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Did FTTTF eliminate the 16,000 backlog? Describe how FTTTF sought to comply with 20-day and 30-day clearance deadlines? What exactly did the FBI do to locate individuals who: Were in TIPOFF? Had had their visas revoked? Again, how coordinate with JTTFs? Do any surveillance? What is the current work, if any, of the FTTTF? What concrete results are there for FTTTF work?

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FBI BRIEFING REQUEST NO. 3

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Lee H- Hamilton VICE C H A I R Richard Ben-Veniste

The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the "Commission") requests an informal background briefing from appropriate officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the following topic:

Max Cleland Fred F. Fielding

1 . How the role of the FBI in the clearance process for visa applicants has evolved from the period 1998 to the present, including:

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a. how the FBI and the State Department share authorities; b. how the FBI provides information to the State Department supporting visa

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Philip D. Zelikow EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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refusals under INA section 212(a)(3)(b) or other provisions of law; how the FBI puts names of suspected terrorists or terrorist affiliates onto ' watchlists or into databases in order to prevent their entry into the United States; State Department access to the NCIC and Violent Gang and Terrorist'' Organization data files, and the Automated Fingerprint Identification System; the Visas Condor program; ,, ~ r the FBI's role in the Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force;^ i ffi'& ( *^ the role of INS/DHS detailees to the FBI in the clearance process; and the role of the FBI's Namecheck Unit.

The requested briefing is for general background purposes only and will not be a substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff may wish to conduct. June 19,2003

Daniel Marcus General Counsel

TEL (202) J31-4060 FAX (202) 296-5545 www.9-11 commission.gov

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WITHDRAWAL NOTICE RG: 148 Exposition, Anniversary, and Memorial Commissions SERIES: 9/11 Commission Team 5, FRC Box 27 NND PROJECT NUMBER:

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