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MEMORANDUM

FOR THE RECORD

Event: Interview with Ali Soufan

Type of event: Interview
Date: November 12,2003
Special Access Issues: Secret clearances
Prepared by: Tom Eldridge, Janice Kephart-Roberts
Team Number:

Location: GSA Building SCIF

Participants - Non-Commission: .Ali Soufan, FBI - ]\TY-JTTF,Pat O'Brien, General
Counsel's Office FBI
Participants - Commission: Susan Ginsburg, Doug MacEachin, Tom Eldridge, Janice
Kephart-Roberts, Yoel Tobin, Nikki Grandrimo, Deiter Snell .
Background
Mr. Soufan's background was described in earlier MFRs. This is a follow-up.
AQ goals in the Sudan
Soufan said AQ had three goals while in the Sudan.
1. Create a network of Al Qaeda operatives,
2. Support with the AQ umbrella other Jihad groups, including Algerians,
Moroccans, Egyptians (plot to kill Mubarak in Addis Ababa).
3. Drive the U.S. from Saudi Arabia.
AQ after the move from Sudan to Afg.
When UBL left in May 1996, he sought to broaden the jihad to include terrorism,
something new to people used to fighting a guerilla war. He issues his fatwa condemning
jews and crusaders. He set up the camps: Jihad Wal, Khost, Al Faruq, Gardez. (None
yet in Qandahar.)
In October 1996, UBL recruits a class of potential operatives ., the infamous 16 - that
includes Jandal, Khallad, and the Nairobi suicide bomber Hamza al Ghamdi (who first
served as UBL's bodyguard). This recruitment coincides with his alliance with a group
of radical Saudi scholars.

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Once Qandahar is secure as the Taliban base, UBL moves there and sets up camps there
as well. The new security he enjoys allows him to get more recruits.
The Iranian front
Soufan said that there was no Iran connection initially in 1996, after UBL's move to Afg.
Because the Iranian border was in the hands of the Northern Alliance.
Organization
Prior to 9-11, UBL had AQ organized somewhat along geographic lines.
Nashiri - from Yemen (tho born in Mecca) covered the Arabian peninsula
KSM - Focused on the U.S. and S.E Asia, based on his relationships with the Philippines
and Hambali.
Khallad - was the administrative guy, "a trusted individual to facilitate travel."
Abu Zubaydah - his cover was that he was not a part of the UBL network.
AQand WMD
According to Soufan, they tried to buy uranium from the Russian mob, but instead bought
osmium, a different element it turns out. Their efforts to acquire WMD are detailed in
the Baku documents. They also tried to acquire bioweapons. Abu Habab was funded to
do bioweapons research by people in London.
Security Committee
We asked Mr. Soufan about the AQ Security Committee. He said it was a part of the Bin
Laden network well before 9-11. Its purposes were:
1. To provide security for UBL (bodyguards) and UBL's operations.
2. To write documents in support of security. Soufan said one was recovered in
Baku. It described how operatives should get professional haircuts, not travel,
with their wife, not wear Islamic perfume, etc. Soufan said all AQ documents
have a Koranic verse on them that can be translated as, "prepare for them, all you
can out of your own force." Soufan also mentioned the Manchester document as
originating from one Saif al Libi.
3. vet recruits who arrive to see if they have the right stuff and to interrogate
possible spies. Some individuals were rejected after an interview with al Adel.
4. Provide advice to operatives when to travel and when to not travel.
He said he received an oral description of it from "Junior" in 1996. Saif Al Adel was the
head of it. This fact, Soufan said, was verified through the Cole investigation. Nasir al
Bahri, aka Jandal, described the blueprint of AQ in a "long 302" of an interrogation that
took place after 9-11. J andal gave a description of the Security Committee as he learned
it existed when he went to Afghanistan. Soufan said this Jandal description was verified
by a DOCEX document collected in Afghanistan.
Soufan said this committee was continuously

evolving as AQ evolved.

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Soufan on Mobility generally

"If they want to come to the United States, they can."
"If they send 1,000, four will get through."
"They only need one to get through to win whereas we need to stop 1,000 to win."
Knowledge of Saudi involvement in AQ
We asked Soufan about prior knowledge of Saudi involvement in al Qaeda terrorist
training in Afghanistan before 9-11. Soufan said they knew about Saudi travel to
Afghanistan and Pakistan for terror training in 1996.
Yemen
Soufan said that when AQ operatives were in the Sudan with UBL, most operatives were
wanted in their countries of origin. This included Saudis. For this reason, most of them
tried to obtain Yemeni passports to travel outside the Sudan. This was true, for example,
for Masri, one of the East Africa Embassy bombing suspects. Soufan said Yemeni
passports were the passport of choice because there were weak government controls. It
only took two guys vouching for you to get a passport. The system was "tribal based"
according to Soufan, who said Egyptian, Saudi and Sudanese terrorists were using
Yemeni passports extensively between 1996 and 1998, and right through 2002.
According to Soufan, Yemeni officials were bribed to give out passports. AQ supplied
photos and applications and Yemeni officials stamped them for the terrorists. One such
AQ operative, Khalid Moussama, was the suicide bomber in the Cole attack. Soufan said
the FBI did not believe Moussama even presented himself when he applied for his
passport.
Soufan said the terrorists would have two passports to travel with until they got married.
Once they were married, then they would travel with their families and have only one
passport. Soufan said that the fact that so many terrorists were traveling with Yemeni
passports was discovered after the Cole bombing.
According to Soufan, 85% of the Saudis who were AQ operatives went to Yemen to get a
Yemeni passport and then traveled from there to Afg. Soufan said the Khalid al
Mihdhar had a Yemeni passport in the name Khalid al Saqaf, under which he traveled to
Pakistan and Afg .. Khallad Bin Attash traveled under a Yemeni passport with the name
Khallad Bin Yousef
Soufan said that they knew before 9-11 of four travel facilitators in Yemen for AQ who
would help recruits by :
1. getting them Yemeni passports,
2. getting them a plane ticket,

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3.

sending someone with the recruit who would be known to the AQ coordinator
Pakistan, and
4. call ahead and give advance notice of the recruit's arrival.
One of these was Abu Ismail, aka Mohammad

in

Salah, who was killed in Afg.

How to get into Afghanistan

Before 2000, Soufan said recruits would take a flight to Karachi, go overland to
Peshawar, and then get smuggled into Afg, by Abu Zubaydah.
After 2000, Soufan said AQ was using Qetta as the jumping off point from Pakistan to
Afg. Soufan said this was in part because the camps in the North of Afg. Were closed at
that time and moved to the South. UBL and AQ were based in Qandahar at this time.
Once in Qetta, recruits would stay in a guesthouse, then go to Afg. Often by bus.
In Afg.
When individuals arrived in Afg, they would fill out applications supplying information
including the name of the person who recommended the recruit. All travel had to have
been facilitated by someone known and trusted by AQ leadership. There was a strong
structure and a job within that structure for each person.
Recruits would take a codename while in Afg. The codename was religious in origin.
This was based on the fact that in the Koran, the prophet says "their names are aliases and
their aliases are cities (or states)." Soufan says this admonition is in the prophet
Mohammed's words, giving it special power for these believers.
Once in Afg., recruits would be taken to an AQ guesthouse. The recruiter would be
informed their recruit had arrived. The recruit would have their money and passport
taken away from them. This was termed "A Manat" or security depository. Soufan said.
good records were kept of these deposits. [Note: This practice led to the fact that many
of the individuals captured in Afg. And in Pakistan had no passports with them at the
time of capture.]
Ifthere was a new terrorist training class starting, the recruit would be taken to the camp
where it was to begin. Once in the camp, the AQ instructors would carefully evaluate
each recruit to see whether they, for example, take orders well and engage in early
prayers indicating their devotion.
Based on the instructor's evaluation of them, the recruit could be selected for a terror
mission, sent to the front to fight the Northern Alliance, of be sent to become a
bodyguard to UBL. .
In 1998, after the embassy bombings and the U.S. missile strikes, UBL closed the Khost
camp.

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In the 1999-2000 time- frame, the Taliban ordered all camps closed except those run by
UBL. AQ moves al Farouq camp to near Qandahar where it becomes a "mega camp."
Exit from Afg.
Abu Yasir al Jaziri was an AQ operational facilitator. One of the operativeas' biggest
problems with getting, out was that their visa to Pakistan would expire and they would
then need to get an exit visa. Jaziri would help them to get out.
AQ mobility tactics
Soufan said the FBI knew before 9-11 that AQ was always trying to obtain fraudulent
passports. He cited a number of sources for this belief. In Sept. 1998, he saw evidence
of passport fraud as part of Operation Challenge. He also said that Ahmed Ressam was
told by Abu Zubaydah to get a Canadian passport in order to help carry out the
Millennium plot. Among the tactics he said were:
1. Marry a U.S., British, or Bosnian woman.
2. Use other AQ connections. Soufan said that Abu Zubaydah had a British passport
obtained through a connection of Khallad Bin Attash
3. Establish an AQ facility for producing forged passports. Soufan named the
following individuals as Al Qaeda facilitators. Harun (a Cameroonian) and Fasul;
Osama al Qini, and an individual in Africa, possibly in Tanzania. He said these
individuals reported to al Adel who was in Africa until 1998 when he went to
Qandahar.
Knowledge of AQ use of travel stamps
Soufan said they knew before 9-11 about AQ use of fraudulent passports and travel
stamps. He said AQ used code words.
"N eed a suit"

= need

'a passport

"Need some buttons on the suit" = Need travel stamps on the passport
Soufan cited three sources for this knowledge:
1. London - Operation Challenge. Included references to suits and buttons.
2. Albania -- Tirana Plot - and the Stamps. They recovered some stamps from a
Kuwaiti NGO in Tirana. When they broke up this plot in 1998-1999 learned that
the plotters were giving fraudulent Egyptian passports to plotters who were
feeling the heat. They ended up catching a number of operatives, including one
who they caught in Turino, Italy with a fraudulent Yemeni passport.
3. Harun in Nairobi (the manufacturer). Soufan said they recovered stamps scanned
into his computer.

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9-11 plotters
According to Soufan, Khallad tried to get a visa to come to the U.S. using his Yemeni
passport in Apri12000. Soufan said he put on his application that he wanted to go to.
Bethel, Washington.
JKR questions late in the afternoon
Kahtani. Soufan debriefed Kahtani. "his lies ended in a confession. I never asked for a
detailed debriefing of his interview" by Mr. Melendez-Perez, (the inspector who had
Kahtani removed from Orlando Int'I Airport August 4,2001). "Kahtani did say he told
the inspector he was a used car salesman. Kahtani was deeply religious. Kahtani said he
wore all black to the US so Atta would know who he was. Everyone is Mohammad to
Kahtani, although in the instance of who was meeting him at Orlando, the information is
correct." [Note: review of the 302swritten about these encounters with Kahtani does not
indicate Kahtani "confessed" to being part of the 9-11 plot.]
There was a standard litany of questions that were put to a1l
detainees origina1ly, but doesn't believe that is now the case. I move in and out of the
detainee interrogations, and the work is run by DOD, so you should ask them. I never
asked specific travel related questions as a matter of course.
GMTO questioning.

In Pennsylvania,
there was found a notebook. One set of entries is what to say to an immigration
inspector. That's in evidence in the Concordance system. Some of the guesthouses had a
tremendous amount on CDs on American history, maps, computers, and cultural training ..
KSM was training on these things.
Evidence of Al Qaeda guidance on getting past US border security.

The role of border security in the war on terror .. Help and assist governments who are

suffering from their own bad documents. DOS did this in Yemen, and has worked well.
The Yemenis were told all the problems with their travel documents. Yemen then
established a computer system and a national id card that is hard to get. This id card is
also an electoral id. Need the national id to get other ids, like a passport. Thinks INS is
doing a good job; the best they can.

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ALL REPORTS AND CORRESPONDENCE
PERTAINING TO THE DEPARTURE OF SAUDI
ARABIAN NATIONALS FROM THE UNITED
STATES ON SEPTEMBER 13 AND
SEPTEMBER 14, 2001.

FINAL DRAFT of RESPONSE to OCTOBER

2003 VANITY FAIR ARTICLE
(RE: BINLADEN FAMILY DEPARTURES
AFTER 09/11/2001)

RESPONSIVE
to
REQUEST #14-4
"SECRET MATERIAL ENCLOSED"
"THIS PACKET CONTAINS SENSITIVE CRIMINAL
AND/OR INTELLIGENCE INFORMATION PERTAINING
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DOCUMENT DELETION CODES
[As of August 11, 2003]
"A" - SOURCEIINFORMANT
INFORMATION - Information, the disclosure ofwhicb
would tend to reveal the identity of an informant or source where confidentiality is
expressed or implied.
"B" - FBI TECHNIOUES AND/OR METHODS - Information on sensitive FBI
techniques and/or methods which would impede or impair the effectiveness of that
technique and/or method.
"C" - NON-RELEVANT FBI CASE INFORMATION
responsive to the Commission's requests.

- Information

"0" - FBI PENDING CASE INFORMATION - Information

jeopardize a pending investigation of the FBI.
"E"-

STATUTORY

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legally prohibited

neither relevant nor

which would impede or

from release by statute.

"F" PRIVACY/SECURITY
- Information, the disclosure of which would be an
unwarranted invasion of the personal privacy or jeopardize the safety of law
enforcement personnel and/or their family members
Material redacted under this code includes (J) social security numbers;
(2) date and place of birth; (3) home address and telephone numbers;
(4) personnel cell phone and pager numbers

"G" - FOREIGN GOVERNMENT INFORMATION - The identity of a foreign

government and/or foreign service to include the names of foreign law enforcement
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Response to October 2003 Vanity Fair Article

(Re: Binladen Family Departures After 09/11/2001)
September 24, 2003
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Executive Summary

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Individual

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Vanity Fair Issues

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Senator Feinstein's

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Saudi FCr Details

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FBI Executive Summary

to October 2003 Vanity. Fair Article,
"Saving the Saudis"

IU//LES) The artic le in Vanit, Fair alleges a group of Saudi royals traveled by air from
Tampa, Florida to Lexington, Kentucky on September 13,2001, prior to FAA. authorization for
these types of flights. It also alleges that a chartered night left the United States (US) with.
several members of [he Binladen family without investigation by the FBI. Both of these
allegations are false. There are many other inaccuracies contained within the article.
(UlILES) The FBI conducted investigations prior
hired by Saudis wishing to return to Saudi Arabia. None
restrictions. The investigations identified 141 passengers
recovered, numerous Saudis departed aboard commercial

to the departure of six chartered flights,

of these flights violated FAA
aboard these flights. As air traffic
as well as other chartered flights.

(UIILES) In reference to the six flights, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies
conducted interviews, database checks and security sweeps prior to allowing any of the nights to
depart the US. Before departure, all passengers' identities were confirmed and compared against
watch lists. Investigators verified [hat there were no unauthorized passengers aboard any flights,
and swept the aircraft and luggage for prohibited items. Further investigation was conducted
following departure where it was determined to be necessary. No information of investigative
value was learned from the interviews or following the departure of these individuals.
-{S11NF,0C) On September 20,2003, several members of the Binladen Family and their
staff departed the United States on Ryan Air flight #441. One of the passengers, Omar Binladen,
had previously been the subject of a FBI Preliminary Inquiry (PI), because his father, Abdullah
Binladen, has been connected 10 World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY), a charity with ties
to terrorism. This PI was closed as no derogatory information concerning Omar Binladen was
revealed. Abdullah Binladen departed the US sometime in January 2001. Neither casenas been
reopened as alleged in the article.
(UIILES) Investigation of tile other passengers yielded no information pertinent to the
attacks of September 11, 2001, or the investigation of Osama Bin Laden. None of the Binladen
family members on this flight had been in recent contact with Osama Bin Laden. All of the
passengers were either half-siblings or the children of half-siblings of Os am a Bin Laden. None
of the individuals aboard were suspected of ha ving ties to terrorist organizations.
CUI/LES) A chartered flight departed from Lexington, Kentucky on September 16, 2001
with fourteen passengers. Four members of the party, to include the son of Prince Ahmed Bin
Salman Bin Abdulaziz. arrived in Lexington from Tampa by or. These four individuals had
disobeyed the Prince by traveling by car, instead of by jet as the Prince bad instructed them.
Hired security personnel. who have been quoted in the article and in interviews with the FBI,
have perpetuated the cover story that the four had flown from Tampa by consistently stating
there was a charter flight into Lexington. No flights arrived or departed from Lexington on .
September i3. 2001. in addition. one of the members of the private protection detail has
confidentially told FBI agents in Lexington the truth about how the tour arrived in Lexington.

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Departures
Follo\\'ine 09/J 11200]
09113/21)01 - 09120/21)01 Bin Laden familyCharter,
Ryan International
Airlines Flight 441

23 Passengers, no children, 10 Passengers were interviewed based upon the

discretion of the FB!.
A maid was not interviewed.
The wife and son of Khalil Bin Laden were present during interviews, bur
were not interviewed separately.

Khalil Bin Laden was interviewed twice prior 10 the departure date. He then called
the interviewing
agent and requested security assistance in getting (0 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 nights 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
chartered aircraft.

conducted

I Jetlease USA Charter fJigllt from Lexington, KY

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

into 2002.

09116/200

I Providence Rhode Island Charter flight

Passengers, no children.
Extensive investigation including follow-up interviewswere

09/14/200

INS, USCS, and

Las Vegas Charter Flights (threeflights)

48 Passengers (three children) on 091!l9/2001, I S passengers (no children) on
09120/200 I, 34 passengers (one child) on 091241200 \
FBI SAC of Las Vegas made contact with the Saudis at the Hotel prior to departure

and obtained copies 0 f 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 IlIA.

3 departed on 911912001, with no derogatory information

in IlIA.
Withheld from public release One departed on 9/2012001, with no derogatory information i 11 IlIA
09/1911001

by National Archives and

Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58

Following departure of these three flights a subpoena was served for telephone
the party. No connections to the 19 hijackers of 09Ji 11200 I were identified.

records of

\V~ have information about one Saudi Airline [light which arrived on 09/1012001 in rhe
course of normal business. This flight IV:1S stranded at Newark Internarional in New Jersey
along with all other commercial ilights at the time. :\5 of 09113;:2001 the night \\':15 still

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NCTA000088234

33

stranded.

Investigation
was cond ucred, which inc Iuded interviews and record checks.

The passenger list consisted of 26 crew and 92 passengers.

This flight departed after the flight restrictions were lifted.

In addition ro Saudis we identified a uA.E 7~ 7 which departed [rom Lexington, KY 011

09/J 5/2001. No Saudis were aboard the Ilight. We have included this information because
the Vanitv Fail" article includes

a reference to a 747. No children

were on board the flight.

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NCTA000088235

34

INDIVIDUAL FLIGHT
BRIEF POINTS

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NCTA000088236

35

Rvan fnternation:ll
Flight 441 (commonl\" referred to as the Binladen ramilv f1i~ht)
Flight route: St. Louis. \10: Los Angeles. CA: Orlando. FL: \Vashil1~ton. DC: Boston. !\JA

Ryan International Fliglu .+.+1: Boeing 727, departed United Slates at approximately 2:05
am EST on 9i20!200 1.

Flight '+'+1 originated in St. Louis, Missouri. lideparted on 9118/2001 at 11:00 am EST,
. with no passengers, and made.J additional stops:
I.
Los Angeles, California (landed 12:30 pm9I1S/2001) - I passenger embarked,
left on 9119/2001 at 8:00 am.
I
Orlando, Florida (landed 4: J 2 pm on 9/19/200 1)- 3 passengers +- I securiry
representative embarked, left on 9/19/2001 at 6:00 prn.
3.
Washington, DC (landed Dulles International 7:36 pm on 9/1912001 )- 5
passengers embarked, left on 9/19/2001 at 8:30 pm.
4.
Boston, Massachusetts (landed 11:00 prn on 9/19/2001)- 14 passengers + 3
security embarked. firstsecurity representative disembarked, left on 9/2012001 at
12:30 am.

On 9/20/2001, Flight 441 departed Boston at 12:30 am en route to Paris with a total 0 f
23 passengers and 3 security representatives and made the following stops:
1.
Goose Bay, New Foundland, arrived at 3: 18 am and departed at 5:00 am on
9/20/2001
2.
Keflavik, Iceland, arrived at 10:54 am and departed at 1:00 pm on 9/20/200 I

In Paris, France all passengers disembarked at 6:30 pm on 9/20/2001 and continued to

other destinations. Flight 441 departed Paris with 3 security representatives at 12:0 I pm
on 912112001.

From Paris, Flight 441 returned to tbe United States with 3 security representatives via:
1.
Reykjavik, Iceland: arrived 1:01pm and departed at 1:31 pm on 9/211200 l.
2.
Gander, New Foundland: arrived 2:31 pm and departed at 3:01 pm on 9/21/2001.
3.
Cincinnati, Ohio: arrived at 5:07 pm on 9/21/2001

Searches/Investigative
Steps:

FBI LA searched Flight -+-+1 on 9/18/2001 prior to departure from Los Angeles,
CA. Produced negative results.

FBI Boston searched Flight 441 on 912012001 prior to departure from Boston,
MA. Produced negative results.

FBI checks, INS checks, Watchlist, and various consent searches were conducted.
Responding Special Agents determined 20 of the 23 passengers necessitated
interviews. 22 interviews were conducred of those 20 passengers. Khalil Binladen
had been interviewed a total of three times (refer to Note section) .. Each produced
negative results.
~
Two family members who were accompanying Khalil Bin Laden were not
interviewed.

A. maid who was JCCOI11 panying the pan)' of B in Laden's w/10 boarded in Boston

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000000009
NCTA000088237

36

was not interviewed

Note:

Due to ccncerns for her safety, Najiah Binladen contacted FBI LA on 91l8!2001
to request an escon to the airport for her flight out of Los Angeles on 91191200 L
FBI LA transported Najiah Binladen to the LAX terminal without incident
Voicing similar concerns 3S those of Najiah Binladen, on 9117/2001, Khalil
Binladcn requested an FBI escort for himself, his wife and his son to the Orlando
airport on 9119/200 L Khalil had been interviewed a total of three times, once
telephonically
on 9112/200 I, at his residence on 91l 41200 1 and whi Ie being
escorted to the airport on 9119/200 L FBT TP transported Khalil and his family to
Orlando without incident.

Other Agencies

F.EQ 14-4

involved:
FM; rNS; US Customs; ATF; LAPD; Mass, SPD;
Airlines Security; Signature Flight Support Security

Ryan International

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NCTA000088238

37

Ch3rtered

t1i~ht for Saudi At":lhiun group out of Lexington.

Kentuckv
011 Sunday,
September 16.2001, at4:30 p.m., a chartered luxury Boeing 727 aircraft
landed at the airport in Lexington, Kentucky. The flight was chartered through Jetlease
USA, 3700 Airport Road. Suire 204, Boca Raton, Florida 33431, telephone number 56 1-

362-8282.

After boarding its passengers. the chartered fligh; departed the United States during the
evening hours of Sunday, September 16,2001.
.

The passengers
juveniles:
H.R.H.
H.R.H.
Ahmad
Hashim

included the following fourteen (14) individuals,

none of which were

Prince Ahmed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz

Sultan Bin Fahad Bin Salman Abdulaziz
O.H. AI-Biebi
Abdelrnagid

Bashir
Ali Ben Mohamed Aouni

Jesus Calda
Jack Rusbridge
Salah Al-Harnmadi
Ehab Abuagla Salim Mohamed
Ahmed A.M. AI-Hazmi
Talal M.M. Al-Mejrad
Mohamed Osman Ahmed El-Marazki
Aboulsalam A.M. Al-Haddad
Fahad A.A. Al Zeid

The plane was scheduled to l1y to Goose Bay, Labrador for refueling prior to continuing
on to london, England, and then to Saudi Arabia.

Searches/investigative
steps:
Prior to departure, FBI Louisville agents together with an officer from US
Customs checked the crew from Florida and inspected the aircraft. During
boarding, each passenger was identified by passport by a US Customs officer.
Only the 14 passengers lisred above boarded the chartered 727.

Note:

Prior to September It, 2001 ,a group of Saudi Arabian nationals traveled to

Lexington, KY, to attend the Keeneland horse auctions. Following the terrorist
attacks, members of this group made several unsuccessful attempts to gain
authorization for the usual Saudi government airplane to enter the United States.
As a result. the group made arrangements
for a chartered luxury Boeing 727 from
Florida to fly to Lexington. KY .
According to .1 SA. on site. after the September 11 attacks. H.R.H. Prince Ahmed
Bin Salman Bin ..l.bdulniz attempted 10 arrange for his son and his son's friends

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00000001J..
NCTA000088239

38

to fly from Florida to Lexington,

KYon a chartered jet. H.R.H. Prince Sultan Bin

filed a flight plan in Florida; but that flight plan
was rejected. As a result, H.R.H. Prince Sultan Bin Fahad Bin Salman Bin
Abdulaziz, Fahad A.A. Al-Zcid, Talal ;vf.I\!. A-Mejrad and Ahmed A.M. AlHazmi drove to Lexington, KY from Florida. Because this violated an explicit
directive from his father, the Saudi prince and his companions,
and their security
detai I perpetuated the cover story that the group had traveled by pri vate jet.
.Lexington Airport Police Chief Scott Lanter confirmed that no planes took off or
landed at the airport unti I the FAA lifted the ban on flights.

Fahad Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz

Other Agencies involved:

US Customs, Lexington,

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KY Police Department

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NCTA000088.240

39

REPl'BLfC OF G.-\BO;\-FLAGGD
(from Las Vegas)

Chartered Republic or Gabon-flagged DC-8 73, Tail number TR-LTZ, departed

United States on 0911 9/2001.

Flight DC-S-73

departed from Las Vegas, Nevada destination

Geneva, Switzerland.

On 09/19/2001,
Fl igh; DC -8- 73 departed with 46 Saudi Arabian Royal Party and
entourage passengers logged :it airport prior to departure. There were three (3) Saudi
minors 011 board aged 11,9 and 5.

Searches/Investigative

Techniques:

Telephone

records were provided by Hotel Security on 09111/2001 and

09112/2001 regarding Saudi Arabian Royal Party srayingar the Four Season's
Hotel and Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.

On 09/1812001, SAC FBI & SAC USSS met with Prince Abdul Majeed Abdul
Aziz to discuss plans for the Royal Party.

On 091l8/2001,
passports.

FBr and Watchlist checks were conducted.

In response to infonnation

Manifest of Royal Party was provided along with copies of

in IlIA, 3 persons were interviewed

on 9/18/2001.

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58

Agencies involved:

FBI; USSS;

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uses;

eNS

000000013
NCTA000088241

40

CHARTERED
(FJi2ht B 727-21 from Las Vegas)

Chartered B 727-21, tail number N72iPX departed

Flight B 727-21 departed

(London), England.

the United Stales on 09/20/2001,

from Las Vegas. Nevada destination

Sramstead

Airport

On 09/20/200 I, Flight B 727-21 departed with 18 Saudi Arabian Royal Party and
logged at airport prior to departure,

entourage passengers

No Saudi children on board

Searches/I nvestigari ve Techniq lies:

Telephone records were provided by Hotel Security 011 09/1 [/200] and
0911112001 regarding Saudi Arabian Royal Party staying at the Four Season's

Hotel and Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada.

On 09118/2001: SAC FBI & SAC USSS met with Prince Abdul Majeed Abdul
Aziz to discuss plans for the Royal Party.

On 09/18/200 I, Manifest of Royal Party was provided

passports.

FBl and Watchlist

1 person was interviewed on 9/18/2001

derogatory) contained in IliA.

usss, uses;

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checks were conducted.

Other Agencies involved:

FBI;

along with copies of

because ofinfonnation
_

(which was not

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
'
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58

INS

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NCTA000088242

41

A\ !ERIC.-\~ TRA;\'S AIR (Fli~ht ATA L-l 01 J from Las Vegas)

Chartered American Trans Air (A.1.-\) L-IOl1, TailnumberN189AT,

States on 09/24/1001.

departed

United

Flight ATA L-lOOI departed Las Vegas, Nevada destination

Paris, France and London, UK.

On 091241200 I, Flight :.l.. TA L-J 011 departed with 34 Saudi Arabian Royal Party,
including entourage logged at airport prior to departure. There was one (1) Saudi minor
aboard this flight aged 16.

Charles de Gaulle Airport.

Searches/Investigati
ve Techniques:

Checks conducted against FBI Waichlist and JlIA produced

Agencies

involved:

FB!;

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negative

results.

uses

000000015
NCTA000088243

42

Northstar

.-\\'iation

Ili~ht to Paris. france

from Pro\'idence.

Rhode

Island

Pacific Jet Company made a fligh: reservation for 9/[4/2001 to travel from Providence,
Rhode Island at 1100 am EST to Paris, France via Northstar Aviation. Type of aircraft is
undocumented.

The reservation was made for 4 individuals: Sheik Mashour

Shwran, Aly Haffan Soliman, and Younef Brahirn Jaballah.

Flight was paid for by Alan Robert Sawaya's American Express credit card totaling
575,00.00 for the trip including 1500 lbs, of luggage at the request of Sheik Mashour Al
Ibrahim's business manager. Sawaya, who was interviewed on 911412001, is a
stockbroker for CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON of which the aforementioned
are
members.

Rene Lannoy is a security guard and coordinator of travel for Al-Ibrahirn

LaJU10y made the flight arrangements for the aforementioned
individuals.

Searches/Investigative
Steps:

On 9/1412001, FBI RI identified and interviewed, AI Ibrahim, Al Shwran,

Soliman and Jaballah at Northstar Aviation in Warwick, RL

In addition to interviews and ID 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; LJSINS; DcrS;

Green PD

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Rhode Island SPD;

Warwick

Al Ibrahim, Abdullah

AI

and Al-Shwran.

PD; Boston PD; and TF

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NCTAOOOOBB244

43

SUPPORTING SUMMARIES

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(HH\ Ii (HH'\" .,.

NCTA000088245

44

PENTTBOM
091l7/2003
Rvan International
Flight 441 from St. Louis.
DC: and Boston. ;\orA
Reference
allegations
restrictions.

about

Osarna

:'110: Los Angeles.

Binladcn relatives

departing

CA: Orlando.

FL: \Vashington.

the US before

the lifting

offlighr

On 091191200 I, Ryan International

Airlines, t1ight number 441, was contracted by the Saudi
Embassy to make several stops in the US to pick up various Saudi individuals
for expeditious departure
from the United States. Ryan International
Flight 441 ultimately departed Boston, MA to leave the
country at approximately
2:05 am EST on 09/20/200 I. Flight restrictions had been lifted at this time.
:,,>,

Ryan International
Airlines flight 441 originated in St. Louis, Missouri and made stops in Los
Angeles, California; Orlando, florida; Washington,
District of Columbia (Dulles); and Boston,
Massachusetts
before departing the United States, Flight 44 I picked up the following passengers at those
airports:
Name

Departure

City

Interviewed

by the

FBI?
Najia Binladen
Khalil Binladen
Sultan Binladen
Maria M. F. Bayrna
Shafig Binladen
Akberali Moawalla
Ornar Awad Binladen
Kholoud Osarna Kurdi
Badr Ahmed Binladen
Nawaf Bakr Binladen
Reern Harnza Asar
Ornar Saleh Almadoudi
Faisal Saleh Alrnadoudi
Mohammed
Saleh Binladen
Salman Salem Binladen
Tamara Khalil Binladen
Sana'a Mohammed
Binladen
Mohammed Awed Aljohi
Hasan A wed Aljohi
Suyati B. T. Sum iran Sadar
Faisal Khalid Binladen
Salem Ali Salem Alyafeai
Alrntasim Mazen Alsawwaf

Los Angeles,
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Orlando, FL
Washington,
Washington.
Washington,
Washington,
Washington,
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston, MA
Boston. MA
Boston. MA

CA

DC
DC
DC
DC
DC

Yes
Yes
No'
No'
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes

Yes

..

..

Yes
Yes
No'"
Yes
Yes
Ye:s

Case
Opened'?
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No'
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No

'Sultan

Binladen and Maria lvLF. Bayrna accompanied

Khalil Binladen, who had been
interviewed three times.
"Reem Harnza Asar wase present during the interview of Faisal Saleh Alrnadoudi.
"'Sadar was not interviewed because she "'JS the maid for the group
Najiah Binladen was escorted by FBI LA to a charter terminal at L\.:'<.
Khalil Binladcn and his familv were escorted by FBI TP to the: airport in Orlando. FL.

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OOOOOOO~8
NCTA000088246

45

REPUBLIC

OF GABON-FLAGGED

(from

Las Vegas)

On 0911 t!20f) I, SA's interviewed management a [the Four Seasons Hotel and Caesar's
Palace. Telephone records of the FAISAL BIN ABDULMAJEED party were provided to
SA's by Caesar's Palace Security. On 09!l:U2001, telephone records from [he Four
Season's Hotel, for the MOHA:vtW AL-TA YHA party were provided.
On 091t8/2001, sxcl
IFBr Las Vegas and SAC I
IUnited States
Secret Service (USSS), met with Saudi Arabian Prince ABDUL MAJEED .AJ3DUL AZIZ
and his representatives. The Saudi Arabian's were asked to provide a manifest of their
entire party and photocopies of each person's passport. A total of69 names with
identi tiers were checked against the current FBT Watch List and ran for IIIA reports. No
Watch List matches were discovered.

3 individuals from this f1ight were interviewed

derogatory infon41ution in IIIA:

by the FBI because of the following

non-

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58

On 09119/2001, Flight DC-8-73, Tail number TR-LTZ a chartered, Republic of Gabonflagged DC-8-73 departed Las Vegas, Nevada with the final destination of Geneva,
Switzerland, The FBI cleared 46 Saudi passengers to board this flight. There were three
(3) children under the age of 18 aboard this flight ages 11,9 and 5.

Prior to its departure, the aircraft was swept, perimeter security was provided, and all
persons boarding were matched to a previously-obtained
manifest and photocopies of
passports by Agents and Officers of the uses.

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(}00000019
NCTA000088247

46

REPUBLIC

OF GABON-fLAGGED

SUDportin12 Sumrnan::

(Saudi Nationals

(Flight DC-B-73)
Boarding

Name
l. Prince Abdulmajeed bin Abdulaziz
2. Princess Sara bin: Abdul Monsen al-.A...l1yary
3. Prince Faisal bin Abdulmajeed
4. Prince Abdulaziz bin Faisal bin Abdulmajeed
50. Prince Turki bin Faisal bin Abdulmajeed
6. Princess Sultana bint Ibrahim A. al-Brahirn
7. Princess al-Anoud Bint Faisal
8. al-Jouharah Moheisen ai-Anyary
9. Mr. Mohammed A. al-Tayari
10. Hesharn Ahmed Aki
11. Arnani M. M. al-Sharif
12. Fatimah M. S. KJ1ati
13. Omar Y. M. Taraweh
14. Roqayah H. Sh. Fallata
15. Hussein Abdelrahirn
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
2l. Salrna Kassern Daou
22. Norma Tamano
23. Abdallah Issa Zineh
24. Moustafa Maher al-Behidy
25. Hassan Mohammed Abd al-Razek
26. Salah Naser al-Din
27. Medhat Mohammed Rizk
28. Mohammed Shawkat Ali
29. Mohammed A.M. al-Shihiri
30. Talaat Aly Zenhourn
31. Hayat H.A. al-Hazrni
Ali Faizy Delwar
33. Saeedah A.M. al-Mobarak
34. Faisal M.S. al-Harbi
35. Rahrna Saeed O. Ali
36. Fatmah S. O. Ali
37. Hussein Y.A. Ashmawi
38. Tariq Y. Houihan
39. Badr A.. S. Durayin
~O. MoharnmedA .. ~vf. al-Zahrani

REQ 14-4

FIt. DC-8-73)
Date of Birth

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 CF"R. 1256.56

000000020
NCTA000088248

47

41. Khalid A. S. al-Jarnili

42. Medhat Mohammed Taha

43. Hassan Sayed Soliman

44. Sarnir Saber Soliman
45. Mansour S. R. al-Harbi
46. Mohammad S. S. al-Harbi

REQ 14-4

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.56

000000021.
NCTA000088249

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58
CHARTERED

(Flight

48

B 727-11 from Las Vegas)

On 09/l1/2001, SA's interviewed management of the Four Seasons Hotel and Caesar's
Palace. Telephone records of the F.-\ISAL BN ABDULMAJEED party were provided to
SA's by Caesar's Palace Security, On 09i1212001, telephone records from the Four
Season's Hotel, for [he !vfOHA.MAD AL- TAYHA parry were provided,

On 09118/2001, SACI
IFBI Las Vegas and SAc!
IUnited States
Secret Service (USSS), met with Saudi Arabian Prince ABDUL MAJEED ABDUL AZIZ
and his representatives. The Saudi' Arabian's were asked, to provide a manifest of their
entire party and photocopies of each person's passport, A total of 69 names with
identifiers were checked against the current FBI Watch List and ran for IIIA reports. No
Watch List matches were discovered.

One (I) individual [rom this flight was interviewed by the FBI because of the following

non-derovatorv
infOn1,;Jtinn in TIT A,
v'

--J

- --

--

_ On 09/20/2001, 18 members of the Saudi Arabian Royal Party and members of their
entourage arrived for the departure of Flight B 72721, Tail number N727PX, a chartered,
B 717 scheduled to depart Las Vegas, Nevada with the final destination ofStamstead
Airport (London), England. There were J total of 18 Saudi passengers aboard this flight.
There were no children aboard this flight.
Prior to its departure, the aircraft was swept, perimeter security was provided, and all
persons boarding were matched to a previously-obtained manifest and photocopies of
passports by Agents and Officers of the United States Customs Service (USeS).
Withheld from public release
by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58

FEQ 14-4

000000022
NCTA000088250

49

CHARTERED
. SupDol1in

(Flight

Summar":

B 727-2])
(Saudi Nationals

Name
I.
2.

Boarding

FIt. B 727-21)

Date of Birth

Saad M. A. al-Sowailern
Ali Abdulrahrnan

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

1 1. Gualberro Glore
l2. Hazern Abdul Karim

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F,R. 1256.56

1.3. Gamel Ibrahim :11- Talwany

l4. Sulaiman E. A. al-Eissa
15. Abdullah D. A. al-Shahrani
16. Mohammed Abdalla Abou Gabil
17. Gilles Gerard
l8. Fahd A. S. al-Salem

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000000023
NCTA000088251

50

A,\lERIC.-\.\

TRANS AIR (Flight A T.-\ L-l 011 from Las Ve~as)

On 09/2'+,'2001, 34 members of another Saudi Arabian Royal Party and members of their
entourage, lodged at the Bellagio
Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada arrived for the departure
of
r
.
Flight American Trans Air (ATA) L-IOII, rail nLlmberN189AT, a chartered, L-IOlI
scheduled to depart Las Vegas, Nevada With an initial destination of Charles de Gaulle
Airport (Paris), france and a final destination of London, UK. There were a total of34
Saudi p<lssengers aboard this flight. There was one (1) Saudi minor aboard this flight
aged 16.

The names of all passengers and associated identifiers on the manifest were checked
against the current FBI Watch List, and ran for potential ITIA reports. Both checks met
with negative results.

Prior to departure, the aircraft was swept, perimeter security was provided, and all
boarding \A'ere matched to a previously-obtained
manifest and photocopies of

perS0'1S

passports

REQ 14-4

by Agents and Officers of the United States Customs

Service (USCS) ..

000000024
NCTA000088252

51

.-\\IERIC.-\.:\, TR.-\!\S AIR (Flight.-\ TA L-IOll)

SUDDortinu

Summar\':

(Saudi Nationals

Boarding fit AT A L-I 0 11)

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.56

Name
1. Princess :vledhawi 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. Samilrah Hamrnad
9. The(illegible) Harnrnad
10. Nouf al-Iillegible)
11. I.uhway

D:lte of Birth

Abdul M(ilkgib!e)

12. Sharif al-Sayed Hegazy

13. Ashraf Abou .Shakrah
14. Tyaha Soliman Karrar
15. Agata Ok(illegible)

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

22.
23.
24.

25.
26.
27.
28.

29.

Fadhila Rojeb
Boubaker Bou(illegible)
Hind K(illegible)
Zkrea B(illegib1e)
Bcdrays Ahmed C(illegible)
Rugalya Adam Mohammed
Wagd? Abdul Samad Abbas
Ab(illegible) Yaqoub Ahmed
Greta A(illegible)
Princess Abta bint Abdulaziz bin Saud
Mahmoud F. El(ilJegibJe)
Hind Mallla
Aisha A. Asir?
Gala? Mahmoud Me?w(illegible)
AI-Agz

30 .. Arnaar B(iilegible)
31. Fatima I(illegible)

Abdul Mut(illegible)
Mohammed N(illegible)jull1udeen

32. Murnun B. T. A(il1egible)min Saleh

33. Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al Saudi
34. Princess Taghraed bint Abdulaziz al-Saud

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APPENDIX

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(U/FOCO) The Binladen

USE C

Family

(U/IFOUO) Usarna bin Laden (UBL) is a member of a large and wealthy Saudi family.
The family patriarch, Mohammed A wad B inladen, came ro the kingdom from Hadramout
(South Yemen) sometime around 1930.1

In Saudi Arabia, lJBL's father became a construction magnate, completing

prestigious projects such as the renovation of the holy mosques in Mecca and
Medina. As a result, the Binladens are a highly respected family both within the
Saudi royal household and with the public.'

(UIIFOUO)

There is some confusion

as to the total number ofUBL's

. Some cite that he is the youngest of some 20 sons,

seventh son.'
.

siblings.

while others claim he is the

Tile total number of his siblings might be 50,4 52,5 or 54.6 In an interview.
seemed unsure as well, citing that he had 25 brothers-although
he could
7
remember the names of only 20. .
.

Nearly all of these siblings are half-brothers or half-sisters, as UBL's father had
multiple wives. UBL's own Syrian mother, Harnida, is cited as having only one
son."
.

(U/ffOUD) The Binladen

family has denounced

UB L

UBL repeatedly.

In 1994, the Binladen family issued a statement expressing its "regret,

denunciation and condemnation of all acts that Osama bin Laden may have
committed, which we do not condone and we reject.:"

After the attacks on the US on September 11,2001, the current head of the family,
Sheik Abdullah Awad Aboud Biuladen, said "The family has previously
announced its position [to distance itself] from Usama and condemned his acts.

J ",A. Biography of Osama Bin Laden."

PBS Frontline. 26 September ZOO l.
~.Miller, Judith. "Bin Laden: Child of Privilege W1)0Champions Holy \Var." 14 September 200 1.
J Krushelnycky, Askold. "Afghanistan: Who is Bin Laden and What Makes Him Tick?" Radio Free
Europe/Radio Liberty. 14 September 200 1.
J Krushelnycky
; Dobbs, Michael. "Bin Laden: A 'Master Impresario'," Washington Post. 13 September 2001.
C Abu-Nasr,
Donna, "Bin Laden Aims to Ride 'Infidels'," Associated Press. is September 2001.
: Lakshrnanan. Indira. "Sin Laden Reportedly Says He Has Armed Afghanistan." BOSTOr! Globe. 26
September zoo 1.
s Abu-Nasr.
., "Bin Laden Denounced bv His Farnily." Independent T elevisicn \!(!IVS. 15 September 200 I.

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All the' farnilv members condemn all violent and terrorist acts. even if Usarna is
behind them:,ii) Sheik Abdullah is LBl 's uncle.
.
(U/IFOUO) lTBl's own family situation
personal life.

10

is as unclear as many of the other aspects of his

VEL first married at the age of 17 to a Syrian girl who was a relative.

Ol1~ Source reports that UBL now has at least three wives and more than 20
children."
Another source says that UBL is married to four women and has 1.:I.{0
1S children.':'

In an interview, UBL is reported to have said that he has only three wives, not the
five reported in some accounts. The report said UBL resisted personal questions,
saying only that he has three wives and 16 children."

II

Ibid,

II "'; Biography of OsaI11~Bin Liden:'

I} "Bin Laden Still ClUing the Shots in

War witl: United States." ...I,.gence France-Presse.

25 September

200!.
I; Abu-Nasr
IJ
Lakshmanan

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VANITY FAIR ISSUES

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SECRfTI/~OFOR:\f
Counterpoints:
(V) The Vanity Fail' article

reports

the claims of retired

He claims that he and a former FB[ agent Manuel

Tampa,

Florida

to Lexington,

Tampa

police officer

Perez provided security

Dan Grossi.

for a flight from

Kentucky.

(Ul/LES) A group of Saudis, who were accompanying

Prince Ahmed Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz
had been in Lexington, Kentucky to attend a horse auction. After the terror attacks of September
II, 200 I, these individuals made repeated attempts to leave the United States, but were
unsuccessful
until 09/1611001, when they departed aboard a chartered 727. On 091J 3/2001 they
were joined by Prince Sultan Bin Eahad Bin Salman Abdu1aziz, and three companions,
who

according
Florida.

[0

an FBI Agent from Lexington, Kentucky RA had arrived by automobile from

(U) "In addition, FBI documents marked 'Secret' indicated that two members of the bin
Laden family, which has repeatedly distanced itself from Osama bin Laden, were under
in vestigatlon

... "

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58

(U) "they left the US without even being interviewed

by the FBI"

(UlILES) Of the 23 Saudi passengers aboard Ryan International Airlines charter flight 441,

responding agents determined that 20 individuals needed to be interviewed, 22 interviews were

conducted of these 20 individuals.
(U) "Osama W!lS not the only member of the immense bin Laden famify--tbere
than 50 siblings-ovtth ties to militant Islamic fundamentalists."

are more

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SfCRT/,'l\OFOR~
(LJfLES) There were no siblings ofUBl's
the flight.
(C) Richard Clarke:
the Saudis to depart.

'CU)

An

indications

itwas

either

with ties to Militant

Islamic fundamentalists

the State Dept or the FBI who initiated

are that the Saudisinitiated

aboard

the request

for

these flights on their own initiative.

(U) "Meanwhile,
the Saudis had at.least two other planes on call. Starting in Los Angeles
on an undetermined
date, one of them flew first to Orlando, Florida, where Khalil bin
Laden boarded.
From Orlando, the plane continued to Dulles International
Airport,
outside Washingron, DC, before going on to Boston's
September
19, picking up members of the bin laden
(U) See summary
(U) "Other
Newark. "

(UlllES)

for Ryan International

stops for the Saudis

Logan Internanonal Airport

family along the way."

on

Airlines flight 441 and timeline.

are said to have included

Houston,

Cleveland,

and

No FBI records of any such flights could be located to con.firm or refute this allegation.

(U) "Khalil bin Laden, who boarded a plane in Orlando that

Saudi Arabia,
WOII the attention
of Brazillan investigators
for
connections.
According to a Brazilian paper, he had business
province of Minas Gerais, not far from the tri-border
region,
terrorists. "

eventually took him back to

possible terrorist
connections
in the Brazilian
an alleged center for training

(UlILES) Khalil Bin Laden's wife, Isabel Bayma is from Brazil. He undoubtedly has business
connections in Brazil. Even if we assume that the reports in the article are true,they do not
indicate a connection to terrorists. There is no indication in FBI records that there is a
connection between Khalil Bin Loden and terrorist training in the tri-border region.
(U) " ... but the documents
show that the file on Abdullah and Omar was reopened on
September
19, 2001, while the Saudi repatriation
was still under way. 'These documents
show there was an open FBI Investigatlon
into these guys at the time of their departure,'
says David Armstrong,
an investigator
for tile Public Education
Center, the Washington,
DC, foundation
that obtained the documents."

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58

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SECRfT,'/?"iOFORN
FBI Statements

attributable

to the FBI:

(U) "I can say unequivocally that the FBI had no role in Iacilitating
another."
S.-\ John Iann arelli
(WILES) True, we did not facilitate
separate occasions for flight 441.

these flights one way or

the flights, but we did "escort" Saudis to their flight on two

(U) "According to FBI spokesman John Iann arelli, FBI counterterrorism

agents pursuing
the investigation were stranded allover the country, unable to fly for several days. Yet
now the same counterterrorism
unit was effectively acting as a chaperone for the Saudis."

(UlILES) Agents were stranded even after the flight restrictions were lifted due to the backlog of
passengers .. Agents did provide security escorts for members of Bin Laden family who were
afraid for there life. These two statements were made separately by John. Iannarelli.
(U) "According to The New York Times, bin Laden family members were driven or flown
under FBI supervision first to a secret assembly point in Texas and later to Washington.
From there, the Times reported, they left the country when airports reopened on
September 14. The FBI has said the Times report is 'erroneous.'"
(U) The FBI response to the times article is accurate.

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Indirect

or l"nofficia/

fBI Statements:

(U) Richard Clarke:

"Somebody brought to us for approval the decision to let an airplane
filled with Saudis, including members of the bin Laden family, leave the country. My role
\\::IS to say that it can't happen
until the FBI approves it. And so the FBI was asked-ewe
had a live connection to the FBI--and we asked the fB[ to make sure that they were
satisfied that everybody getting on that plane was someone that it was OK to leave. And
they came hack and said yes, it was fine with them. So we said, 'Fine, let it happen."
CU) This is an indirect quote of an unknown FB [representative.
aJ leged FB I statemen ts.
(U) "Altogether,

about

We do not know who made the

140 Saudis were on the flights, according to an FBI source,"

(TJ!!LES) In the severalflights we have identified there were

country between 091t 61200 1 and 09124/200 l.

2.

total of 141 Saudis who left the

CU) "10 fact, the FBI bad been keeping an eye on some of the bin Ladens.

A classified FBI
file examined by Vanity Fair and marked 'Secret' shows that as early as 1996 the bureau
had spent nearly nine months investigating Abdullah and Omar bin Laden! who were
involved with the American branch of the World Assembly of Muslim Youth (WAMY) .. ."

Withheld from public release

by National Archives and
Records Administration
under 36 C.F.R. 1256.58

(U) "But. according to Dale Watson. the FB['s former head of counterterrorism,
such
investigations
into Saudis in the United States were [he exception. 'If allegations came up.
they were looked into;' he says. 'But a blanket investigation into Saudis here did not take
place. '"

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(U) "At times, the Saudis who had assembled for departure tried to get the planes to leave
before the FBI had even identified who was on them. 'I recall getting into a big flap with
Bandar's office about whether they would lean without us knowing who was on the plane/
says one FBI agent. 'Bandar wanted the plane to take off, and we were stressing that [hat
plane "as not leaving until we knew exactly who was on it."
(WILES) The FBI did identify the passengers in all instances and interviewed those where an
investigative interest existed. There is no indication in the documentation of these incidents that
the Saudis were uncooperative in any way. In fact, passenger lists and copies of passports were
provided by the Saudis. Additionally, several consent searches of bags and the aircraft were
conducted.
(U) "In the end, the FBf decided it was simply not practical to conduct full-blown
investigations.
'They were identified,' .says Dale Watson, 'but they were not subject to
ser'ious in(erviews or Interroganous.'
The bureau !!2S declined to release their identities."
(Ul/LES) No investigative decisions were based solely upon practicality.
In some cases these
individuals were interviewed days prior to the Dight and in one case, multiple interviews were
conducted.
(U) "An FBI agent says tbat they bad a right to leave and that being related to OS3ma did
not constitute grounds for investigation." .
(U) Without knowing the identity of the FBi Agent who aliegedJy made this comment,
cannot determine the basis for the comment.

we

(U) "A number of experienced investigators expressed surprise that the Saudis had not
been interviewed.
'Certainly it would be my expectation that they would do that,' says
Oliver 'Buck' Revell, former associate deputy director of the FBI."

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Senator

feinstein's

Questions

L Sen. Feinstein believes there are inconsistencies

ill the FBI's statements
as portrayed
the Vanity Fair article.
Which of the article's statements,
attributed
(0 the FBI, are accurate
and which are
inaccurate?
There are three official statements referenced
their original context they are accurate.

in the article.

While some are misconstrued

in

from

2. \Vho (which
of the Saudi

department
of the govcrnment,
etc.) initiated and authorized the departure
citizens"? If it was not the FBI, who informed
us about the situation?

Unknown.
Any decision regarding
the National Command Authority.
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(Reportedly,
Richard Clarke recently testified on the Hill that he knew of only one plane
involved.
Clarke also stated that he did not know if the FBr interviewed
anyone on the
plane).
We have detailed several flights which departed shortly after flight restrictions were lifted. There
were 141 Saudis aboard these f1ights. We have a passenger list and/or manifest from each of the
flights in question.
Once air traffic was restored there were numerous commercial and chartered
t1ights which transported Saudis from the country .

..

4. Did the FBI conduct any follow-up investigation

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cooperative?
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documents, further investigation was conducted where warranted.
There is no indication that the
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provided by the Saudis.

5. What role did the FBI play

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Some individuals

were extensively

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citizens

ill

"extensive"

who were trying

interviews

this whole affair?

interviews
of the Saudi's
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at locations

involved?

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other

than the airplane/airport

of the Saudi

to leave the U.S."?

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Agents went to various hotels and residences prior to [he flighr to obtain passenger lists and other

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c. Did [he FBI conduct any other "background"

investigations
into those
believed to he on the plan et s)? If so, \1 hat did ou r efforts consist of"
described in our answer
record checks. :J.I1J reviews
where warranted. including
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of' identification
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09;1 L200! terrorists 1\ as established.

ivo rked

with the FBI in regards

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was each

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Slate Police, Warwick,
Rhode
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mous r:Hl1iiies. One \\"as the House 'J'- S.lUd.
the f.1lmly uun rules the Roy:d Klllgdom "f"
S3uJi Arab"l Jild that. owing 10 irs \':lSI <'Ii
reserves. I~ the richest lamll)' in the world.
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construcnon
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len nnsl <):;allla bill Ll(kn, Tli;Jf\ks 10 lhe
hin LJllellS' l!.~lr~lllely c!,)SC r<"IOlillll!;hip
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r':!~.~cc~rd!!lg !O sources '.4. he p:!!"!:~ir;!L~J
in the reparrauon.
they left the US. with"If!
even heing imerviewed I>}, lite FBI.
Ollici .dl;. the \VIIlI~ House declined ;.,
corn rnent. al\d :1 source In'IJ~ asserted
th:n the Iliflth never look place. However,
Iormcr IlJgh-kvd Busb-aduumsrranon
"fRcials have 101d J Gnu)' /"111' .)therll'lsc.
How "':IS [I p(lS~lhle Ih:]l, JUSl as Pre:ndent flush d.:cbred ;1 no-holds-baucd glob:II war on terror lhot would send hundreds
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iul Jynasli<5 In lhe ""ld.!. haw h.ld .:k),e
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more I ha n a ye.ir .lfter 9/ II. .11();Ieda co nt iuuedto
raise funds
from wealthy Saudi supporters.
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the l\'j(~ ,)1' Prince Llaml:1r, had indi. ,~cllr ~Illkd up 111the hands of two
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II hijackers.
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Ink! Tl: 11/'/('/-,~!ldC'lIt. ".Hld they hnrl!l III
stockholder ill the B.lnk of Commerce ,\:
Blish .\lId j\ Iujor, \1'110 saved the Saudis
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treatme mi n Saudi Arabia. "They were
Once Blish W:JS with Harken, :I phanwell received t her c, :IS lhey are throughtom ,,('lumhi!, III Khalitl bmMahlouz and
OUI the world."
a.CCL began. Neither George W [lush
nor H:lrkcl! clcr h:ld ;IllY direcl COnl:lct
sour-:e d()s~ lei lile: Saudi ~OI'erl)mCill
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Ill" Saudis ill lhe Gulf. War.
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drilling righlS ... \rnl)ng
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with ;Iil Iht: big gu\'s ill \h~ royal f3mill'."
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11 February 2004

Mr. Daniel Marcus, General Counsel

National Conunission on Terrorist Attacks
Upon the United States
Third Floor
2100 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20427
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Re:

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Response to Item No.1

of Document Request No. 17

Dear Mr. Marcus:

(U) This responds to.DCI.Document Request No. 17
(\\DR#17"), issued by The National. Conunission.on Terrorist
Attacks Upon the United States (the \\conunission")on
7 August 2003. By agreement, this response ispartofa
\\rolling" production in which the Central Intelligence Agency
(CIA) is providing documents to the Conunission as soon as they
are identified as responsive.
(U) The first page of each enclosed document has been
sequentially bates-stamped.
In this, and all future document
productions, the first digit of the bates-stamp identifies the
specific DCI Document Request to which the document responds and
the remaining digits' refer to the document number.
(U) This production includes document numbers 1700101
through 1700102, responsive to Item No.1 of DR#17. All of
these documents are, by prior agreement, being retained by the
Agency and are available for your inspection at CIA
headquarters.

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United States Department of State
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MEMORANDUM FOR 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 (Requests Nos. 1, 3 and 4) (U)

(U) This is in response to the 'National Commission on Terrorist Attacks

Upon the United States request for State Department documents.

> Attached

are seventeen special compartmented documents responding

to the Commission's first, third and fourth requests. They include documents
received by Department principals concerning disruption of the fmancing of alQaida, communications from our embassies that discuss Usama bin Laden and
al-Qaida, security at USG facilities in Pakistan, visa policy documents, and the
USG investigation of Omar Ahmed Abdurrahman.
(U) Under Executive Order 12958, the Department of State may not
disseminate classified information outside the Executive Branch except under
conditions that ensure the same security afforded to such information within the
Executive Branch. We ask that only appropriately cleared members of staff be
granted access to the material and that it be protected by applying standards as
least as stringent as E.O. 12958 on the handling of classified information.
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Reason: E.O. 12958 1.4 (c) and (d)
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-2(D) 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 Hofmann
Executive Secretary
Attachments:
I~D6 1.
Next Meeting of PCC Group
I'fq ~~2. Pakistan: Wrongheaded Security Assessment
l ~~013. Pakistan: Threat Assessment
l~o~4. Nayif Did Not Rule Out Foreign Involvement in Khobar Blast '
Terrorism: Usama Bin Laden'
l+1D~5.
Embassy Response to Recent Publication Entitled "Saudi Responsibility
lLt~IO 6.
in the Spread of Militant Islam"
Saudi Reaction to Pakistani Efforts to Expel Bin Ladin From Afghanistan
[Aqll 7."
rl.{~[r8.
Omar Ahmed Ali Abdurrahman - Request for Country Clearance for FBI
Special Agent
1 J.q I~ 9.
FBI Visit on Omar Abdel Rahman '
~40dl0. The Case of Omar Abdel Rahman
[l\-~I~i1. FBI Visit on Omar Abdel Rahman
) ~41'~ 12. Consular Operations in Khartoum: Irregularities in Consular Operations
and NIV Issuance
i~qI113. Visas Condor Criteria
~~4l~14~ Removal of Malaysia from Visas Condor Program and Adoption of
Appropriate Condor Education Criteria
t ~~l~ 15. Review of Nonimmigrant Visa Issuance Policy and Procedures
SIO/Z-03-09
~~q~o16. Visas Viper Procedural Update for 2003
1 t.} ~~ \17.
OIG Recommendations for Improving VISAS VIPER: Letters to CIA,
NSA, andDIA
18. Incoming Commission requests (Nos. 1,3 and 4)

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Current
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Department

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DHS

1/14/2004

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