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Materials given to Joint Intelligence Committees InquiryStaff:Reports from the Secretary's Morning Summary which includedthe words "Omar," "bin Ladin," "al Qaida," and"Taleban" (various spellings) from 1998-2001:1998 238 pages1999 281 pages2000 263 pages2001 334 pages

"UBL Dailies" and "UBL Weeklies," briefing notes preparedin INR/TNCDailies: December 18, 1998 - March 17, 2000Weeklies: April 28, 2000 - Sept. 6, 2001


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Afghanistan: Implications for the Taleban andNorthern Alliance of Tuesday's TerroristAttacks on the U.S.Pakistan's DEL ConnectionPutting Pressure on Pakistan

U.S.-India: Enhanced Cooperation--To a PointIran's Reaction to Attacks on the U.S.Saudi Arabia: Attitudes toward Afghanistan,Attacks In the U.S.17 Sept Northern Alliance Military Capabilities17 Sept Taleban Military Capabilities17 Sept Update on Culpability for September 11 Attacks17 Sept Pakistan--Musharraf's Predicament17 Sept Iranian"Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism17 Sept Usama bin Ladin--Ports in a Storm18 Sept Afghanistan--Humanitarian Crisis Scenario19 Sept Al-Qa'ida Financing Mechanism--A Moving Target20 Sept Pakistan--The Look of a Post-Musharraf State21 Sept Responding to September 11--War and Words21 Sept Arab World--Negative views of the U.S.

Negative Opinions Towards the United States in theArab WorldThe Public Case Against al-Qa'ida and Usama binLadin

24 Sept Afghanistan--Refugee Scenarios27 Sept SEPTEMBER 11: WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT THEPLAGUE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM AND THE CASE AGAINST

AL-QA'IDA27 Sept Syria--Public Opinion on Terrorist Attacks28 Sept European Reaction to September 11 Attacks--

Concerns and Implications28 Sept GIS Planning Map for Afghanistan


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Selected Memoranda - 2001

18 Jan Libya - Status Report on Support for Terrorism12 Mar Sudan--No White Hats23 Mar Usama bib Ladin's Efforts to Obtain Chemical,Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN) Weapons4 Apr Longer-Range Rockets for Hizballah?6 Apr External Pressures Exacerbate Intifada17 July Less Than Meets the Eye? -- The Islamic ExtremistThreat to U.S. and Israeli Interests in LatinAmerica -31 July Iran Terrorism--Overstating Particular Threats1 Aug Little Evidence of Recent Sudanese Support forTerrorism15 Aug Threat From Afghanistan Greater Than Just UBL15 Aug Usama bin Ladin's Activities in South East Asia27 Aug Afghanistan--Taleban Atrocities in 20016 Sept Update on Usama bin Ladin/Taleban Relations10 Sept Afghanistan -- Implications of Masood's Death12 Sept Building the 1990 International Gulf War Coalition13 Sept Iraq's Record of Terrorism13 Sept Leverage on the Taleban13 Sept WAFA Claims new Attacks Planned13 Sept Oil Market Reactions to Attacks on the U.S.13 Sept September 11 Culpability--The Evidence Thus Far14 Sept European Support for the U.S.14 Sept Global Media Reaction to Terrorist Attacks

Media Commentary on AttacksRussian Official Views on TerrorismSharing Intelligence with Russia


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15 Feb DEL and the Mujahideen: News from the Network25 Jul Atrocities in Afghanistan29 Aug Afghanistan - Prospects for an Effective ArmsEmbargo19 Dec Competing Approaches to the Taleban


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15 Jan: Islam and Terrorism2 Feb: Pakistan/Afghanistan: Backing the Taleban -- ForNow3 Feb: Sudan's Support for Terrorism10 Feb: Briefing Paper on Sudan's Support for Terrorism24 Feb: Taleban Involvement in Terrorism and Narcotics10 Apr: Pakistan: Role and Control of ISID7 Aug: Embassy Bombings: Suspects '7 Aug: Posts Most Vulnerable to Usama bin Ladin -19 Aug: Usama bin Ladin's Ties to Muslim Governments21 Aug: Afghanistan - Fight to the Finish28 Oct: Afghanistan: Taleban External Ambitions5 Nov: Bin Laden and the Taleban: Not All in the Family10 Nov: Update: Bin Ladin and the Threat in Pakistan16 Nov: Afghanistan: Taleban Origins


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6 Jan Khartoum/Bin Ladin: Communications Node11 Jan INR's Role in Embassy Security18 Feb Terrorism - Intelligence Collection Efforts inYemen25 Feb Bin Ladin and the Taleban: State of Play16 Mar Threat to U.S. and UK Interests in Yemen25 Mar Terrorism/Bin Ladin: Possible Attack During Hajj26 Mar Bin Ladin/Taleban: Near-Term Expulsion Unlikely23 Apr Afghanistan: Pakistani Support for the Taleban23 Apr Taleban Support for Terrorism17 May Usama and the Taleban: A Question of Money19 May Petroleum Supplies to the Taleban15 July Afghanistan: More Fighting Expected4 Aug Is Usama bin Ladin About to Leave Afghanistan?6 Aug Ex-ISID Director Backing bin Ladin12 Aug Afghanistan: Pakistan Plays its Hand19 Aug Usama and Khattab: How close?10 Sept Mujahaideen in the Caucasus and Central Asia27 Oct The Trials of Usama bin Ladin


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17 July 2002Draft

17 January 2003

27 August 2002

12 March 2002

22 August 2002

22 June 2001

1 April 2002

8 January 1999

13 November 2002

- 1 . -SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIEDCongressional Document Requests forNODIS "Taliban Demarche" and Posts'ResponsesJoint Intelligence Committees' 9/11 .Inquiry QFRsJoint Inquiry Staff review of theIntelligence Community's response toand handling of NSA message021940ZAPR01, serial: 3/00/7709-01Request from Britt. Snider to INR on"this most important study"September 11: Working together toFight the Plague of Global Terrorism

. and the Case Against Al-Qa'idaPublic Announcement of increased riskof a terrorist action from extremistgroups for American citizens andinterests abroadResponses to'13 questions from theHouse Joint Inquiry regarding 9/11Report of the Accountability ReviewBoards on the Embassy Bombings inNairobi and Dar Es SalaamTranscript of Joint Inquiry CommitteeHearing on the Events Leading Up tothe Attack on the United States onSeptember 11, 2001 .

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED


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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED7 June 2002

30 August 2002

Lande/Barton memo and classified receiptcovering (not including copies of) Report ofAccountability Review Boards on the EmbassyBombings in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam and"culpability cable"Ford/Hill letter re INR's handling of twomessages from NSA in early April 2001

Undated-given toJIG 17 May 2002

Undated-given;-toJIG 17 May 200216 May 2002

11 April 2002

29 May 2002

12 April 2002

17 May 200217 May 200212 March 20021 April 2002

Undated

Terrorism Task Force DS Participation BriefingPaper

Rewards for'Justice Program Fact Sheet~

Daily Press Briefing, Richard Boucher -questions regarding threats to airlinesLande/Barton memo enclosing Statements for theRecord of ASEC Ryan .and Hearing TranscriptsE-mail - Recommendation to JIG Team

Lande/Barton memo enclosing Editions of Patterns of Global TerrorismJIS Meeting Participant InformationHandwritten contact informationFord/Snider letter re the April 1 deadlineFord/Snider letter enclosing responses to 13questions asked by the Joint Inquiry ofIntelligence Community .AgenciesTESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT INTELLIGENCECOMMITTEE INQUIRY ON THE TIPOFF PROGRAM,SEPTEMBER 19, 2002, CHRISTOPHER A. KOJM



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1 October 2002

3 February 2003

SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED" TESTIMONY TO THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL

INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INQUERY by AmbassadorFrancis X. TaylorQuestions for the record in Joint Inquiry'sOctober 31 Letter

25 September 2002 Material Relevant to Your Datasharing InterestsOriginally prepared for Another Committee forDHS-related Query

4 March 2003

6 November 2002

Questions for the record in Joint Inquiry'sNovember 6 LetterQuestions for the Record Joint Congressional9/11 Inquiry Responses of the Department ofState

19 .September 2002 TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT INTELLIGENCECOMMITTEE INQUIRY ON THE TIPOFF PROGRAM,CHRISTOPHER A. KOJMReports from the Secretary's Morning Summarywhich included the words "Omar," "bin Ladin,""al Qaida," and "Taleban" (various spellings)"from 1998-2001:1998 238 pages1999 281 pages2000 263 pages2001 ' 334 pages"UBL Dailies" and "UBL Weeklies," briefingnotes prepared in INR/TNCDailies: December 18, 1998-March 17, 2000Weeklies: April 28, 2000-Sept. 6, 2001

15 January 19982 February 1998

Islam and TerrorismPakistan/Afghanistan: Backing the TalebanForNow

21 April 2003 Kelly/Graham letter re combatting terrorism.SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED


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3 February 199810 February 199824 February 199810 April 19987-August 19987 August 1998

. 19 August 199821 August 199828 October 19985 November 1998

10 November 199816 November 19986 January 199911 January 199918 .February 1999

- 4 -SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

- Sudan's Support for TerrorismBriefing Paper on Sudan's Support for TerrorismTaleban Involvement in Terrorism and NarcoticsPakistan: Role and Control of ISIDEmbassy Bombings: SuspectsPosts Most Vulnerable to Usama bin LadinUsama bin Ladin's Ties to Muslim GovernmentsAfghanistan - Fight to the FinishAfghanistan: Taleban External AmbitionsBin Laden and the Taleban: Not All in theFamilyUpdate: Bin Ladin and the Threat in PakistanAfghanistan: Taleban OriginsKhartoum/Bin Ladin: Communications NodeINR's Role in Embassy SecurityTerrorism - Intelligence Collection Efforts inYemen

25 February 1999 Bin Ladin and the Taleban: State of Play16 March 1999 Threat to U.S. and UK Interests in Yemen25 March 1999 Terrorism/Bin Ladin: Possible Attack During

Hajj



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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED26 March 1999

23 April 199923 April 199917 May 199919 May 199915 July 19994 August 19996 August 199912 August 199919 August 199910 September 199927 October 199915 February 200025 July 200029 August 2000

19 December 200018 January 200112 March 200123 March 2001

Bin Ladin/Taleban: Near-Term ExpulsionUnlikelyAfghanistan: Pakistani Support for the TalebanTaleban Support for TerrorismUsama and the Taleban: A Question of MoneyPetroleum Supplies to the TalebanAfghanistan: More Fighting Expected'Is Usama bin Ladin About to Leave Afghanistan?Ex-ISID Director Backing bin LadinAfghanistan: Pakistan Plays its HandUsama and Khattab: How close?Mujahaideen in the Caucasus and Central AsiaThe Trials of Usama bin LadinUBL and the Mujahideen:. News from the NetworkAtrocities in AfghanistanAfghanistan - Prospects for an Effective ArmsEmbargoCompeting Approaches to the TalebanLibya - Status Report on Support for TerrorismSudan-No White HatsUsama bin Ladin's Efforts to Obtain Chemical,Biological, Radiological or Nuclear (CBRN)Weapons



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4 April 20016 April 200117 July 2001

31 July 2001- 1 August -2001

- 6 -SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIEDLonger-Range Rockets for Hizballah?External Pressures Exacerbate IntifadaLess Than Meets the Eye? -.The IslamicExtremist Threat to U.S. and Israeli. Interestsin Latin AmericaIran TerrorismOverstating Particular ThreatsLittle Evidence,of Recent Sudanese Support forTerrorism

15 August 2001 Threat From Afghanistan Greater Than Just UBL.15 August 2001 Usama bin Ladin's Activities in South East Asia27 August 2001 AfghanistanTaleban Atrocities in 20016 September 2001 Update on Usama bin Ladin/Taleban Relations10 September 2001 Afghanistan - Implications of Masood's Death12 September 2001 Building the 1990 International Gulf War

Coalition - -13 September 2001 Iraq's Record of Terrorism13 September 2001 Leverage on the Taleban13 September 2001 WAFA Claims new Attacks Planned13 September 2001 Oil Market Reactions to Attacks on the U.S.13 September 2001 September 11 CulpabilityThe Evidence Thus Far14 September 2001 European Support for the U.S.14 September 2001 Global Media Reaction to Terrorist Attacks



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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIEDMedia Commentary on AttacksRussian Official Views on TerrorismSharing Intelligence with RussiaAfghanistan: Implications for the Taleban andNorthern Alliance of .Tuesday's TerroristAttacks on the U.S.Pakistan's UBL ConnectionPutting Pressure on PakistanU.S.-India: Enhanced CooperationTo a PointIran's Reaction to Attacks on the U.S.Saudi Arabia: Attitudes toward Afghanistan,Attacks In the U.S. .

17 September 2001 Northern Alliance Military Capabilities17 September 2001 Taleban Military Capabilities17 September 2001 Update on Culpability for September 11 Attacks17 September 2001 PakistanMusharraf's Predicament17 September 2001 Iranian Cooperation on Counter-Terrorism17 September 2001 Usama bin Ladin--Ports in a Storm18 September 2001 Afghanistan--Humanitarian Crisis Scenario19 September 2001 Al-Qa'ida Financing Mechanism--A Moving Target20 September 2001 Pakistan--The Look of a Post-Musharraf State21 September 2001 Responding to September ll--War and Words21 September 2001 Arab World--Negative views of the U.S.

Negative Opinions Towards the United Statesin the Arab World

The Public Case Against al-Qa'ida and Usamabin Ladin24 September 2001 Afghanistan--Refugee Scenarios

27 September 2001 SEPTEMBER 11: WORKING TOGETHER TO FIGHT THEPLAGUE OF GLOBAL TERRORISM AND THE CASE AGAINSTAL-QA'IDA



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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED27 September 2001- Syria--Public Opinion on Terrorist Attacks28 September 2001 European Reaction to September 11 Attacks--Concerns and Implications28 September 2001 CIS Planning Map for Afghanistan

13 written responses by Assistant Secretary forIntelligence and Research Carl Ford to BrittSnider's 2/21 letter to intelligence communityagencies' heads.Copies^of Consular Affairs Bureau materialsincluding from databases such as the ConsularLookout and Support System (CLASS) concerningthe nineteen hijackers. The materials werepreviously provided to the SSCI in response toVice Chairman Shelby's 11/1/01 documentrequest. Tranches of documents previouslycoordinated with DoJ are held in SSCI and willbe available to the JIC.60 classified audit reports by the StateDepartment Inspector General. [List attached.Note that State/OIG is statutorily independent.I am providing for your convenience the indexprovided as a courtesy by the OIG to myoffice.]

10/12/2001

10/17/2001

10/12/2001

Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Technology,Terrorism and Government Information- Statementfor the Record of Assistant Secretary forConsular Affairs Mary RyanSenate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration-Statement for the Record of Assistant Secretaryfor Consular Affairs Mary RyanHearing Transcript-Senate JudiciarySubcommittee on Technology, Terrorism andGovernment Information



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10/17/2001

10/21/2001

9SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED

- Hearing Transcript-Senate JudiciarySubcommittee on ImmigrationHearing Transcript-House Education andWorkforce Subcommittees on 21st CenturyCompetitiveness and Select Education4-CI-007 - Review of Visa Issuing, Phase I -audit report5-CI-004 - Review of the Nonimmigrant Visa-Issuing Process, Phase II - audit report5-CI-04A - Review of Visa Issuing, Phase II -audit report5-CI-023 - Consular Fraud - audit report7-CI-002 - Review of Immigrant Processing -audit report99-CI-28 - Audit of Consular Fraud PreventionProgram - audit reportS/CT TERRORISM REPORTS 1980 THROUGH 2002 -



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12 March 2002

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"NODIS Taliban Demarche" and Posts'ResponsesJoint Intelligence Committees' 9/11Inquiry QFRsJoint Inquiry Staff review of theIntelligence Community's response toand handling of NSA message021940ZAPR01, serial: 3/00/7709-01

iRequest from Britt-Snider to INR on I"this most important study"September 11: Working together toFight the Plague of Global Terrorismand the Case Against Al-Qa'idaPublic Announcement of increased riskof a terrorist action from extremistgroups for American citizens andinterests abroadResponses to 13 questions from the .House Joint Inquiry regarding 9/11Report of the Accountability ReviewBoards on the Embassy Bombings inNairobi and Dar Es SalaamTranscript of Joint Inquiry CommitteeHearing on the Events Leading Up tothe Attack on the United States onSeptember 11, 2001

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August 2002

Undated-given toJIG 17 May 2002Undated-given toJIC 17 May 2002

6 May 20022002

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Lande/Barton memo and classified receiptcovering (not including copies of) Report ofAccountability Review Boards on the EmbassyBombings in Nairobi and Dar Es Salaam and"culpability cable"Ford/Hill letter re INK's handling of twomessages from NSA in early April 2001

Terrorism Task Force DS Participation Briefing

11 May 20021 7 M a y 2 0 0 212 March 2002

1 Apr^l 2002

Rewards for Justice Program Fact Sheet 4

Daily Press Briefing, Richard Boucher -questions regarding threats to airlinesLande/Barton memo enclosing~Statements for theRecord of ASEC Ryan and Hearing TranscriptsE-mail - Recommendation to JIG TeamLande/Barton memo enclosing Editions ofPatterns of Global TerrorismJIS Meeting Participant InformationHandwritten contact informationFord/Snider letter re the April 1 deadlineFord/Snider lette r enclosing responses to 13questions asked by the Joint Inquiry ofIntelligence Community AgenciesTESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT INTELLIGENCECOMMITTE E INQUIRY ON THE TIPOFF PROGRAM,SEPTEMBER 19, 2002, CHRISTO PHER A. KOJM



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1 October 2002

February 2003

TESTIMONY TO THE JOINT CONGRESSIONAL /INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE INQUIRY by AmbassadorFrancis X. TaylorQuestions for the record in Joint Inquiry'sOctober 31 Letter

25 September 2002 Material Relevant to Your Datasharing InterestsOriginally prepared for Another Committee forDHS-related Query

March 2003 Questions for the record in Joint Inquiry'sNovember 6 Letter

November 2002 Questions for the Record Joint Congressional9/11 Inquiry Responses of the Department of NState

5 September 2002 TESTIMONY BEFORE THE JOINT INTELLIGENCE- COMMITTEE INQUIRY ON THE TIPOFF PROGRAM, ~

CHRISTOPHER A. KOJM203 Fact Sheet - "Visa Systems Improvements Since9/11"

13 written responses by AssistantSecretary for Intelligence and ResearchCarl Ford to Britt Snider's 2/21 letterto intelligence community agencies'heads.Copies of Consular Affairs Bureaumaterials including from databases suchas the Consular Lookout and SupportSystem (CLASS) concerning the nineteenhijackers. The materials were previouslyprovided to the SSCI in response to ViceChairman Shelby's 11/1/01 document'request. Tranches of documentspreviously coordinated with DoJ are heldin SSCI and will be available to the JIC.



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60 classified audit reports by the StateDepartment Inspector General. [Listattached. Note that State/OIG isstatutorily independent. I am providingfor your convenience the index providedas a courtesy by the OIG to my office.]Senate Judiciary Subcommittee onTechnology, Terrorism and GovernmentInformation- Statement for the Record ofAssistant Secretary for Consular AffairsMary RyanSenate Judiciary Subcommittee onImmigration- Statement for the Record ofAssistant Secretary for Consular AffairsMary RyanHearing Transcript-Senate JudiciarySubcommittee -on Technology, Terrorism an dGovernment InformationHearing Transcript-Senate Judiciary"Subcommittee on ImmigrationHearing Transcript-House Education andWorkforce Subcommittees on 21st CenturyCompetitiveness and Select Education4-CI-007 - Review of Visa Issuing, PhaseI - audit report5-CI-004 - Review of the NonimmigrantVisa-Issuing Process, Phase II - auditreport5-CI-004A - Review of Visa Issuing, PhaseII - audit report5-CI-023 - Consular Fraud - audit report



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- 5 -SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED7-CI-002 - Review of Immigrant Processing- audit report99-CI-28 - Audit of Consular FraudPrevention Program - audit reportS/CT TERRORISM REPORTS 1980 THROUGH 2002

/ f ~ I { i f ~ i > f f ~ / \ >Review of the Issuance of Visas to the ' - ' - u - ' 2September 11, 2001 TerroristsOIG - Intelligence and Law EnforcementOversight Index-Visa Viper Program(December 2002)Letter to Senator Grah am dated Apri l -21,2003, regarding the Joint Inquiryrecommendation.



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05/01/2003 17:13 FAX 6472504 DO S LEGISLATIVE AF FA I R S 1 4 ) 0 0 5

RcmdReport Dumber Dumber

Sensitive b u t Unc lass i f ied'Report Numbers and Recommendations"

for Recommendations - visa processing' 'Classificationode Description

01-FP-R-02Z

oISP/1-01-03

ISP/W1-04 29

, ISP/MM-O4 39

ISP/VOO-01 11

lSPfi-00-01 35

Unclassified Embassy Caracas should revise me work {equwementsstatement of the immigrant visa officer and foreign national' employees to make it explicit that their primary duty isimmigrant visa processing.Unclassified Embassy Bogota should establish a cross-training program inthe consular section that wfl ensure that at least one juniorofficer and at least one foreign national employee assigned tothe rtonirnrrwgranl unil are available to assist with immigrantvisa processing as needed.Unclassified The Department, 'm coordination with Embassy Dakar and Us

neighboring posts, should conduct and implement a consularregionalworkload study lo identify consular functions, inparticular nonimmigrant visa processing, thai could befekocalcd lo Embassy Dakar,

Unclassified Embassy Bamako-should develop and initiate a post policy torequire tne preparationof an end-oMour report and updatedstandard operating procedures for consular sectionmanagement and visa processing, which should be arequiiemenl in an officer's post departure checklist. Theseprocedures should also require an intensive review by theconsular officer's supervisor of all visa applications during the3-montf) transition period ol the newly armed consular officer.

Unclassified E/nbassy Bamako should instilule monthly audits ofnontmmigranl visa processing lees.

SensHrva t> u t Unclassified tn preparing its Ff 2002 budget request. AT T should secuceStale Department agreement to transfer base costs forpersonnel representing its interests and lo limit use ol visaprocessing dees torconsuUr operations only. with the e*caureturned la ihe Department.

Sensitive but U nclassified ATT Taipei should submit fresh justification lor and shouldrequest authorization lo continue collecting and retainingimmigrant visa processing charges.

SenHrve but Unclassified We recommend that Ihe c ontracting officer require theAmerican Institute ofTawian. in the luture, lo submit delaflcosl data regarding the use of vaa processing lees lo ensurethat all costs are property included in the 'indirect costcalculation.

Unclassified The Department should prepare an action puin to Improvecommunicatkms with the INS regarding laser visa processing.

Unclassified Embassy Kampala should contract with a local bank toauume the function olcollecting the S-45 machine-readablevisa processing tee.Unctalstfcd Emb. Mexico C*y shd requite CG Tijuana to prepare andsubmit a pUn lot the renovation ol Ihe post's 1st floornorWnmigrani visa processing ata lo include the

leconfigixalion 4 enlargement of Ihe nonimmigrant visainterview atea and public waiting room.

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Sensitive but Unclassified"Report Numbers an d Recommendations"for Recommendations - visa processingRcnidReport Number Humbcr Code Classification Description

ISPA-97-36

97-CMOS

7-0-00?

ISPA-96-27 13

ISP/l-96.13 ~

b ISP/1-35-51 16

( ISP/S-S-l-40 1 3.

ISPA-94-33

ISP-W-2< 21

ISPfl-M-15

Unclassfied Embassy Abu Dhabi should establish a system to colledmachine-readable visa processing teei loTlJAE posts through bank.

Unclassified We rcmd the Department designate a portion ol the diversfcyvisa tees lo be used to augment funding the visa fraudprevention program, including staffing costs at all diversityvisa processing posts.

Unclassified We rcmd thai CA Vtenliry the Skills. loots. 4, antftaudresources required by the immigration visa officers & the FSNationals at posts where the immigrant visa processing isbeing considered tor consolidation& provide the results lo theBureau olPersonnel.

UAdassbed Emb QuKo sMIrarsler a> nonoKoal nonmmtgran visas lotheconsulate general assoonMimmigrant vsa processingcan bemovrd to the new immigrant visa unt.

Unclassfied The Dept shd approve Emb Dhakas request (or an additional$10,000 lor nvestigative trawleated lovsa processing.Embassy Chisnau shoutd send its FSN consular assistant toEmbassy Bucharest- or training in immigrant visa processing.anrfraud investgaliens, and American ctirienservices.-HeOept shd deveop a version t>( Immig/an visa automatedcomputer systems specifically designed lor US1NT Havanasneeds, smilar lo thespeciaftzed versions used lor drvrsrtyvsa processng.

Unclassfied Emb Montevideoshdpreparea briefing handbook onnonmmigrant visa processing lo* new consular officers.Unclassfied DOS shld advse NationalVj ProcessingOr inPortsmouth.NH& IKS thai CG Toronto wifl nolonger process Immigrant

vsa petitions appioved a f tet 2/1/95. From that date, casesready for processng shkj belor*aided to CG Montreal.Unclassfied Deptshd est high-leve task force tostudy and maklecammendabons pertaining lo use and oversight of visaprocessing lees at AIT.Unclassfied Dep* shdpiovide anexpert knowledgeable 'm va processngand workflow lo assist AlT/Tatpeiw/design ol its NIV

processng andwailing room aieas.Unoassfted Dept shd assgn responsibility lor an immigrant andrtonknmigrant {except dipUamade& official) visa processing lorSeycheles from EmbVictoria to Emb Nairobi.Unctesstted Dpt lew Emb Kampala & Nairobi, shd initiate plans lo shinrrvrwgrant vsa processing liom Emb Kan pata as soon as

post vsa Qtes can bereadied lot the move.Unclauified Emb Rabat shd transler alt viia piocessing. except dip &. official visas, to CG Casablanca, upondeparture ol current

incumbent of position number 30*3001-050.

Printed On 04/OS/2QQ2Sensitrve but Gnclassified

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Sensitive but Unclass i f ied"Report Numbers and Recommendations"

for Recommendations - visa processingRcmdReport Number [dumber Code Classification Description

ISP/I-93- 10

ISP/V93-25 33

ISP/WS3-20 3J4 WA

ISPrt-92-47

ISPn-92-21

Unclassified

Unclassified

Unclassified

O-B9-13 11

ricrf On 04/OS/2Q02

Oepl shd gwhigh priority to Emb Addis Ababa lorinsiaAJuon of CLAS5-cormeeLed automated'visa pfoceuingsysletns. MRV-PC & IVACS.Dept shd eslabibh a high-tewl task force to slody & makerecommendations pertaining to the jusUftcatton, cofteclkm.use, & oversight of visa processing fees at ATT that areneither ietumd to Treasury nor subject to congressional

Dept sM provide funding lor temp consular assistanei onpersonal service contracts at Emb Seoul lor retirement of IVfttS to the Uansilionat immigrant visa processing center.Err* Mexico C*y. inconj vWCG IguanaIARVEX,shdptomplry complete ptanning to reduce & reassignresources currently devoted to immigrant visa processing atCG Tfuana.To ensmeloiegrity of cash & visa processing oepratiom.Emb Moscowshd rcq C G St. Petersburg erect barrier tpievent physical access to equipment but at same time permitcommunication Wpubtic,Emt) Islamabad. CGLahore. CG Karachi. & CA shd defercomoWalion o( immigrant visa processing lor Pakistan at CGKaucni until adequate space *s provided lot conduct o' bothcunent & expanded cons operations.rr* Usbon shdnsure that Cons Ponta Oeigada review Itsvisa processing procedures & prepare a visa policy plan asoutlined in9 FAMAppendix M.Embassy Tunis should reassess the corrective actton plan, lorthe vulnerability assessment of U.S. citizen services and visaprocessing lw each question that Ihe post scored below theacceptable le el. and put that plan into effectTheOep should provide written Instructions to AIT to followprocedures outlined in ATT/vV 154 of May S 1979 regarding ~visj processing and postage lees coOectons.The Oepshould provide written-guidance to AT T regardingwaiver of the visa processingsnlpostage tees requirements.(Action: Slate AIT COR, in coord w CA)

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"Report Numbers and Recommendations"for Recommendations - visafeesRcmdReport Number Cade Classification Description

Nolorn-Sensitive ButUncJau

ISP(V-97-4J

97-CI-009 ..1

7-CWM2 U

ISPfl-9606 10

ISP/V96.J7 16

Unclassfied

ISP/V9S-47 12

Unclassfied

Unclassfied

Unclassfied

Undassifcd

EMB ASSY THE HAGUE. ASSOON ASPOSSIBLE AFTERTHEBANK BEGINS COLLECTING MACHINE-READABLEVISA FEES. SHOULD INSTRUCT CONSULATE GENERALAMSTERDAMTO INSTITUTE NE\ NONIMMIGRANT VISAPROCEDURESTO REDUCE THE PERCENTAGE OFAPPLICANTS WHO MUST APPLY INPERSON AND TOFACILITATE THE PASS BACK OFVISAED DOCUMENTS,We rtcomn>ei>d mat AIT/T, In collaboration witn SAP. seekwrittenauthorisationItem the contracting officer as requiredby its cent/ad wththe Oept. concernng a) the purposes forwhich both Ihv 2/3and 13 visa lees itcollects can be spent.b) howit plans to use the funds il has collected andw*continue tocoffecL and c) lh mosl appropriate investmentoptions (or thos* funds tha *r t dos not ptan louse in the

Emb. Seou ihd request, based onbotder security concerns.fundinggenerated from macnne-feadabie visa fees loestablish an American panMme. intermHtenL temporary (PIT)postion in 8s ani-fraud unH (of 2 period o( 12 monthsootganiie and upgrade 1h unt's Tries and to provide otftcacoverage lo ttow additional Tietd 'mvesligalions.

.W e icmd Ihc Oepadmenl designate aponton of the diversftyvisa lees lo be used lo augment lunding the visa fraudprevention piogram, including staffing costs at aft drversilyvt&a processng posls.We rcmd that CA (1} require posts lo collect an immigrantma fees at once inoioer tomaximize the use of limtedresources and (2) seeh a change in the Schedule of Fees to _combne Ihe two lees into one sngle lee.Emb Oski shd. incoordination wth Lha DepL take necessaryadKXi lo contract (throughacompetitive bid procedure) wthalocal bank tocoded H machine readable visa fees.Ernb Quito shdnegotiate acontract wth a banX thai woutdalow the bank to collect the machine-readable visa fees lorboth the embassy and the consulate generalEmb Baku shd propose, and lh Oepl shdapprove, a revisedvisa schedule or Azerbajan if it isdetermined: thai theAzerta^an Govf Uarbitrarily chargng visa fees for al U.S.cillzeru Incontravention of The present no-fee visaagreement.EmbSantiagoshdfind abank Inat ts wlling to acceptmachne fcadabte visa lees according to the Depfs guidanceand submit aproposal to lh Dept loi approval.W/ gudance at RCO 'm Moscow and the Ocpl and taking intoconsderation mandated lees lor MR V applications. EmbAshgabat should tmmedialety initiate laths wth theGovernment of Turkmenstan lodevise a new schedule of-reciprocal visa fees.

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for Recommendations - visa feesRcmdReport Number Code Classification Description

ISPft-95-09

tSPn-95-07

tSPA-94-52

S O R T-9 -O i

Unclassified

ISPn-33-M 1

0-88-38 11

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mb Almaty ICW DOS shW review current visa leei 4procedures ol the GO K regarding American cHuens &pre pare a plan lo provide ieciproctly . _DO S should revW* the Current published visa reciprocityschedule (O f K y rgy xs tan and coned th e discrepancies in visalees listed in 9 FA M and those actually being charged byEM 9 BISHKEK.Embassy shld seek authority from DOS to initiate (omul talksW \he GO U on th e question ol establishing a reciprocalschedule lor visa lees 4 simplification of documentaryrequirement!.Oepl shd de l ay the M RV mtaJlalion at f=mb Tallinn until anA mb a inplace and has had lime lo develop a plan lorcontaining negative political fallout trom the coKcclKMi ol vda(. \cFMP. alter consuRation v w A . promiptty notify the Congresstthe U.S. Treasury thai A IR fs using collections fromnonimmigrant visa lees .la finance major portion of itsoperations.RecA /A G O req GA P and AI R to explain an ol theCircumstances relating to the assessment of n o n im m igran tvua fees since 198? and. in consultation **A. and A/OP.determine: if thew actions were legal & ii so. whether they icqap p roval by DepTa. Pros E*ec.Emb Damascus shd review visa lev iciptocity issue &piopose. & Oept shd approve, schedule t h a t wi n br ing U.S.visa lees and validity lor Syrian nationals into compliance withU.S. regs & Dept policy on visa recprocity.Emts Amrnan. at an appro pn al e l y high l e v e l , ihd (a) informJofdama Ministry ofForeign Attain ol the US law {i.e.. Sec.281 of Invnignlion & Natutalt ty A d) regarding th erequirement 1of recrprocity tn visa fees,-II th Gov. of Jordan is uowffling to waive visa fees tor USatileru seeXJng employment in Jordan under circumstancescomparable to those ofJordanians worXing in the US onnorwnrnigrant M " & "L* vias Em b Amman shd Worm V h Op tof the'

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