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KREINDLER

&

KREINDLERLLP

Hany

E.

Kreindler

(1919-1984)

Susan

A.Friery,

M.D.*

*

Lee

S.

Kreindler(

1949-2003)

100

Park Avenue

Daniel

O.

Rose

Marc

S.

Moller

New

York,

NY

10017-5590

Jacqueline

M.

James

Steven

R.

Pounian

(212) 687-8181

Brendan

S.

Maher

James

P.

Kreindler

Susan

D.

Bainnson

David

C.

Cook

Fax:

(

212

)

972-9432

Dennis

f

Nolan

David

Beekman

www.kreindler.com

Myrna Ocasio

Blanca

L"

Rodriguez Vincent

I.

Parrett

Noah H.

Kushlefsky

William

O.

Angelley

RobertJ.

Spragg

Brian

J.

Alexander California

Office

Justin T.

Green

707

Wilshire Boulevard

Gretchen

M.

Nelson* Suite 5070Stuart

R.

Fraenkel

* Los

Angeles,

CA

90017-3

613(213)

622-6469

Francis

G.

Fleming

Fax;

(213)

622-6019

Paul S.

Edelman

Milton

G.

Sincoff

*

Admitted in

CA

only

Andrew

J.

Maloney,

III

.

,

.

oflA/l

**Admitted in

MA

&

DC

only

,

August

13,

2004

Counsel

&

'

VIA

FEDERAL EXPRESS

Governor

Thomas

H.Kean

Chairman

National

Commission

on

Terrorist Attacks

in the

United States

3017th

Street,

SW

Room5125

Washington, DC

20407

Re:

In re

September

11,

2001

Tort

Litigation

Dear

Governor Kean:First,

I

would like

to

compliment

you and the9/11

Commission members

and

staff

on thethoroughnessand

objectivity

of the

Commission's

Report, which

was

published

on

July

22,

2004.I

am the

Plaintiffs'

Liaison Counsel

in9/11

related tort litigation pending

in the

United

States

District Court

for the

Southern District

of New

York

before

Hon.

Alvin

K.

Hellerstein

1

.

Inthat

lawsuit families

of 9/11

victims

and

others have lodged claims against

the

airlines, security

companies,

airport operators,

and

Boeing seeking damages

for the

death

of

loved ones, personal

injuries,

and

property damage.

September 11.

2001

Tort Litigation.

21 MC 97

(AKH).

August 13,

2004

Page 2

Since it is our understanding that the Commission Report was

vetted

for security

concerns, we

assume that

the

materials referenced

in the

report

are now

available

for

public

examination.

I

would greatly appreciate

a

reply

from

you or from

Commission staff

to

learn

how we

can

review

the

below referenced materials that

the

Commission

has

collected

2

.

For

your

information,

several members

of the

Plaintiffs' Executive Committee

in the

tort litigation have

receivedTSA

security clearance.

1.

Two

local

Fox 25

television investigative reports

in

February

and

April

2001

describing security problems

at

Logan Airport. Chapter

1,

Note

1.

2.

Chuck Severance interview (Apr.

15,

2004). Chapter

1,

Note

2.

3.

Jim

Dillon interview (Apr.

15,

2004). Chapter

1,

Note

2.

4.

Diane

Graney

interview

(Apr.

16,

2004).

Chapter

1,

Note

2.

5.

Al

Hickson briefing (June

8,

2004). Chapter

1,

Note

2.6. FBI

response

to

Commission briefing request

no. 6,

undated (topic

11).Chapter

1,

Note

3.

7. AAL

response

to the

Commission's February

3,

2004, requests, Mar.

15,2004.

Chapter

1,

Note

4.8.

UAL

letter,"Flight

175—1

ISepOl

Passenger

ACI

Check-in History," July11,2002.Chapter

1,

Note 5.9.Air

Transport Association/Regional Airlines Association (ATA/RAA)

report,

"Air Carriers Checkpoint Operations Guide," Aug. 1999. Chapter

1,

Note

7.

10. Mary Carol

Turano

interview (Mar.

11,2004).

Chapter

1,

Note 8.

11.

FBI

reports

of

investigation, Nilda Cora interview (Oct.

4, 2001).

Chapter

1,

Note

8.

2

Note

the

chapter, page,

or

footnote references

are to the

"Authorized Edition"

published by

W.

W.

Norton

&

Company, Inc.

August

13,

2004Page

3

12.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.18.

19.

20.21.

22.23.24.25.26.27.William Thomas interview (Sept. 14, 2001). Chapter 1,

Note

8.

Jennifer

Gore interview (Sept. 12, 2001). Chapter 1, Note 8.Claudia Richeyinterview (Sept.

15,

2001). Chapter

1,

Note 8.RosaritoRivera interview (Sept. 25, 2001). Chapter 1, Note 8.

ISA

report/'Selectee

Status

of

September

11th

Hijackers," undated.Chapter

1,

Note9.AAL record, SABRE information on Flight

11,

Sept.

11,

2001.

Chapter

1,

Note

9.

AALrecord, SABRE informationforFlight77,Sept. 11,

2001.

Chapter

1,

Note

11.Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority videotape, Dulles mainterminal checkpoints, Sept.

11,

2001.

Chapter

1,

Note

11.

FBI reportofinvestigation, VaughnAllexinterview (Sept.12,2001).Chapter

1,

Note 12.VaughnAllex interview (July13,2004). Chapter1,Note12.Tim Jackson interview (Apr. 12, 2004). Chapter

1,

Note 14.

UAL

record, Flight 93 EWRbag loading status, Sept.

11,

2001. Chapter1,Note18.

UAL

record, Flight 93 EWR

ACI

passenger history, Sept. 11, 2001.Chapter

1,

Note

18.UAL

record, Flight

93 EWR

full

bag

history, Sept. 11, 2001. Chapter

1,

Note

18.

FBI

report,"The

Final 24 Hours," Dec. 8, 2003. Chapter

1,

Note

18.

FBI

responsetoCommission

briefing

requestno. 6,undated (topic8).Chapter

1,

Note

21.

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