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To: General Counsel Daniel MarcusAssistant Gen. Counsel Steven DunneTeam Leaders Douglas MacEachinDieter Snell

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 Quinn John Tamm, Jr.Subj: Meetings with FBI supervisors and case agentsDuring the week of June 24, through June 26, 2003 I metwith Assistant Special Agent in Charge Thomas Powers and

Supervisory

 Special Agent Robert

 Schlabach

 of the

 Boston

Division of the FBI. The meetings were

 very

 helpful indetermining how the Boston Division s records were stored.Additionally, I was able to gain some guidance on potentialwitnesses that

 the

 Commission

 may

 want

 to

 interview,

 or to

have testify, before the Commission. An example would be

the

 individual

 in

 charge

 of

 security

 at

 Logan InternationalAirport

 on 09/11/2001,

 Joseph Lawless. Because

 of

 potentialliability issues, Mr. Lawless never

 agreed

 to be interviewedabout security

 at the

 airport,

 at the

 time

 of the

 9-11

attacks.

I recommend that we request from the FBI similarmeetings with the case supervisors and case agent(s) in

following

 FBI Field Divisions:Baltimore

Boston

 (follow

 up

 meeting)MiamiNewarkNorfolk

San

 DiegoTampaPhiladelphiaPhoenixWashington

In

 each

 territorial jurisdiction,

 extensive

investigation was conducted, because the 9-11 co-conspirators lived

 or

 trained

 in

 those locations.I further recommend that the first meeting be held with

either

 the Washington Field Office supervisor and case agent

or

 the

 Baltimore supervisor

 and

 case

 agent.

 Department

 of

Justice

 (DOJ),

 or FBI management could easily monitor themeeting(s) at the field division

 headquarters.

 This mayreassure management

 that

 the

 Commission s goal

 is to

 attempt

to

 make

 a

 complete record

 of the

 9-11 conspiracy.

 The

subsequent meetings should

 be

 held

 at the

 respective

 field

divisions and not in

 Washington.

 

My visit to Boston determined that the

 field

 division

files are

 maintained

 in the

 chronological order

 of

investigation

 as

 conducted

and

 would provide

 a

 useful guide

for

 our own investigation and report. We would be in aposition

 to

 determine

 if all the

 relevant facts

 had

 beenreviewed

 and

 reported.

 The

 Commission could then makeadditional requests for documents.

I

 also

 recommended

 that

 a

 deadline

 for an answer

 from

the

 DOJ and FBI be set so

 that

 if necessary further action

can

 be considered in a timely manner.