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To: Counterterrorism From: Berlin Re: 315N-WF-227135, 12/05/2003 The journalist's questions were submitted to the BfV in a written format in advance of the scheduled interview. Then, BfV experts reviewed the questions and provided Fromm with appropriate answers to the questions. Fromm reviewed the prepared answers, and subsequently gave those same answers to the questions posed by the journalist during the interview. Associate Judge Dr. Mohr then asked whether Fromm had discussed those answers before the interview with other federal agencies. Fromm answered that he had not done so. The Associate Judge then asked whether anyone else was present during the interview with Fromm. Fromm testified that the head of the BfV's Press Office was also present during the interview. Prosecutor Dr. Matthias KrauB& next asked how high up the planning for the September llth attacks originated in the Al-Qaeda leadership, or if the basic idea for the attacks had been formed in Hamburg. Fromm testified that it was difficult to make a general statement about such matters. The BfV had concluded that the goal of attacking the World Trade Center had existed with Al-Qaeda for a very long time. It was the type of goal for which they undertook long- term planning. A Similar example was the attack on the U.S. navy . ship, the U.S.S. Cole. This was another target for which Al-Qaeda conducted long-term planning and preparations. Prosecutor Dr. Krauk noted that Fromm had just testified that Al-Shehhi, Binalshibh and Atta had all traveled to Afghanistan in 1999. He now asked whether Fromm had any information if any one of them had traveled to Afghanistan prior to the 1999 trip. Fromm testified there were claims that Atta had traveled to Afghanistan during 1998, but the BfV had no evidence to support these claims. ; Prosecutor Dr. Krauf next asked Fromm whether Binalshibh had ever traveled to Afghanistan prior to the 1999 trip. Fromm testified that this question was beyond the scope of his own knowledge. Chief Prosecutor Dr. Walter Hemberger asked Fromm how many people were trained in the camp in Afghanistan which the members of the Hamburg Group had attended. Fromm testified that he could not provide a precise number. Suffice it to say that the numbers were in the five (5) digits, encompassing thousands of participants. The BEV, however, did not have any precise numbers to that effect. The Chief Prosecutor now asked Fromm how many of these thousand of participants spoke English. Fromm answered "no."