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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Pirecedence: ROUTINE Date: 06/02/1999

To:'•'; FBI Headquarters Attn: NS-3C, Robert Briskman

\\New\York Attn: SAC John P. O'Neill
ASAC Pasquale J. D'Amuro

From: \New York

V, 1-4 9A
Contact: SA

Approved By:

Drafted By:

Case ID #: 256-A-NY-259391-I8 (Pending),

Title: USAMA BIN, LADIN;

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\: Report of \investigations conducted in Dhaka,

1 Bangladesh from 05/22/1999 to 05729/1999.

Details: At the request of the]

], New York Off.ice and SA [ WFO Cart Team,
traveled to Dhaka Bangladesh, along with representatives of the
CIA's Counter Terrorism Center (CTC). The purpose of this travel

r ~ ' \o on this date, three individuals were taken into n

custody\; Gr
j I According to information provided by
individuals are all members of H'ARKUT UL JIHAD and were-'charged
with involvement in terrorist acts and anti-governme,nt
activities.

Upon arrival to Dhaka, SA |

been attempting to control the activities of certain terrorist

organizations who have a strong presence in Bangladesh. One such
group is Harkut Ul Jihad. flPHHI stated that the ^H has
information obtained through)

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..To:''"••FBI Headquarters From: New York

Re: 25GA-NY-259391-I8' -(Pending)Title: USAMA BIN LADIN;
IT-SUDAN; OOrNYSynopsis: Repo-rt of investigations conducted in
Dhaka,, Bangladesh from 05/22/1999 to...P5/29/1999 . Details : At the

York Office and SA'j ^^^^^^^|WFO Cart Team, traveled to Dhaka

Bangladesh, along with representatives of the CIA's Counter
Terrorism Center (CTC). The purpose of this travel was to assist
in the analysis
ol computers seized during a search conducted on 05/04/1999.
Also on this date-, three individuals were taken into custody,' Gr
According to information provided by the ^jj^these individuals
are all members of HARKUT LJL JIHAD and were charged with
involvement in terrorist ..acts and anti-government activities.
Upon arrivaJ^o Dhaka,SA_^^~^^met with

Director | H H explained that his government has been attempting

to control the activities of certain terrorist organizations who
have a strong presence in Bangladesh. One such group is Harkut
Ul Jihad. HHHI stated that theflBBhas information obtained
through confidential sources that/

[cut, according to the

has strong ties to some known terrorists, including the
subjects of this arrest and arrests conducted in January of this
year. HMHV^lso expressed concerns about the level of
extremist involvement within Bangladesh. Due to the high poverty
levels and relatively open borders, jjj^ff^ feels that Dhaka is a
fertile environment for recruitment and fund-raising by Islamic
extremists. He welcomed the assistance of the United States as
he believes "we are fighting the same enemies".

Following this meeting Deputy Director _

provided information concerning the arrests on 05/04/199(.
arrest took place at[

I All three men are Sunni Muslim. They have

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To:''"-.,FBI Headquarters From: New York

Re: 256A-NY-259391-I8 . (Pending) Title: USAMA BIN LADIN;
IT-SUDAN; -00:NYSynopsis: Report of investigations conducted in
Dhaka, Bangladesh from 05/22/1999"to.05/29/1999.Details: At the
request of the Bangladesh government, S'A'I } New
,York Office and SA| \O Cart Team, traveled to Dhaka
•Bangladesh, along with representatives of the CIA's Counter

of computers seized during a search conducted on 05/04/1999.

Also on this date, three individuals were taken into custody,
' —- "I
/..According to information provided by the f^i these individuals
•are all members of HARKUT UL JIHAD and were charged with
I involvement in terrorist, acts and anti-government activities.
'-• Upon, arrival to Dhak^^SAT^~~~^met with

Director"^BBBlexplained that his government has been attempting

to -.control:-., the activities of certain terrorist organizations who
hav'fe a 'string presence in Bangladesh. One such group is Harkut
Ul Jihad. HHHstatecI that the IHBhas information obtained
through 'confidential sources that

Jbut, according to thej has

strong ties to some, known terrorists, including the subjects of
this arrest and arrests conducted in January of this year,
refused to spe'ak to the authorities and are presently in the
custody of the court 'system. The computers seized were believed
to have been used for the publishing activities of Harkut Ul
Jihad. One of the computers is a Macintosh based system and the
other is a Windows based system. There were also a number of
floppy disks recovered.

Iwhich will be forwarded to the FBI laboratories and

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maintained as evidence. SA'I I also made cursory examination
of additional copies 'of all the material seized but did not find
any information which\appeared to be connected to terrorist
activity; Deputy Director ^Uf then explained that the ^jf had
attempted to access the\r systems using JK computer
specialists. It was SA\ that information may
have been lost during this initial examination. Both computers
and all the floppy disksw^l be examined in det^^l by the FBI
Laboratory. Director MHBBfrequested that the HLbe given
copies of any additional information retrieved from the computers
or disks.

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To: FBI Headquarters From: New York

-'.'.Re: 256A-NY-259391-ia... (Pending) Title: USAMA BIN LADIN;
I'JVSUDAN; .00:NYSynopsis :" Report of investigations conducted in
Dhaka, Bangladesh from 05/22/19S9....to 05/29/1999. Details : At the
request of the -Bangladesh government, -SA.l / New
York Office and SAJ \O Cart Team, traveled to Dhaka
Bangladesh, along with representatives of the CIA's Counter
Terrorism Center (CTC). The purpose of this travel was to assist
in the analysis
ot computers seized during"a search conducted on 05/04/1999.
Also on this date, three individuals were taken into custody,
r J-
'According to information provided by the ••§ these individuals
;are all members of HARKUT UL JIHAD and were charged with
;involvement in terrorist acts and anti-government activities.
Upon arrival to Dhaka^SA^^^^^^Mnet with
Director ^HJ||H explained that his government has been attempting
to control the activities.of certain terrorist organizations who
have a strongpresence in Bangladesh. One such group is Harkut
G
Ul Jihad. JHHiHUtated that the ••has information obtained
through confidential sources

Jbut, according to the!

strong ties to some known terrorists, including the subjects of
this arrest and arrests conducted in January of this year.
j ~| who
participated in this task were extremely helpful in coordinating
the investigation. The investigative team washable to function
efficiently and accomplish its tasks rapidly, without any
complication.

In addition to the above investigation, SAL J met

with/various U.S. Embassy staff to discuss two letters received
by the embassy. According to the RSO's office, two individuals
who recently applied for U.S. visas were connected to the Usama
Bin Ladin terrorist organization by anonymous sources. In both
cases anonymous letters were received concerning the individuals.
/Each letter alleged that the person applying for a U.S. visa was
involved with the Bin Ladin terrorist organization. There did
not appear to be a connection between the two cases. The
Consular's office also indicated that letters such as this are
not uncommon and are usually impossible to verify. The Embassy
Consular's office supplied the two names as / J
and / I The Consular's office was requested to pass any
future information to the...State Department and to FBI NY. New
•'York was previously Informed of the lette.r...concerning \_ \1 Law

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To: 'FBI Headquarters, From: New York

Re-:. 256A-NY-259391-I8 ' (Pe.iiding) Title: USAMA BIN LADIN;
IT-SUDAN; OO-:NYSynopsis: Rep6rt-...pf investigations conducted in
Dhaka,, Bangladesh from 05/22/1999 to-05/29/1999 . Details: At the
request of the Bangladesh government, S A I |, New
York Office and S A I I, WFO Cart Team, traveled to Dhaka
Bangladesh,-, along with representatives of the CIA's Counter

of computers seized during a search conducted on 05/04/1999.

Also on this date,- three individuals were taken into custody,

According to information provided by the JUthese individuals

are all members of HARKUT UL JIHAD and were charged with
involvement in terrorist acts and anti-goverrimen_t_ac_t4.vities.
Upon arrivalto Dhaka^SAT~~^~^^^net with

Director Wjfff explained that his government has been attempting

to controIT the activities of certain terrorist organizations who
have a stronqpresence in Bangladeslj^^ One such group is Harkut
Ul Jihad. •BHIstated that the ^BBihas information obtained
through confidential sources that|

Jbut, according to the

strong ties to some known terrorists, including the subjects of
this arrest and arrests conducted in January of this year,
through State Department channels.

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