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Diplomatic Overflight and Landing Clearances

ISO is responsible for issuing diplomatic clearances to all foreign
government aircraft that wish to enter U.S. airspace. ISO issues
diplomatic clearance numbers and coordinates interagency activity
related to the flight. This procedure applies to aircraft both landing in or
overflying U.S. territory. Foreign embassies are required to submit
applications at least 72 working hours prior to arrival in the U.S. or its
territories. Other overflight duties include:

• ISO sends a representative to special events, such as the

Olympics and the annual UN General Assembly, that involve a
heavy volume of foreign government aircraft transporting VIPs
into U.S. airspace.
• ISO issues diplomatic clearances to all foreign government (non-
military) aircraft arriving at U.S. airbases overseas
• As necessary, ISO representatives hold workshops for foreign
embassy officials to educate them on the overflight and landing
clearance process.

For further information on diplomatic overflight and landing clearances

go to www.useg.org.

Personnel Recovery (PR)

ISO represents the
Department in DoD and
interagency discussions and
planning pertaining to the
recovery of personnel who
are isolated or in distress
abroad.

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United States Department of State

Washington, B.C. 20520

DEC 2 PH 5 19
December 2, 2003

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. DANIEL MARCUS

GENERAL COUNSEL
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON
THE UNITED STATES

SUBJECT: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the

United States (Request for Documents No. 8,
Installment 1)

This is in response to the National Commission on Terrorist

Attacks Upon the United States' eighth request for Department of
State documents.

Attached is the first installment of documents responsive

to the Commission's Department of State Document Request No. 8.
This installment consists of "Sv unclassified documents.

We hope this information is useful to you. As always,

please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further
questions .

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Karl Hofmshn
Executive Secretary

Attachments:
Tab 1 - Incoming Request
Tab 2 - Documents Responsive to Document
Request No. 8

UNCLASSIFIED
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United States Department of State

Washington, D.C. 20520

DEC 2 PH 5 H9
December 2, 2003

MEMORANDUM FOR MR. DANIEL MARCUS

GENERAL COUNSEL
NATIONAL COMMISSION ON TERRORIST ATTACKS UPON
THE UNITED STATES

SUBJECT: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the

United States (Request for Documents No. 8,
Installment 1)

This is in response to the National Commission on Terrorist

Attacks Upon the United States' eighth request for Department of
State documents.

Attached is the first installment of documents responsive

to the Commission's Department of State Document Request No. 8.
This installment consists of 5 unclassified documents.

We hope this information is useful to you. As always,

please do not hesitate to contact us if you have further
questions.

Karl Hofr
Executive Secretary

Attachments:
Tab 1 - Incoming Request
Tab 2 - Documents Responsive to Document
Request No. 8

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CHAIH

e H. Hamilton
VICE CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
"Commission") requests that the Department of State (DOS or the "respondent")
Ian) Ben-Veniste
provide the Commission with copies of the following documents no later than
aQdaod November 11,2003 (the "production date"):
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1. AH records relating to the departure of Saudi nationals by airplane from the United
lie S. Gordkk States while the national airspace was closed to commercial aviation after the
it Cotton September 11,2001 terrorist attacks, including flight manifests or other documents
related to the individuals on those flights.
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wthyj. Roemer The Commission request? that the documents requested above be provided as soon
as they are available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at
K3 R. Thompson
the same time, through means of a "rolling" production.
lipD. Zdikow
.CUTIVC DIRECTOR
If any requested documents are withheld from production, even temporarily, based
on an alleged claim of privilege or for any other reason, the Commission requests
that the respondent, as soon as possible and in no event later than the production
date, identify and describe each such document or class of documents, as well as the
alleged basis for not producing it, with sufficient specificity to allow a meaningful
challenge to any such withholding.

If the respondent does not have possession, custody or control of any requested
documents but has information about where such documents may be located, the
Commission requests that the respondent provide such information as soon as possible
and in no event later than the production date. .

If the respondent has any questions or concerns about the interpretation OF scope of
these document requests, the Commission requests that any such questions or concerns
be raised with the Commission as soon as possible so that any such issues can be
addressed and resolved prior to the production date.

October 28,2003 Daniel Marcus

General Counsel

TEL <2Q2) 331-4060

FAX (202) 296-5545
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/I'8/2001 - 09/20/2001 Bin Laden family Charter, Ryan International Airlines Flight 441
23 Passengers, no children, 20 Passengers were interviewed based upon the
discretion of the FBI.
A maid was not interviewed.
The wife and son of Khalil Bin Laden were present during interviews, but
were not interviewed separately.
• . Khalil Bin Laden was interviewed twice prior to the departure date. He then called
the interviewing agent and requested security assistance in getting to the airport. A
third interview was conducted during the ride.
• Searches of the aircraft and passenger luggage were conducted, identities were
checked against the manifest, and record checks were conducted.

Prior to 09/23/2002, several chartered flights which contained Saudi passengers drew a
considerable amount of attention. These flights are summarized below. After 09/23/2002,
an undetermined number of Saudis departed the United States aboard commercial and t
chartered aircraft. *

09/14/2001 Providence Rhode Island Charter flight

• 4 Passengers, no children.
• Extensive investigation including follow-up interviews were conducted into 2002.

09/16/2001 Jetlease USA Charter flight from Lexington, KY

• 14 Passengers, no children.
• All passengers were identified and confirmed prior to departure. INS, USCS, and
FBI records were checked.

09/19/2001 Las Vegas Charter Flights (three flights)

• 48 Passengers (three children) on 09/19/2001, 18 passengers (no children) on
09/20/2001; 34 passengers (one child) on 09/24/2001
• FBI SAC of Las Vegas made contact with the Saudis at the Hotel prior to departure
and obtained copies of passport and passenger lists.
• Record checks were conducted and interviews were conducted where necessary.
• 5 individuals in the party were interviewed because of information in niA.
3 departed on 9/19/2001, with no derogatory information in IIIA.
One departed on 9/20/2001, with no derogatory information in HIA
One, a US citizen intended to depart for Boston commercially sometime
after 9/20/2001, was not identical to information in IIIA

Following departure of these three flights a subpoena was served for telephone records of
the party. No connections to the 19 hijackers of 09/11/2001 were identified.

We have information about one Saudi Airline flight which arrived on 09/10/2001 in the
course of normal business. This flight was stranded at Newark International in New Jersey
along with all other commercial flights at the time. As of 09/13/2001 the flight was still

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Northstar Aviation flight to Paris. France from Providence. Rhode Island

• Pacific Jet Company made a flight reservation for 9/14/2001 to travel from Providence,
Rhode Island at 1 1 :00 am EST to Paris, France via Northstar Aviation. Type of aircraft is
undocumented.

• The reservation was made for 4 individuals: Sheik Mashour Al Ibrahim, Abdullah Al
Shwran, Aly ftaffan Soliman, and Younef Brahim Jaballah..

Flight was paid for by/ /totaling

$75,00.00 for the trip including 1500 Ibs. of luggage at the request of Sheik Mashour Al
, Ibrahim's business manager]

Rene Lannoy is a security guard and coordinator of travel for Al-Ibrahim and Al-Shwran.
Lannoy made the flight arrangements for the aforementioned individuals.

Searches/Investigative Steps:
• On 9/14/2001, FBI RI identified and interviewed, Al Ibrahim, Al Shwran,
Soliman and Jaballah at Northstar Aviation in Warwick, RI.
• In addition to interviews and ED checks, luggage was searched with negative
results.
• FBI checks, INS checks, Watchlist, and various consent searches were conducted.
Each produced negative results.

Extensive investigation revealed no information to suggest travel by Al Ibrahim, Al

Shwran, Soliman and Jaballah within New England was connected to any terrorist or
criminal activity.

Other Agencies involved:

• USCS; USINS; DCIS; Rhode Island SPD; Warwick PD; Boston PD; and TF
Green PD

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Supporting Summary: (Saudi Nationals Boarding Fit. DC-8-73)

Name Date of Birth

1. Prince Abdulmajeed bin Abdulaziz
2. Princess Sara bint Abdul Mohsen al-Anyary
3. Prince Faisal bin Abdulmajeed
4. Prince Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Abdulmajeed
5. Prince Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulmajeed
6. Princess Sultana bint Ibrahim A. al-Brahim
7. Princess al-Anoud Bint Faisal
8. al-Jouharah Moheisen al-Anyary
9. Mr. Mohammed A. al-Tayari
10. Hesham Ahmed Aki
11. Amani M. M. al-Sharif
12. FatimahM. S.Khati
13. Omar Y. M. Taraweh
14. Roqayah H. Sh. Fallata
15. Hussein Abdelrahim
16. Khalid H. A. al-Assaf
17. Ahmed Abd al-Razek
18. Aisha B. A. Trawi
19. Sultan S. A. A. al-Amri
20. H. A. M.Hassan
21. Salma Kassem Daou
22. NormaTamano
23. Abdallah Issa Zineh
24. Moustafa Maher al-Behidy
25. Hassan Mohammed Abd al-Razek
26. SalahNaseral-Din
27. Medhat Mohammed Rizk
28. Mohammed Shawkat Ah"
29. Mohammed A.M. al-Shihiri
30. Talaat Aly Zenhoum
31. Hayat H.A. al-Hazmi
32. Ali Faizy Delwar
33. Saeedah A.M. al-Mobarak
34. Faisal M.S. al-Harbi
35. Rahma Saeed O. Ali
36. Fatmah S. O. Ali
37. Hussein Y.A. Ashmawi
38. Tariq Y. Houthan
39. BadrA. S. Durayin
40. Mohammed A. M. al-Zahrani

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 41. KhalidA. S. al-Jamili
42. Medhat Mohammed Taha
43. Hassan Sayed Soliman
44. S amir Saber Soliman
45. Mansour S. R. al-Harbi
46. Mohammad S. S. al-Harbi

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CHARTERED fFlight B 727-21)

Supporting Summary; (Saudi Nationals Boarding Fit B 727-21)

Name Date of Birth

1. Saad M. A. al-Sowailem
2. Ali Abdulrahman
3. Moteb R. O. al-Oufi
4. Waleed S. A. al-Ajroush
5. Nasser M. A. al-Swelim
6. Zouheir Karim Chehayeb
7. Badr Mohamed Hassan
8. Ashraf Gharib Taher
9. Mohamed Ishak Tolba
10. Hesham Mahmoud Selim
11. Gualberto Glore
12. Hazem Abdul Karim
13. Gamel Ibrahim al-Talwany
14. Sulaiman E. A. al-Eissa
15. Abdullah D. A. al-Shahrani
16. Mohammed Abdalla Abou Gabil
17. Gilles Gerard
18. FahdA. S. al-Salem

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AMERICAN TRANS AIR fFIight ATA L-10in

Supporting Summary: (Saudi Nationals Boarding Fit. ATA L-1011)

Name Date of Birth

1. Princess Medhawi bint Abdulaziz al-Saud
2. Prince Turki bin Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
3. Prince Saud bin Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
4. Prince Sarah bin Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
5. Prince Alanoud bin Saad bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud
6. Dr. Badr Hassan bin Shalhoub
7. Mohammed al-Yahya
8. S amilrah Hammad
9. The(illegible) Hammad
10. Noufal-(illegible)
11. Luhway Abdul M(illegible)
12. Sharif al-Sayed Hegazy
13. Ashraf Abou Shakrah
14. Tyaha Soliman Karrar
15. Agata Ok(illegible)
16. FadhilaRojeb
17. Boubaker Bou(illegible)
18. HindK(illegible)
19. ZkreaB(illegible)
20. Bedrays Ahmed C(illegible)
21. Rugalya Adam Mohammed
22. Wagd? Abdul Samad Abbas
23. Ab(illegible) Yaqoub Ahmed
24. Greta A(illegible)
25. Princess Abta bint Abduiaziz bin Saud
26. MahmoudF. El(illegible)
27. HindMahla /
28. AishaA. Asir?
29. Gala? Mahmoud Me?w(illegible) Al-Agz
30. AmaarB(illegible) Abdul Mut(illegible)
31. Fatima I(illegible) Mohammed N(illegible)jumudeen
32. Mumun B. T. A(illegible)min Saleh
33. Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al Saudi
34. Princess Taghraed bint Abdulaziz al-Saud

Note: Record checks were conducted based upon the narhes and identifiers contained in the
identification documents.

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Naif Al-Saud

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September 4, 2003
White House Approved Departure of Saudis After Sept. 11, Ex-Aide Says
By ERIC LICHTBLAU

ASHINGTON, Sept. 3 - Top White House officials personally approved the

evacuation of dozens of influential Saudis, including relatives of Osama
bin Laden,
from the United States in the days after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks
when most
flights were still grounded, a former White House adviser said today.
the adviser, Richard Clarke, who ran the White House crisis team after
the
attacks but has since left the Bush administration, said he agreed to
the
extraordinary plan because the Federal Bureau of Investigation assured
him that the
departing Saudis were not linked to terrorism. The White House feared
that the
Saudis could face "retribution" for the hijackings if they remained in
the
United States, Mr. Clarke said.

The fact that relatives of Mr. bin Laden and other Saudis had been
•rushed out
of the country became public soon after the Sept. 11 attacks. But
questions
have lingered about the circumstances of their departure, and Mr.
Clarke's
statements provided the first acknowledgment that the White House had
any direct
involvement in the plan and that senior administration officials
personally
signed off on it.
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Mr. Clarke first made his remarks about the plan in an article in Vanity
Fair
due out Thursday, and he expanded on those remarks today in an interview
and
in Congressional testimony. The White House said today that it had no
comment
on Mr. Clarke's statements.
The disclosure came just weeks after the classified part of a
Congressional
report on the Sept. 11 attacks suggested that Saudi Arabia had financial
links
to the hijackers, and Mr. Clarke's comments are likely to fuel
accusations
that the United States has gone soft on the Saudis because of diplomatic
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