Agencies Shared Intelligence That Led to New Alert

August 1, 2004

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At 5 p.m. Thursday, acting CIA Director John E. McLaughlin, in his other capacity as acting director of central intelligence, conducted the daily counterterrorism meeting where the first information about the latest detailed al Qaeda threats was discussed among senior CIA, FBI and military officials.

They set in motion plans for antiterrorism operations in the United States and overseas, ultimately leading to yesterday’s announcement of an elevated terrorism threat more specific than any the government had ever issued.

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