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mothy J. Roemer

mes R. Thompson

ilip D. ZelikowXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

August 6, 2003

Gen. BrentScowcroft(Ret.)PresidentThe Scow croft Group900 17th Street, NWSuite 500Washington, DC 20006

Dear Brent:

The m andate of the National Comm ission on Terrorist Attacks U pon theUnited States (better kno wn as the 9-11 Com mission) is to provide anauthoritative account of the attacks o f September11,2001, and offerrecomm endations as to how to prevent such attacks in thefuture.

Specifically, Section604 of Public Law 107-306 requiresthe Commission toinvestigate "facts and circumstances relating to the terrorist attacks ofSeptember 11,2001," including those relating to intelligence and lawenforcementagencies; diplomacy; imm igrationand border control;the flow ofassets to terrorist organizations; comm ercial aviation; the role ofcongressional oversight and resource allocation; and other areas determinedrelevant by the Commission for its inquiry.

The Com missioners would w elcome the opportunity to have aninformal policydiscussion with you sometime in early to mid-September touching on one ormore of these issues. W e are certain that your insights w ill help us considerablyas we fo rmulate policy recommendations for the Co mm ission's final report.

If you are amenableto such a meeting, please havea member of your staffcontact S tephanie Kaplan at (202)331-1125 or via email at skaplan@9-1 lcommission.gov to discuss the appropriate arrangements.

With best regards,

Thomas H. KeanChair

Lee H.HamiltonVice Chair

301 7'K Street SW, Room 5125

Washington, DC 20407T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545

www.9-11commission.gov


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chard Ben-Veniste

ax Cleland

ederick F. Fielding

mie S. Gorelick

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mothy J. Roemer

mes R. Thompson

hilip D. ZelikowX E C U T I V E D I R E C TO R

August 6, 2003

Dr. Zbigniew BrzezinskiCounselorCSIS1800 K Street, NWWashington, DC 20006

Dear Zbig:

The mandate of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon theU nited States (better known as the 9-11 Commission) is to provide anauthoritative account of the attacks of September 11, 2001, and offerrecommendations as to how to prevent such attacks in the future.

Specifically, Section 604 of Public Law 107-306requires the Commission toinvestigate "facts and circumstances relating to the terrorist attacks ofSeptember 11, 2001," including those relating to intelligence and lawenforcement agencies; diplomacy; immigration and border control; the flow ofassets to terrorist organizations; commercial aviation; the role ofcongressional oversight and resource allocation; and other areas determinedrelevant by the Commission for its inquiry.

T he Commissioners would welcome the opportunity to have an informal policydiscussion with you sometime in early to mid-September touching on one ormore of these issues. We are certain that your insights will help us considerablyas we formulate policy recommendations for the Commission's final report.

If you are amenable to such a meeting, please have a member of your staffcontact Stephanie Kaplan at (202) 331-1125 or viaemail at skaplan@9-1 lcommission.gov to discuss the appropriate arrangements.

With best regards,

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Thomas H. KeanChair

Lee H .HamiltonVice Chair

301 7 lh Street SW, Room 5125Washington, DC 20407T 202.331.4060 F202.296.5545

www.9-llcommission.gov


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chard Ben-Veniste

ax Cleland

ederick F. Fie ld ing

m i e S. Gorelick

ade Gorton

hn F. Lehman

mothy J . Roemer

mes R . Thompson

ilip D. ZelikowX E C U T I V ED I R E C T O R

August 6,2003

The Honorable Richard N. HaassPresidentCouncil on Foreign Relations58 East 68 th StreetNew York, NY 10021

Dear Richard:

The mandate of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon theUnited States (better known as the 9-11 Commission) is to provide anauthoritative account of the attacks of September 11, 2001, and offerrecommendations as to how to prevent such attacks in the future.

Specifically, Section 602 of Public Law 107-306 requires the Commission to"investigate and report to the President and Congress on its findings,conclusions, and recommendations fo r corrective measures that can be takento prevent acts of terrorism."

Given the breadth and depth of the Council's in-house expertise on issues ofinterest to theCommission, we would welcome the opportunity to have aninformal discussion with you and three or four CFR fellows in the near future.We are certain that your insights will help us considerably as we formulatepolicy recommendations for the Commission's final report.

If you are amenable to such a meeting during one of your upcoming visits toWashington, DC, please have a member of your staff contact StephanieKaplan at (202) 331-1125 or viaemail at skaplan@9-l lcommission*gov todiscuss the appropriate arrangements.

With best regards,

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Thomas H. KeanChair

Lee H. HamiltonVice Chair

301 7'11 Street SW, Room 5125Washington, DC 20407T 202.331.4060 F202.296.5545w w w. 9 - l l c o m m i s s i o n . g o v


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ax Cleland

ederick F. Fielding

mie S. Gorelick

ade Gorton

hn F. Lehman

mothy J. Roemer

mes R . Thompson

i l ip D. ZelikowX E C U T I V ED I R E C T O R

June 18,2003

D r. John J. HamrePresident& C E O ,CSIS1800 K Street,NWWashington,D C 20006

Dear John:

The mand ate of the National Comm ission onTerroristAttacks U pon theU nited States (better knownas the 9-11 Commission)is to provide anauthoritative accoun tof the attacksof September11, 2001, andrecommendations as to how to prevent such attacks in thefuture.

Specifically,Section 604 ofPublicLaw 107-306 requiresthe Commissiontoinvestigate"facts and circum stances relating to the terrorist attacks ofSeptember 11, 2001," includ ing those relatingto intelligence agencies;lawenforcementagencies; diplomacy; immigration, no nimm igrant visas,an dborder control;the flow of assets to terrorist organizations; commercialaviation; the role of congressional oversight and resource allocation; and otherareas determined re levantby the Commissionfor its inquiry.

Given the breadth and de pth of theCenter 'sin-house expertise on thesecrucialissues,the C ommissioners wou ld welcomethe opportunityto have an

informal discussion withyou andthree or four CSIS scholarsin the nearfuture. Althoughthe participantsin sucha meeting wouldbe atyourdiscretion,we are particularlyhopeful that you r chairman, Se natorSamN u n n ,couldjoin us for this dialogue .

We are looking forwardto hearing from you , especially with respectto policyrecomm endations relevant to the C omm ission's work. Please have a member ofyour staff contact Stephanie K aplanat (202) 331-1125or via [email protected] discussth e arrangementsfo r sucha meeting.

With best regards,

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Thomas H. KeanChair

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Lee H.HamiltonVice Chair

301 7 th Street SW, Room 5125

Washington, DC 20407

T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545

www.9-1lcommission.gov


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MacGAFFIN ATTENDANCE

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BRIEFING ATTENDANCE

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Subject: 6/25 Brookings Briefing

Commissioners:

At the Chair and Vice Chair's request, we are scheduling a series of informalbriefings around Washington with various think tanks and individuals in thepolicy community. The emphasis of these discussions will be on policyrecommendations. This effort is meant to supplement formal briefings andinterviews conducted by the Commission. Your attendance is optional.

The first of these informal discussions will take place at the BrookingsInstitution on Wednesday, June 25 from 8:30-10:00 AM (1775 Massachusetts Ave.,Room TBD) . Brookings participants will include Jim Steinberg, Mike O'Hanlon,Jim Lindsay, and Ivo Daalder.

Please let me know if you would like to participate in this briefing. I can bereached via email or at (202)331-1125 to answer any questions you may have.

Best regards,Stephanie

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