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Exhibit 321

The 9/11 Commission Report

Exhibit 321 · Commission report

The 9/11 Commission Report

we have found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded the organization.

Chapter 5 on funding and chapter 7 on Bayoumi.

Source
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Date
22 July 2004
Quoted from
9/11 Commission Report, p. 171
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GPO-911REPORT/pdf/GPO-911REPORT.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Note
Further quotation: “We believe the 9/11 attacks revealed four kinds of failures: in imagination, policy, capabilities, and management.” (Chapter 11, Foresight—and Hindsight, opening section, printed p. 339 (PDF p. 357)). Further quotation: “The current position of Director of Central Intelligence should be replaced by a National Intelligence Director with two main areas of responsibility” (Chapter 13, How To Do It?, recommendation, printed p. 411 (PDF p. 429)). The sentence continues '(1) to oversee national intelligence centers on specific subjects of interest across the U.S. government and (2) to manage the national intelligence program and oversee the agencies that contribute to it.'

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Finding DEF-6.9
Primary record The 9/11 Commission found no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded al Qaeda.