Thomas H.

Kean
CHAIR August 12, 2003
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Dr. Walter Andersen
Richard Ben-Veniste
Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Max Cleland Washington, DC 20036-1983
Frederick F. Fielding
Dear Dr. Andersen:
Jamie S. Gorelick
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States is
Slade Gorton
directed by statute to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the
John F. Lehman September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness for,
Timothy J. Roemer
and immediate response to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the lessons
learned from those attacks and to make recommendations for preventing
James R. Thompson future attacks. As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to
interview you on issues relating to the following general topics: the rise of the
Philip D. Zelikow Taliban; Pakistan's relationship with the Taliban and al Qaeda; and U.S.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR policy towards Pakistan. The Commission does anticipate that classified
information will be discussed at this interview.

Scott Allan, counsel to the Commission, will make the arrangements for your
interview. The Commission would like to conduct your interview sometime
in the second half of August in Washington, DC, if possible. At least two
members of the Commission's staff will attend your interview, and the general
policy of the Commission is to tape record interviews. Please call Scott Allan
at 202-331-4079 as soon as possible to discuss the time and location of your
interview, and to raise any other questions you may have.
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Thank you very much in advance for your time and for your cooperation with
the Commission and its staff in this important matter.

Sincerely,

Philip Zelikow
Executive Director

301 7'h Street SW, Room 5125"

Washington, DC 20407
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9-1 lconunission.gov
Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR August 12,2003
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Dr. Marvin Weinbaum
Scholar-in-Residence
Richard Ben-Veniste
The Middle East Institute
Max Cleland 176 I N Street, NW
Washington, DC 20036-2882
Frederick F. Fielding

Jamie S. Gorelick Dear Dr. Weinbaum:

Slade Gorton
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States is
John F. Lehman directed by statute to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the
Timothy J. Roemer
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness for,
and immediate response to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the lessons
James R. Thompson learned from those attacks and to make recommendations for preventing
future attacks. As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to
Philip D. Zelikow interview you on issues relating to the following general topics: the rise of the
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Taliban; Pakistan's relationship with the Taliban and al Qaeda; and U.S.
policy towards Pakistan. The Commission does anticipate that classified
information will be discussed at this interview.

Scott Allan, counsel to the Commission, will make the arrangements for your
interview. The Commission would like to conduct your interview sometime
in the second half of August in Washington, DC, if possible. At least two
members of the Commission's staff will attend your interview, and the general
policy of the Commission is to tape record interviews. Please call Scott Allan
at 202-331-4079 as soon as possible to discuss the time and location of your
interview, and to raise any other questions you may have. .^

Thank you very much in advance for your time and for your cooperation with
the Commission and its staff in this important matter.

Sincerely,

Philip Zelikow
Executive Director

301 7'h Street SW, Room 5125

Washington, DC 20407
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9-1 lcommission.gov
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Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR August 12, 2003
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Dr. David Shinn
Elliott School of International Affairs
Richard Ben-Veniste
George Washington University
Max Cleland 1957 E Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Frederick F. Fielding

Jamie S. Gorelick Dear Dr. Shinn:

Slade Gorton
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States is
John F. Lehman directed by statute to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the
Timothy J. Roemer
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness for,
and immediate response to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the lessons
James R. Thompson learned from those attacks and to make recommendations for preventing
future attacks. As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to
Philip D. Zelikow interview you on issues relating to the following general topics: 1) USG policy
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR towards Sudan in the mid 1990's and, Al-Qaeda's 2) presence in that country.

Scott Allan, counsel to the Commission, will make the arrangements for your
interview. The Commission would like to conduct your interview sometime
in the first half of September in Washington, DC, if possible. At least two
members of the Commission's staff will attend your interview, and the general
policy of the Commission is to tape record interviews. Please call Scott Allan
at 202-331-4079 soon as possible to discuss the time and location of your
interview, and to raise any other questions you may have.

Thank you very much in advance for your time and for your cooperlTidn with
the Commission and its staff in this important matter.

Sincerely,

Philip Zelikow
Executive Director

301 7'1' Street SW, Room 5125

Washington, DC 20407
T 202.3.31.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9-1 lcommission.gov
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Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR August 18, 2003
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Lt. Gen. Gregory S. Newbold, USMC, (Ret.)
Richard Ben-Veniste
Executive Vice President and COO
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies
Max Cleland 901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 200
Arlington, VA 22203
Frederick F. Fielding

Jamie S. Oorelick Dear General Newbold:

Slade Gorton
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States is
John F. Lehman directed by statute to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the
Timothy]. Roemer
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness for,
and immediate response to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the lessons
James R. Thompson learned from those attacks and to make recommendations for preventing
future attacks. As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to
Philip D. Zelikow interview you on issues relating to the following general topics: U.S. military
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR preparedness for counterterrorism in the U.S. and the CENTCOM area of
responsibility since 1998.

Bonnie Jenkins, counsel to the Commission, will make the arrangements for
your interview. The Commission would like to conduct your interview
sometime in the first half of September in Washington, DC, if possible. At
least two members of the Commission's staff will attend your interview, and
the general policy of the Commission is to tape record interviews. Please call
Bonnie Jenkins at 202-331-4078 as soon as possible to discuss the time and
location of your interview, and to raise any other questions you mayjiave.

Thank you very much in advance for your time and for your cooperation with
the Commission and its staff in this important matter.

Sincerely,

Philip Zelikow
Executive Director

301 7* Street SW, Room 5125

Washington, DC 20407
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9-llcommission.gov
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Thomas H. Kean
CHAIR August 18, 2003
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Dr. Martin S. Indyk
Richard Ben-Veniste
Director
Saban Center for Middle East Policy
Max Cleland The Brookings Institution
Frederick F. Fielding
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Jamie S. Gorelick
Dear Dr. Indyk:
Slade Gorton

John F. Lehman The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States is
Timothy J. Roemer
directed by statute to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness for,
James R. Thompson and immediate response to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the lessons
learned from those attacks and to make recommendations for preventing
Philip D. Zeliko* future attacks. As part of its investigation, the Commission hereby requests to
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
interview you on issues relating to the following general topics: Clinton
administration diplomacy in the Middle East, and U.S. counterterrorism policy
since 1998.

Dan Byman, consultant to the Commission, will make the arrangements for
your interview. The Commission would like to conduct your interview
sometime in the first half of September in Washington, DC, if possible. At
least two members of the Commission's staff will attend your interview, and
the general policy of the Commission is to tape record interviews. Please
contact Dan Byman at dlb32@georgetown.edu as soon as possible tohdiscuss
the time and location of your interview, and to raise any other questions you
may have.

Thank you very much in advance for your time and for your cooperation with
the Commission and its staff in this important matter.

Sincerely,

Philip Zelikow
Executive Director

301 ?h Street SW, Room 5125

Washington, DC 20407
T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
www.9'1 lcommission.gov