9/11 Commission E-Mail About Outstanding Issues With The Defense Department From September 2003
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Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2003 13:00:25-0400
From: Dana Hyde <dhyde@9-11 commission.gov>^?
To: "" <pat.downs@osd,mil>4|
Cc: "" <[email protected]>^P, 'Miles Kara' <mkara@9-11 commission.gov>4f,"" <jfarmer@9-
11 commission.gov>^?,"" <[email protected]>^
Subject: DoD Follow Up & Outstanding Documents
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Per our conversation Friday, outlined below are items that are either outstanding or a follow-
up from documents we have received thus far. Thank you for your assistance if following up
on these matters. Please let me know if you have any questions. Dana
(1) NORAD After-Action Report(s) (Request No. 1-10): In response to this request (according to the DoD index), DoD
has submitted Documents #NCT0016262-16359 and Document #11166-11171 (although this document may be
mislabeled). We are seeking from NORAD ALL documents that could be fairly characterized as an after-action report.
This would include all documents that summarize, analyze, evaluate or discuss NORAD's response to the events of
9/11. It would also include all interviews with NORAD personnel that were involved in NORAD's air defense operation
on 9/11. If there are no further documents from NORAD that fit this description, please confirm it to us in writing.
(2) NEADS Transcript (Document #NCT0000049-0000130): This document is a transcript from multiple voice recorders
at NEADS on 9/11. For whatever reason, the transcript cuts off around 10:15 am. Our question is whether the tapes
and/or transcript continued recording after 10:15 am, and if not, why not. If there are recordings beyond this point, we
would like to receive a tape and/or transcript of them.
(3) Col. Scott Materials (Request No. 1-10): We spoke to Janet about this issue Friday afternoon and this morning. I
understand that Col. Scott faxed her some materials over the weekend which we will be receiving soon. We'll await the
delivery of those documents to assess whether this request has been completed.
(4) Atlantic City Fighters: In the documents we have received thus far we have seen various cryptic references to
fighters that NORAD may have scrambled (or attempted to) out of Atlantic City. Before requesting all of the documents
from Atlantic City, we are looking to answer the basic question, "Did NORAD call upon fighters and/or other assets from
Atlantic City on the morning of 9/11?" If so, then I will formulate a request for the Atlantic City documents we need. If
not, then we will simply seek clarification of this issue in our interviews.
(5) Rules of Engagement (Request No. 1-5): This request asked for the NORAD ROE concerning hijackings in effect on
9/11/0. We neglected to ask for (and need) the ROEs in effect post-9/11. Specifically, the New York Times and other
papers reported on September 27, 2001 ("A Nation Challenged: The Military; Generals Given Power to Order Downing
of Jets") that "President Bush had authorized two midlevel Air Force generals to order commercial airliners that threaten
American cities shot down..." We are seeking a\ related to this change in the Rules of Engagement, as well
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any subsequent changes that may have occurred since that time. Please let me know if you have any questions regarding
this request.
(6) Call Lists for Various Conferences (Request Nos. 1-3,1-1): At the NMCC briefing we learned about the various
conferences that took place on 9/11 (i.e. Significant Event Conference and Air Threat Conference), as well as the new
conferences that have been developed since then (Domestic Event and Domestic Threat). We are seeking the JCS list
of standing participants for these calls, both now and in effect on 9/11. That is, we need the list of agencies (and
numbers) that would have been called on 9/11 to participate in the Significant Event and Air Threat Conferences, as well
as the call list today for the Domestic Event and Threat Conferences.
(7) NORAD Exercises (Request Nos. 11&12): In these requests we asked for the "intelligence scenarios" and "briefing
papers" for various DoD and NORAD exercises. We are in the process of reviewing these materials but it appears that
we are lacking some of the "intelligence scenarios" for specific exercises; if that turns out to be the case I will follow up
with you on specifics. However, we also need (and neglected to specifically request) the "lessons learned" from these
exercises.
Thank you again. Dana
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