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DEFENSE
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DEFENSE PENTAGONWASHINGTON, DC
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INTELLIGENCE
MEMORANDUM
FOR THE
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
OF
THE
NATIONAL COMMISSION
ON
TERRORISTATTACKS UPON
THE
UNITED STATES
Dear
Phil:
We
spoke
last
week about
the
difficulties
in
copying
the
tapes
fromNORAD/NEADS.At
that time,
I
suggested that
the
Commission makearrangements
to
travel
to
NEADS
so
that
staff
members could listen
to the
tapes
on the specialized equipment and then we would determine how to
proceed.
Since that timeIhave been informed that Dictaphonehasrecoveredmost of the tracks. However, NEADS will require another period of time to
turn
this
effort
into a product that will not require specialized equipment.Therefore,
I
urge again that
the
Commission consider
my
suggestion
from
last week to travel to NEADS to listen to the tracks and
decide
which are ofvalue.
On
the question of the IIRs and MFRs, during the course of compilingthem,the
staff
disco vereda
difference
in theapproachby the
CITF
to theclassification levels
of its
information
and
that used
by
other
DoD
entities
for
the
IIRs
and
MFRs. That difference concerns documents that
may be
responsive to the Commission's requests with respect to a number ofindividuals of interest to the Commission. We are working to reconcile the
differences
in classification. Meanwhile, responsive
IIR
and MFR materials
classified
by DoD,
including
such material relevant to the individuals ofinterest,
have
been and will continue to be forwarded prior to 30 November.Stephen A. Cambone
Cc:
Thomas H. Kean, ChairLee H. Hamilton, Vice Chair
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ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF
DEFENSE
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DEFENSE
PENTAGON
,
WASHINGTON,
DC
2O301-26OO
3
MAY
2004
HOMELAND
DEFENSE
Mr.
Philip
D.
Zelikow
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'
•
Executive
Director
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
301 7th
Street,
SW
Room
5125
Washington,DC 20407Dear
Mr.
Zelikow:I amwritingtofollowup on mytestimonyat theCommission's seventh public hearingon
"Borders,
Transportation,
and
Managing
Risk."
At the
hearing, Commissioner
Ben-Veniste
requested written information on the intelligence gathering
function
of the North AmericanAerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
The
request appears
on
page
177 of the
hearingtranscript.Theattached paper from NORADand USNorthern Command provides information
on the
intelligence collection
and
analysis
activities
of
both commands.
In
addition
to the NORAD-related
request, Commissioner
Ben-Veniste also
requestedwritteninformationon the
Department's
interpretationofPublicLaw
107-40
inrelationto the
Posse
Comitatus
Act,
as
well
as
information
on the
Terrorist Information Awareness program.Responses to these requests will be forthcoming shortly.
I
request your assistance
in
providing
the
attached paper
to
Commissioner Ben-Veniste
and
anyother membersofyour
staff
who maywishto see it.Thankyou foryour assistance.
t.
Sincerely,Peter
F.
VergaPrincipal DeputyEnclosure
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