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Thomas H. Kean
September 2, 2003
CHAIR
The Honorable David M. Walker
Lee H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR Comptroller General
General Accounting Office
Richard Ben-Veniste 441 G Street, NW
Max Cleland Washington, DC 20548
Frederick F. Fielding Dear Mr. Walker:
Jamie S. Gorelick
As a follow-up to your letter of July 28, 2003, establishing procedures for our
Slade Gorton Commission's access to GAO records, and our letter of July 29, 2003, we
John F. Lehman
wanted to update you on our progress in reviewing GAO materials. We have
now met with many of your staff and received valuable briefings from them
Timothy J. Roemer on their work past, present, and future. We appreciate the cooperation we
James R. Thompson
have received from you and the GAO. Based on these broader briefings to
date, we would like to request the opportunity to inspect and copy selected
workpapers from the following completed GAO Reports:
Philip D. Zelikow
DIRECTOR
1. Border Security - Implications of Eliminating the Visa Waiver
Program, November 2002 (GAO-03-38);
2. Border Security - New Policies and Procedures are Needed to Fill
Gaps in the Visa Revocation Process, June 2003 (GAO-03-798);
3. Technology Assessment - Using Biometrics for Border Security,
November 2002 (GAO-03-174);
4. Information Technology - Terrorist Watch Lists Should be
Consolidated to Promote Better Integration and Sharing, April
2003 (GAO-03-322);
5. Land Border Ports of Entry - Vulnerabilities and Inefficiencies in
the Inspections Process, July 2003 (GAO-03-782); •->*-
6. Homeland Security - INS Cannot Locate Many Aliens Because it
Lacks Reliable Address Information, November 2002 (GAO-03-
188);
7. Immigration Benefit Fraud — Focused Approach is Needed to
Address Problems, January 2002 (GAO-02-66); and
8. Potential Terrorist Attacks - Additional Actions Needed to Better
Prepare Critical Financial Market Participants (GAO-03-414).

In addition, we understand that you are in the process of completing a report

on the U.S.-Visit Program, and we would ask for similar access to selected
work papers once that report is released.

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September 2-, 2003
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We understand that some of these papers may contain sensitive and classified materials,
and we are of course prepared to provide you with the necessary clearances prior to
seeking review of any classified materials.

With best regards,

)aniel Marcus
General Counsel