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Janice Kephart-Roberts

From: Janice Kephart-Roberts

Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 2:51 PM
To: Front Office; Team 5
Subject: team 5 monograph

Dear Philip, Chris, Dan, Steve and Stephanie:

In accord with the deadline Chris gave our team on June 10 of Monday, June 21 for our team 5 monograph, we
hereby forward it to you.

It reflects our work on fulfilling the Commission's mandate to write the definitive story of the travel operation of the
September 11 hijackers; how that operation was able to be successful in light of the counterterrorism activities of
the intelligence community, the State Department and INS; and the response in the border security community to
September 11.

It is about 190 pages, not including graphics.

Below is a summary for reference of how we are transferring the document to you.

1. A complete binder of all materials will be sent to you tomorrow by classified courier. IN ADDITION:
2. Attached to this email are the unclassified sections of our text as follows:
a. Table of Contents
b. I: Preface
c. Ill: Chronology
d. IV(b)(i): Terrorist Entry and Embedding Tactics 1993-2001: WTC One- Text box on Yousef and Ajaj
e. IV(b)(v): Terrorist Entry and Embedding Tactics 1993-2001: Millenium Crisis- Text box Travel Fraud
f. IV(b)(v): Terrorist Entry and Embedding Tactics 1993-2001: Millenium Crisis- Text box on Ressam
entry
g. V: Immigration and Border Security Evolve 1993-2001: State Department
h. V: Immigration and Border Security Evolve 1993-2001: INS
i. VI: Planning and Executing Entry for the 9/11 Plot: State Department
j. VI: Planning and Executing Entry for the 9/11 Plot: INS
k. VI: Planning and Executing Entry for the 9/11 Plot: Finding a Fair Verdict
1. VII: Crisis Management and Response Post-September 11: Response at the Borders 9/11-9/20/01
and DHS

3. Arriving by classified courier tomorrow, June 22, will be the following classified sections of our text on
disc:
a. II: Introduction
b. IV: Terrorist Entry and Embedding Tactics 1993-2001
c. V: Immigration and Border Security Evolve 1993-2001: Intelligence Community
d. VII: Crisis Management and Response Post-September 11: Intelligence Community, State
Department, DOJ

4. Arriving by classified courier tomorrow, June 22, will be a CD of 71 graphics for insertion into the text.

We look forward to working with you on making team 5's work a published reality.

6/22/2004
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Thanks in advance,

Team 5

6/22/2004
 The September 11 Attacks and the U.S. Borders
Team 5 Monograph, 21 June 2003

Table of Contents

I. Preface

II. Introduction: A Factual Overview of the September 11 border story

III. The September 11 Travel Operation: A Chronology of Hijacker Activity

IV. Terrorist Entry and Embedding Tactics, 1993-2001

a. The Redbook
b. Terrorist Travel Tactics by Plot
i. The World Trade Center Bombing, February 1993
ii. The Landmarks Plot, June 1993
iii. Atlantic Avenue Subway Plot, July 1997
iv. The East Africa Bombings, August 1998
v. The Millenium Plot, December 1999
c. Al Qaeda Organizational Structure for Travel and Travel Tactics
d. Lack of Travel Documents Disrupts Operations
e. Organization and Training
f. Travel Facilitators
g. Travel Documents
h. Favoring Saudi Passports
i. Types of Passport Alteration

V. Immigration and Border Security Evolver1993 to 2001

a. The Intelligence Community
i. The Evolution of the Terrorist Watchlist
ii. Defining a Terrorist
iii. The FBI
iv. Visa Viper
b. The State Department
i. What is a Visa and Who Needs One?
ii. Visa Basics—How do You Get A Visa?
iii. The Bureau of Consular Affairs
iv. The 1990s Budget Situation at State
v. The Visa Waiver Program
vi. Consular Affairs—Technology and Watchlists
vii. The Effect of WTC1 on the State Department
viii. Visa Policy Generally in the 1990s
c. The Immigration and Naturalization Service
i. The INS Structure
ii. Many Facets of the INS Mission
iii. Inspections at Ports of Entry
 vi. The INS Lookout Unit
vii. Forensic Document Lab
viii. Office of International Affairs
ix. A System to Monitor Foreign Student Compliance
x. An Entry-Exit System
xi. The INS Intelligence Unit
xii. Enforcement of Immigration Law Within the United States
xiii. The Special Agents in the Field
xiv. The Creation of the National Security Unit
xv. INS Detailees to the Joint Terrorism Task Forces
xvi. New Legal Tools Against Terrorism
xvii. Immigration Benefits
xviii. The Border Patrol and Illegal Entry into the United States
xix. State and Local Law Enforcement

VI. Planning and Executing Entry for the 9/11 Plot

a. The State Department
i. Overview
ii. Visa Policy in Berlin
iii. Visa Policy in the United Arab Emirates
iv. Visa Policy in Saudi Arabia
b. The Immigration and Naturalization Service
i. Overview
ii. Commission Interviews
iii. Hijacker Immigration
iv. Immigration Inspections Facilitate Travel
v. Inspector Training
vi. The Preferential Treatment of Saudis
vii. Immigration Violations Committed by the Hijackers
viii. Were the Hijackers' Legal Violations Detectable?
c. Finding a Fair Verdict
i. The State Department
ii. The Immigration and Naturalization Service

VII. Crisis Management and Response Post-September 11

a. The Intelligence Community
b. The Department of State
c. The Department of Justice
i. The Interview Project
ii. The Twenty-Day Hold
iii. The Absconder Apprehension Initiative
iv. The Visa Condor Program
v. The National Security Exit and Entry Registration System
d. Response at the Borders, 9/11 -9/20, 2001
e. The Department of Homeland Security

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