U.S.

Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Intelligence Division
Forensic Document Laboratory (FPL)
Memorandum
TO: 9/11 Law Enforcement Privacy

FROM:

DATE: 19 September 2001

RE: Saeed A. A. A. AL-GHAMDI

FBI personnel delivered Saudi passport #€573895 in the identity of Saeed A. A. A. AL-
GHAMDI (DPOB 21 November 1979, Babgorashi, Saudi Arabia) to the FDL for forensic
examination. AL GHAMDI was allegedly one of the hijackers on UA 93, which crashed in^
rural Pennsylvania. The following information was obtained from the document and
computer checks.

The passport showed issuance in Madina, Saudi Arabia, on 10 June 2001. Cachets in the
document indicate that the passport was for one-way travel to the United States.

17* June 2001 Departed Saudi Arabia (port unknown)

17 June 2001 Entered UAE via Abu Dhabi
27 June 2001 Departed UAE via Dubai
27 June 2001 Entered USA via Orlando on VS 15 (visa issued Jeddah on 12 June
2001).

("NOTE: There is a one-day margin of error on these dates due to conversion from the
Islamic calendar.)

The passport also contained a Schengen visa issued by the French Consulate in Jeddah on
11 June 2001. No cachets from the Schengen states were found in the passport

The State Department has confirmed issuance of the U.S. visa. DOS records also indicate
that the subject had been granted a previous visa in Jeddah on 4 September 2000 in
passport #6516922. There is no indication in NIIS that this document was used for entry.

AL GHAMDI may have travelled with another person
AL GHAMDI listed his address as a hotel (unspecified)
on the same flight, Fayez BANIHAMMAD (DOB
#A0929256), arrived on the same flight and listed
International Drive in Orlando.
when he entered the United States.
in Orlando, FL. Another passenger
19 March 1977, UAE passport
his destination as the Hyatt on

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Immigration and Naturalization Service
Intelligence Division
Forensic Document Laboratory (FPL)
Memorandum
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FROM:

DATE: 19 September 2001

RE: Mohamed Mohamed Elamir Awad Elsayed ATTA

FBI personnel brought photocopies of various documents belonging to Mohamed

Mohamed Elamir Awad Elsayed ATTA (DPOB 1 September 1968, Kafr El Shikh, Egypt)
to the FDL for consultation. ATTA was allegedly one of the hijackers on AA 11, which wast*
the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center. The following information was
obtained from the document and computer checks.

The photocopies showed Egyptian passport #1617066, issued in Hamburg on 8 May 2000.,
as well as what appeared to be an Egyptian identity document, #M387555. The passport
showed a German "Aufentshaltsbewilligung" (indicating residence) numbered R00352475,
issued in Hamburg on 9 May 2000.

Only a few pages were photocopied. NHS records indicate that ATTA made several entries
to the United States.

3 June 2000 Entered USA via Newark at OK 52 - Lexington Hotel, New York -
Departed 4 January 2001 via IB 6122
10 January 2001 Entered USA via Miami via AA 69 - 516 W Laurel Rd, Nokomis, FL
Entered USA via Miami, flight unknown - 10001 W Atlantic Blvd, Coral
Springs, FL - Departed 7 July 2001 via AR 117
19 July 2001 Entered USA via Atlanta on 19 July 2001 - 401A Greensward #204 in Del
Ray Beach, FL

NHS indicates that ATTA travelled using a visa issued in Berlin on 18 May 2000. No other
passengers were connected to ATTA for any of these entries.

A copy of ATTA's visa was obtained from the Texas Service Center along with a copy of
the approved 1-539. This form indicated the 516 W Laurel Road address in Nokomis, FL.
The 1-539 was approved and ATTA was granted M-12 status.

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U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Intelligence Division
Forensic Document Laboratory (FPL)

Memorandum
TO: Kathrvn Sheeharu Director
Chief Forensic Document Examiner

FROM: Supervisory Forensic Document Examiner

DATE: September 20, 2001 ....,-:;?9/ll Law Enforcement Privacy

RE: Authentication pf Lebanese Passport of Ziad Jarrah

I IFBIQD examiner visited the FDL to seek Assistance in the examination of a passport
recovered from United flight 93, which crashed in PA. . t,-.

I confirmed that the passport was Lebanese. Many of the pages were missing; those recovered were
extensively charred by fire. All of the pages examined were vacuum sealed in plastic for preservation.
The pages were associated by common serial number perforations.

An examination of the passport remain? revealed that it was genuine} The following observations
support this finding:
1. Evidence of watermarks in the pages
2. Evidence of intaglio and microline printing on inside front cover
3. Conformity of background printing
4. Conformity of overall general descriptors of the passport pages (dimensions, etc.)

What was initially believed to be tape along the binding (assumption by the FBI) was identified as being
the counter-tab of the photograph laminate which had melted along the binding.

The biographical data page was missing, however a partial remnant of the MRV was intact. An
examination of the MRV remains indicated that it was also genuine. The following observations support
this finding:
1. Physical appearance of teslin
2. Intaglio and. microline printing were intact
3. Conformity of background printing
4. Presence/of UV security feature (however faint)

Data in the machine readable area that was present provided some insight into the bearer's1 name (Ziad
Jarrah), DOB, place of issuance and passport number. This information was forwarded tol I
| ""[Senior Intelligence Officer.

The above mentioned information was verbally provided to the FBI (acting as a consultant). A forensic
report was not generated.

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 U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Intelligence Division
Forensic Document Laboratory (FPL)
HQ 739.6
FDL 02-003 82-D
RE: PENTTBOMB 265A-NY-280350

November 2, 2001

L J Document Examiner
Federal Bureau of Investigation
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 3236
Washington, D.C. 20535 .,
(202) 324-8979
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EXHIBITS

Ql 110: Saudi Arabia passport No. B559583 in ^ie name of SATAM M.A. AL SUQAMI.

FINDINGS

Microscopic, instrumental and comparative examination of the above-described evidence resulted in the
following findings:

1. Exhibit Q1110 is genuine. The passport conforms to comparable genuine Saudi Arabian passports
on file in the INS/FDL reference collection. An examination of the passport did not reveal any
physical evidence of page substitution, photograph substitution or biographical data alteration.

2. The U.S. Machine Readable Visa (MRV) on page 19 of Exhibit Q1110 is genuine. The MRV
conforms to comparable genuine specimens on file. An examination of the MRV did not reveal any
physical evidence of alteration.

3. U.S. admission stamp impressions "ORL 10" and "FBA 6303" on page 18 conform to
comparable genuine stamp impressions on file.

4.
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REMARKS

The findings in this report are concerned with the physical properties of the evidence and do not address
the subject of fraudulent issuance. If testimony is necessary, telephonic or televised testimony is strongly
encouraged. Ten workdays notice with the return of the evidence and a subpoena is required for in-
person testimony and five workdays notice is required for telephonic testimony. The above referenced
evidence was hand delivered to the INS/FDL on 10/31/01 and will be returned in person.

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Supervisory Forensic Document Examiner

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 U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Intelligence Division
Forensic Document Laboratory (FPL)
Memorandum
TO: Acting Chief Intelligence Officer

FROM: Senior Intelligence Officer

DATE: 1 November 2001 9/11 Law Enforcement Privacy

RE: Satam M. A. AL SUQAMI

FBI personnel delivered Saudi passport #6559583 in the identity of Satam M. A. AL

SUQAMI (DPOB 28 June 1976, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) to the FDL for forensic
examination. The passport was recovered by a police officer from beneath the World Trade
Center before the towers collapsed. AL SUQAMI was allegedly one of the hijackers on AA
11, the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center. The following information was
obtained from the document and computer checks.

The passport showed issuance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 11 August 1998. Cachets in the
document indicate that the passport was used for extensive travelling, including two entries
to the United States.

5 Nov 1998 Entered Jordan (port unknown)

5 Nov 1998 Departed Jordan (port unknwon)
5 Nov 1998 Entered Syria (port unknown)
11 Nov 1998 Departed Syria (port unknown)
11 Nov 1998 Entered Jordan (port unknown)
11 Nov 1998 Departed Jordan (port unknown)
12* Nov 1998 Entered Saudi Arabia (port unknown)

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19* Feb 1999 Entered Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
25* Feb 1999 Departed Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
24 Feb 1999 Entered Jordan at Jaber Borders
24 Feb 1999 Departed Jordan (port unknown)
24 Feb 1999 Entered Syria (port unknown)
7 Mar 1999 Departed Syria (port unknown)
8 Mar 1999 Entered Jordan via Jaber Borders
12 May 1999 Entered Bahrain via King Fahad Causeway
13 May 1999 Departed Bahrain via King Fahad Causeway
15* May 1999 Entered Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
5* Apr 2000 Departed Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
4 Apr 2000 Entered UAE via via Sharjah (?)
6 Apr 2000 Departed UAE via Dubai
7 Apr 2000 Entered Egypt via Cairo
11 Jul 2000 Departed Egypt via Cairo
12 Jul2000 Entered Malaysia via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
23 Sep 2000 Departed Malaysia via Changloon
24 Sep 2000 Entered Turkey via Istanbul
2 Nov 2000 Departed Turkey via Istanbul
13 Nov 2000 Entered Qatar via Doha International Airport
15 Nov 2000 Departed Qatar via Doha International Airport
16* Nov 2000 Entered Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
23* Nov 2000 Departed Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
22 Nov 2000 Entered Bahrain via King Fahad Causeway
23 Nov 2000 Departed Bahrain via King Fahad Causeway
24* Nov 2000 Entered Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
24* Nov 2000 Departed Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
23 Nov 2000 Entered Bahrain via King Fahad Causeway
25 Nov 2000 Departed Bahrain via Bahrain International Airport
26 Nov 2000 Entered Turkey via Istanbul
1 Apr 2001 Departed Turkey via Istanbul
1 Apr 2001 Entered Malaysia via Kuala Lumpur
12 Apr 2001 Departed Malaysia via Kuala Lumpur
12 Apr 2001 Entered UAE via Abu Dhabi
15 Apr 2001 Departed UAE via Dubai
15 Apr 2001 Entered Oman via Seeb International Airport
18 Apr 2001 Depart Oman via Seeb International Airport
18 Apr 2001 Entered UAE via Dubai
23 Apr 2001 Departed UAE via Dubai
23 Apr 2001 Entered USA via Orlando on VS 27 (visa issued Riyadh on 21 November
2000).
16 May 2001 Entered USA via Freeport, Bahamas, pre-inspection on CO 9144.

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(*NOTE: There is a one-day margin of error on these dates due to conversion from the
Islamic calendar.) Some cachets were difficult to decipher due to faded or blurred ink, but
the apparent dates shown are listed above.

AL SUQAMI's passport showed two entry stamps for the United States. No corresponding
entry records appear in NIIS, but IBIS does indicate primary queries for the subject on the
same dates and ports.

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Date LName FName j DOB | Doc DocNum | Flight Embar POE | US Address City | State | Dep
6/27/00 Jarrah Ziad 5/11/75 LB 1619505 DL131 MUC ATL 1 50 Airport Ave Venice FL 10/7/00
10/29/00 Jarrah Ziad 5/11/75 LB 1619505 DE7178 FRA TPA 150 Airport Ave Venice FL
11/25/00 Jarrah Ziad 5/11/75 LB 1619505 MIA 150 E Airport Ave Venice FL 12/26/00
1/5/01 Jarrah Ziad 5/11/75 LB 1619505 CO 37 DUS NEW 150 Airport Ave Venice FL 1/26/01
2/25/01 Jarrah Ziad 5/11/75LB 1619505 CO 37 DUS NEW 106 Falls of Venice Venice FL 3/30/01
4/13/01 Jarrah Ziad 5/11/75LB 1619505 KL621 AMS ATL 106 Fa Us of Venice Venice FL 7/25/01
6/27/01 Al Ghamdi Saeed 1 1/21/79 SA C573895 VS15
6/27/01 Banihammad Fayez 3/19/77 AE A0929256 VS15
8/5/01 Jarrah Ziad 5/11/75LB 1619505 CO 37 DUS NEW 4641 Bougainvilla Or Fort FL

The FBI people brought over the remains of a visa, on which the passport number and identity information were still legible. NIIS queries show that
the subject, Ziad JARRAH (DPOB 11 May 1975, Lebanon) had made six entries to the United States since spring of 2000. He appears to have
travelled alone on these flights. The particulars are attached.

Also on the attachment is the entry information on another identity queried by FBI, identified from a photo-copied Saudi passport also retrieved.
That person. Saeed AL GHAMDI (DPOB 21 November 1979, Saudi Arabia), had one entry in summer 2001. A passenger on the same flight had a
UAE passport and also listed a hotel address. This appeared unusual, as most of the people on that flight were families visiting Disney World and
other Orlando attractions, so it is possible that this person, Fayez BANIHAMMAD (DPOB 19 March 1977, United Arab Emirates), was related to
AL GHAMDI.

NIIS printouts for all of the above were given to the FBI representatives.
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FROM:

DATE: 19 September 2001

RE: Abdulaziz A M AL-OMARI

FBI personnel delivered Saudi passport #C165015 in the identity of Abdulaziz A M AL-
OMARI (DPOB 28 May 1979, Howran, Saudi Arabia) to the FDL for forensic examination.
AL OMARI was allegedly one of the hijackers on AA 11, the first plane to crash into the
World Trade Center. The following information was obtained from the document and
computer checks.

The passport showed issuance in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, on 5 June 2000. Cachets in thf-
document indicate that the passport was used for several trips.

2* July 2000 Departed Saudi Arabia (port unknown)

1 July 2000 Entered Bahrain via the King Fahad Causeway
1 July 2000 Departed Bahrain via Bahrain International Airport
2 July 2000 Entered Nigeria via Kano (using visa issued Nigerian Embassy in Riyadh)
16 August 2000 Departed Nigeria via Kano
16 August 2000 Entered Egypt via Cairo International Airport
7 May 2001 Departed Egypt via Cairo International Airport
7 May 2001 Entered Malaysia via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
27 May 2001 Departed Malaysia via Kuala Lumpur International Airport
27 May 2001 Entered UAE via Dubai
11 June 2001 Departed UAE (unidentified port)
11 June 2001 Entered Saudi Arabia (port unknown)
21* June 2001 Departed Saudi Arabia (port illegible)
22 June 2001 Entered UAE (port illegible)
28 June 2001 Departed UAE via Dubai
29 June 2001 Entered USA via New York on SR 100 (visa issued Jeddah on 18 June
2001).

(*NOTE: There is a one-day margin of error on these dates due to conversion from the
Islamic calendar.)

The State Department has confirmed issuance of the U.S. visa.

AL OMARI appears to have travelled with Salem AL HAZMI (DOB 2 February 1981,
Saudi Arabian passport #C562647) on his entry to the United States. Both gave their

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destination as a Ramada Hotel in New York City. AL HAZMI is one of the alleged
hijackers of AA 77, which crashed into the Pentagon.

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U.S. Department of Justice
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Intelligence Division
Forensic Document Laboratory (FPL)
HQ 739.6
FDL 01-04309-D
RE: 265D-NY-280350 ......---""9/11 Law Enforcement Privacy

September 21,2001 ....

I [Acting Chief of Questioned Documents Unit

Federal Bureau of Investigation
935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20535
(202) 324-3000

EXHIBITS

Exhibit Q169: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Passport No. C573895 in the name of SAEED AL GHAMDI.
Exhibit Kl 17: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Passport No. C165015 in the name of ABDULAZIZ Ali"
OMARI.

FINDINGS

Microscopic, instrumental and comparative examination of the above-described evidence resulted in the
following findings:

1. Exhibit Q169 was received in a worn and soiled condition, emitting a strong odor akin to
petroleum products. The presence of wrinkled pages and inks that have bled throughout the
passport can be attributed to exposure to moisture/solvents.

2. Exhibit Q169 is genuine. The passport conforms to comparable genuine Saudi Arabian passports on
file in the INS/FDL reference collection. An examination of Exhibit Q169 did not reveal any
physical evidence of page substitution, photograph substitution or biographical data alteration.

3. The U.S. Machine Readable Visa (MRV) on page 13 of Exhibit Q169 is genuine. The MRV
conforms to comparable genuine specimens on file. An examination of the MRV did not reveal any
physical evidence of alteration.

4. The Schengen Visa on page 11 of Exhibit Q169 is genuine. The Visa conforms to comparable
genuine specimens on file. An examination of the Visa did not reveal any physical evidence of
alteration.

5. Due to the extent of moisture damage, the U.S. admission stamp impression on page 12 of
Exhibit Q169 is illegible; therefore a proper comparative examination cannot be conducted.

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September 21, 2001
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6. Exhibit K117 is genuine. The passport conforms to comparable genuine Saudi Arabian passports on
file in the INS/FDL reference collection. An examination of Exhibit K117 did not reveal any
physical evidence of page substitution, photograph substitution or biographical data alteration.

7. The U.S. Machine Readable Visa (MRV) on page 19 of Exhibit K117 is genuine. The MRV
conforms to comparable genuine specimens on file and was determined to be genuine. An
examination of the MRV did not reveal any physical evidence of alteration.

8. The Schengen Visa on page 17 of Exhibit K117 is genuine. The Visa conforms to comparable
genuine specimens on file. An examination of the Visa did not reveal any physical evidence of
alteration.

9. U.S. admission stamp impressions "NYC 5092" on page 18 and the attached INS form 1-94
Departure Record conform to comparable genuine stamp impressions on file.

REMARKS:

The findings in this report are concerned with the physical properties of the evidence and do not address
the subject of fraudulent issuance. Ten workdays notice with the return of the evidence and a subpoena
is required for testimony. The above referenced evidence was hand delivered to the INS/FDL on 9/19/01
and will be returned by hand to the submitter.

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Supervisory Forensic Document Examiner

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