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Exhibit 320

Joint Inquiry report, Part Four: Finding, Discussion and Narrative Regarding Certain Sensitive National Security Matters (declassified in part 15 July 2016)

Exhibit 320 ยท Congressional report

Joint Inquiry report, Part Four: Finding, Discussion and Narrative Regarding Certain Sensitive National Security Matters (declassified in part 15 July 2016)

It should be clear that this Joint Inquiry has made no final determinations as to the reliability or sufficiency of the information regarding these issues that we found contained in FBI and CIA documents.

Part Four of the Joint Inquiry report, pages 415-443; finding 20 is on its opening page. Committee-hosted scan of the declassified text. Part Four states that the Inquiry 'has made no final determinations' on the reliability or sufficiency of the FBI and CIA information it found, and presents the Saudi-linked connections, including one sentence from a redacted source dated 2 July 2002 that uses the words 'incontrovertible evidence', alongside 'legitimate, and innocent, explanations'.

Source
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
Date
December 2002 (declassified 15 July 2016)
Quoted from
Joint Inquiry report, Part Four, printed p. 421, first full paragraph (34-page scan; checked against the page image)
Grade
Reported
Document
https://intelligence.house.gov/uploadedfiles/declasspart4.pdf
Accessed
2026-11-09
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
The 15 July 2016 declassification date is not in the document; it comes from the ODNI statement (odni-2016-part4-statement).

Cited by

Finding DEF-6.8
Reported Part Four of the 2002 Joint Inquiry report, commonly called the 28 pages, was withheld in full until 15 July 2016. It reports leads about Saudi-linked contacts with the hijackers, and the Inquiry stated it made no final determinations.