9/11 commission letter to department of defense complaining about lack of documents produced

8/14/2019 9/11 Commission Letter to Department of Defense Complaining about Lack of Documents Produced

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June 19,2003Thomas H. KeanC H A I R

L ee H . HamiltonV I C E C H A I R

Richard Ben-VenisteM ax CletandFrederick F. FieldingJ ami e S. GorelickSlade GortonJohn F. LehmanTimothy J . RoemerJames R . Thompson

Philip D. ZetikowE X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

Ms. Pat DownsActing Director, Intelligence PolicyOffice of the USD(I)6000 Defense Pentagon, Room 3C281Washington, DC 20301-6000Dear Pat:Thank you for taking on the task of facilitating the Commission's needs withinthe Department of Defense. We have made great progress since you came onboard in terms of establishing the procedures and communications necessary toconduct our review. At the same time, I am writing to express our concern withthe current pace of the document production.As you know, on May 12,2003, the Commission submitted to the Department ofDefense Document Request No. 1 (attached hereto), which asked the Departmentto provide the Commission with various categories of documents by May 23,2003. In response to that request, the Commission has received two sets ofdocuments; the first on June 3, 2003, and the second on June 13,2003. (Alsoattached are the indexes accompanying each set of documents). It is now nearlyon e month past the production date, and, as far as we can discern, at least half ofthe documents sought by DoD Document Request No. 1 are still outstanding.Similarly, on May 20, 2003, the Commission submitted to the DepartmentDocument Request No. 2 (attached hereto), which asked the Department tofurnish th e Commission with access to the documents and materials of the NavalHistorical Center by June 3, 2003. Indeed, this request had been made informallyeven earlier. To date we have not received any response to this request,As you are aware, the Commission is operating under a statutory deadline and ischarged with th e responsibility to investigate a numberof different areas. Whilewe understand the size of the Department and the various components thesedocuments must pass through, th e calendar simply does not allow fo r significantfurther delays. If there is something we can do to facilitate the process of


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>mas H. KeanC H A I R

H. HamiltonV I C E C H A I R

hard Ben-VenistexQelandd F. Fielding -lie S. Gorelickie Gorton

,n Lehmanlothyj. Roemcries R. Thompson

lip D. ZelikowL C U T I VE D I R E C T O R

DoD DOCUMENT REQUEST No. 1The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the"Commission") requests that the U.S. Department of Defense (the "respondent")provide the Commission with copies of the following documents no later than May23,2003, (the "production date"):1. The event, tasking, and production logs for the Crisis Coordination Group (CCG)or other Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) crisis managementmechanisms activated on 9/11/01. ^

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2. The event, tasking, and production logs for the Crisis Action Team (CAT) orother-Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) crisis management mechanisms activated on9/11/01.3. A t ranscr ipt or other record of the air threat conference call held on the morning

of 9/11/01.

4. The JCS Rules of Engagement concerning domestic airline security, includinghijackings, that were in effect on 9/11/01.5. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Rules of

E n g a g e m e n t concerning domestic airline security, including hijackings, that werein effect on 9/11/01.

6. The JCS D uty Director of Operations log for the 24-hour period beginning withthe mo rn i ng shift change on 9/11/01, and the logs for any subordinate desks thatrecorded events related to the hijackings on 9/11/01 and JCS' response.

7. The NORAD Command Director log for the 24-hour period beginning with themorning shift change on 9/11/01, and the logs for any subordinate desks in the


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/9/11 Personal Privacy)D DOCUMENT REQUEST No. I

9. The First Air Force/Continenta l Air Defense Region (CONAR) senior duty officer log for the 24-hou r period beginning w i t h th e morning shift change o n 9/11/01, and the logs for any subord ina tedesks that recorded events related to the hijackirigs on 9/11/01 and First Air Force/CONARrsresponse. /

10 . All DoD after-action review s relating to the events of 9/11/01, including documents relating to thegraphic depiction of the events of 9/11/01 presented to a Nation al Reconn aissance OfficeConference on J une 3,2002, by| [and the review of scramble activity for the First AirForce and Cont inenta l Air Defense Region (CONAR) on 9/11/01 completed by the Chief of Staff(Colonel Scott) o r other officials in 2002.

11. Protocols between NORAD and the FAA concerning hijacked airplanes in effect on 9/11/01, andcurrent protocols concerning hijacked airplanes.12. Protocols betw een NORA D and' law enforcem ent agencies, including the U.S. Secret Service,con cerning hijacked airplanes in effect on 9/11/01, and current protocols concerning hijackedairplanes.13 . A l l docu men ts relating t o comm unica t ions be tween NORAD and the FAA concerning th etracking of the hijacked airp lanes on 9/11/01. . .K

14 . All d o c u m e n t srelat ing to c o m m u n i c a t i o n s be tween NORAD and law enforcement agencies,inc lud ing the U.S. Secret Service, con cernin g the tracking of the hijacked airplanes on 9/11/01.15. Joint S urvei l lance System radar files from th e 84 th Radar Evaluat ion Squadron (Air Co mbatCo mma nd ) relat ing to the airplanes hijacked on 9/11/01, th e responding fighters, and the fl ights

of Air Force One on 9/11/01, as wel l as the RS3 sof tware to run the radar files.16 . Current organiza t ion charts for OSD, JCS, NORAD, First Air Force, CONAR, and MEAD, and

organizat ion charts for the same compo nent s in effect on 9/11/01.17 . Tw o copies of the cur ren t D oD phone book , and two copies of the DoD phone book in effect on

9/11/01.18. Access to all document s p rov ided by DoD to the Congressional Intel l igence Committees' J o i n t


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oD DOCUMENT REQUEST No. 1ge3

class of documents , as wel l as the alleged basis for not producing it , with sufficient specificity toallow a meaningful challenge to any suchwithholding.If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested documents but hasinformation about where such documents may be located, the Commission requests that therespondent provide such information as soon as possible and in no event later than the productiondate.If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of these documentrequests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns be raised with theCommission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be addressed^and resolved prior to theproduction date. '^;May 9,2003 Daniel MarcusGeneral Counsel


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mas H. KeanC H A I R

H. HamiltonV I C E C H A I Rhard Ben-Venistex Qelandd F. Reldinglie S. GorelickJe Gortonn Lehmanobthyj. Roemers R. Thompsorv-

Jip D. Zelikow C U T I V E DIRECTOR

DoD DOCUMENT REQUEST No. 2The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the"Commission") requests that the U.S. Department of Defense (the "respondent")provide the Commission with access to the following materials no later than June 3,2003 (the "production date"):1. All documents, information, andother materials in the possession, custody orcontrol of the September 11 historical project being conducted by the Naval

Historical Center.

The Commission requests that access to the materials requested above be provided assoon as possible, even though access to all requested materials may not be provided atthe same time, through means of a "rolling" production.If access to any of the requested documents or other materials is withheld, eventemporarily, based on an alleged claim of privilege or for any other reason, theCommission requests that the respondent,as soon as possible and in no event laterthan th e production date, identify"and describe each such document or class ofdocuments, as well as the alleged basis for withholding it , with sufficient specificityto allow a meaningful challenge to any such withholding.If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of certain materialsrelated to the September 11 historical project but has information about where suchmaterials may be located, the Commission requests that the respondent provide suchinformation as soon as possible and in no event later than the production date.

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If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope ofthis document request, th e Commission requests that any such questions or concernsbe raised with the Commission as soon as possible so that any such issues can beaddressed and resolved prior to the production date. ::^-


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National Commission O n Terror ist Attack Document Index

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National Comm ission On T errorist Attack Document Index

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