Thomas H.

Kean
CHAIR June 10, 2004

Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR
The Honorable Alberto Gonzales
Richard Ben-Veniste Counsel to the President
The White House
Fred F. Fielding
Washington, DC 20500
Jamie S. Gorelick
Dear Judge Gonzales:
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Bob Kerrey As you know, the statute that created the National Commission on Terrorist
Attacks Upon the United States (Public Law 107-306) directs the Commission to
John F. Lehman investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding the September 11,2001
terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness for, and immediate response
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to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the lessons learned from those attacks and
James R. Thompson to make recommendations for preventing future attacks. In connection with its
investigation, the Commission has made eight separate formal requests for
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documents from the Executive Office of the President (EOP). The Commission
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR does not anticipate submitting any further document requests to the EOP.

To ensure that the search for, and production of, responsive documents has been
completed, we request that you certify in writing, by return letter, as follows:

'To the best of my knowledge and based upon personal inquiry of the
appropriate officials, the EOP has taken and completed all reasonable
steps necessary to find the documents in its possession, custody, or
control responsive to the Commission's eight document requests. The
EOP has produced or made available for review by the Commission all
such responsive documents that it located."

For purposes of this certification, "document request" means the Commission's

written document requests as modified by any communications with the
Commission's staff, including agreements that certain potentially responsive
documents need not be produced, that certain documents from other agencies
would be handled by that agency, and that certain documents addressed or sent to
or received from the Executive Office of the President (EOP) or that record
communications with or coordinated by the EOP would be handled by the EOP.

Your personal response to this request is critical to our investigation; it will allow
the Commission to rely with confidence on the document production by the EOP.
To avoid any delays in completing our work, please reply to us in writing no later
than June 25, 2004.

301 7th Street SW, Room 5125 26 Federal Plaza

Washington, DC 20407 Suite 13-100
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June 10, 2004
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Thank you for your efforts, and for the efforts of many others at the EOF, to
cooperate with the Commission and to comply with our requests.

Sincerely,

Thomas H. Kean Lee H. Hamilton

Chair Vice Chair

cc: John B. Bellinger III, National Security Council