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FD-302(Rcv.10-6-95 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Datc of transcription09/11/2001 Theodore Olson, Solicitor General, United States of America, was interviewed at his residence, Great Falls, b6 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:ooam 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 wrc.. At this time one of the women in his office told him that b6 Barbara was on the phone.. She b7C did not relay the call from his wife.. It was someone else in the 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 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 Investigation on 9/11/01 at Falls Church, Virginia. Filc # 265D-NY-280350-302 Date dictated SSA b6 by ASAC b7C This d dations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is thc property of the FBI and is loancd to your agency;. .17