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ALL REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE PERTAINING TO THE DEPARTURE OF SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONALS FROM TH-E UNITED STATES ON SEPTEMBER 13 AND SEPTEMBER 14, 2001.

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

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REPUBLIC OF GABON-FLAGGED (Trom Las Vegas) •

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

On 09/18/2001, SAC Grant Ashley, FBI Las Vegas and SAC Joseph Saitta, United States Secret Service (USSS), met with Saudi Arabian Prince ABDUL MAILED 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 nonderoaatorv information in IIIA: \n 09/19/2001, Flight DC

flagged DC-8-73 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 fFIieht 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 Abdulmajeed 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 11. Amani M. M. al-Sharif 12. FatimahM. S. Khati 13. Omar Y. M. Taraweh 14. Roqayah H. Sh. Fallata 15. Hussein Abdelrahim 16. KJialid H. A. al-Assaf 17. Ahmed Abd al-Razek 18. AishaB. A. Trawi 19. Sultan S. A. A. al-Amri 20. H. A. M. Hassan 21. Salma Kasseni Daou 22. NormaTamano 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 All 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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FD-302 (Rev. ID-6-95)

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I 1 also known, as described as a Middle Eastern male, born.] 1\n of Egypt, Egypt passport number I-. f issued) j I I was interviewed at the Four Seasons Hotel,... Las Vegas, Nevada regarding inconsistencies in his name as written on a manifest list provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and his name as written in\his passport Cl | on manifest; V ) A/ \ on passport. ]~\ was one member of a large \entoura\ge that consisted of Saudi Arabian royalty and their employees \staying\at the Four Seasons Hotel. After being made aware of the Identities of the interviewing agents and the purpose of the interview, he provided theXfollowing: 1 \lcould speak some English, but was assisted by a member of the entourage, Mohammed A. M. A. Alshihri, who acted as an interpreter.]

\e said he had no, relatives in the United States and no associates. He said that he'.has never worked in the United States. His only previous travel to the tlnited States was with the prince two previous times. The two previous trips lasted about a month each and were to Las Vegas, Nevada, and Los Angeles, California. He said he has never been to anywhere else in the United States. \e has been employed as I for 14 years.

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\e could provide no information about 'the September 11, 2001 attacks oh the United States other than what he had seen and heard on the television. j ] departed the United States on September 19, 2001 aboard a Republic of Gabon-flagged.DC-8-73, tail number TR-LTZ, as part of a Saudi Arabian royalty/entourage group of 51 persons].

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A copy of I I passport", a copy of his interpreter Mohammed A.M.A. Alshihri's passport, interview notes, I Iselfwritten home address, and a copy of the manifest list of 69 persons is placed in an accompanying FD-340 (1A) envelope for inclusion in the case file.

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ibed as a Middle Eastern male, born]_ in citizen 6,f Egypt, Social Security'Account Number! possession, of Egyptian passport number../ 1 issued August 18, 2001, employed as^l I by Saudi Arabian Prince Abdul Majeed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, and part of a group of 69 Saudi Arabian royalty and entourage staying at the Four Seasons Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, was .interviewed at the Four Seasons Hotel regarding inconsistencies between \his passport number as written on a manifest provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation and his passport number as written in his passport. After being made aware of the identities of the interviewing agents and the purpose of the. interview, he provided the following:

The prince (s) and their entourage(s) came from Los Angeles to the Las Vegas area on September 09, 2001. They feared continuing earthquakes in the Los Angeles-area. \He has been to the United States before this current trip with the prince. Two previous trips with the prince, and one previous trip without the prince. [departed Las Vegas on September 19, 2001, as part of a group of 51 persons of the Saudi Arabian royal party, aboard a Government of Gabon-flagged DC-8-73, tail number TR-LTZ, bound for Geneva, Switzerland.]

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jpassport, original interview notes, and A copy of the four-page manifest of the entire Saudi Arabian party that the Four Seasons Hotel, and departed Las Vegas, Nevada on 19, and 20, 2001, have all been placed in an FD-340 (1A) for in the case file.

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gyptian citizen, in possession of Egyptian J was interviewed at the issued |_ passport number \ Four Seasons Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada regarding inconsistencies between his name as written on a manifest list provided to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and his name as written in his passport I | He was one member of a group of 69 persons, known to be Arabian royalty and their entourage, all lodged under the name 1 I at the Four Seasons Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. After being made aware of the identities of the interviewing agents and the purpose of the interview, he provided the following:

He loves America and would like to live here and have a house. He is sorry about what happened on September 11, 2001. He understands that the prince will fly to Geneva, Switzerland from Las Vegas, then on to Saudi Arabia. He came to Los Angeles on September 05, 2001, and Las Vegas on September 09, 2001.

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He came to the United-States alone in October 2000. [On September 19, 2001, he departed Las Vegas, Nevada with a party of 51 persons, all considered to be part of a Saudi Arabian royal party, aboard a chartered Government of Gabon-flagged DC-8-73, tail number TR-LTZ. The destination of the aircraft was Stamstead Airport (London), England.] A copy of his passport, copy of the manifest of the entire Saudi Arabian party, and original notes of the interview have been placed in an FD-340 (1A) envelope for inclusion in the case file.

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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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FOIA CASE NUMBER: 30383

WITHDRAWAL DATE: 11/19/2008

BOX: 00009

FOLDER: 0036

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DOC ID: 31206234

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ACCESS RESTRICTED The item identified below has been withdrawn from this file: FOLDER TITLE: Gabon DC-8-73 Las Vegas 9/19/01 DOCUMENT DATE:

DOCUMENT TYPE: Memorandum

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"Documents relating to all flight manifests for the following aricraft that departed the | US in 9/2001 with Saudi nationals: Responsive to Requests #30-1 a thru f [Packet #1]"

This document has been withdrawn for the following reason(s): 9/11 Classified Information

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