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Kfl*Lc ALL REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE PERTAINING TO THE DEPARTURE OF SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONALS FROM THE UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 13 AND SEPTEMBER 14, 2001.

FINAL DRAFT of RESPONSE to OCTOBER 2003 VANITY FAIR ARTICLE (RE: BINLADEN FAMILY DEPARTURES AFTER 09/11/2001)

RESPONSIVE to REQUEST #14-4 "SECRET MATERIAL ENCLOSED" "THIS PACKET CONTAINS SENSITIVE CRIMINAL AND/OR INTELLIGENCE INFORM A TION PER TAINING TO TERRORISM RELATED INVESTIGATIONS"

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"G" - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION - The identity of a foreign government and/or foreign service to include the names of foreign law enforcement employees/officials.

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WITHDRAWAL NOTICE RG: 148 Exposition, Anniversary, and Memorial Commissions SERIES: 9/11 Commission Team 5, FRC Box 31 NND PROJECT NUMBER:

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All reports and correspondence pertaining to the departure of Saudi Arabian nationals for the US on 9/13 and 9/14/2001: Final draft of response to October 2003 Vanity Fair article (re: Bin Laden family departures after 9/11/2001) Responsive to Request #14-4 [classified portion bates #1-4]

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Saudi Departures Following 09/11/2001 • 09/18/2001 - 09/20/2001 Bin Laden family Charter, Ryan International Airlines Flight 441 • 23 Passengers, no children. 20 Passengers were interviewed based upon the discretion of the FBI. A maid was not interviewed. The wife and son of Khalil Bin Laden were present during interviews, but were not interviewed separately. • Khalil Bin Laden was interviewed twice prior to the departure date. He then called the interviewing agent and requested security assistance in getting to the airport. A third interview was conducted during the ride. • Searches of the aircraft and passenger luggage were conducted, identities were checked against the manifest, and record checks were conducted. •

Prior lo 09/23/2002, several chartered flights which contained Saudi passengers drew a considerable amount of attention. These flights are summarized below. After 09/23/2002, an undetermined number of Saudis departed the United States aboard commercial and chartered aircraft.

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09/14/2001 Providence Rhode Island Charter night • 4 Passengers, no children. • Extensive investigation including follow-up interviews were conducted into 2002.

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09/16/2001 Jetlease USA Charter flight from Lexington, KY • 14 Passengers, no children. • All passengers were identified and confirmed prior to departure. INS, USCS, and FBI records were checked.

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09/19/2001 Las Vegas Charter Flights (three flights) • 48 Passengers (three children) on 09/19/2001, IS passengers (no children) on 09/20/2001, 34 passengers (one child) on 09/24/2001 • FBI SAC of Las Vegas made contact with the Saudis at the Hotel prior to departure and obtained copies of passport and passenger lists. • Record checks were conducted and interviews were conducted where necessary. • 5 individuals in the party were interviewed because of information in IIIA. 3 departed on 9/19/2001, with no derogatory information in IIIA. One departed on 9/20/2001. with no derogatory information in IIIA One, a US citizen intended to depart for Boston commercially sometime after 9/20/2001. was not identical to information in IIIA

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Following departure of these three flights a subpoena was served for telephone records of the party. No connections to the 19 hijackers of 09/11/2001 were identified.

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We have information about one Saudi Airline night which arrived on 09/10/2001 in the course of normal business. This flight was stranded at Newark International in New Jersey along with all other commercial flights at the time. As of 09/1 3/2001 the flight was still

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stranded. • Investigation was conducted, which included interviews and record checks. • The passenger list consisted of 26 crew and 92 passengers. • This flight departed after the flight restrictions were lifted. In addition to Saudis \ve identified a LJAE 747 which departed from Lexington, KY on 09/15/2001. No Saudis were aboard the flight. We have included this information because the Vanity Fair article includes a reference to a 747. No children were on board the flight.

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Rvan International Flight 441 (commonlv referred to as the Binladen family flight) Flight route: St. Louis. MO: Los Angeles. CA: Orlando. FL: Washington. DC: Boston. MA • Ryan International Flight 441. Boeing 727, departed United States at approximately 2:05 am EST on 9/20/2001. •

Flight 441 originated in St. Louis, Missouri. It departed on 9/18/2001 at 11:00 am EST, with no passengers, and made 4 additional stops: 1. Los Angeles, California (landed 12:30 pin 9/18/2001) - 1 passenger embarked, left on 9/19/2001 at 8:00 am. 2. Orlando, Florida (landed 4:12 pm on 9/19/2001)- 3 passengers + 1 security representative embarked, left on 9/19/2001 at 6:00 pm. 3. Washington, DC (landed Dulles International 7:36 pm on 9/19/2001 )- 5 passengers embarked, left on 9/19/2001 at 8:30 pm. 4. Boston, Massachusetts (landed 11:00 pm on 9/19/2001)- 14 passengers + 3 security embarked, first security representative disembarked, left on 9/20/2001 at 12:30 am.

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On 9/20/2001, Flight 441 departed Boston at 12:30 am en route to Paris with a total of 23 passengers and 3 security representatives and made the following stops: 1. Goose Bay, New Foundland, arrived at 3:18 am and departed at 5:00 am on 9/20/2001 2. Keflavik, Iceland, arrived at 10:54 am and departed at 1:00 pm on 9/20/2001

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In Paris, France all passengers disembarked at 6:30 pm on 9/20/2001 and continued to other destinations. Flight 441 departed Paris with 3 security representatives at 12:01 pm on9/2l/2001.

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From Paris, Flight 441 returned to the United States with 3 security representatives via: t. Reykjavik, Iceland: arrived 1:01 pm and departed at 1:31 pm on 9/21/2001. 2. Gander, New Foundland: arrived 2:31 pm and departed at 3:01 pm on 9/21/2001. 3. Cincinnati, Ohio: arrived at 5:07 pm on 9/21/2001

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Searches/Investigative Steps: • FBI LA searched Flight 441 on 9/18/2001 prior to departure from Los Angeles, CA. Produced negative results. • FBI Boston searched Flight 441 on 9/20/2001 prior to departure from Boston, MA. Produced negative results. • FBI checks, INS checks, Watchlist, and various consent searches were conducted. Responding Special Agents determined 20 of the 23 passengers necessitated interviews. 22 interviews were conducted of those 20 passengers. Khalil Binladen had been interviewed a total of three times (refer to Note section). Each produced negative results. « Two family members who were accompanying Khalil Bin Laden were not interviewed. • A maid who was accompanying the party of Bin Laden's who boarded in Boston

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Note: • Due to concerns for her safety, Najiah Binladen contacted FBI LA on 9/18/2001 to request an escort to the airport for her flight out of Los Angeles on 9/19/2001. FBI LA transported Najiah Binladen to the LAX terminal without incident. • Voicing similar concerns as those of Najiah Binladen, on 9/17/2001, Khalil Binladen requested an FBI escort for himself, his wife and his son to the Orlando airport on 9/19/2001. Khalil had been interviewed a total of three times, once telephonically on 9/12/2001, at his residence on 9/14/2001 and while being escorted to the airport on 9/19/2001. FBI TP transported Khalil and his family to Orlando without incident. Other Agencies involved: • FAA; INS; US Customs; ATF; LAPD; Mass. SPD; Ryan International Airlines Security; Signature Flight Support Security

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Chartered flight for Saudi Arabian group out of Lexington. Kentucky • On Sunday, September 16. 2001, at 4:30 p.m.. a chartered luxury Boeing 727 aircraft landed at the airport in Lexington, Kentucky. The flight was chartered through Jetlease USA, 3700 Airport Road. Suite 204 T Boca Raton, Florida 33431, telephone number 561362-8282. •

After boarding its passengers, the chartered flight departed the United States during the evening hours of Sunday, September 16, 2001.

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The passengers included the following fourteen (14) individuals, none of which were juveniles: • H.R.H. Prince Ahmed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz H.R.H. Sultan Bin Fahad Bin Salman Abdulaziz AJimad O.H. Al-Biebi Hashim Abdelmagid Bashir A!i Ben Mohamed Aouni Jesus Calda Jack Rusbridge Salah Al-Hammadi • Ehab Abuagla Salim Mohamed Ahmed A.M. Al-Hazmi Talal M.M. Al-Mejrad • Mohamed Osman Ahmed El-Marazki • Aboulsalam A.M. Al-Haddad Fahad A.A. Al Zeid

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The plane was scheduled to fly to Goose Bay, Labrador for refueling prior to continuing on to London, England, and then to Saudi Arabia.

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Searches/investigative steps: • Prior to departure, FBI Louisville agents together with an officer from US Customs checked the crew from Flonda and inspected the aircraft. During boarding, each passenger was identified by passport by a US Customs officer. Only the 14 passengers listed above boarded the chartered 727.

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Note: Prior to September 11, 2001. a group of Saudi Arabian nationals traveled to Lexington, K.Y. to attend the Keeneland horse auctions. Following the terrorist attacks, members of this group made several unsuccessful attempts to gain authorization for the usual Saudi government airplane to enter the United States. As a result, the group made arrangements for a chartered luxury Boeing 727 from Florida to fly to Lexington. K.Y. According to a SA on site, after the September 11 attacks. H.R.H. Prince Ahmed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz attempted to arrange for his son and his son's friends

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to fly from Florida to Lexington. KY on a chartered jet. H.R.H. Prince Sultan Bin Fahad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz filed a flight plan in Florida, but that flight plan was rejected. As a result, H.R.H. Prince Sultan Bin Fahad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz, Fahad A.A. Al-Zcid ? Talal M.M. A-Mejrad and Ahmed A.M. AlHazmi drove to Lexington. KY from Florida. Because this violated an explicit directive from his father, the Saudi prince and his companions, and their security detail perpetuated the cover story that the group had traveled by private jet. Lexington Airport Police Chief Scott Lanter confirmed that no planes took off or landed at the airport until the FAA lifted the ban on flights. Other Agencies involved: US Customs, Lexington, KY Police Department

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REPUBLIC OF GABON-FLAGGED (from Las Vegas) • Chartered Republic of Gabon-flagged DC-8-73: Tail number TR-LTZ, departed United States on 09/1.9/2001. •\t DC-S-73 departed from Las Vegas, Nevada destination Geneva, Switzerland. •

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\n 09/19/2001, Flight DC-8-73 depaned with 46 Saudi Arabian Royal Pany and entourage passengers logged at airport prior to departure . There were three (3) Saudi rrvinors on board aged 11,9 and 5. .

Searches/Investigative Techniques: [regarding Saudi Arabian Royal Party staying at the Four Season's Hotel and Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. On 09/13/2001, SAC FBI & SAC USSS met with Prince Abdul Majocd Abdul Aziz to discuss plans for the Royal Party. On 09/18/2001, Manifest of Royal Party was provided along with copies of passports. FBI and Watchlist checks were conducted. In response to information in III A, 3 persons were interviewed on 9/18/2001.

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CHARTERED (Flight B 727-21 from Las Vegas) • Chartered B 727-21, tail number N727PX departed the United States on 09/20/2001. » Flight B 727-21 departed from Las Vegas. Nevada destination Stamstead Airport , \, England. • \n 09/20/2001, Flight B 727-21 departed with 18 Saudi Arabian Royal Party and entourage passengers logged at airport prior to departure . •

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[regarding Saudi Arabian Royal Party staying at the Four Season's Hotel and Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada. On 09/18/2001, SAC FBI &. SAC USSS met with Prince Abdul Majeed Abdul Aziz to discuss plans for the Royal Party. pn 09/18/2001, Manifest of Royal Party was provided along with copies of passports. FBI and Watchlist checks were conducted. 1 person was inierviewed on 9/18/2001 because of information (which was not derogatory) contained in IIIA. •

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AMERICAN TRANS AIR ("Flight ATA L-1011 from Las Vegas) • Chartered American Trans Air (ATA) L-1011, Tail number N189AT, departed United States on 09/24/2001. •

Flight ATA L-1001 depaned Las Vegas. Nevada destination Charles de Gaulle Airport. Paris. France and London, UK.

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On 09/24/2001, Flight ATA L-1011 departed with 34 Saudi Arabian Royal Party, including entourage logged at airport prior to departure. There was one (1) Saudi minor aboard this flight aged 16.

Searches/Investigative Techniques: • Checks conducted against FBI Watchlist and IIIA produced negative results. Agencies involved: FBI; USCS

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Narthstar Aviation flight to Paris. France from Providence. Rhode Island •

Pacific Jet Company made a flight reservation for 9/14/2001 to travel from Providence, Rhode Island at 11:00 am EST to Paris, France via Northstar Aviation. Type of aircraft is undocumented.

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The reservation was made for 4 individuals: Sheik Mashour Al Ibrahim, Abdullah Al Shwran, Aly Ha'ffan Soliman, and Younef Brahim Jaballah. Flight was paid for by'j. lAmerican Express credit card totaling , 575,00.00 for the trip inckiding 1500 Ibs. of luggage at the request of Sheik Mashour Al , Ibrahim's business manager.! I , I ""IrRFnrfsnisSF. FIRST BOSTON of which the aforementioned are . members. is a security guard and coordinator of travel for Al-Ibrahim and Al-Shwran. made the flight arrangements for the aforementioned individuals. Searches/Investigative Steps: • On 9/14/2001, FBI R( identified and interviewed, Al Ibrahim, Al Shwran, Soliman and Jaballah at Northstar Aviation in Warwick, RL • In addition to interviews and ID checks, luggage was searched with negative results. • FBI checks, INS checks, Watchlist, and various consent searches were conducted. Each produced negative results. Extensive investigation revealed no information to suggest travel by Al Ibrahim, Al Shwran. Soliman and Jaballah within New England was connected to any terrorist or criminal activity. Other Agencies involved: USCS; USINS; DCIS; Rhode Island SPD; Warwick PD; Boston PD; and TF Green PD

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PENTTBOM 09/17/2003 Rvan International Flight 441 from St. Louis. MO: Los Angeles. CA: Orlando. FL: Washington. DC: and Boston. MA Reference allegations about Osama Binladen relatives departing the US before the lifting of flight restrictions. On 09/19/2001, Ryan International Airlines, flight number 441, was contracted by the Saudi Embassy to make several stops in the US to pick up various Saudi individuals for expeditious departure from the United States. Ryan International Flight 441 ultimately departed Boston, MA to leave the country at approximately 2:05 am EST on 09/20/2001. Flight restrictions had been lifted at this time. ••v Ryan International Airlines flight 441 originated in St. Louis, Missouri and made stops in Los Angeles, California; Orlando, Florida; Washington, District of Columbia (Dulles); and Boston, Massachusetts before departing the United States. Flight 441 picked up the following passengers at those airports: Name Najia Binladen Khalil Binladen Sultan Binladen Maria M. F. Bayma Shafig Binladen Akberali Moawalla Omar Awad Binladen Kholoud Osama Kurdi Badr Ahmed Binladen Nawaf Bakr Binladen Reem Hamza Asar Omar Saleh Almadoudi

Faisal Saleh Almadoudi Mohammed Saleh Binladen Salman Salem Binladen Tamara Khalil Binladen Sana'a Mohammed Binladen

Mohammed Awed Aljohi Hasan Awed Aljohi Suyati B. T. Sumiran Sadar Faisal Khalid Binladen Salem Ali Salem Alyateai Almtasim Mazen Alsawwaf

Departure City Los Angeles, CA Orlando, FL Orlando, FL Orlando, FL Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Washington, DC Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston, MA Boston. MA Boston. MA

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'Sultan Binladen and Maria M.F. Bayma accompanied Khalil Binladen. who had been interviewed three times. "Reem Hamza Asar wase present during the interview of Faisal Saleh Almadoudi. ""Sadar was not interviewed because she was the maid for the group Najiah Binladen was escorted by FBI LA to a charter terminal at LAX. Khalil Binladen and his family were escorted by FBI TP to the airport in Orlando, FL.

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On 09/11/2001, SA's interviewed management of the Four Seasons Hotel and Caesar's Paiace.p

On 09/18/2001, SAC Grant Ashley, FBI Las Vegas and SAC Joseph Saitta, United States Secret Service (USSS), met with Saudi Arabian Prince ABDL'L MAJEED .ABDUL AZIZ and his representatives. The Saudi Arabian's were asked to provide a manifest of their entire party and photocopies of each person's passport. A total of 69 names with identifiers were checked against the current FBI Watch List and ran for IIIA reports. No Watch List matches were discovered. 3 Individuals from this flight were interviewed by the FBI because of the following nondefogatorv information in [IIA:

On 09/19/2001, Flight DC-8-73, Tail number TR-LTZ a chartered, Republic of Gabonflagged DC-S-73 departed Las Vegas, Nevada with the final destination of Geneva, Switzerland. The FBI cleared 46 Saudi passengers to board this flight. There were three (3) children under the age of 18 aboard this flight ages 11, 9 and 5. Prior to its departure, the aircraft was swept, perimeter security was provided, and all persons boarding were matched to a previously-obtained manifest and photocopies of passports by Agents and Officers of the USCS.

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REPUBLIC OF GABON-FLAGGED (Flight DC-8-73) Supporting Summary: (Saudi Nationals Boarding Fit. DC-8-73) Name 1. Prince.Abdulmajeed bin Abdulaziz 2. Princess .Sara bint Abdul Mohsen al-Anyary 3. Prince Faisal bin Abdulmajeed 4. Prince Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Abditlmajeed 5. Prince Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulmajeed 6. Princess Sultana bint Ibrahim A. al-Brahim 7. Princess al-Anoud Bint Faisal 8. al-Jouharah Moheisen al-Anyary 9. Mr. Mohammed A. al-Tayari 10. Hesham Ahmed Aki ! 1. Amani M. M. al-Sharif 12. FatimahM. S. Khati 13. OmarY. M. Taraweh 14. Roqayah H. Sh. Fallata 15. Hussein Abdelrahim 16. Khalid H. A. al-Assaf 17. Ahmed Abd al-Razek 18. AishaB. A. Trawi 19. Sultan S. A. A. al-Ainri 20. H. A. M. Hassan 21. Salma Kassem Daou 22. Norma Tamano 23. Abdallah Issa Zineh 24. Moustafa Maher al-Behidy 25. Hassan Mohammed Abd al-Razek 26. Salah Naser al-Din 27. Medhat Mohammed Rizk 28. Mohammed Shawkat Ali 29. Mohammed A.M. al-Shihiri 30. Talaat Aly Zenhoum 31. Hayat H.A. al-Hazmi 32. Ali Faizy Delwar 33. Saeedah A.M. al-Mobarak 34. Faisal M.S. al-Harbi 35. Rahma Saeed O. Ali 36. Fatmah S. O. Ali 37. Hussein Y.A. Ashmawi 38. Tariq Y. Houihan 39. Badr A. S. Durayin 40. Mohammed A. M. al-Zahrani

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Khalid A. S. al-Jamili Medhat Mohammed Taha Hassan Sayed Soliman Samir Saber Soliman MansourS. R. al-Harbi Mohammad S. S. al-Harbi

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CHARTERED (Flight B 727-21 from Las Vegas) • \n 09/11/2001, SA's interviewed management of the Four Seasons Hotel and Caesar's . Palace|

On 09/18/2001, SAC Grant Ashley, FBI Las Vegas and SAC Joseph Saitta, United States Secret Service (USSS), met with s'audi Arabian Prince ABDUL MAJEED ABDUL AZIZ and his representatives. The Saudi Arabian's were asked to provide a manifest of their . entire party and photocopies of each person's passport. A total of 69 names with ''identifiers were checked against the current FBI Watch List and ran for IIIA reports. No Watch List matches were discovered. One.(l) individual from this flight was interviewed by the FBI because of the following nnn-clerogntorv information in II!A:

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CHARTERED (Flight B 727-21) Supporting Summary: (Saudi Nationals Boarding Fit. B 727-21)

Name 1. Saad M. A. al-Sowailem 2. All Abduirahman 3. Moteb R. O. al-Oufi 4. Waleed S. A. al-Ajroush 5. Nasser M. A. al-Swelim 6. ZouheirKarim Chehayeb 7. Badr Mohamed Hassan 8. Ashraf Gharib Taher 9. Mohamed Ishak Tolba 10. Hesham Mahmoud Selim 1 1 . Gualberfo Glnre 12. Hazem Abdul Karim 13. Gamel Ibrahim al-Talwany 14. Sulaiman E. A. al-Eissa 15. Abdullah D. A. al-Shahrani 16. Mohammed Abdalla Abou Gabil 17. Gilles Gerard

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AMERICAN TRANS AIR fFliglit ATA L-1011 from Las Vegas) •

On 09/24/2001, 34 members of another Saudi Arabian Royal Party and members of their entourage, lodged at the Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas. Nevada arrived for the departure of Flight American Trans Air (ATA) L-1011, tail number N189AT, a chartered, L-1011 scheduled to depart Las Vegas. Nevada with an initial destination of Charles de Gaulle Airport (Paris), France and a final destination of London, UK.. There were a total of 34 Saudi passengers aboard this flight. There was one (1) Saudi minor aboard this flight aged 16.

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The names of all passengers and associated identifiers on the manifest were checked against the current FBI Watch List, and ran for potential IIIA reports. Both checks met with negative results.

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Prior to departure, the aircraft was swept, perimeter security was provided, and all persons bo?.rding were matched to a previously-obtained manifest and passports by Agents and Officers of the United States Customs Sendee (USCS).

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AMERICAN TRA.N'S AIR might ATA L-1Q11 \; (Saudi Nationals Boarding Fit. ATA L-1011)

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1. Princess Medhawi.bint Abdulaziz al-Saud 2. Prince Turki bin Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud 3. Prince Sand bin Saad bin, Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud 4. Prince Sarah bin Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud 5. Prince Alanoud bin Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud 6. Dr. Badr Hassan bin Shalhoub . 7. Mohammed a!-Yahya 8. Samilrah Hammad 9. The(illegible) Hammad 10. Noufal-(iilegible) 1 1 . I.uliwfiy Abdul M(illegible) 12. Sharif al-Sayed Hegazy 13. Ashraf Abou Shakrah 14. Tyaha Soliman Karrar 15. Agata Ok(illegible) 16. Fadhila Rojeb 17. Boubaker Bou(illegible) 18. HindK(illegible) 19. Zkrea B(illegible) 20. Bcdrays Ahmed C(illegible) 21. Rugalya Adam Mohammed 22. Wagd? Abdul Samad Abbas 23. Ab(illegible) Yaqoub Ahmed 24. Greta A(illegible) 25. Princess Abta bint Abduiaziz bin Saud 26. Mahmoud F. El(illegible) 27. HindMahla 28. Aisha A. Asir? 29. Gala? Mahmoud Me?w(illegible) Al-Agz 30. Amaar B(illegibie) Abdul Mut(illegible) 31. Fatima I(illegible) Mohammed N(illegible)jutnudeen 32. Mumun B. T. A(illegible)min Saleh 33. Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al Saudi 34. Princess Taghraed bint Abdulaziz al-Saud

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\SS1FIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE C (L7/FOUO) The Binladen Family

(U//FOUO) Usama bin Laden (UBL) is a member of a large and wealthy Saudi family. The family patriarch, Mohammed A\vad Binladen. came to the kingdom from Hadramout (South Yemen) sometime around 1930.' •

In Saudi Arabia, UBL's father became a construction magnate, completing prestigious projects such as the renovation of the holy mosques in Mecca and Medina. As a result, the Binladens are a highly respected family both within the Saudi royal household and with the public.

(U//FOUO) There is some confusion as to the total number of UBL's siblings. •

Some cite that he is the youngest of some 20 sons,' while others claim he is the seventh son.3

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The total number of his siblings might be 50,4 52,5 or 54.6 In an interview, UBL seemed unsure as well, citing that he had 25 brothers—although he could remember the names of only 20.7

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Nearly all of these siblings are half-brothers or half-sisters, as UBL's father had multiple wives. UBL's own Syrian mother, Hamida, is cited as having only one son.8

(U//FOUO) The Binladen family has denounced UBL repeatedly. •

In 1994, the Binladen family issued a statement expressing its "regret, denunciation and condemnation of all acts that Osama bin Laden may have committed, which we do not condone and we reject."9

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After the attacks on the US on September 11, 2001, the current head of the family, Sheik Abdullah Awad Aboud Binladen, said "The family has previously announced its position [to distance itself] from Usama and condemned his acts.

' "A Biography of Osama Bin Laden." PBS Frontline, 26 September 2001. Miller, Judith. "Bin Laden: Child of Privilege Who Champions Holy War." 14 September 2001. 3 Krushelnycky, Askold. "Afghanistan: Who is Bin Laden and What Makes Him Tick?" Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 14 September 2001. Krushelnycky • Dobbs, Michael. "Bin Laden: A "Master Impresario'." Washington Post. 13 September 2001. ° Abu-Nasr. Donna. "Bin Laden Aims to Ride 'Infidels'." Associated Press, 15 September 2001. Lakshmanan. Indira. "Bin Laden Reportedly Says He Has Armed Afghanistan." Boston Globe. 26 September 2001. s Abu-Nasr. "Bin Laden Denounced by His Family." Independent Television News. 15 September 2001. :

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All the family members condemn all violent and terrorist acts, even if Usama is behind them."' 0 Sheik Abdullah is UBL's uncle. (U//FOLJO) UBL's own family situation is as unclear as many of the other aspects of his personal life. •

UBL first married at the age of 17 to a Syrian girl who was a relative.''

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The process began in the bowels o f i h t White House. At the t i m e , the /jush ,n]. mintstraii-)n wys holed up in the Siiuutiou Room, a s m a l l underground suns w i t h j plush, IS-'v.-ISJ-foot ccnferciKL- room in ihc West \Vii!j!. l-;'-<: lini-s connected the room , occupants to the FB I . , the Slate Departm e n t , and other relevant agencies. Vic^ President Dick Cheney, National-Security AciMser Condoleezsa Race. anJ other oificbls hunkered do'.Mi and devoured intc.hgencc, hoping to ascertain if other tcrronsi attacks had been planned, Tlis most powerful officials in the administration came ami went, among them Colin Powell, C.I.A director Geoige'Tenet, and Defense Secr:t a i y Donald Rumsfeld. W i t h i n t h e cramped c o n f i n e s of th,u room, the \Vlnre House terrorism czjr, Richard Clarke, the head of the Coimierienwism Security Gioup of the National Security Council, chaired an ongoing crisis group making hundreds of decisions relai'.-d 10 the ati?.cks. A true Washington rarity, Clarke was a civil servant who had ascended to the highest levels of policynialring. As characterized in 77ie .l^c' nf Stirred Tc.rrai; by Daiticl Benj n m i n and Steven Simon. Clarke was a nun who broke all the rules. Beholden to neither Republicans nor Democrats, he refused to attend regular National Security Council slal'f meetings, sent insulting e-mails to his colleagues, and regularly worked outside normal bureaucratic channels. One of only two senior directors from the a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of the elder George Bush who were kept by BUI Oinion, Clarke, abrasive as he was. iiad continued to rise because of his genius for knowing when and how to push the leveis of power. In the days immediately after 9/11—he doesn't remember exactly when—Clarke was approached in the Siuiattoti Room about quickly repatriating the Saudis "Somebody brought to us for approval the decision to let an airplane filled with Saudis, including members of the bin Laden family, leave ihe country," Clarke sajs. "My role was to say that it caivt happen until the F.B.I, approves it. And so the FB.l. was asked—we had a live connection to the FB.l.—and we asked the RB.I. to make sure that they were satisfied that everybody getting on that plane was someone that it was O.K to lea\-e. And they came back and said yes. it was fine with them. So we said. 'Fine, let it happen.'" Clarke, who has since leu the government and now runs a consulting rirni in \. .idcis that he does not recall who initiated the request, but that it was prohahlv e:ihcr the KB.I or the State Depannu'nt. Boih agencies denv playing aa> lole whatsoever in the episode. "U aid not come out of ..-sns^t) - , % r » , ; t 1-1

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antes were assembling in \.uion.s I'ic.iiioiiv According to 77i(' .Wi-.- l,'i;A TUHSS. hin Ladon family menials \vcro diiven 01 flown under F B I supervision first to .1 secret assembly point in lex.is and Liiei to Wasliington. From there, the Tiities reponed. they left the country when airpons reopened on September U The FB 1. has said the Tunes report is "erroneous." Me.unvlnle. the- Saudis had at least two other planes on call. Stalling in Los Angeles on an undetermined date, one of them Hew lirM to Orlando. Florida, \\heie Kh.ihi bin Laden hoarded. From Oilando. the plane continued u> Dulles Inici national .-Mrpoii. outside Washington. D.C,. befoie going on to Doston's Logan lmeiiiaiion.il .•Virport on September 1'J. picking up members of the bin Laden fannlv along the way Other slops for die Saudis are snid lo lui\-e included Houston. Cle\eiand. .iiiJ Ne\v.uk Altogether, aboul |Ju S.Hidin we;e on ilktlich'.s. -iicordiiig 10 in FB I R> tins tune, the lo^kdo1.1. n air traxei had Iv'gun 10 hfi Fhe I- \ allow MI;ceii.iin .-CV.LI!: : .\. i';:-. ,-.;j .•.-. i.iiion •.•..;Mibicct tv' more CI'IIMMMHV hu! j en tlieie

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crall w e t e banned lioin flying" Claike adds that he assumed the F.B.I, had vetted the bin Ladens pnoi to September II "I have no idea il the) did ,i good joh, he sa\s. "I'm not in any position to secondguess the FB I." In fact, ihc Fll 1 had been kecpin.n an ejc on some of (lie bin Ladens. A cl.i^si fied FB I. file e.xanniu-d bv i'anin- Fan and marked " S e c r e t " --lun\ that as e;nl> as i'l'.'O i IK buieau had spent nearly nine months investigating Abdullah mid Omar bin Laden, \\lio were involved with the American branch of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth IWAMYI, a chanty that has published writings by Islamic scholai Sayyid Qulb, one of < Kama bin Laden's intellectual influences. Out. according to Dale Watson, (lie FB l.'s forinei head of counlerterrorisni. Mich investigations into Saudis in the United Stales were the exception "If allegations c.ime up. '.hey were looked mio." he says "Out a blanket investigation into Saudis here did not take place." At times, the Saudis who had assembled for departure tried to jet the planes to lea\-.before the F.B.I h.td even identified '•'•ho was on them. '! uv.iil -letting into n b:s: tl.ip w i t h B-tid.irV oil'ico about wliethc: I!Kwould leave .'.ulunii us know-ing who --.a* •.''ii the plane." -a1.- • i>c FB I .;ge:i; "IJ.i::J.-.i '.anted the pi.in.- :o iake oil", and -.-.•.• »-,-i.»lu>->ing ilia! li'!.:i pl.ir.e - as noi Ic.r n-.viaiil .'.e knew .'\.^--.! -.MIO w a s >'-n it

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.'. ( J e o i y e II W ljj-.lt ,md Ji,i-,ics relu; nc'j lo t h e prr.ulc hcc'.oi m \v.\. li'.iall;- beg,in 10 re.ip the hv;,;. e!:'. • 'their friendship w i t h ihc Saudi-. Th.:; MI. li.ikcr lock a position j£ sciii.r Ci.'Ull loi '•'• :th [lie C.irh le Group, ihe S ',!-, bilh.ji; pir-iite-oi.i'.iii;. linn. TAQ ;,Ciirs Liter. Bu-l: .^r.cd on as senior adviser In IVVX. ('.•i-r.-jr Bntisb. prime minuter John M.ij,-.i loined ttK f t i m .is -.'.ell On --.".oral occasions. Oush. Baker, .u-.d iM.ii.-r flew io Sdiidi Arabia '.Mill Carole eveciiii'.es lo meet \MI!I and speak bei.ire nvmbers of tlie royal famil;. and v.eal'.hy b u s i n e s s m e n such as the bin L a d e n s and the bin M.jlifouzes. Saudi Arabia's richest banking famiK As woild leaders «lto had defended the Saudis dminu the Gulf \V;ir. Bush. Bakei. and M a j o r had the p o t e n t i a l to be star rainmakers for CarIsle, and ihc nim's pi.ictiees allowed them to do so witli5ut sullying their hands by skini; for niuney d i r c c t l v "Bush's speeches arc aboiu whal it's like lo be a former p r e s i d e n t , and whai it's like to he the father of a piesideni," says Cailyle C IE.O David Rubenstem. "He doesn't talk about Carlyle 01 solicit investors." Ai'ler Bush's speeches, Rubenstem and Ins fund-raising team would rome in HT the money "Carlyle wanted in open up doors." one obsei\er told Tim /inti'/M'/iiU'iii. "and they bring in Bush and Major, who saved the Saudis ass in ihe Gulf War If yon got these guys coming in ... (hose companies are going to have it pretty good." Rubenstem says Bush and Baker were not given special treatment in Saudi Arabia. "They were well received theic, as they are throughout the world."

"We were in the midst of ihe worst terrorist act in history, and here we were seeing an evacuation of the bin Ladens!"

Ai'buMo. He denies, however. 1:1.11 \\\\t lepiesenled the Saiuhs' mlrirsls In l';.Sf>. (."ieoige W Hush S(jld the latest mcai nation of his failing oil company to Harkcn F-neigy, an independent Texas oil company th.it w;is struggling itself, and look a seal on iis honid of directors By then ll of which leads 10 the question nf Khalid Inn Mahfouz had become lite largest who made the decision lo lei the stockholder in (he Bank of Commerce A Saudis go. And why? Could the longCredit International, or D.C'C.I., an international bank uhich financed drug dcalers. standing relationship between the Saudis and the Bush family have, influenced ihe terrorws. and covert operations and which administration'.' became known as the mosl corrupt financial niMmition in history. National-security experts such as Richard Clarke find (lint suggestion dubious Once Bush was with Harken, a phan"Prince Bandar played a very key role tom courtship by Khalid bin Mahfouz and during the first Gulf War," Clarke says. B.C.C.I. began. Neither George W. Bush "He was very close \o the Bush family. nor Harken e\er had any direct contact Biit I don't think it's accurate to say th.if with bin Mahfouz or B.C.C.l. Yet once he plays that role now There's a lealizauon Bush took hi.s seat on the board, wonderful that we have io work with the government things started \n happen lo Harken—new we've got in Saudi Arabia. The alternainvestments, unexpected sources of financtives could be far worse. The most likely ing, serendipitous drilling rights. Among replacement to (he House of Sand, is likethose -Aith links to B C.C 1. who came io ly to be more hostile—in fact, extremely Harken's aid were the Arkansas imesthostile—to the U.S That's probably (hemem bank Sitphen* Inc.. Saudi invesreason the administration treats ii the wa\t does—not personal relationship tor Sheikany Abdullah BaUish. and (he "Emir of Brtluain. who unexpectedK asvarded With the war on [error getting under way. Harken exclusive offshore drilling rights. the U.S. warned Saudi cooperation. .'.iui In l'K1l. a III/.V .S'cviV /,'/.)).',:/investigarepatriation was clearly a high prionty .it tion -.mo Haik:ns B.C C 1. lies concludthe highest levels of the kingdom ed. "The aumber of B.C C.I -connected .Still, the Rush-Saudi relationship raises people '.\o uid dealings wi;h H.nken-.ill <enous questions. ;f onl\e il i-> M1 0 : ) - - i ( u' tt \". up K" .1 pie' v"Mte tluii -

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18 members of the Prince's part leave on a Boeing 727, tall number N727PX, to Sumstcad Airport in jOndon, England. Before departure, the aircraft was swept, perimeter security was provided, and all persons boarting were matched to xrvlously provided passports and a manifest.

5 1 members of the Prince's patty, Irdudinf the Prince, leave On a Republic of Gabon-flagged DC-B, tail number T3-LTZ t 0 Geneva, Switzerland. Before departure, the >*. aircraft was swept, perimeter security provided, and all persons boarding were matched to the previously provided passports and a manifest FBI, USCS and INS agents were present

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