999

Afghanistan:

19 August 1999

Usama and Khattab:

10 September 1999

Mujahaideen in the Caucasus and Central Asia

27 October 1999

The Trials of Usama bin Ladin

15 February 2000

UBL and the Mujahideen:.

25 July 2000

Atrocities in Afghanistan

29 August 2000

Afghanistan - Prospects for an Effective Arms Embargo

19 December 2000

Competing Approaches to the Taleban

18 January 2001

Libya - Status Report on Support for Terrorism

12 March 2001

Sudan-No White Hats

23 March 2001

Usama bin Ladin's Efforts to Obtain Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) Weapons

Near-Term Expulsion

Pakistani Support for the Taleban

A Question of Money

More Fighting Expected

Pakistan Plays its Hand How close?

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

News from the Network

- 6 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

4 April 2001

Longer-Range Rockets for Hizballah?

6 April 2001

External Pressures Exacerbate Intifada

17 July 2001

Less Than Meets the Eye? -.The Islamic Extremist Threat to U.S. and Israeli. Interests in Latin America

31 July 2001

Iran Terrorism—Overstating Particular Threats

-1 August -2001

Little Evidence, of Recent Sudanese Support for Terrorism

15 August 2001

Threat From Afghanistan Greater Than Just UBL.

15 August 2001

Usama bin Ladin's Activities in South East Asia

27 August 2001

Afghanistan—Taleban Atrocities in 2001

6 September 2001

Update on Usama bin Ladin/Taleban Relations

10 September 2001

Afghanistan - Implications of Masood's Death

12 September 2001

Building the 1990 International Gulf War Coalition -

13 September 2001

Iraq's Record of Terrorism

13 September 2001

Leverage on the Taleban

13 September 2001

WAFA Claims new Attacks Planned

13 September 2001

Oil Market Reactions to Attacks on the U.S.

13 September 2001

September 11 Culpability—The Evidence Thus Far

14 September 2001

European Support for the U.S.

14 September 2001

Global Media Reaction to Terrorist Attacks

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

17 September 2001

Media Commentary on Attacks Russian Official Views on Terrorism Sharing Intelligence with Russia Afghanistan: Implications for the Taleban and Northern Alliance of .Tuesday's Terrorist Attacks on the U.S. Pakistan's UBL Connection Putting Pressure on Pakistan U.S.-India: Enhanced Cooperation—To a Point Iran's Reaction to Attacks on the U.S. Saudi Arabia: Attitudes toward Afghanistan, Attacks In the U.S. . Northern Alliance Military Capabilities

17 September 2001

Taleban Military Capabilities

17 September 2001

Update on Culpability for September 11 Attacks

17 September 2001

Pakistan—Musharraf's Predicament

17 September 2001

Iranian Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism

17 September 2001

Usama bin Ladin--Ports in a Storm

18 September 2001

Afghanistan--Humanitarian Crisis Scenario

19 September 2001

Al-Qa'ida Financing Mechanism--A Moving Target

20 September 2001

Pakistan--The Look of a Post-Musharraf State

21 September 2001

Responding to September ll--War and Words

21 September 2001

Arab World--Negative views of the U.S.

24 September 2001 27 September 2001

Negative Opinions Towards the United States in the Arab World The Public Case Against al-Qa'ida and Usama bin Ladin Afghanistan--Refugee Scenarios SEPTEMBER 11: WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT THE PLAGUE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM AND THE CASE AGAINST AL-QA'IDA SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 27 September 2001- Syria--Public Opinion on Terrorist Attacks 28 September 2001

European Reaction to September 11 Attacks-Concerns and Implications

28 September 2001

CIS Planning Map for Afghanistan 13 written responses by Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research Carl Ford to Britt Snider's 2/21 letter to intelligence community agencies' heads. Copies^of Consular Affairs Bureau materials including from databases such as the Consular Lookout and Support System (CLASS) concerning the nineteen hijackers. The materials were previously provided to the SSCI in response to Vice Chairman Shelby's 11/1/01 document request. Tranches of documents previously coordinated with DoJ are held in SSCI and will be available to the JIC. 60 classified audit reports by the State Department Inspector General. [List attached. Note that State/OIG is statutorily independent. I am providing for your convenience the index provided as a courtesy by the OIG to my office.]

10/12/2001

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information- Statement for the Record of Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Mary Ryan

10/17/2001

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on ImmigrationStatement for the Record of Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Mary Ryan

10/12/2001

Hearing Transcript-Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

9 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 10/17/2001

10/21/2001

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Hearing Transcript-Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Hearing Transcript-House Education and Workforce Subcommittees on 21st Century Competitiveness and Select Education 4-CI-007 - Review of Visa Issuing, Phase I audit report 5-CI-004 - Review of the Nonimmigrant VisaIssuing Process, Phase II - audit report 5-CI-04A - Review of Visa Issuing, Phase II audit report 5-CI-023 - Consular Fraud - audit report 7-CI-002 - Review of Immigrant Processing audit report 99-CI-28 - Audit of Consular Fraud Prevention Program - audit report S/CT TERRORISM REPORTS 1980 THROUGH 2002 -

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

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"NODIS Taliban Demarche" and Posts' Responses

2003

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12 March 2002

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Joint Intelligence Committees' 9/11 Inquiry QFRs Joint Inquiry Staff review of the Intelligence Community's response to and handling of NSA message 021940ZAPR01, serial: 3/00/7709-01 i

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Request from Britt-Snider to INR on "this most important study"

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September 11: Working together to Fight the Plague of Global Terrorism and the Case Against Al-Qa'ida Public Announcement of increased risk of a terrorist action from extremist groups for American citizens and interests abroad Responses to 13 questions from the House Joint Inquiry regarding 9/11

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Report of the Accountability Review Boards on the Embassy Bombings in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam Transcript of Joint Inquiry Committee Hearing on the Events Leading Up to the Attack on the United States on September 11, 2001

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

- 2 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED Lande/Barton memo and classified receipt covering (not including copies of) Report of Accountability Review Boards on the Embassy Bombings in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam and "culpability cable" August 2002

Ford/Hill letter re INK' s handling of two messages from NSA in early April 2001

Undated-given to JIG 17 May 2002

Terrorism Task Force DS Participation Briefing

Undated-given to JIC 17 May 2002

Rewards for Justice Program Fact Sheet 4

6 May 2002 2002 2002 2002

Daily Press Briefing, Richard Boucher questions regarding threats to airlines Lande/Barton memo enclosing~Statements for the Record of ASEC Ryan and Hearing Transcripts E-mail - Recommendation to JIG Team Lande/Barton memo enclosing Editions of Patterns of Global Terrorism

11 May 2002

JIS Meeting Participant Information

17 May 2002

Handwritten contact information

12 March 2002

1 Apr^l 2002

Ford/Snider letter re the April 1 deadline Ford/Snider letter enclosing responses to 13 questions asked by the Joint Inquiry of Intelligence Community Agencies TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INQUIRY ON THE TIPOFF PROGRAM, SEPTEMBER 19, 2002, CHRISTOPHER A. KOJM

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

- 3 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 1 October 2002

February 2003

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TESTIMONY TO THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INQUIRY by Ambassador Francis X. Taylor

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Questions for the record in Joint Inquiry's October 31 Letter Material Relevant to Your Datasharing Interests Originally prepared for Another Committee for DHS-related Query

March 2003

Questions for the record in Joint Inquiry's November 6 Letter

November 2002

Questions for the Record Joint Congressional 9/11 Inquiry Responses of the Department of N State

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TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INQUIRY ON THE TIPOFF PROGRAM, ~ CHRISTOPHER A. KOJM

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Fact Sheet - "Visa Systems Improvements Since 9/11" 13 written responses by Assistant Secretary for Intelligence and Research Carl Ford to Britt Snider's 2/21 letter to intelligence community agencies' heads. Copies of Consular Affairs Bureau materials including from databases such as the Consular Lookout and Support System (CLASS) concerning the nineteen hijackers. The materials were previously provided to the SSCI in response to Vice Chairman Shelby's 11/1/01 document' request. Tranches of documents previously coordinated with DoJ are held in SSCI and will be available to the JIC.

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

- 4 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 60 classified audit reports by Department Inspector General. attached. Note that State/OIG statutorily independent. I am for your convenience the index as a courtesy by the OIG to my

the State [List is providing provided office.]

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information- Statement for the Record of Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Mary Ryan Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration- Statement for the Record of Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Mary Ryan Hearing Transcript-Senate Judiciary Subcommittee -on Technology, Terrorism and Government Information Hearing Transcript-Senate Judiciary "Subcommittee on Immigration Hearing Transcript-House Education and Workforce Subcommittees on 21st Century Competitiveness and Select Education 4-CI-007 - Review of Visa Issuing, Phase I - audit report 5-CI-004 - Review of the Nonimmigrant Visa-Issuing Process, Phase II - audit report 5-CI-004A - Review of Visa Issuing, Phase II - audit report 5-CI-023 - Consular Fraud - audit report

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7-CI-002 - Review of Immigrant Processing - audit report 99-CI-28 - Audit of Consular Fraud Prevention Program - audit report S/CT TERRORISM REPORTS 1980 THROUGH 2002

Review of the Issuance of Visas to the September 11, 2001 Terrorists OIG - Intelligence and Law Enforcement Oversight Index-Visa Viper Program (December 2002) Letter to Senator Graham dated April -21, 2003, regarding the Joint Inquiry recommendation.

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Embassy Caracas should revise me work {equwements statement of the immigrant visa officer and foreign national employees to make it explicit that their primary duty is immigrant visa processing.

Unclassified

Embassy Bogota should establish a cross-training program in the consular section that wfl ensure that at least one junior officer and at least one foreign national employee assigned to the rtonirnrrwgranl unil are available to assist with immigrant visa processing as needed.

Unclassified

The Department, 'm coordination with Embassy Dakar and Us neighboring posts, should conduct and implement a consular regional workload study lo identify consular functions, in particular nonimmigrant visa processing, thai could be fekocalcd lo Embassy Dakar,

ISP/W1-04

29

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Embassy Bamako-should develop and initiate a post policy to require tne preparation of an end-oMour report and updated standard operating procedures for consular section management and visa processing, which should be a requiiemenl in an officer's post departure checklist. These procedures should also require an intensive review by the consular officer's supervisor of all visa applications during the 3-montf) transition period ol the newly armed consular officer.

ISP/MM-O4

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Unclassified

E/nbassy Bamako should instilule monthly audits of nontmmigranl visa processing lees.

ISP/VOO-01

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SensHrva t>ut Unclassified tn preparing its Ff 2002 budget request. ATT should secuce Stale Department agreement to transfer base costs for personnel representing its interests and lo limit use ol visa processing dees tor consuUr operations only. with the e*cau returned la ihe Department.

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Sensitive but Unclassified ATT Taipei should submit fresh justification lor and should request authorization lo continue collecting and retaining immigrant visa processing charges. Sen»Hrve but Unclassified We recommend that Ihe contracting officer require the American Institute of Tawian. in the luture, lo submit delafl cosl data regarding the use of vaa processing lees lo ensure that all costs are property included in the 'indirect cost calculation. Unclassified

The Department should prepare an action puin to Improve communicatkms with the INS regarding laser visa processing.

Unclassified

Embassy Kampala should contract with a local bank to auume the function ol collecting the S-45 machine-readable visa processing tee.

Unctalstfcd

Emb. Mexico C*y shd requite CG Tijuana to prepare and submit a pUn lot the renovation ol Ihe post's 1st floor norWnmigrani visa processing at«a lo include the leconfigixalion 4 enlargement of Ihe nonimmigrant visa interview atea and public waiting room.

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Embassy Abu Dhabi should establish a system to colled machine-readable visa processing teei loTlJAE posts through • bank.

97-CMOS

Unclassified

We rcmd the Department designate a portion ol the diversfcy visa tees lo be used to augment funding the visa fraud prevention program, including staffing costs at all diversity visa processing posts.

7-0-00?

Unclassified

We rcmd thai CA Vtenliry the Skills. loots. 4, antftaud resources required by the immigration visa officers & the FS Nationals at posts where the immigrant visa processing is being considered tor consolidation & provide the results lo the Bureau ol Personnel.

UAdassibed

Emb QuKo sM Irarsler a> nonoKoal nonimmtgranj visas lo the consulate general as soon M immigrant visa processing can be movrd to the new immigrant visa unit.

Unclassified

The Dept shd approve Emb Dhaka's request (or an additional $10,000 lor investigative trawl i elated lo visa processing.

ISPA-96-27

ISP/l-96.13

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Embassy Chisinau shoutd send its FSN consular assistant to Embassy Bucharest'- for training in immigrant visa processing. anlrfraud invest lg aliens, and American ctirien services.

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THe Oept shd develop a version t>( Immig/anl visa automated computer systems specifically designed lor US1NT Havana's needs, similar lo the speciaftzed versions used lor drv«rsrty visa processing.

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Emb Montevideo shd prepare a briefing handbook on nonimmigrant visa processing lo* new consular officers.

Unclassified

DOS shld advise National V«j Processing Or in Portsmouth. NH & IKS thai CG Toronto wifl no longer process Immigrant visa petitions appioved aftet 2/1/95. From that date, cases ready for processing shkj be lor* aided to CG Montreal.

Unclassified

Dept shd est high-level task force to study and mak« lecammendabons pertaining lo use and oversight of visa processing lees at AIT.

Unclassified

Dep* shd piovide an expert knowledgeable 'm v»a processing and workflow lo assist AlT/Tatpei w/design ol its NIV processing and wailing room aieas.

Unoasslfted

Dept shd assign responsibility lor an immigrant and rtonknmigrant {except dipUamade & official) visa processing lor Seychelles from Emb Victoria to Emb Nairobi.

Unctessitted

D«pt lew Emb Kampala & Nairobi, shd initiate plans lo shin rrvrwgrant visa processing liom Emb Kan^pata as soon as post visa Qtes can be readied lot the move.

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Emb Rabat shd transler alt viia piocessing. except dip & official visas, to CG Casablanca, upon departure ol current incumbent of position number 30*3001-050.

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Description Oepl shd gw high priority to Emb Addis Ababa lor insiaAJuon of CLAS5-cormeeLed automated'visa pfoceuing sysletns. MRV-PC & IVACS. Dept shd eslabibh a high-tewl task force to slody & make recommendations pertaining to the jusUftcatton, cofteclkm. use, & oversight of visa processing fees at ATT that are neither ietum«d to Treasury nor subject to congressional

ISP/I-93-«»

10

Unclassified

Dept sM provide funding lor temp consular assistanei on personal service contracts at Emb Seoul lor retirement of IV ftt«S to the Uansilionat immigrant visa processing center.

ISP/V93-25

33

Unclassified

Err* Mexico C*y. in conj vWCG Iguana I ARVEX, shd ptomplry complete ptanning to reduce & reassign resources currently devoted to immigrant visa processing at CG Tfuana.

ISP/WS3-20

3J4

Unclassified

To ensmeloiegrity of cash & visa processing oepratiom. Emb Moscow shd rcq CG St. Petersburg erect barrier t« pievent physical access to equipment but at same time permit communication Wpubtic,

WA

ISPrt-92-47

Emt) Islamabad. CG Lahore. CG Karachi. & CA shd defer comoWalion o( immigrant visa processing lor Pakistan at CG Kaucni until adequate space *s provided lot conduct o' both cunent & expanded cons operations.

ISPn-92-21

£rr* Usbon shd«nsure that Cons Ponta Oeigada review Its visa processing procedures & prepare a visa policy plan as outlined in 9 FAM Appendix M. Embassy Tunis should reassess the corrective actton plan, lor the vulnerability assessment of U.S. citizen services and visa processing lw each question that Ihe post scored below the acceptable le^el. and put that plan into effect

O-B9-13

11

The Oep should provide written Instructions to AIT to follow procedures outlined in ATT/vV 154 of May S 1979 regarding ~ visj processing and postage lees coOect»ons. The Oep should provide written- guidance to ATT regarding waiver of the visa processing snl postage tees requirements. (Action: Slate AIT COR, in coord w CA)

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Sensitive but Unclassified

O S / O U 2 0 0 3 17: IS FAX 6 4 7 2 5 0 4

DOS LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS Noforn-Sensitive But Unclass

"Report Numbers and Recommendations" for Recommendations - visafees Rcmd Cade

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Description EMBASSY THE HAGUE. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER THE BANK BEGINS COLLECTING MACHINE-READABLE . VISA FEES. SHOULD INSTRUCT CONSULATE GENERAL AMSTERDAM TO INSTITUTE NE\ NONIMMIGRANT VISA PROCEDURES TO REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE OF APPLICANTS WHO MUST APPLY IN PERSON AND TO FACILITATE THE PASS BACK OF VISAED DOCUMENTS,

Nolorn-Sensitive But UncJau

ISP(V-97-4J

We rtcomn>ei>d mat AIT/T, In collaboration witn SAP. seek written authorisation Item the contracting officer as required by its cent/ad with the Oept. concerning a) the purposes for which both Ihv 2/3 and 1/3 visa lees it collects can be spent. b) how it plans to use the funds il has collected and w* continue to coffecL and c) lh« mosl appropriate investment options (or thos* funds thai *rt do«s not ptan lo use in the

Emb. Seoul ihd request, based on botder security concerns. funding generated from macnine-feadabie visa fees lo establish an American panMime. intermHtenL temporary (PIT) position in 8s anii-fraud unH (of 2 period o( 12 months lo otganiie and upgrade 1h« unit's Tries and to provide otftca coverage lo »ttow additional Tietd 'mvesligalions. Unclassified

.We icmd Ihc Oepadmenl designate a ponton of the diver sfty visa lees lo be used lo augment lunding the visa fraud prevention piogram, including staffing costs at aft drversily vt&a processing posls.

97-CI-009

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We rcmd that CA (1} require posts lo collect an immigrant ma fees at once in oioer to maximize the use of limited resources and (2) seeh a change in the Schedule of Fees to _ combine Ihe two lees into one single lee.

ISPfl-9606

10

Emb Oski shd. in coordination with Lha DepL take necessary adKXi lo contract (through a competitive bid procedure) with a —local bank to coded »H machine readable visa fees.

ISP/V96.J7

16

ISP/V9S-47

12

Unclassified

Ernb Quito shd negotiate a contract with a banX thai woutd allow the bank to collect the machine-readable visa fees lor both the embassy and the consulate general

Unclassified

Emb Baku shd propose, and lh« Oepl shd approve, a revised visa schedule lor Azerbaijan if it is determined: thai the Azerta^an Govf U arbitrarily charging visa fees for al U.S. cillzeru In contravention of The present no-fee visa agreement.

Unclassified

Emb Santiago shd find a bank Inat ts willing to accept machine •fcadabte visa lees according to the Depfs guidance and submit a proposal to lh« Dept loi approval.

Undassifcd

W/ guidance at RCO 'm Moscow and the Ocpl and taking into consideration mandated lees lor MRV applications. Emb Ashgabat should tmmedialety initiate laths with the Government of Turkmenistan lo devise a new schedule of -reciprocal visa fees.

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04/U5/3002

Noforn-Sensitive But Unclass

0 5 / 0 1 / 2 0 0 3 17:15 FAX 6 4 7 2 5 0 4

DOS LEGISLATIVE A F F A I R S

Noforn-Sensitive But Unclass

"Report Numbers and Recommendations " for Recommendations - visa fees Rcmd Report Number

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ISPft-95-09

Description £mb Almaty ICW DOS shW review current visa leei 4 procedures ol the GOK regarding American cHuens & prepare a plan lo provide i eciproctly . _ DOS should revW*« the Current published visa reciprocity schedule (Of Kyrgyxstan and coned the discrepancies in visa lees listed in 9 FAM and those actually being charged by EM9 BISHKEK.

tSPn-95-07

Unclassified

Embassy shld seek authority from DOS to initiate (omul talks W \he GOU on the question ol establishing a reciprocal schedule lor visa lees 4 simplification of documentary requirement!. Oepl shd delay the MRV mtaJlalion at f=mb Tallinn until an Amb a in place and has had lime lo develop a plan lor containing negative political fallout trom the coKcclKMi ol vda («». \c FMP. alter consuRation vwA. promiptty notify the Congress

tSPA-94-52

SORT-9«-Oi t the U.S. Treasury thai AIR fs using collections from nonimmigrant visa lees .la finance major portion of its ope rations. Rec A/AGO req GAP and AIR to explain an ol the Circumstances relating to the assessment of nonimmigrant vua fees since 198? and. in consultation **A. and A/OP€. determine: if thew actions were legal & ii so. whether they icq approval by DepTa. Pros E*ec. ISPn-33-M

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Emb Damascus shd review visa lev i»ciptocity issue & piopose. & Oept shd approve, schedule that win bring U.S. visa lees and validity lor Syrian nationals into compliance with U.S. regs & Dept policy on visa recprocity.

0-88-38

11

Emts Amrnan. at an appropnalely high level, ihd (a) inform Jofdama Ministry of Foreign Attain ol the US law {i.e.. Sec. 281 of Invnignlion & Natutaltty Ad) regarding the requirement 1of recrprocity tn visa fees,-

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II th« Gov. of Jordan is uowffling to waive visa fees tor US atileru seeXJng employment in Jordan under circumstances comparable to those of Jordanians worXing in the US on norwnrnigrant M" & "L* vi»as Emb Amman shd Worm Vh« Opt of the'

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