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Original Message-,4 From: | ~^/' Sent: Tuesday, March .02, 2004 1:0/5 AM To: Borek, Jamison S/ (SBU) (L/LM,/Room 3422)

Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview-- 3/2 8:30 am (Possible Secure Conference Call after phone interview) I am happy to answer any and a1'11 follow up questions. Here are my answers:

(1) Yes, I have seen some finished intelligence reporting in the past year regarding al Qaeda passport and travel services. If I recall correctly, most of the reports I have seen were in Diplomatic Security cables. (2) Every time I see reports that are useful and applicable to the visa adjudication process,/ I meet with the .Vice Consuls to not only brief them, but to discuss how best we may be able to use that Specific information. In our discussions, we agree on how to identify and handle case/a that warrant further scrutiny and possible coordination with other/agencies at post / The information that we have received to date has, at the very minimum, helped to heighten our awareness of certain cases that may be of concern. 1=1

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Subject: FW: 9/11 Commission interview-- 3/2 8:30 am (Possible Secure Conference Call after phone interview)

Hi, here's a follow up question, if you feel comfortable with it - ? (If so, reply to me & I'll forward.) If you want to reply in the classified system, that's ok too. Original Message

From: Tom Eldridge [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 3:42 PM 1

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To: Borek, Jamison S (SBU) Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview-- 3/2 8:30 am (Possible Secure Conference Call after phone interview) Jami -As a follow up point forj following:

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1. Have you seen the finished intelligence reporting put out in the past year on al Qaeda passport and other travel practices? 2. If you have, what use are you making of this information in the visa adjudication process. Thanks .

-- Tom ----- Original Message ----From: Borek, Jamison S (SBU) [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 12:13 PM To: Joanne Accolla; Tom Eldridge Subject: FW: 9/11 Commission interview-- 3/2 8:30 am (Possible Secure Conference Call after phone interview) It looks like maybe you can do this from your own phone (assume you have a STU somewhere?) Saadia's number FYI is 647-6590. > ----- Original Message ----> From: Sarkis, Saadia E(S/ES-S) > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 11:13 AM > To: jaccolla®9-llCommission.gov; Brougham, Kerry L (Rangoon) > Cc: Borek, Jamison S (SBU); Payne, Robert D; Sullivan, Stephanie S; > Sarkis, Saadia E; Elliott, Susan M > Subject: FW: 9/11 Commission interview-- 3/2 8:30 am (Possible Secure > Conference Call after phone interview)

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----- Original Message ----From: Sarkis, Saadia E Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 11:13 AM To: Brougham, Kerry L(Rangoon); '[email protected]'1

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> Subject: FW: 9/11 Commission interview-- 3/2 8:30 am (Possible Secure > Conference Call after phone interview) > > Kerry and Joanne: Could you please have your communicators contact > Robert Payne (S/ES-0) regarding setting up a possible Secure Conference > call after your interview call tomorrow, Tuesday, March 2. He will need > your secure phone number, etc. Many thanks. > The participants for the March 2 0830 EST unclassified conference call can > call in to 202-647-0817 and enter the PIN# 6789 when prompted. They will > be automatically connected to the conference. > > Please let me know if you have any additional questions or if we can be of

> further assistance. > Regards, > Julia Harlan > S/ES-O > Ext. 7-1512 > >

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Original Message From: Payne, Robert D Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 10:23 AM To: Sarkis, Saadia E Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview

> They can get in touch with me, and I can help in getting this set up with > Red Switch. If they can do it today, we can try to get the numbers to Red > Switch today.. Thanks, rp > > > > >

Original Message From: Sarkis, Saadia E Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:25 AM To: Payne, Robert D Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview

> How do we go about getting this set up? get > in touch with you about this? Thanks.

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Original Message From: Payne, Robert D Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:55 AM To: Sarkis, Saadia E Cc: SES-0_Commo Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview

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Hi Saadia,

> For the conference call, they won't need to come in for the > call. It is a regular meet-me that Julia Harlan would have set up for > you. But if it then is a classified conference, we will need more > information, such as their secure telephone numbers, so that we can > coordinate this with the Red Switch. We would need the phone number of > the secure telephones everyone is calling in on, and the times of the > meeting so we can pass this to Red Switch. The caveat being is that the > call will be dropped if the Secretary needs to place a secure conference. > For any follow up classified calls, that would necessitate a second > conference call only on secure phones, as the meet-me call is only > unclassified...rp > > > > >

Original Message From: Sarkis, Saadia E Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:22 AM To: Payne, Robert D Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview

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I'll get back to you.

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Original Message From: Payne, Robert D Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:07 AM To: Sarkis, Saadia E; Martin, Yolonda R; 3

Harlan, > Julia > Cc : SES-0_Commo; Borek, Jamison S (SBU) > Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview > > I understood that the unclass video portion was > taking place in the PCR next to the Ops Center, so that is there we placed > the STE. Also, any such call would need to be point to point, from the > PCR to the distant end, and not a conference. Please let us know if a > secure telephone conference is required so we can coordinate this with Red > Switch. > > ----Original Message ----> From: Sarkis, Saadia E > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8 : 02 AM > To: Payne, Robert D; Martin, Yolonda R; Harlan, > Julia > Cc: SES-O_Commo; Borek, Jamison S {SBU) > Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview > > Does this mean that the 9-11 Commission should come > to the State Department for the conference call? > > ----Original Message ----> From: Payne, Robert D > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:56 AM > To: Sarkis, Saadia E; Martin, Yolonda R; Harlan, > Julia > Cc: SES-0_Commo > Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview > > There is a STE in the room as of this morning. > Purcell and I will have the key and will put it in when they come in . . . rp

> > ----Original Message ----> From: Sarkis, Saadia E > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 7:52 AM > To: Martin, Yolonda R; Harlan, Julia; SES-0_Commo > Subject: FW: 9/11 Commission interview > > Have you also arranged for classified communications > on Tuesday, in case they need it? Many thanks. > > ----Original Message ----> From: Brougham, Kerry L (Rangoon) > Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 10:25 AM > To: Borek, Jamison S (SBU); > '[email protected]'; Sullivan. Stephanie S > Cc: Badrich, Zlatana; [ [(Abu > Dhabi); Sarkis, Saadia E .*~~"~~^~^^^^^~^ > Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview > / > I have arranged for an: embassy communicator to come / > in at 9:00 pro local time on March 2, ,S:30 am Washington time, to use the / > Stu in the event a classified commun/Lcation is necessary. Original Message ----/ 4 9/11 Working-level Employee

> From: Borek, Jamison S (SBU) > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 10:51 PM > To: Brougham, Kerry L (Rangoon) ; > '[email protected]; Sullivan. Stephanie S > Cc: Badrich, Zlatana; | |(Abu > Dhabi); Sarkis, Saadia E ; > Subject: RE: 9/11 Commission interview >

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> This is fine w/ me. ! > Note that the Commission would like to have the > capability for a follow-on classified Conversation (conference call) , as j > some i > of the questions would jtouch on classified subjects. i > j > ----Original Messagef ---> From: Brougham, Kerry L > Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2004 6:42 AM > To: Borek, Jamison S; (SBU) (L/LM, Room 3422); > '[email protected]' ! > Cc: Badrich, Zlatana: (AFSA) ; I I

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> \f convenient for allj parties, I propose holding > this interview on Tuesday, March 2, ait 8:30; a.m. Washington time. This \ / > would be 8: 00 pm Rangoon time. i / > '\ ! / > , As I mentioned to Janji Botfek, I would like to go > into the Embassy to make this call or> our/ internal phone network. Please \ / > advise how the call will be initiated. / > \ ; > Ih addition to Jami Borek, I would also like Zlatana \ > Badrich, AFSA legal .counsel, to be present at the interview. > \ / > Thank 'you and regardjs, / > Kerry Brougham j / > '•., ; / > Kerry Brougham i / > Consul \ I >

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1 Awareness of terrorism in UAE? • • Any Intel in summer of 2001 on AQ presence in UAE • Recall any walk-ins in summer 2001 • Al Barakat company suggested linked to AQ? • Other financial connections to AQ in UAE? • UAE as a transit point for terrorists? • Jarrah and others getting stopped by UAE authorities? Visa policy for UAE citizens in Abu Dhabi when arrived July 8,2000 • Communicated orally? • By whom? • Know when drop-box begun? • No unusual to have fields left blank? Describe the basis for belief that Emiratis were not likely to overstay? • Describe all feedback you received from the INS? • Any other studies or efforts to check on overstay rates of Emiratis? Visa policy for TCNs "Virtually all U.A.E. national were the beneficiaries of personal appearance waivers." "UAE was applying for (and considered to have de facto) visa waiver program status." Know when applied? Fayez Banihammad, June 18, 2001 • Unusual in any way? • Neighborhood? • Blanks? • No stated purpose for visit? Changes after 9-11 • Please describe all changes in visa policy and when they occurred? • When drop-box eliminated?

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