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1/26/1998!
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Precedence: PRIORITY b; Date: O1/16/2001TU
To: Counterterrorism b7c Attn: International Terrorism Opsb2 _ ,107;, Usama Bin I
Unit Chief
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STRICT ADHERENCE T0 THE NEED TO KNOW PRINCIPLE, AND TO MAINTAIN AN
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