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9/11 COMMISSION BRIEFING REQUEST NUMBER 6

TOPIC 1: PLEASE DESCRIBE THE EXTENT TO WHICH THE FBI EXAMINED THE PASSENGER MANIFESTS AND PASSENGERS, OR SCREENED OTHER COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS THAT TOOK PLACE OR WERE SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON SEPTEMBER 11.2001. DOES THE FBI HAVE ANY DOCUMENTATION SUFFICIENT TO DESCRIBE THIS PROCESS: •

This information is available in ACS. Houston, Dallas and Chicago'Divisions all conducted extensive investigations of the airlines in their Divisions.

TOPIC 2; DID THE FBI SEEK TO IDENTIFY THOSE PASSENGERS ABOARD THE HIJACKED FLIGHTS WHO MAY HAVE BEEN ACTIVE FEDERAL. STATE, OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS? IF SO, DOES THE FBI HAVE A LIST IDENTIFYING PASSENGERS WHO WERE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS; -"•'•

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Flight 93 passenger Richard Guadagno was an un-armed law enforcement officer, US Fish and Wildlife.

TOPIC 3: WHAT DOES THE FBI KNOW FROM EVIDENCE OR DETAINEE REPORTS ABOUT AL-OAEDA AND THE 9/11 HIJACKERS EFFORT TO LEARN ABOUT THE U.S. CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY SYSTEM, OTHER THAN SURVEILLANCE FLIGHTS. WHAT EVIDENCE HAS BEEN FOUND THAT INDICATES AL-OAEDA OBTAINED OR SOUGHT TO OBTAIN GOVERNMENTAL, MEDIA AND/OR OTHER REPORTS ON THE U.S. CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY SYSTEM. AND PLANS TO SURVEIL. TEST AND/OR EVADE THAT SYSTEM? •

This information may be available in ACS. A check through IntelLink produced negative results.

TOPIC 6: DOES THE FBI HAVE ANY EVIDENCE COLLECTED FROM THE CRASH SITES AND/OR THE HIJACKER'S QUARTERS REGARDING THE FOLLOWING ITEMS:

FLIGHT 93 was the only crime scene which did not contain material other than that located on the plane • Knives: one (1) black knife handle; one (1) silver color blade and piece of black handle; one (1) possible homemade knife; one (1) pocket knife; one (1) multi-purpose utility tool with knife blade exposed; one (1) pocket knife; one (1) open partial Leatherman Tool; one (1) section of utility knife; one (1) part of

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Leatherman Tool; one (1) knife blade; one (1) knife blade; one (1) possible knife blade; one (1) green plastic handle for utility knife. The above evidence was recovered from the crash site for UAL Flight 93. Photographs and Lab Reports for the above are on the PENTTBOM Photo Database. Firearms: No firearms recovered in regards to UAL Flight 93 Mace/Pepper spray or similar: No Mace/Pepper spray recovered in regards to UAL Flight 93. Explosives: No explosives or traces of explosives recovered in regards to UAL Flight 93. Incendiaries: No incendiaries recovered in regards to UAL Flight 93. Dangerous or deadly weapons: No dangerous or deadly weapons recovered in regards to UAL Flight 93. Fake bombs: Victims calling from UAL Flight 93 stated hijackers had a bomb and that one of the hijacker's appeared to holding an item that passengers believed was a bomb. No item was recovered from the crash site that resembles a fake bomb.

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FLIGHTS 77, 11 £n.d :175 all crashed into buildings, making the distinction between what was on the plane and what was hi the buildings very difficult. All items recovered from any of the flight sites are available in the collected items reports hi ACS.

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All items collected from hotel rooms, vehicles and luggage associated with the hijackers are located hi the collected items reports hi ACS and Concordance. Items sent to the lab can be found in the specimen report and hi the Lab Photo Database.

TOPIC 8: DID THE FBI DO ANY ANALYSIS OF WHETHER THE HIJACKERS PURCHASED EXTRA TICKETS FOR THE FLIGHTS WHICH WENT UNUSED. • -

Financial analysis was conducted. The hijackers did not purchase any tickets which went unused for any of the flights.

TOPIC 11; PLEASE PROVIDE YOUR MOST DETAILED UNDERSTANDING OF THE 7:58 A.M. CELL PHONE CALL INVOLVING MOHAMED ATT A. • •

What is the source of the information on the 9/11/01 7:58 am phone call? This question could be based upon old or bad information which have since been clarified. The significant 9/11/01 calls we have regarding (302)496-2443 are: • 9/11/01 between 6:52 am and 6:55 am (617)880-8272, a payphone in Terminal "C" calls (305)496-2443 • United Airlines Flight 175 departed from Terminal "C." These calls are probably from Marwan Al-Shehhi to Mohammed Atta.

TOPIC 14: HOW DID THE FBI ELIMINATE WALENDAR ISKANDAR ABOARD AAL 11 AS ONE OF THE TERRORISTS:

• Answers in ACS TOPIC 15: OTHER THAN NAMES OR SEAT NUMBERS PROVIDED BY THE FLIGHT ATTENDANTS WHAT WAS THE PROCESS. IN GENERAL TERMS, THE FBI USED TO ID INDIVIDUALS AS TERRORISTS WHILE CLEARING OTHERS:

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Answers in ACS

TOPIC 16; DID THE FBI RECOVER COMPUTER CHIPS FROM THE ENGINE OF ANY OF THE FLIGHTS? •

No "computer chips" were recovered from Flights 11,77,93 or 175.

TOPIC 17: DID FBI IDENTIFY ANY TERRORIST SUSPECTS ON AAL FLIGHT 144 WHICH WAS THE TURNAROUND FLIGHT FO AAL 77. OR THE TURNAROUND FLIGHTS FOR ANY OF THE OTHER HIJACKED PLANES?

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No additional terrorists were identified on any of the turnaround flights.

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Investigation was conducted subsequent to 09/11/2001 on three individuals who were scheduled to travel on American Airlines Flight 144 (AA144); however, to date, neither evidence nor intelligence has indicated a connection to the 09/11/2001 hijackers.

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Information obtained by the FBI subsequent to 09/11/2001 indicated that three Middle Eastern males were scheduled to return from Los Angeles to Washington Dulles on 09/10/2001 via American Airlines Flight 144 (AA144) at 12:45PM; however, none of the three individuals boarded AA144 (note: AA144 became American Airlines Flight 77 which was crashed into the Pentagon on 09/11/2001). TheJhreeJndividuals wereJdentified to be:

/ I | arrived in the United States at Newark, New Jersey, on 08/15/2001 via British Airways Flight #185 from London, England. After staying in the Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia, area (withl ]. I "|then traveled to Los Angeles, California, on / 08/24/2001 via American Airlines Flight 143 with round trip tickets purchased on Priceline.com. \d at the Holiday Inn, near the Los Angeles (international Airport (LAX), from 08/24/2001 to 09/10/2001. An employee of the housekeeping stiff at the Holiday Inn reported observing numerous items in the room-rented byT ~l 9/11 Personal Privacy

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to include two small computers; Heavy cardboard boxes with foreign writing; a cellular telephone broken into many small pieces; dark blue/black coats or sweaters (one coat had an inverted gold-colored " Y" on a sleev^) with white shirts hanging in the closet [note: these items of clothing were presumed to have been'pilots' uniforms]; and a computer printout containing a list of apparent airline flight numbers, times, dates, and names [315N-NY-280350-302, serials 22147,22168,22328]. 1 \h Airways confirmed that I / Angeles at 8:35PM on 09/10/2001 via Flight # 268 to London, England, and continued from London to Qatar on 09/13/2001 via British Airways Flight # 125.^ T^e return tickets from Los Angeles to Washington Dulles on AA144, which had been previously purchased through Priceline.com, were not utilized. 1

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[reported that\all three individuals had traveled to the United States for tourism and to visit relatives [315NiNYV280350-LA, serial 4728]. */.?" \: Preliminary information indicated that an in attended training at Flight Safety International / Bell Helicopter Training Center, however, further investigation determined that this individual is not identical tol L date ofbirtH 1 who departed the United States on 09/10/2001. (315N-NY-280350-HO, serial 798)]

Page 1 of 1 Sarah Linden From:

Sarah Linden

Sent:

Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:03 PM

To:

John Raidt

Subject:

FW: Email regarding explosives residue

Importance: High

—Original Message From: Richard M. Kelly [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 2:49 PM To: Sarah Linden Subject: RE: Resume update Importance: High Sarah, as discussed, there was no explosive residue found at the crash site of the Pentagon or Pennsylvania. Thanks, keep up the great work. Rick

Richard M. Kelly Chief, 9/11 Task Force FBIHQ 202-324-7498

7/13/2004

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John Raidt From:

Sarah Linden

Sent:

Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:32 PM

To:

John Raidt

Subject: FW: explosives testing at crash sites

Original Message From: Richard M. Kelly [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2004 3:19 PM To: Sarah Linden Subject: RE: Resume update Sarah, Investigation at all four crash cites on 9/11/2001 were inspected and tested for any evidence of explosive material. All four sites were negative. There is no evidence that explosives were used on any of the flights. Thanks, Rick

Richard M. Kelly Chief, 9/11 Task Force FBIHQ 202-324-7498

7/13/2004