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    DM B8 Team 8 FDR - 7-9-03 Letter To Scott W Arlington Co PD Document Request 1 528

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    The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States requests documents from the Arlington County Police Department regarding its response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon. The request seeks documents such as standard operating procedures, communications records, video footage, reports and evaluations of ACPD's response between September 11-20, 2001, as well as records of training exercises involving response to incidents at the Pentagon. The Commission requests that documents be provided on a rolling basis by July 25, 2003 and that any reasons for withholding documents be described to allow for meaningful challenge.

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    The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States requests documents from the Arlington County Police Department regarding its response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon. The request seeks documents such as standard operating procedures, communications records, video footage, reports and evaluations of ACPD's response between September 11-20, 2001, as well as records of training exercises involving response to incidents at the Pentagon. The Commission requests that documents be provided on a rolling basis by July 25, 2003 and that any reasons for withholding documents be described to allow for meaningful challenge.

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    The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States requests documents from the Arlington County Police Department regarding its response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon. The request seeks documents such as standard operating procedures, communications records, video footage, reports and evaluations of ACPD's response between September 11-20, 2001, as well as records of training exercises involving response to incidents at the Pentagon. The Commission requests that documents be provided on a rolling basis by July 25, 2003 and that any reasons for withholding documents be described to allow for meaningful challenge.

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    The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States requests documents from the Arlington County Police Department regarding its response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon. The request seeks documents such as standard operating procedures, communications records, video footage, reports and evaluations of ACPD's response between September 11-20, 2001, as well as records of training exercises involving response to incidents at the Pentagon. The Commission requests that documents be provided on a rolling basis by July 25, 2003 and that any reasons for withholding documents be described to allow for meaningful challenge.

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    Thomas H.

    Kean July 9, 2003


    CHAIR

    Lee H. Hamilton Douglass Scott, Chief of Police


    VICE CHAIR
    Arlington County Police Department
    Richard Ben-Veniste 1425 N. Courthouse Road
    Arlington, VA 22201
    Max Cleland

    Frederick F. Fielding Dear Chief Scott:


    Jamie S. Gorelick
    The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
    Slade Gorton is directed by statute to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding
    the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including the nation's preparedness
    John F. Lehman
    for, and immediate response to, those attacks, as well as to evaluate the
    Timothy J. Roemer lessons learned from those attacks and to make recommendations for
    preventing future attacks. As part of its investigation, the Commission has
    James R. Thompson
    issued Arlington County Police Department Document Request No. 1, which
    is enclosed. Please call Kevin Shaeffer at 202-401-1614 with any questions
    Philip D. Zelikow about this request and to arrange for production of the requested documents.
    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
    Feel free to call me as well at 202-331-4065 if any issues arise.

    Thank you very much in advance for your cooperation with the
    Commission and its staff in this important matter.

    Yours sincerely,

    I/W
    Daniel Marcus
    General Counsel

    301 7'1' Street SW, Room 5125


    Washington, DC 20407
    T 202.331.4060 F 202.296.5545
    www.9-11 comiinission.gov
    .ON ON

    Thomas H. Kean ARLINGTON COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT


    CHAIR
    DOCUMENT REQUEST No. 1
    Lee H. Hamilton
    VICE CHAIR

    Richard Ben-Veniste
    The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the
    "Commission") requests that the Arlington County Policy Department (ACPD or the
    Max Cleland "respondent") provide the Commission with copies of the following documents no
    Fred F. Fielding
    later than July 25, 2003 (the "production date"):
    Jamie S. Gorelick 1. All records, plans or other documents setting forth or discussing ACPD's
    Slade Gorton Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), duties, protocols and policies in
    connection with response plans to catastrophes, disasters, terrorist attacks of any
    John Lehman
    nature, and fires or other crises at the Pentagon which were in place on
    Timothy J. Roemer September 10,2001, including, but not limited to, implementing instructions,
    training manuals, emergency recall plans and guidance, and related materials.
    James R. Thompson

    2. The following documents, records or raw data pertaining to ACPD's response to


    Philip D. Zelikow
    EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR the September 11, 2001 attack (the 9/11 Attack): (i) radio communication tapes
    and transcripts for ACPD communications on September 11, 2001; (ii)
    operational logs for September 11,2001 through September 20, 2001 (this ten
    day period is referred to as "9/11-9/20"); (iii) dispatch records for 9/11-9/20; (iv)
    internal and external video footage of the ACPD's response from 9/11-9/20 to the
    9/11 Attack; and (v) staffing and unit location charts for 9/11-9/20.

    3. Records of all interviews conducted in connection with any report (including


    after-action final reports and "Pentagon Briefings"), study, evaluation, critique,
    summary or review of the ACPD's response from 9/11-9/20 to the 9/11 Attack,
    as follows: (i) where a transcript of the interview exists, please provide the
    transcript; (ii) if no transcript exists, please provide any notes or other
    memorialization of the interview; (iii) if no notes or other memorialization exist,
    please provide the taped interview.

    4. All incident reports, "Pentagon Briefings," after-action reports, summaries,


    evaluations, reviews, critiques and studies of the ACPD's response from 9/11-
    9/20 to the 9/11 Attack, conducted either internally by the ACPD or by any
    external entity, as well as all records and materials used to produce such items,
    including, but not limited to, all records made available to Titan Systems
    Corporation for its "Arlington County After-Action Report" on ACPD's response
    to the 9/11 Attack.

    5. All documents, records or raw data related to action taken on September 11, 2001
    or in response to the 9/11 Attack that pertain to critical information or essential
    elements of information (EEI) on (i) lifesaving needs, such as evacuation and
    TEL (202) 331-4060
    FAX (202) 296-5545
    www.9-llcommission.gov
    ACPD DOCUMENT REQUEST No. 1
    Page 2

    search and rescue; (ii) the status of critical infrastructure and facilities; (iii) the
    risk of damage to the community from imminent hazards; and (iv) information
    about the potential for cascading events.

    6. All hazard analysis worksheets and hazard profiles in effect as of September 11,
    2001 pertaining to the Pentagon, including, but not limited to, information such
    as (i) frequency and/or likelihood of occurrence; (ii) severity of potential impact;
    (iii) speed of onset and/or warning time; and (iv) potential for cascading events.

    7. All documents and records pertaining to emergency response training exercises


    prior to September 11, 2001 involving the Pentagon, including, but not limited to,
    documents such as exercise scripts, major event sequence lists, intelligence
    scenarios, after-action reports, summaries, evaluations, reviews, critiques, and
    studies.

    8. An up-to-date status report on ACPD actions or plans to implement all Arlington


    County After-Action Report Annex C, Part I, Sections 1-3 "Recommendations
    and Lessons Learned."

    The Commission requests that the documents requested above be provided as soon as they are
    available, even though all requested documents may not be provided at the same time, through means
    of a "rolling" production.

    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 or 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.

    July 9, 2003 Daniel Marcus


    General Counsel

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