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FD—302a (Rev. 11—15-43)
Continuation of FD-302 of ABDUL BASIT MAHMOUD ABDUL KARIN 2/7—2/8/9 5, Page 6
WTC bomb. He further related that AJAJ had attempted to arrange
for BASIT to retrieve the materials at the office of AJAJ's
attorney, but BASIT did not like that idea.
In the bsence of the AJAJ materials, BASIT instead
contacted a former acquaintance from Kuwait, an individual named
ALGOtJL" (phonetic), who was then residing in Canada.
BASIT related that AL-GOUL was studying chemistry at a
university there, but did not have a sufficient knowledge of
explosives chemistry to provide BASIT with the information
required. BASIT then requested AL-GOUL to research some
chemistry texts for the necessary information, but for sone
reason this did not prove, satisfactory.
BASIT stated that he eventually contacted an
uiidentified individual in Peshawar, Pakistan, and arranged to
have the necessary information sent to him "by post".
Me noted that he had not specifically informed AL-GOUL
of the reason of his request for the explosives information, but
advised that AL—GOUL most likely knew the general nature of the
information's ultimate purpose.
When questioned as to telephone calls made from prison
by AJAJ, through ABUKMDIER, to a telephone at 73 Garrison Avenue
in Jersey City, BASIT related that he was the recipient f the
calls. He noted that he had arranged to-be atthat-'-locatn
through an Egyptian male with whom he was acquainted; he notes
that this Egyptian was then the boyfriend of the telephone's
subscriber, PALMA BENKO.
He stated that neither BENKO nor the Egyptian were
involved in the bombing plot.
He was questioned regarding a male named MALIK ELDIN,
who was also acquainted with BENKO, and who had repèaJ.eexi
sponsored for his U.S. visa by an individual named "ABDUL",
residing at 34 Kensington Avenue, Jersey City. He noted that he
was aware of ELDIN and that the "ABDUL" who sponsored him was,
ABDUL RANNAN YASIN. However, BASIT maintained that ELDIN was not
involved in the plot and that YASIN had written the letter
through an arrangement with BENKO.