From: (b) (6)

To: GIDDENS, GREGOR( ; ADAMS, ROWDY (

Cc: (b) (6)
Subject: Cuellar meeting
Date: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 7:20:13 PM

Hi Greg,

Wanted to check in with you on tomorrow’s meeting with Congressman Cuellar, and see if/when
you might have time to get together before the meeting at 4pm. As I’m sure you know from
earlier today, Chief Colburn is slated to go up and brief as well. At this point, the meeting that
was once supposed to be focused on Project 28/SBInet/other technology has evolved into a meeting
on a variety of other issues, to include Carrizo cane eradication and the Hidalgo levee fence issue.

For some reason Cuellar has in his mind that SBI is the lead for the Carrizo eradication effort, I
think because at an earlier briefing with him, you and/or Jeff Self referenced the fact that Chief
Carrillo had no fence plans for Laredo (at least for the time being) because of the existence of the
Carrizo. We are hoping to put to rest once and for all that this is NOT a CBP/SBI issue and have
invited a rep from DHS S&T to participate, since the eradication effort is led by them.

On the Hidalgo levee/fence issue, Cuellar is looking to receive information on the general status
and details of the project (when it will start, how it would impact levee integrity, who will be
performing the work, who will be responsible for maintaining the levee/fence). One question I had
was on who would have responsibility for maintaining the levee/fence if we are able to follow
through with the project – I know that IBWC “owns the levees” and thus maintains responsibility
for their upkeep, but I’ve also sat in on several meetings where it has been a point of contention
since the project makes it difficult/impossible to distinguish between what is “IBWC’s levee” and
what is “CBP’s fence.”

Let me know if you’d like to get together tomorrow.

Thanks!
(b) (6)