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Tom Eld ridge

From: Randall Walker |_

Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 7:48 PM
To: Tom Eldridge
Subject: Re: FW: QFRs from the 9-11 Commission

Yes. My staff is gathering the information to provide a response. I was briefed last week as to the status. I
think they are close to completing their seacrd.

>» 'Tom Eldridge" <teldridge@9-llcommission.gov> 6/16/2004 3:06:28 PM >»

Mr. Walker -

Did we receive a reply from you on this request? Please advise.

....---"""9/11 Personal Privacy
- Tom Eldridge ....
Original Message—
From: Steve Dunne
Sent; Tuesday, May 25, 2004 3:30 PM
To: I I
Cc: Dan Marcus; Team 5; Dianna Campagna
Subject: QFRs from the 9-11 Commission

Mr. Walker: Attached as a Word document are Questions for the Record from the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. Please call Tom Eldridge, a member of the
Commission's staff, at 202-401-1686 with any questions about this request and to arrange for delivery
of your response. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with the Commission's investigation.

Steve Dunne
Deputy General Counsel
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States

6/17/2004
Thomas H. Kean McCARRAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
CHAIR
QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Richard Ben-Veniste
(the "Commission") requests that McCarran International Airport
Fred F. Fielding (McCarran) provide the Commission with a written response to the
Jamie S. Gorelick
following questions for the record no later than June 8, 2004:
Slade Gorton 1. On what date and at what precise time did
Bob Kerrey McCarran International Airport reopen after the
September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks? If the date
John F. Lehman
and time differ for general aviation versus
Timothy J. Roemer commercial, please provide both.
McCarran Internationa] Airport reopened at 5:00 AM, PST, on
James R. Thompson
Friday, September 14, 2001.

Philip D. Zelikow
E X E C U T I V E DIRECTOR
2. Did any flights land at McCarran after September
11, 2001, and before the airport reopened? If so,
please list the flights with the dates and times of
arrival.
One Southwest Airlines re-positioning flight landed on
Wednesday, September 12, time unknown. We have asked
the airline to check their records, but the data is archived at
their corporate headquarters and may take several weeks to
retrieve.

3. On what date and at what precise time do your

records indicate that the following flights departed
from McCarran? If you do not have any records
regarding these flights, please state that in your
response.
Requested departing flight data:

Flight DC-8-73, Republic of Gabon charter, departed on September 19,

2001 at approximately 7:00 PM, PST.

Chartered Flight B 727-21, September 20, 2001. The Fixed Base

Operator (FBO) that handled the flight, Las Vegas Executive Air
Terminal, has no flight information available.

American Trans Air Flight L-1011, a charter, departed on

September 24, 2001 at approximately 9:00 PM, PST.

TEL (202) 331-4060

FAX (202) 296-5545
www.9-11 commission.gov
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• Flight DC-8-73, a chartered Republic of
Gabon airplane with 46 people, including
several members of the Saudi royal family,
departing from Las Vegas, Nevada for
Geneva, Switzerland on or about September
19,2001;

• Chartered Flight B 727-21, with 18 people,

members of the same Saudi royal party,
departing from Las Vegas, Nevada for
Stamstead, England on September 20, 2001;
and

• American Trans Air flight L-1011 with 34

members of the party of Saudi Prince Turki,
departing from Las Vegas, Nevada for Paris,
France on September 24, 2001.

4. What information, if any, do you have about the

screening by law enforcement personnel—including
law enforcement personnel affiliated with the
airport facility—of individuals on these flights?
Local law enforcement personnel assigned to the airport
were present at the two flights handled by the Signature
FBO. Agents from the FBI, U.S. Customs and Immigration
and the FAA were present for the departure of the DC-8
charter. The L-1011 charter was cleared to depart by
Customs and Immigration. No information is available for
the B 727 departure.

If you have any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of

these questions, please raise them with the Commission staff as soon as
possible so that they can be addressed and resolved prior to the
production date.

May 25, 2004 Daniel Marcus

General Counsel
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Tom Eldridge

From: Rosemary Vassiliadis [ROSEMARV@mccarran.com]

Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 6:18 PM
To: Steve Dunne
Cc: Tom Eldridge; Al Krisch; Randall Walker
Subject: 9/11 Commission Response

Steve,
Please see attached response for the 9/11 commission. Let me know if you should need any further assistance.

Thank you
RAV/bd

Rosemary A. Vassiliadis
Deputy Director of Aviation
Las Vegas-McCarran International Airport
702-261-4525
rosemarv@mccarran.com

7/2/2004
Tom Eldridge
Full Name: Vassiliadis, Rosemary
Last Name: Vassiliadis
First Name: Rosemary
Job Title: Deputy Director
Department: Department of Aviation

Business: (702)-261-4640

E-mail: ROSEMARV@mccarran.com
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