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THE
WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
February 13,2004MEMORANDUM FOR: SECRETARY
OF
STATESECRETARY
OF THE
TREASURYSECRETARY
OF
DEFENSEATTORNEY GENERALSECRETARY
OF
HOMELAND SECURITYDIRECTOR
OF
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCEARCHIVIST
OF THE
UNITED STATESFROM: ANDREW
H.
CARD,
JR.
CHIEF
OF
STAFFSUBJECT: PRE-PUBLICATION REVIEWOFMATERIALS FROMNATIONAL COMMISSION
ON
TERRORIST ATTACKSUPON
THE
UNITED STATESThismemorandum requests your prompt assistanceincarryingout thePresident'scommitment
to
assisting
the
National Commission
on
Terrorist Attacks Upon
the
United
States
("Commission")
in
completing
its
work
in an
effective
and
timely
manner.OnNovember 27, 2002, the President signed legislation (Public Law
107-306)
creatingthe Commission. The President has stated a clear policy of support for the Commission's work,noting that
"[a]n
aggressive investigation into September
11th,
with a responsible concern forsensitive information that will allow us to win the war on terror, will contribute to the security ofthis
country."
To
carry
out the
President's
direction,
the
Executive Branch
has
made extraordinary
efforts
to
cooperate
with the Commission. In the
nine
months since the first document requestwas issued by the Commission in May 2003, the Executive Branch has made available to theCommission more than 2.3
million
pages of documents, provided more than 125 briefings(including
by
agency
heads),
and
arranged interviews
of
more than
600
individuals (includingCabinet officers). The
information
made available has included a large volume of highly
classified
andextraordinarily sensitive national security information, including someof the
Nation's
most sensitive national security secrets.Toprotect national securityandconsistent with longstanding practiceinpast
similar
inquiries,
the Executive Branch
will
need to work with the Commission to review Commissionmaterialsintendedforpublicationinordertoprotect againsttheunauthorized disclosureof
classified
information,including information
relating
to the
sources
and
methods through whichthe United
States
collects the intelligence vital to the
Nation's
safety. Fully recognizing its duty
 
to assist in the protection of classified
information
from
unauthorized disclosure, theCommission plans to cooperate
fully
with the Executive Branch review
process.
We
will
workclosely with the Commission, with the objectives of
maximizing
the amount of information that
can
safely
be
published, protecting classified information
from
unauthorized disclosure,respecting the role of the Commission under the law, and enabling the Commission to completeits work on time.Toassist
with
the
pre-publication
review process, please designateanappropriate senior
official
within
your department
or
agency
who
will
head your department's
or
agency's
work
on
the
pre-publication review process in support of the Department of Justice, which is designatedto lead the Executive Branch review
effort.
Designated
officials
should have authority to make
timely
classification/declassification
decisions, and be available to dedicate a substantial portionof their time to the review during the relevant time period. The Commission has informed us
that it
intends
to
submit
for
pre-publication review several statements
in
conjunction with
Commission
hearings planned
in
March, April,
and
May,
and
will
submit
a
draft
report
in
time
for
the Commission to be able to publicly
release
its final report by May 27, 2004 (or July 26,2004 if there is a 60 day extension granted by Congress).
The
Attorney General
has
designated
at myrequest
Daniel
Levin, who
serves
as the
primary
liaison between the Executive Branch and the Commission, to lead the pre-publicationreview
process.
Please ensure that Mr. Levin
(202-616-0999;
dan.levin@usdoj.gov) is informedof the name of your designee by Friday, February 27, 2004.
Thank
you for
your assistance.
 
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2003MEMORANDUM
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CC:FROM:SUBJECT:SECRETARY
OF
STATESECRETARY
OF THE
TREASURY
SECRETARYOF
DEFENSE
ATTORNEY
GENERALSECRETARY
OF THE
INTERIOR
SECRETARY OF
TRANSPORTATION
SECRETARY OF
ENERGYSECRETARY
OF
HOMELAND SECURITYDIRECTOR
OF
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
ARCHIVIST
OF THE UNITED STATESHEADS
OF
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
AND
AGENCIESALBERTO
R.
GONZALES
COUNSEL TO THE
PRESIDENTCOOPERATION WITH NATIONAL COMMISSION
ON
TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON THE UNITED STATES
As
you
know,
the
President
has
stated
a
clear policy
of
support
for the
work
of the
NationalCommission
on
Terrorist Attacks Upon
the
United States
("Commission").
On
March
19,
2003, Chief
of
Staff
Andrew Card sent you the attached memorandum directing cooperation with the Commission
and
requesting that
you
designate
an
appropriate senior
official
within your department
or
agency
to
serve
as the
principal point
of
contact
for
Commission matters.The departments and agencies have made extraordinary
efforts
to cooperate with theCommission.
By
conservative estimate, more than
250
individuals
in the
Executive Branch
-
many
of
whom
are
also responsible
for
helping
fight the war on
terrorists
of
global reach
-
spend
at
least
a
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