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Thomas H.
Kean
CHAIR
April 2, 2004
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR
Mr. John P. Flannery
Richard Ben-Veniste Campbell Miller Zimmerman, PC
19 East Market Street
Fred F. Fielding Leesburg, VA20176
Jamie S. Gorelick
Dear Mr. Flannery:
Slade Gorton
Thank you for your e-mail of December 10, 2003 to Commissioner Richard
Bob Kerrey
Ben-Veniste, regarding Special Agent Karmilowicz and his activities in
John F. Lehman Manila in 1994. As you probably know, Mr. Karmilowicz has also faxed
additional material to Commission staff.
Timothy J. Roemer
James R. Thompson Commission staff have reviewed the material that you and your client have
provided. We see no need to interview Special Agent Karmilowicz at this
time. We will let you know if that assessment changes.
Philip D. Zelikow
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Thank you again for your submission. We appreciate your willingness to
assist the Commission in carrying out its statutory mandate.
Sincerely,
5aniel Marcus
General Counsel
301 7th Street SW, Room 5125 26 Federal Plaza

Washington, DC 20407 Suite 13400
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545 New York, NY 10278
www.9-llcommission.gov T 212.264.1505 F 212.264.1595
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Yoel Tobin
From: Yoel Tobin

Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 9:43 AM
To: Melissa Coffey
Cc: Steve Dunne
Subject: RE: letter
Melissa, can you answer Steve's questions?
Original Message
From: Steve Dunne
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 1:54 PM
To: Yoel Tobin
Subject: FW: letter
Yoel - Did this letter go out? Can I get a copy?
Original Message
From: Dan Marcus
Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2004 6:06 PM
To: Yoel Tobin
Cc: Steve Dunne; Chris Kojm; Doug MacEachin; Lorry Fenner
Subject: RE: letter
Fine. I'll sign.
—Original Message—
From: Yoel Tobin
To: Dan Marcus
Subject: FW: letter
Dan:
Attached is a draft letter for your signature to a State Department employee (SK) who
contacted us and provided us with some information. His attorney subsequently sent an
e-mail to Commissioner Ben-Veniste, which the Commission passed on to us. SK and
his lawyer would like the Commission to interview SK.
SK was a State Department security officer in the Philippines in 1994 when he received
telephone warnings of a plot to kill President Clinton. He and his lawyer attempt to
connect these warnings with Ramzi Yousef and the Bojinka plot, and his lawyer suggests
that the information received by SK was not taken seriously enough.
SK is apparently being investigated by the State Dept. IG over a fatal shooting in

Ecaudor, and this may account for some of his motivation in contacting us.
After talking to Doug, Chris, Steve, and Lorrry, I wrote the attached letter thanking SK's
attorney for the information but noting that we see no need to interview SK at this time.
Lorry sees no benefit to Team 2 in investigating the alleged intelligence failure. Doug
and I would be willing to interview him for an hour just so he could have his say, but the
link to Ramzi Yousef and Bojinka seems tenuous (as far as I can tell, it's based on a
single Filipino newspaper article), and we doubt interviewing him would be of any real
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substantive value. Furthermore, both Chris and Steve were concerned about
interviewing someone who may be trying to connect with the Commission so as to
improve his posture in the disciplinary proceedings. Ergo, the attached letter.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to see the underlying
materials.
Yoel
From: Melissa Coffey
To: Yoel Tobin
Subject: letter
Melissa Coffey
Staff Assistant
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.
202-331-4080 tel
202-296-5545 fax
4/8/2004
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Yoel Tobin

Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:49 AM
To: Yoel Tobin
Subject: RE: letter
I will.
Melissa Coffey
Staff Assistant
202-331-4080 tel
202-296-5545 fax
Original Message
From: Yoel Tobin
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 9:47 AM
To: Dan Marcus
Cc: Melissa Coffey
Subject: RE: letter
Thanks, Dan. Melissa, can you do this?
Original Message
From: Dan Marcus
To: Yoel Tobin
Subject: RE: letter
I'm assuming you guys will prepare the final on letterhead.
Original Message
From: Yoel Tobin
To: Dan Marcus
Subject: RE: letter
Thanks
Original Message
From: Dan Marcus
To: Yoel Tobin
Subject: RE: letter
Fine. I'll sign.
From: Yoel Tobin
To: Dan Marcus
4/2/2004
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Subject: FW: letter
Dan:
Attached is a draft letter for your signature to a State Department

employee (SK) who contacted us and provided us with some
information. His attorney subsequently sent an e-mail to Commissioner
Ben-Veniste, which the Commission passed on to us. SK and his
lawyer would like the Commission to interview SK.
SK was a State Department security officer in the Philippines in 1994

when he received telephone warnings of a plot to kill President Clinton.
He and his lawyer attempt to connect these warnings with Ramzi Yousef
and the Bojinka plot, and his lawyer suggests that the information
received by SK was not taken seriously enough.
SK is apparently being investigated by the State Dept. IG over a fatal

shooting in Ecaudor, and this may account for some of his motivation in
contacting us.
After talking to Doug, Chris, Steve, and Lorrry, I wrote the attached letter
thanking SK's attorney for the information but noting that we see no need
to interview SK at this time. Lorry sees no benefit to Team 2 in
investigating the alleged intelligence failure. Doug and I would be willing
to interview him for an hour just so he could have his say, but the link to
Ramzi Yousef and Bojinka seems tenuous (as far as I can tell, it's based
on a single Filipino newspaper article), and we doubt interviewing him
would be of any real substantive value. Furthermore, both Chris and
Steve were concerned about interviewing someone who may be trying to
connect with the Commission so as to improve his posture in the
disciplinary proceedings. Ergo, the attached letter.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to see the
underlying materials.
Yoel
Original Message
To: Yoel Tobin
Subject: letter
Melissa Coffey
Staff Assistant
202-331-4080 tel
202-296-5545 fax
4/2/2004
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Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:07 PM
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----- Original Message -----

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Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 3:54 PM
To: Ben-Veniste, Richard
Subject: On 9-11 commission
December 10, 2003

Richard Ben-Veniste
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP
1 909 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006-1 101
Re: Special Agent Samuel Peter Karmilowicz, Dept. of State
Dear Richard,
It was good to see you last evening.
I would like to follow-up briefly, in the event that my synopsis may be of some service to your critical
mission on the 9-1 1 commission.
Special Agent Samuel Peter Karmilowicz, my client, served the State Department at various posts
including Manila.
It was the intelligence that Agent Karmilowicz obtained in 1994 that may have saved the President of
the United States from planned assassination attempts by Muslim terrorists.
On August 26, 1998, the Department of Justice indicted Osama bin Laden on various charges; reliable
sources at the time confirmed a 1994 plot to assassinate President Clinton in Manila in the Philippines;
according to US Justice Department sources, the Manila plot failed because beefed-up security kept the
would-be assassins from getting close enough to Clinton's motorcade on November 2, 1994.
The source of the information that Sam received was an unidentified caller with a distinct middle eastern
accent. He told Agent Karmilowicz in September 1994 that "a terrorist team of three Iranians and three
Iraqis had been training in Pakistan for one month for the purpose of assassinating US President Clinton
during the President's visit to the Philippines [in November 1994]... [and] the operation was being
financed by an individual known as Tareq Javed Rana." I can supply you with an unclassified copy of this
reported threat
This same unidentified middle eastern informant called the Embassy a second time and asked for Agent
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Yoel Tobin
From: Yoel Tobin

To: Dan Marcus
Subject: FW: letter
Dan:
Attached is a draft letter for your signature to a State Department employee (SK) who contacted us and provided
us with some information. His attorney subsequently sent an e-mail to Commissioner Ben-Veniste, which the
Commission passed on to us. SK and his lawyer would like the Commission to interview SK.
SK was a State Department security officer in the Philippines in 1994 when he received telephone warnings of a
plot to kill President Clinton. He and his lawyer attempt to connect these warnings with Ramzi Yousef and the
Bojinka plot, and his lawyer suggests that the information received by SK was not taken seriously enough.
SK is apparently being investigated by the State Dept. IG over a fatal shooting in Ecaudor, and this may account
for some of his motivation in contacting us.
After talking to Doug, Chris, Steve, and Lorrry, I wrote the attached letter thanking SK's attorney for the
information but noting that we see no need to interview SK at this time. Lorry sees no benefit to Team 2 in
investigating the alleged intelligence failure. Doug and I would be willing to interview him for an hour just so he
could have his say, but the link to Ramzi Yousef and Bojinka seems tenuous (as far as I can tell, it's based on a
single Filipino newspaper article), and we doubt interviewing him would be of any real substantive value.
Furthermore, both Chris and Steve were concerned about interviewing someone who may be trying to connect
with the Commission so as to improve his posture in the disciplinary proceedings. Ergo, the attached letter.
Please let me know if you have any questions or would like to see the underlying materials.
Yoel
Original Message
To: Yoel Tobin
Subject: letter
Melissa Coffey
Staff Assistant
202-331-4080 tel
202-296-5545 fax
4/1/2004
April 1,2004
Mr. John P. Flannery

Campbell Miller Zimmerman, PC
Leesburg,VA20176
Dear Mr. Flannery:
Thank you for your e-mail of December 10, 2003 to Commissioner Ben-
Veniste, regarding Special Agent Karmilowicz and his activities in Manila in
1994. As you probably know, Mr. Karmilowicz has also faxed additional
material to Commission staff.
Commission staff have reviewed the material that you and your client have
provided. We see no need to interview Special Agent Karmilowicz at this
time. We will let you know if that assessment changes.
Thank you again for your submission. We appreciate your willingness to

assist the Commission in carrying out its statutory mandate.
Sincerely,
Daniel Marcus
General Counsel
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Yoel Tobin
From: Yoel Tobin

Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 4:05 PM
To: Front Office
Cc: Team 1
Subject: Commissioner Contact re: potential interviewee Sam Karmilowicz
Commissioner Ben-Veniste was approached by the lawyer for a former State Department Security Officer named
Sam Karmilowicz (SK) a couple of months ago, and the Commissioner mentioned it to me today. SK would like to
be interviewed by us in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate President Clinton in the Philippines in
1994. SK had also approached Team 1 directly last November, and we had tentatively decided to interview him
for an hour, subject to front office approval.
SK was a State Department security officer in the Philippines in 1994 when he received telephone warnings of a
plot to kill President Clinton. It's not clear that the tip he received has anything to do with Ramzi Yousef and the
Bojinka plot, but he attempts to make the connection and we feel it would not hurt to interview him for an hour. I
should note that SK is apparently being investigated by the State Dept. IG over a fatal shooting in Ecuador, and
this may account for some of his motivation in contacting us.
So this is an fyi re: Commissioner interest, as well as a request for approval to go ahead with the interview.
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by name, and passed on additional details regarding the time, method and financing of this
'plot to kill the President of the United States. An unclassified copy of this reported threat can also
iade available.
Agent Karmilowicz thereafter established monitoring equipment that did collect information before, during
and after President Clinton's visit to Manila.
As for the source of information connecting bin Laden to this attempt, Ramzi Yousef, the convicted leader
of the February 1993 World Trade Center bombing that killed six people and injured about 1000, and Wali
Khan Amin Shah, a top aide to bin Laden, confirmed before the federal grand jury, according to reliable
Justice Department sources, that bin Laden had in fact ordered President Clinton's assassination.
Agent Karmilowicz believed that the information received in 1994 was reliable, and, as indicated,
established a monitoring system that, it is believed, provided much useful intelligence.
By contrast, the CIA and the Secret Service, on or about September 20, 1994, in the weeks before the
President's trip, met with Agent Karmilowicz and denigrated the credibility of the informant who prompted
Agent Karmilowicz to act in defense of the President; they told Agent Karmilowicz that his undisclosed
informant was just trying to discredit an ordinary and well regarded businessman so that the Philippine
Police would harass him.
In truth and fact, this "ordinary businessman" was Pakistan businessman Tariq Javed Rana, and it has since
been established that Rana was an intimate of Ramzi Yousef, the self-confessed mastermind of the World
Trade Center bombing in 1993, the first terrorist effort to topple the Twin Towers; Rana was indicted in
Manila on or about April 3, 1995 for large scale investment fraud; allegedly found in Rana's apartment by
the Philippine police were chemical residues associated with making explosives.
You asked how this information might be relevant to the 9-11 commission. In truth and fact, I cannot
presume to appreciate the full scope of your mission but it strikes me as relevant that intelligence was
obtained relevant to the 1993 bombing, and to an assassination attempt of President Clinton that was
discounted at the time, though later confirmed in a subsequent grand jury investigation. Obviously, a lead
may not lead to information. Equally obvious, a lead that is not followed will most certainly yield nothing.
Plainly some of the information, despite conversations had with Agent Karmilowicz, seemingly
intended to denigrate the information, were passed on to the President's security detail, and taken seriously,
but other elements of our intelligence network were, shall we say, more blase.
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case, if you think this is of any interest, let me know, and I'd be glad to make Agent Karmilowicz
for a debriefing by the appropriate persons.
Otherwise, I apologize if instead this has been an imposition on your time.
Again, it was great to see you again.
All the best to you and yours this holiday season.
Warmest personal regards,
John
John P. Flannery
Of Counsel
Campbell Miller Zimmerman, PC
Leesburg, VA20176
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S We obtained an affidavit from Agent Karmilowicz of what State Department

personnel told him about the control of the investigation and apparent efforts to
withhold exculpatory information from him, most especially the investigative
order from State in the US that this Quito investigator, Dana. Alva, should destroy
the notes of interview had with Mi. Gonzalez.
S Finally, we asked a retired DEA agent, Michael S. Gray, who served as a
supervisor from 1979 until 1996, who reviewed thousands of investigative
reports, to review this ROI and to critique its apparent shortcomings.
DISCUSSION
I. Agent Karmilowicz - a profile of service to State and to the nation.
Agent Karmilowicz has served this nation with distinction on State Department
security details assigned to the former Secretary of State and as a Security Officer for the
Embassies in Manila, Beirut, and Quito; indeed, while Agent Karmilowicz was assigned
to Manila, the intelligence he obtained in 1994 saved the President of the United States
from planned assassination attempts by Muslim terrorists.
An unidentified caller with a distinct middle eastern accent told Agent

Karmilowicz in September 1994 that "a terrorist team of three Iranians and three Iraqis
had been training in Pakistan for one month for the purpose of assassinating US President
Clinton during the President's visit to the Philippines [in November 1994]... [and] the
operation was being financed by an individual known as Tareq Javed Rana." An
unclassified copy of this reported threat is attached as Exhibit A.
This same unidentified middle eastern informant called the Embassy a second
time and asked for Agent Karmilowicz by name, and passed on additional details
regarding the time, method and financing of this ongoing plot to kill the President of the
United States. An unclassified copy of this reported threat is attached as Exhibit B.
Agent Karmilowicz never heard from that informant again but these calls
prompted Agent Karmilowicz to establish a monitoring and recording device at the
Embassy, based on the Intelligence he had received (as described above), that collected
information before, during and after the President's visit to the Philippines, and that was,
on information and belief, helpful in evaluating the threats to the President.
On August 26,1998, the Department of Justice indicted Osama bin Laden on "^
charges of ordering the 1994 plot to assassinate President Clinton in Manila in the I
Philippines; according to US Justice Department sources, when the indictment was filed,
the Manila plot failed because beefed-up security kept the would-be assassins from
getting close enough to Clinton's motorcade on November 2, 1994.
Ramzi Yousef, the convicted leader of the February 1993 World Trade Center
bombing that killed six people and injured about 1000, and Wall Khan Amin Shah, a top
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aide to bin Laden, Confirmed before the federal grand jury, according to reliable Justice
Department sources, that bin Laden had in fact ordered President Clinton's assassination.
While Agent Karmilowicz believed that the information he received in 1994 was
reliable, the CIA and the Secret Service, on or about September 20,1994, in the weeks
before the President's trip, met with Agent Karmilowicz and denigrated the credibility of
the informant who prompted Agent Karmilowicz to act in defense of the President; they
told Agent Karmilowicz that his undisclosed informant was just trying to discredit an
ordinary and well regarded businessman so that the Philippine Police would harass him.
In truth and facythisj^gjîngyjnisinessman" wasJPakistan businessman Tarig

Javed Ranafljnd IfBaTsScelbeen estkj^shed that Rana waTan intimatepfRamzi
the self-confessecf mastermind of the World Trade Center bombing in 1993, the first
terrorist effort to topple the Twin Towers; Rana was indicted in Manila on or about April
3,1995 for large scale investment fraud; allegedly found in Rana'sjapartment bythe
Philippine police were chemical residues associated with making explosives.
This is a brief profile of Agent Karmilowicz and his dedicated service to the State
Department and to the security of the nation.
II. Agent Karmilowicz - a. praiseworthy record
Ambassador Larry Palmer, formerly assigned to Quito, Ecuador, while Agent

Karmilowicz served as A/RSO, describes Agent Karmilowicz's State Department service
as "exemplary" and states, "without reservation, that he [Agent Karmilowicz] is
deserving of every consideration..."
Ambassador Palmer describes Agent Karmilowicz as a "conscientious, even-

tempered, dedicated and considerate officer." In all the time that the Ambassador has
known Agent Karmilowicz, including those on the firing range at a gun club in Ecuador,
he has "never once ... known [Sam] to lose his temper, raise his voice, become or act in
an irrational manner or to use his position to aggressively threaten anyone at post"
Director David Hale, Office of Israel and Palestinian Affairs, who knows Agent
Karmilowicz because he served with him in such proximity that there was "no margin for
hiding one's qualities and character," described Agent Karmilowicz as "an outstanding
Diplomatic Security officer, a credit to the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and the
Foreign Service", citing Sam's "strength of character, common sense, calm demeanor
under stress, and excellent split-second judgment."
Director Hale says that Agent Karmilowicz, in the delicate and dangerous
circumstances of Beirut, "was a positive and reassuring presence on our compound and
he was a role model for the local bodyguards and A/RSO colleagues alike."
III. The incident - as it truly occurred - before "the DOS railroad began."
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ATTORNEY/CLLIENT PRIVILEGED INFORMATION
Terrorist Threats in the Philippines and Connections to

Subsequent al Qaeda Attacks in the U.S. and Elsewhere
By
Samuel Karmilowicz, dated 10/7/03
REF: 94 Manila 17000, 94 Manila 17097, 94 Manila 17210

94 Manila 17656, 94 Manila 17787, 94 Manila 18810
94 Manila 19146, 94 Manila 20619, 94 State 266321
94 State 266321, 95 State 83416, and subsequent cables
relating to the aforementioned communications
Philippine newspaper articles: 1) Manila Bulletin. Sept 14, 1994.

Embassy Vouches for Pakistani Businessman; 2) The Manila
Chronicle. Sept. 14, 1994, Pakistani's linked to 11 Indians probed;
3) Manila Standard. Sept. 20, 1994. Pakistani denies role in
Indians deportation; 4) April 3, 1995. 6 Arabs linked to NY
bomber held; 5) Malaya. April 3, 1995. 6 Arab terrorists arrested
linked to suspects in U.S. bombing
The purpose of this paper is to show that based on

information and belief ARSO Samuel Karmilowicz, while
stationed at the U.S. Embassy Manila the Philippines in 1994,
collected critical threat information that led to the disruptions of
the assassination plots against President Clinton and Pope John
Paul II in the Philippines and that Mr. Karmilowicz's actions later
contributed to the arrest of Ramzi Yousef, one of the world's most
wanted men and the 1993 WTC bomber.
Secondly, recent statements by known al Qaeda terrorists

have revealed that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, one of the chief
architects of the 9-11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., was in the
Philippines at the same time that Ramzi Yousef s apartment caught
fire. It therefore is not unreasonable to postulate that had U.S.

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government intelligence and law enforcement authorities taken Mr.

Karmilowicz's information more seriously that perhaps Khalid and
other terrorists conspirators may have been identified and arrested
in the Philippines in 1994 before final plans and preparations could
be made to execute subsequent terrorist attacks in the U.S. and
elsewhere.
Background: Immediately following the February 1993

World Trade Center bombing, Ramzi Yousef fled the U.S. on a
Pakistani passport he obtained from the Consulate of Pakistan in
New York.
1) September 13, 1994, Philippine press report that a wealthy

Pakistani businessman named Tariq Javed Rana is suspected of
manufacturing illegal narcotics with the aid of Indian partners.
Raz Bashnir Tarar, a second secretary of the Pakistan Embassy
in Manila responds by issuing press statements denying the
allegations, saying the allegations could not possibly be true
since Pakistanis and Indians were archenemies and that they
would never do business with each other. He further added that
Rana was a close relative of several high-ranking Pakistani
government officials, including members of parliament.
Shortly after he gave these press statements, Tarar is recalled to
Pakistan for unknown reasons.
2) September 18, 1994, ARSO Karmilowicz receives the first of

two anonymous telephone calls from a person who claims that a
plot is underway to assassinate President Clinton during his
official visit to the Philippines in November. The caller names
Tariq Rana as one of the leaders of the plot.
3) September 18th and 19th, 1994, representatives of intelligence

and law enforcement agencies within the U.S. Embassy and
government of the Philippines, including the FBI, Secret
Service, CIA, and the Philippine National Bureau of

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Investigations are apprised of the threat and initiate

investigations to determine if the threat is real.
4) 9/20/904, Tom Collins the U.S. Secret Service agent-in-charge

and intelligence officers at the U.S. Embassy investigated
Tariq Rana and told ARSO Karmilowicz afterwards that they
didn't think he was involved in an assassination plot, saying the
intent of the calls must have been to ruin Rana's reputation and
to draw police suspicion towards him. Collins further added
that the Philippine Central Bank also received an anonymous
call within the same time frame from a person who claimed
they had information about a large counterfeit currency
shipment to the Philippines. Collins suspected that this caller
was the same person that spoke to Mr. Karmilowicz on
September 13th.
5) In response to these telephone threats U.S. Embassy Manila

installs a tape recorder. The recorder remains in place through
the Pope's visit. The Embassy records a total of seven calls in
this time period. [Note: In the right margin of cable, SecState
2137, there is has a handwritten message from DCM Raymond
Burghardt to RSO Walter Sargent is the DCM wrote: "Walt, all
the calls were against the President, weren't they?"
6) 2-3 weeks before President Clinton arrives in Manila, an

American supervisor at the Manila World War II cemetery
advises ARSO karmilowicz that he can't account for 1000 Ibs.
of ammonium-nitrate fertilizer in his inventory. By then it was
common knowledge within the Filipino community that
President Clinton had intended to visit the cemetery and
therefore, a loss of this quantity of fertilizer was a very serious
security concern in that the type of fertilizer reported missing
was suitable in making a bomb, the same type of bomb that was
later used against the federal building in Oklahoma City.
ARSO Karmilowicz conducted an investigation and concluded

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that the fertilizer disappeared due to small-scale pilferage by

groundskeepers and improperly set dispersal rates on the
mechanical fertilizer spreaders used at the cemetery.
7) November 12-13, 1994, President Clinton visits the Philippines.

His entourage includes the Secretary of State, the CINPAC, and
other high level U.S. government officials. No apparent
assassination attempt takes place during the visit.
8) January 6,1995, a week before the Pope arrives to Manila, a

mysterious fire erupts in an apartment complex a few blocks
away from the U.S. Embassy Chancery. The building is within
sight of the Pope's intended motorcade route. Immediately
following the fire, several witnesses' report seeing an Arab
looking man fleeing from the apartment. Philippine police later
search the apartment and find bomb making materials, several
laptop computers, airline schedules, and priest clothes.
Philippine Police later arrest Abdul Murad, one of the
occupants of the apartment, when he returns to assess the
damage of the fire. Recent publications now report that the
Philippine police deliberately set fire to the apartment as a
pretext to search it, in the belief they didn't have time to obtain
a search warrant.
9) The person who fled the Manila apartment fire is afterwards

identified as Ramzi Yousef, the primary suspect in the 1993
WTC bombing. Two months later, Pakistani police and U.S.
government agents arrest Yousef in Islamabad, Pakistan.
10) April 3, 1995, Philippine police arrest 6 Arab terrorist

suspects and conduct a manhunt for 25 more. Earlier in the
week, Philippine police arrest Tariq Rana on bribery charges.
One of the articles reported that there was a fire a Rana's
Manila home in December 1994. Chemical residues found in
the Rana home match those found in the Yousef fire. The U.S.

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Embassy reviewed the contents of these articles and afterwards

reported to Washington that none of the information in these
articles, including the information about Rana, posed a threat to
Americans in the Philippines or elsewhere. Rana's current
whereabouts are unknown.

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WITH A DISTINCT MIDDLE EASTERN ACCENT. THE ANONYMOUS
CALLER DIALED THE EMBASSY SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR AND
ASKED TO SPEAK TO SECURITY OFFICER, SAMUEL
KARMILOWICZ. KAKMILOWICZ RECEIVED THE EARLIER CALL
IN REFTEL. -r
2. (U) ARSO KARMILOWICZ BELIEVES THE CALLER IS THE
SAME PERSON HE SPOKE TO IN REFTEL 17000,
3 . (U) ANONYMOUS CALLER GAVE THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATION IN REGARD TO AN ONGOING OPERATION TO
ASSASSINATE PRESIDENT CLINTON DURING HIS VISIT TO THE
PHILIPPINES. CALLER SAID HE WAS PART OF THE
OPERATION TO ASSASSINATE THE PRESIDENT. HE SAID THE
OPERATION CODE NAME WAS "KILLDON", AND THAT ASSASSINS
WOULD USE CARS PACKED WITH DYNAMITE TO KILL THE
PRESIDENT. CALLER DID NOT KNOW THE IDENTIFIERS OF
THE VEHICLES BUT SAID THE TWO VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED
IN THE MINDANAU PROVINCE IN THE PHILIPPINES. CALLER
_ NGU-20-2003 11:57 RUflLON CPMERON COURT 7035674396 P.10
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE . DS CHANNEL MANILA 17097
SAID TEE DYNAMITE WAS SCHEDULED TO BE DELIVERED TO

THE PHILIPPINES DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER
19 9-a ORIGIN OF THE DYNAMITE WAS NOT MENTIONED
MEANS OF DETONATING THE EXPLOSIVES WAS ALSO NOT
MENTIONED.
4 (U) CALLER SAID'A LARGE BUNDLE CONTAINING TWO
MILLION DOLLARS IN COUNTERFEIT U.S. CURRENCY,- CREDIT
CARDS, AND TRAVELLERS CHECKS WAS DELIVERED TO THE
PHILIPPINES"ABOARD,A PAKISTANI COMMERCIAL AIR CARRIER
ON 9/20/94- HE SAID THE MONEY AND OTHER FINANCIAL
INSTRUMENTS WOULD BE'USED TO COVER EXPENSES FOR THE
ASS AS SINAT.IQN, ATTEMPT -.
t O:'- ; ' .'
5 (U)' "CALLER SAID SEVERAL PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEES -FROM "THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
AND THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE WERE ASSISTING IN THE
OPERATION;: - .HE SAID TWO MEMBERS OF THE NBI AND FOUR
MEMBERS OF THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE MET AT THE PRINCE
CARPET PALACE, MAKATI, METRO MANILA, ON 9/19/94 AT
1400 HKSr"~CALLER" SAID" THE GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
RECEIVED P500,000 FOR THEIR COOPERATION AND MENTIONED
ANOTHER PAYOFF IS SCHEDULED TO TAKE PLACE ON 9/30/94
- LOCATION UNKNOWN.
6 (U). CALLER WAS ASKED WHAT HIS MOTIVATION WAS FOR
OFFERING THIS INFORMATION. CALLER RESPONDED THAT HE
"WAS PART OF THE OPERTION," NOTHING MORE.
7. (U) CALLER SAID HE WILL ATTEMPT TO FIND OUT MORE
INFORMATION AND RELAY THIS INFORMATION TO ARSO SAM
KARMILOWICZ AT THE U.S. EMBASSY, MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
8. (U) THIS INFORMATION HAS BEEN SHARED WITH THE
U.S. SECRET SERVICE AND THE EMERGENCY ACTION
COMMITTEE AT U.S. EMBASSY, MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
FACTS OF THIS CASE HAS ALSO BEEN SHARED WITH LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
PHILPPINES.
NEGROPONTE
BT
#7097 •

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Document Date: 09-18-1994
Document Type: Cable
From:
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restricted. Restrictions on records in the National Archives are stated in
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE DS CHANNEL SECSTATE 266321

ACTION: RSO-3
INFO:
DISTRIBUTION: RSOS
CHARGE: FAAS
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 266321
DS CHANNEL TO RSO FROM DSS
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: ASEC
SUBJECT: TELEPHONIC THREAT - POTUS VISIT TO MANILA
REF: MANILA 17210
1- BASED UPON CHIEF OF MISSION WRITTEN APPROVAL, POST IS'
AUTHORIZED TO INSTALL THE RECORDING DEVICE ON FOUR .^
TELEPHONE LINES (RSO, MSG POST 1, SECRET SERVICE, EMBASSY
SWITCHBOARD) . —^ -
2 . THE RECORDING DEVICE CAN REMAIN IN PLACE FOR 48
HOURS, AT WHICH TIME, PLEASE ADVISE DS/ICI/PII OF THE
RESULTS IN ORDER TO EVALUATE WHETHER MONITORING SHOULD BE
CONTINUED.
3. ANY RECORDING OF CONVERSATIONS MUST BE CONSENSUAL IN
NATURE, INVOLVING THE CONSENT OF AT LEAST ONE OF THE
PARTIES ON THE LINE. THIS APPROVAL IS ONLY TO BE USED TO
MONITOR THREATENING CALLS AS OUTLINED IN REFTEL.
4. L HAS APPROVED THIS REQUEST. DAVIS
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#6321
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE DS CHANNEL SECSTATE 266321

NOU-20-2003 11=58 PUflLON CflMERON COURT 703 567 4396 P. 14
LIMITED OFF_L«-IAL USE DS CHANNEL 'MANILA 17210
. ORIGIN: RSO-3>
INFO:
DISTRIBUTION: RSOS ~*
CHARGE: PROG '
APPROVED: RSO:WHSARGENT
DRAFTED: A/SO:KHWASSON: 0531F
CLEARED: NONE
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE MANILA 017210
DS 'CHANNEL
FOR DS/OP AND DS/DSS - DEAN WOODEN
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: ASEC
SUBJECT: TELEPHONIC RECORDING DEVICE
REP: MANILA 17000 AND MANILA 17097
1. POST HAS RECEIVED MULTIPLE TELEPHONIC
THREAT CALLS TO THE EMBASSY REFERENCE THE
UPCOMING VIP VISIT. WE ARE REQUESTING
CONCURRENCE TO INSTALL A RECORDING DEVICE ON
THE MARINE SECURITY GUARD TELEPHONE (POST L)
AND THE RSO'S DIRECT LINE.
2. WE HAVE RECEIVED AUTHORIZATION/CONCURRENCE
FROM THE -CHIEF OF MISSION, REGIONAL AFFAIRS,
AND THE MARINE SECURITY DETACHMENT COMMANDER.
3. REQUEST YOUR CONCURRENCE SOONEST. THE
TECHNICAL' ASSISTANCE AND EQUIPMENT IS ALREADY
AT POST. REGARDS, MANILA.
NEGROPONTE
BT
#7210

NOU-20-2003 11:59 flUflLON CRMERON COURT 703 567 4396 P.15

ORIGIN: RSO"=-3
INFO: --
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CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: RSOrWHSARGENT
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CLEARED: NONE . >
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O 120500Z OCT 94
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TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2537
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DS CHANNEL
FOR DS/ICI/PII AND ITA, DS/OP AND DS/DSS - DEAN WOODEN
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: ASEC
REF: (A) STATE 266321
(B) MANILA 17210
(C) MANILA 17656
(D) MANILA 17787
1. PURSUANT TO REF A WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, THE
RECORDING -DEVICE HAS BEEN INSTALLED AND WE WISH TO LEAVE IN
PLACE INDEFINITELY, AT LEAST THROUGH THE POTUS VISIT AND
POSSIBLY UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY TO COVER THE POPE'S VISIT
(SEE REF C).
2. THE DEVICE WILL ONLY BE USED TO MONITOR THREATENING CALL
AS OUTLINED IN REF D, PARA 5, THE RECORDING DEVICE WILL BE
ACTIVATED ONLY BY TAKING THE RECORDER OFF PAUSE AND ONLY IN
EVENT THE PERSON RECEIVING THE CALL REALIZES THAT THE CALL I
THREAT. REGARDS, MANILA.
NEGROPONTE
BT
#8229

MANILA 20619
ORIGIN: RSO-3
INFO :
DISTRIBUTION: RSOS
CHARGE: PROG
APPROVED: RSO: COSTAFFORD
DRAFTED: ARSO:KHWASSON: 0559F
CLEARED: NONE
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TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4464 0
BT
DS CHANNEL
FOR DS/ICI/PII AND ITA, DS/OP AND DS/DSS - DEAN WOODEN
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS : AS EC
REF: (A) STATE 266321
(B) MANILA 17210
(C) MANILA 17656
(D) MANILA 17787 .- -
(E) MANILA 18229
1. POST AND RSO REQUEST CLARIFICATION AND GUIDANCE
ON ABOVE SUBJECT.
2. THERE WERE SEVEN CONVERSATIONS RECORDED BEFORE
AND DURING THE POTUS VISIT. POST AND SECRET SERVICE
INTEL FOUND THE RECORDINGS EXTREMELY VALUABLE IN
SORTING OUT THE VALIDITY/NONVALIDITY OF PROPOSED .
THREATS .
3 . POST MAY WISH TO LEAVE THE RECORDING DEVICE IN
PLACE, WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE DEPARTMENT AND THE
CHIEF OF MISSION. DEVICE IS ONLY ACTIVATED IN THE
EVENT CALLER STARTS TO MAKE A THREATENING STATEMENT
OR OFFERS INFORMATION REGARDING A THRJE^T T0 VIP'S OR
MISSION PERSONNEL.
3 . FOR YOUR 'ASSISTANCE WE WILL REPEAT A SECTION OF
THE LOCAL LAW WHICH STATES THERE IS NO OBJECTION TO
THE RECORDING DEVICE IN THE EVENT OF THE FOLLOWING :

NOU-20-2003 11=59 flUflLON CflMERON COURT 703 567 4396 P. 17
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE SECSTATE 02137

ACTION: RSO-3
INFO: AMB-1 ADM-1 DCM-1 l/
DISTRIBUTION: RSO
CHARGE: FAAS
VZCZCMLO441
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DE RUEHC #2137 0050151
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FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO AMEMBASSY MANILA 3582
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LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 002137
FOR RSO
E.O. 12356: N/A
TAGS: ASEC
REF: (A) 94 MANILA 20619
(B) 77 STATE 58176
1 PER REFTEL (A) POST WOULD LIKE TO RESERVE OPTION OF
LEAVING RECORDING DEVICE IN PLACE' WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF
THE DEPARTMENT AND THE CHIEF OF MISSION. IN ADDITION
REFTEL STATES THAT DEVICE WOULD ONLY BE ACTIVATED IN THE
EVENT CALLER STARTS TO MAKE A THREATENING STATEMENT OR
OFFERS INFORMATION REGARDING A THREAT TO VIP'-S OR MISSION
PERSONNEL.
2. PER REFTEL (B) OFTEN REFERRED TO AS THE VANCE
MEMORANDUM, THE ACTION REQUESTED IN REFTEL (A) IS
AUTHORIZED. I—,
3. SPECIFICALLY, REFTEL (B) STATES AT 3 AND 4: "CHIEFS
OF MISSION MAY AUTHORIZE THE INSTALLATION AND USE OF
DEVICES WHICH PERMIT EMBASSY SWITCHBOARD OPERATORS TO
RECORD TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF ALL
PARTIES TO THE CONVERSATION ONLY IN THE FOLLOWING
CIRCUMSTANCES:
"A. THE INCUMBENT CHIEF OF MISSION HAS GRANTED
PRIOR WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION AND
"B. THE CALL CONTAINS A THREAT TO THE PHYSICAL
SECURITY OF THE POST OR ITS PERSONNEL, OR TO UNITED
STATES CITIZENS OR PROPERTY (E.G., A BOMB THREAT
AGAINST THE EMBASSY, THREAT TO ASSASSINATE VISITING
SENIOR U.S. OFFICIALS, OR THREAT TO BOMB OFFICES OF A
U.S. COMPANY) OR
LIMITED OFFICIAL USE SECSTATE 02137
NOU-20-2003 11=59 RURLON CRMERON COURT 703 567 4396 P.18
NOU-20-2003 12:01 FlUPLON CfiMERON COURT
703 5S7 4396 P. 19
Pakistani ;*
denies role
in Indians
deportation
Pakistan businessman
Tariq Jayed Rana yesterday
dared his detractors "to file
charges against me In court.
Instead of convicting me by
publicity."
Thisls certainly not the way
to treat foreign Investors In the
Philippines.* Rana said In react-
ing to reports that retired Ma].
Gen. RamonMontano, presiden-
tial adviser on police affairs,
claimed that Rana isInvolved In
the Illegal deportation of 11 In-
dians.
Montano also claimed that
Raza Bashnlr Tarar, second
secretary of the Pakistan Em-
bassy In Manila, was recalled to
Islamabad lor having cleared
Rana of Involvement In the Indl-
ans'case. • • . .'
Tarar slarnmed Montano's
claim by stresslngthathis recall
has no bearing whatsoever on
the case of Rana. He Issued the
following statement: •' ' •
'I wish to'clarify that con-
trary to the report. 1 have au-
thority to Issue the questioned
certification concerning Mr.
Tariq JaveS Rana. I stand by the
.tcontehts and said certification
because they, are the Truth.*
•Thegovernmentof Pakistan
can dismiss and file charges
against me If I did something
••wrong to defend our country
and our countrymen." j
"Convinced that Tariq Javed
Rana Is a victim of Injustice
spread by ugly false rumors and
condemned as a criminal by
means of trial by publicity, I
consider It not only my duty as
a second secretary In the Paki-
stan Embassy, but also a moral
obligation to extent assistance
to a hapless Pakistan national
and a brother Muslim.' .: .
. -My being recalled to Isla-
mabad concerned purely -an
Internal matler within the Pakl-I
stan Embassy In thehome court-;;
' try. and has no bearing whatso-" •
ever on the case "of Tariq Javed,
Rana." . " .'.•„••„"' ,..':....... .'.•
NOU-20-2003 12=01 flUPLON CflMERON COURT
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The national newspaper

'&•& ISSNpli5-8i04 VOL^XIV N0.77 MONDAY, APRIL 3,1995
WL
; By ALDWIN FAJARDO
r:; < :§ix suspected Arab ter- detonating cords, ammonium
'.'jcbrists 'Whom police have nitrate, TNT explcisives, gun
•linked to the defendants in powder, dynamites," com-
.Jhe"l993 World Trtde Center puter diskettes, a computer;
bombing were arrested and a and voluminous documents
; cache of weapons and ex- written in Arabic.
plosives was seized in a raid Police "linked the ajj-
• jn.an apartment iii Kalookan prehended Arab terrorists to
<&ty Saturday night Sheik' Omar Abdel Rahman,
:': '••_ Supt Rex Rad, Northern known as the "Blind Sheik,"
, police District Command who went on trial last Jan. 9
(dvief, said those arrested are for allegedly masterminding
i members of the tlamicSatur- the bombing of the World
vt^dajr Meeting Group, majority Trade Center in New York in
'i'jof whose members are Pales-
fiinians. ••'-•. , . ':'.• !.'• ..' . .\. . Piad sîd they recovered a
t$-' Piad identified the ter- Caserte tape of Sheifc Omar
îrorists .as Hedi ^fousef Al-
Vj^>oul, a Jordanian and the Abdel Rahman's sermons.
- group's alleged leader; Isam Invesbgatars believecl the
- v.A^bddhadi Moharnad, also a: six Arab, terrorists are. con-
•^Jordanian; Mohaifiad IsmaeJ nected with Ramzi Yousef
Owb,Syrian; NabilAJ Riârhi . who is facing charges for the
vl^sser; an Omani; Aseraf bombing of a Philippine Air-
i,/ibduJ Alyazouri, Rahman, a lines plane bound for japan
: sfUdent rrom the United Arab last December. A Japanese
. Emirates, and Wai] Rached £1 tourist was killed by the
Kaatib, a Palestinian. bomb, which was planted
; Police seized two M-16ar- under his seat
rrialite rifles with magazines . The suspects are facing
and ammunition,, three hand- charges of illegal possession
. guns, demolition charge, offirearms,ammunition,and - • . _._j;••:-..•• -.•;". > ' . . — . . . . • " .-± ' .1 .. ..
fragmentation grenades, explosives Spanish King Juan Carlos and President Ramos troop the line at Malaca
Too•m manyncoalition
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RP, Spain
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NOU-20-2003 12:04 flUPLON CfiMERON COURT 703 567 4396 P.22
Six Arabs
linked to
bomberhd
By Erie Garafll
and Bella de Mesa
Correspondents
SK ARABS linked to the 1993.

bpmbing of the World Trade
Coxa in New York were arrest-
ed and: a "large "quantity:.of
weapons md explosives seized
iil a raid on an apartrienc in
Kalookan Ciiy, police said
7J>9 Arabs'are Modi Yousef
- Algtoul, 28, a:Jordaoian and the
' gronp Ifeadef; Isain Abdclbadi
MQhariiad,29, also a Jordanian;
'Mohamad Ismael Deib, 23, a
SyHan; Naîl .M Riyanri Nasser,
,2S,ofqjipan; Aseraf Abdul
Atyazom Rahman, 28, a student
; from. îe Uniifid
Arab Emirates
-(UAE); ariii Waii-Radned El.
-Ka?tib; ! 26i; 1- Lebanese
Palestinian. ;. : . .' ... :; .
ârlfei-j nolice said Taric
Javed Rai?*, t> fillTI"*^' gt~'lr
uadersuspecicdof-Desiotfagalr
• ieeed mastermind of- the N£w
r.'hadalko
aStstciland-dvarged wiih
large-scale investment fraud.
They believe he has ties wiihin-
ternatipnal
' terrorist:
' ' Ramzi
' .
.
The six Arabs belong to the
hoetofore unknown Muslim ex- .
tremist group Islamic Saturday.
Meeting (Likah Asepl Al-
Mamiyah) which rqxnedly has
Ibiks with Egyptian Sheik Urnar
bd Al Rahman, ihc "blind
t" charged and now being
Continued: Page 11
TOTfiL P.22
MILLER, STONE & MITCHELL I 123
ut, it would bomb—like the one he would plant on the Manila-to-Tokyo plane— small
enough to evade airport security, yet this time powerful enough to bring
lore than a down a large jetliner. Yousef .first tested the device in November 1994 in a
rorld Trade generator room underneath a shopping mall in the Philippines. The explo-
ng the Ted sion sparked a small fire and little damage. Then, on December 1, Yousef,
aomb and along with a bin Laden operative named Wali Khan Amin Shah, planted one
had sent a of the tiny bombs in a Manila movie theater. It went off under a vacant seat,
expressing causing only minor injuries. The last test took place on Flight 434 and
'investiga- claimed the life of Hiruki Ikegami.
dressed, or In the midst of these activities, Yousef was toying with at least two other
m yielding plans, either of which would have shaken the world. Earlier in the fall it
ot of criti- was known that President Clinton would visit the Philippines on November
)licy and I 12, and Wali Khan had devised several assassination strategies. Ultimately,
instructed they were abandoned because of the extremely tight security surrounding
New York the president. Instead, Yousef began working on a plot to kill the Pope, who
was planninp; to visit thp Philippines in mid-January and would provide a
of the sum- softer target.
ig sophisti- How close Yousef might have come to achieving his objective no one
bin Laden- knows for sure, but what is certain is that Yousef was quite serious. On
\e_ southern December 8, using the alias of Naji Owaida Haddad, he signed a one-month
ibyjChalid lease for an apartment overlooking a route that the Tope was expected to
'set, with a travel. He bought priest's vestments to enable himself or, more likely, an
is the phys- emissary, to get close enough to the Pope to effect a suicide bombing. He
cts, the two may even have enlisted the help of his old friend and fellow Benazir Bhutto
mmed had plotter, Abdul Hakim Murad, to stage an aerial attack on the Popemobile.
WTC plot- Murad, who arrived in Manila in December, was an experienced pilot.
ng. Now he Yousef reportedly tried to charter a small plane, scrapping the plan only
EFs boldest when he learned that the airspace over Manila would be cordoned off —a
routine precaution—during the Pope's stay.
-Croat for _ According to Murad. Yousef hatched two other plots involving planes.
operation One called for Murad to fly a small plane loaded with explosives or just a full
roughly the tank of fuel into CIA headquarters at Langley. A second version had Murad
r a micro- _Wiacking a large commercial jet and crashing it into a Washington landmark.
Dear Mr. Flannery:
Thank you for your e-mail of December 10, 2003 to Commissioner Ben- Veniste,
regarding Special Agent Karmilowicz and his activities in Manila in 1994. As you
probably know, Mr. Karmilowicz has also faxed additional material to Commission staff.
/VV*-zi/t
Commission staff have reviewed the material that you and your client have provided. We ,,
see no need to interview Special Agent Karmilowicz at this time. We will let you know ^ ^*^
if that assessment changes.
QT >Q
Thank you again for your submission. We appreciate your willingness to assist the //•-
Commission in carrying out its statutory mandate. J
Dan Marcus
•).p^ ^?.
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YoelTobin
„_ _ _„ _______ ___ _ ___
- - • -
From: Chris Kojm

Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 1 1 :28 PM
To: Yoel Tobin; Front Office
Cc: Team 1
Subject: RE: Commissioner Contact re; potential interviewee Sam Karmilowicz
Yoel — I would check him out with a phone call and evaluate him before agreeing to meet with him.
----- Original Message -----

From: Yoel Tobin
Sent: Tue 3/2/2004 4:04 PM
To: Front Office
Cc: Team 1
Subject: Commissioner Contact re: potential interviewee Sam Karmilowicz
Commissioner Ben-Veniste was approached by the lawyer for a former State Department Security Officer
named Sam Karmilowicz (SK) a couple of months ago, and the Commissioner mentioned it to me today.
SK would like to be interviewed by us in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate President Clinton in
the Philippines in 1994. SK had also approached Team 1 directly last November, and we had tentatively
decided to interview him for an hour, subject to front office approval.
SK was a State Department security officer in the Philippines in 1 994 when he received telephone
warnings of a plot to kill President Clinton. It's not clear that the tip he received has anything to do with
Ramzi Yousef and the Bojinka plot, but he attempts to make the connection and we feel it would not hurt to
interview him for an hour. I should note that SK is apparently being investigated by the State Dept. IG over
a fatal shooting in Ecuador, and this may account for some of his motivation in contacting us.
So this is an fyi re: Commissioner interest, as well as a request for approval to go ahead with the interview.
3/3/2004
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Yoel Tobin
From: Dan Leopold [dleopold@9-11commission.gov]

Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 1:37 PM
To: teaml @9-11commission.gov
Subject: Call from a citizen
Team 1:
I received a call from a gentleman named Sam Karmilowicz. He was the Assistant Regional Security Officer at
the U.S. Embassy in Manila from 1994 to 199ft. He says that he has information regarding Ramsey Yousef and
the 9-11 plot. His nurnbers/ii personal privacyease let me know if you have any questions.
Thanks,
Dan L.
ft,
— 9/11 Classified Information
11/17/2003

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From: Yoel Tobin

Melissa, can you answer Steve's questions?

Yoel - Did this letter go out? Can I get a copy?

Fine. I'll sign.

SK is apparently being investigated by the State Dept. IG over a fatal shooting in

From: Melissa Coffey

Thanks, Dan. Melissa, can you do this?

I'm assuming you guys will prepare the final on letterhead.

Fine. I'll sign.

Subject: FW: letter

Attached is a draft letter for your signature to a State Department

SK was a State Department security officer in the Philippines in 1994

SK is apparently being investigated by the State Dept. IG over a fatal

----- Original Message -----

December 10, 2003

Re: Special Agent Samuel Peter Karmilowicz, Dept. of State

It was good to see you last evening.

From: Yoel Tobin

Mr. John P. Flannery

Dear Mr. Flannery:

Thank you again for your submission. We appreciate your willingness to

From: Yoel Tobin

Otherwise, I apologize if instead this has been an imposition on your time.

Again, it was great to see you again.

All the best to you and yours this holiday season.

Warmest personal regards,

Campbell Miller Zimmerman, PC

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9/11 Personal Privacy

S We obtained an affidavit from Agent Karmilowicz of what State Department

An unidentified caller with a distinct middle eastern accent told Agent

In truth and facythisj^gj^ingyjnisinessman" wasJPakistan businessman Tarig

II. Agent Karmilowicz - a. praiseworthy record

Ambassador Larry Palmer, formerly assigned to Quito, Ecuador, while Agent

Ambassador Palmer describes Agent Karmilowicz as a "conscientious, even-

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Terrorist Threats in the Philippines and Connections to

REF: 94 Manila 17000, 94 Manila 17097, 94 Manila 17210

Philippine newspaper articles: 1) Manila Bulletin. Sept 14, 1994.

The purpose of this paper is to show that based on

Secondly, recent statements by known al Qaeda terrorists

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government intelligence and law enforcement authorities taken Mr.

Background: Immediately following the February 1993

1) September 13, 1994, Philippine press report that a wealthy

2) September 18, 1994, ARSO Karmilowicz receives the first of

3) September 18th and 19th, 1994, representatives of intelligence

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Investigations are apprised of the threat and initiate

4) 9/20/904, Tom Collins the U.S. Secret Service agent-in-charge

5) In response to these telephone threats U.S. Embassy Manila

6) 2-3 weeks before President Clinton arrives in Manila, an

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that the fertilizer disappeared due to small-scale pilferage by

7) November 12-13, 1994, President Clinton visits the Philippines.

8) January 6,1995, a week before the Pope arrives to Manila, a

9) The person who fled the Manila apartment fire is afterwards