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CHAIR
:e H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(the "Commission") requests an informal background briefing from
chard Ben-Veniste
appropriate officials at DHS on the following immigration procedures at
ax Cleland U.S. Ports of Entry:
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(1) primary and secondary inspections;
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ade Gorton (2) the databases and other technology used at Ports of Entry;
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(3) how Port of Entry personnel receive directives and guidance from
jnothy J. Roem"£r headquarters;
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(4) how information gathered at Ports of Entry is captured and forwarded
to other agencies; and
iflip D. Zelikow
CECUTIVE DIRECTOR
(5) how these procedures have changed from 9/11/01 to the present. -
The requested briefing is for general background purposes only and will
not be a substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff may
wish to conduct.
ee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(the "Commission") requests informal background briefings from
ichard Ben-Veniste
appropriate officials at DHS on the following topics:
[ax Cleland
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(1) the organizational structure, duties and responsibilities, and key
personnel in BICE (internal security) and BCBP (border security),
imie S. Gorelick including the counterterrorism, intelligence, investigation, and anti-fraud
lade Gorton units in BICE and BCBP;
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(2) the personnel on the_staffs of the Undersecretary for Border Security
imothyj. Roemer and Transportation and the DHS executives with policy responsibilities
for (a) BICE and BCBP matters, and (b) liaison with the Homeland
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Security Council and the Executive Office of the President;
hilip D. Zelikow (3) the relationship and flow of information between these units and the
XECUTIVE DIRECTOR
intelligence operations and functions of the DJrectorate of Information
Analysis and Infrastructure Protection; and
The requested briefings are for general background purposes only and
will not be a substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff
may wish to conduct. •*-
ee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(the "Commission") requests informal background briefings from
ichard Ben-Veniste
appropriate officials at the anti-fraud detection units of BCIS and BICE,
(ax Cleland and at DHS alien smuggling units and task forces, on the following
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topics:
The requested briefings are for general background purposes only ariS
will not be a substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff
may wish to conduct. , • f;
icrnas H. Kean
CHAIR
DHS BRIEFING REQUEST NO. 4
:e H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests an informal background briefing, if possible by June 30, from
chard Ben-Veniste
Assistant Secretary for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection Paul
axCleland Redmond, Under Secretary Frank Libutti, and any other appropriate officials at the
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Department of Homeland Security on the Department's activities involving
counterterrorism intelligence collection and analysis, including but not limited to:
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e H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests informal background briefings from appropriate officials at
chard Ben-Veniste
the DHS Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services, and any other relevant
axCleland bureau, on the following topics:
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1) The processes in place to adjudicate adjustment of status applications,
-nie S. Gorelick including the types of adjustments available, the ability of these processes to
idc Gorton detect or be subject to fraud, the statistics associated with the types of
adjustments sought, and the types of adjustments associated with known
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terrorists or affiliates of terrorists; and
mothyj. Roemer
2) The processes in place to regulate the entry, stay, and removal of students and
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exchange visitors, including all F, J , Q, and M visa applicants, including:
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a. A SEVIS demonstration with a discussion of its characteristics and
technology;
b. A discussion of how students not abiding by the terms of their status
are tracked by the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement
(BICE), how BICE is informed of such students, and the immigration
consequences for such students; and ••
c. How such students are screened for national security concerns, and
with what agencies such information is shared.
The requested briefings are for general background purposes only and will not be a
substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff may wisrVto conduct.
:e H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests an informal background briefing from appropriate officials at
ichard Ben-Veniste
the DHS Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, National Security
!ax Cleland Division One (the "Division"), no later than July 18, 2003, on the following topics:
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1) the Division's organization, mission, and personnel;
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imothyj. Roemer a. a summary of the types, numbers, and geographic location of those
investigations, including those conducted in conjunction with the Joint
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Terrorism Task Forces, from 9/11/01 to present; and
b. a summary of the results of those investigations to date;
hilip D. Zelikow
XECUTIVE DIRECTOR
3) the Division's compliance enforcement mandate, including activities and
compliance statistics regarding the Student and Exchange Visitor Information
System (SEVIS) and the National Security Entry-Exit System (NSEERS);
The requested briefing is for general background purposes only and will not be a
substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff may wish to conduct.
:e H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests an informal background briefing from appropriate officials at
chard Ben-Veniste
the JFK Airport Port of Entry (the "Port"), including the Port Director, the Assistant
axCleland Port Directors for the terminals, and some inspectors and agents, at the Port at a
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mutually convenient time during July 2003, on the following topics:
mic S. Gorelick 1) the Port's primary and secondary passenger processing (legacy INS and
ade Gorton Customs) during a peak workload time of day;
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2) the use of law enforcement and intelligence information and technology at the
imothyj. Roemer facilities;
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3) the organization of DHS Customs and Border Protection at the Port;
liilip D. Zelikow 4) the terminal entry points and detention facilities; and
CECUTIVE DIRECTOR
The requested briefing is for general background purposes only and will not be a
substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff may wish to conduct.
:e H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests an informal background briefing from appropriate officials
;chard Ben-Veniste
on site at the DHS Bureau of Customs and Border Protection National Targeting
lax Cleland Center (the "Center"), including a presentation of how the Center is organized, its
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mission, its personnel, its intelligence activities, and a demonstration of its operations.
The Commission requests that the demonstration include observation of the normal
mie S. Gordick day-to-day operations at the Center. The Commission requests that this briefing occur
ade Gorton no later than My 18,2003, if possible.
>hn Lehman The requested briefing is for general background purposes only and will not be a
imothyj. Roemer substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff may wish to conduct.
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July 1, 2003 Daniel Marcus
General Counsel
hilip D. Zelikow
KECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Date: 7/25/2003
Pages: 4
Description: MFR of site tour and briefing, National Targeting Center of the
Bureau of Customs and Border Protection
Box 23
x H. Hamilton The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
VICE CHAIR.
"Commission") requests an informal background briefing from appropriate officials at
ichard Ben-Veniste
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on the following topic:
[ax Cleland
1. How the role of the FBI in the clearance process for visa applicants has evolved
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from the period 1998 to the present, including:
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a. how the FBI and the State Department share authorities;
b. how the FBI provides information to the State Department supporting visa
:>hn Lehman refusals under MA. section 212(a)(3)(b) or other provisions of law;
anothyj. Roemei c. how the FBI puts names of suspected terrorists or terrorist affiliates onto
watchlists or into databases in order to prevent their entry into the United
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States;
d. State Department access to the NCIC and Violent Gang and Terrorist
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Organization data files, and the Automated Fingerprint Identification System;
e. the Visas Condor program;
f. the FBI's role in the Foreign Terrorist Tracking Task Force;
g. the role of INS/DHS detailees to the FBI hi thd clearance process; and
h. the role of the FBI's Namecheck Unit.
The requested briefing is for general background purposes only and will not be a
substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff may wish to conduct.
Date: 7/31/2003
Pages: 19
Box 23
Date: 9/21/2003
Pages: 26
Box 23
iomas H. Kean
CHAIR
CIA BRIEFING REQUEST NO. 3
:e H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States requests a
follow-up discussion, if possible on or before June 27,2003, with a group of
chard Ben-Veniste
appropriate CIA officials on the subjects enumerated below. We envision an informal
axCleland discussion rather than a formal briefing. It would be directed at information obtained
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by the United States, not on the methods by which, or sources from whom, that
information was obtained.
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ade Gorton 1) Terrorist methods to gain entry to the U.S., including use of passports and visas,
the asylee/refugee process, fraud, identity theft, access through Canada, Mexico,
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and other selected countries, and alien smuggling; and
imothyj. Roemer
2) Current activities to respond to the above border security issues, including
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document misuse counter-measures, and measures to examine how known or
suspected terrorists (such as those currently on watch lists) gain or gained entry to
lilip D. Zelikow the United States.
CECUTry^DIRECTOR
Richard Ben-Veniste The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests informal background briefings from appropriate
Max Cleland officials at TTIC, the CIA, and any other relevant agencies on the following
Fred F. Fielding topics:
Jamie S. Gorelick
1. The new watchlisting agreement, including the terrorist identities
Slade Gorton database and its interface with the planned screening center and with
immigration databases (TIPOFF, IBIS, aviation lists), DHS, and DoD; the
John Lehman
interface between watchlisting and CIA's namecheck program; and the
Timothy J. Roemer CIA's watchlisting agreements with other countries.
James R. Thompson
The requested briefings are for general background purposes only and will
Philip D. Xelikow not be a substitute for later interviews the Commission and its staff may
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
wish to conduct.
26 September 2003
Enclosure
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