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SECRET/NOFORN/ORCON To: Los Angel, ~ eles Re: © (S/NF/OC) 09/04/2002 (3) lunch. The two first entered the Mediterranean Café. had informe nd his family had dined at this restaurant before! and[____] entered the Mediterranean Café, they were informed that the Mediterranean Café did not serve food. asked if this was the Mediterranean Café on Venice Blvd. was informed that another Mediterranean restaurant was ew yards away.[—______] and Capel tat ked a short distance west on Venice Boulevard and into 8° MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET Restaurant, located at 10863 Venice Boulevard, phone number (310) 842- 8291. {0}. NE/OC) While at the MEDITERRANEAN GOURMET and thet with hijackers Al-Mihdhar_and Alhazmi. It is unknown at this whether-this meeting between[7___—_—sidand the hijackers,,) in LA, was a planned event or a “chance meeting." The meeting is b6 believed to have occurred on 02/01/2000, based on visa application bic activity and t nalysis. San Diego investigation has indicated that has extensive ties to the Saudi government. He was being supported in the U.S. with a. stipend from his employer, the Saudi Arabian Civil Air Administration, and/or the Saudi government. There is speculation that could be a Saudi intelligence officer based on numerous factors and circumstances. Therefor here remains the possibility that the meeting was planned | was directed by someone at the Saudi Consulate to meet the two hijackers at the restaurant in LA. co YXynE/oOC) During the conversation, [7 Jiearned via [J ave that Al-Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar had an apartment in LA an only been there and in the United States for a short time. They stated that they did not like Los Angeles. They were having a difficult time and didn't know -Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar were in the U.S. to learn English. invited them. to come to San Diego and check it out. told them they would probably like it in San Di =Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar indicated they were interested. ave his phone number to Al-Hazmi. It is also possible tha go their phone number as well, but [ J was unsure. andL__] left the restaurant/café and went to the Culver City Mosque, also know as the King Fahad Mosque. (0) Mowevoc The next time[—___] met Al-Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar was when they were in the Parkwood Apartments on Mt. Ada Road in San Diego. This was at the welcome/housewarming party[[______] had thrown for the hijackers. It was a matter of a few weeks to a month between the meeting at the LA restaurant and the time of the welcomin arty for Al-Hazmi and Al-Mihdhar. During this interim period, fo aia mention that he had been in contact with the SECRET/NOFORN/ORCON 3