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FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95) -J- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of transcription §=09/11/2001 _ Theodore Olson, Solicit ited States of America, was interviewed at his residence, Great Falls, Virginia. After being advised of the identity of the interviewing b7C agents and the nature of the interview, Olson furnished the following information, Barbara Olson, Theodore's wife, was a passenger on American Flight # 77, departing Dulles Airport at approximately 8:10am or 8:30am this morning, bound for LAX Airport in’Los Angeles, California. At approximately 9:00am this morning, .he did not look at his watch, one of the women in his office advised him of the terrorist attack at the World Trade Center (WTC) in New York. He went to his back office and turned on the television. At that time they were rerunning film of the second plane hitting the WTC. At this time one j j j im_that b6 Barbara was on the phone, She b7C did not relay the call from his wife. was someone e e office. At the time he was thanking God that her flight could not have had enough time to get to New York. He picked up the call from his wife and spoke for about one (1) minute. Barbara told him that her plane had been hijacked. She said they had knives and box cutters. He asked if they knew she was on the phone and she replied that they didn't. Barbara told him that they put the passengers in the back of the plane. She had been sitting in first class. Olson's call was then cut off. After the first call, Olson used his direct line to the Attorney General, but was unable to reach him, so he called the DOJ Command Center and requested someone come to his office. He told them _that his wife's plane had been’ hijacked and gave them the flight number. He wanted to pass this information to someone who could possibly do something. . Shortly after, the same person buzzed him again and said Barbara was on the phone again. Barbara was put through to him. Barbara said the pilot had announced that the plane had been hijacked. She asked Olson what she should tell the captain to do. Olson asked Investigationon §=96. 9/11/01 at Falls Church, Virginia File # 265D- - - 2 Date dictated SSA bo by ASAC b7C This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency;