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To: -Counterterrorism From: Berlin Re: 315N-WF-227135, 12/05/2003 b6 bic Fromm stated that the testimony that he gave today was the result of analysis conducted by the BfV's experts. The Bf£V experts, as well as Fromm himself, were convinced of the accuracy of their conclusions. Attorney Schulz asked to what degree the effect of disinformation by Al-Qaeda had been considered with respect to his testimony pertaining to the Al-Qaeda camp in Afghanistan. Fromm advised that disinformation was always present in such information, and it had been appropriately considered in the final analysis. Attorney Schulz now re-phrased his question and asked again to what degree the disinformation had been considered with respect to the "open" sources of information upon which Fromm was basing his testimony about the camp in Afghanistan. Fromm testified that disinformation was always considered in the final analysis, but the greater the number of independent sources of information one utilized in the analysis, the higher the probability that the information was accurate. Attorney Schulz asked Fromm to explain how this was specifically addressed. Fromm responded that the question had already been answered. All the sources of information utilized had been noted. Attorney Schulz asked Fromm how the disinformation was checked. Fromm explained that he did not check the information himself since he is only the head of a federal agency. Attorney Schulz advised Fromm that such checking of the information was important to the final analytical conclusions. One could not simply read a book and then state that one was convinced of its credibility. Schulz asked Fromm what the BfV had done to check the "open" sources of information upon which it was basing its conclusions. Fromm answered that the information had been checked. Attorney Schulz asked whether the U.S. Congressional Report on September 11th was one of the sources of information against which the other "open" sources had been checked. Fromm answered that this was correct. AttorneyL____] now asked Fromm what he had meant by the "intelligence community." Fromm testified that all intelligence services work in a similar manner. They either exclude something as improbable, or they are convinced of its accuracy and credibility. Fromm could not say any more to this matter. 10°