Exhibit B: Congressman Weiner March 14, 2001 Letter

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Annexed hereto as Exhibit B is a copy of a letter dated March 14, 2001 from Congressman Anthony D. Weiner to United States Attorney Wilma Lewis:

Hon. Wilma Lewis
United States Attorney
District of Columbia
555 Fourth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20001

Re: United States v. Jonathan Jay Pollard
Crim. No. 86-0207 (NHJ)

Dear Ms. Lewis:

On November 29, 2000, I wrote to you urging that you grant Mr. Pollard's security-cleared defense counsel access to the classified portions of the court docket. I have not received any response to that letter.

Since then, your office has continued to oppose any access to the classified record by Mr. Pollard's counsel. On January 12, 2001, Hon. Norma Holloway Johnson agreed with your office's position and denied defense counsel's motion for access.

As a Member of Congress, I would like to know:

• For each classified portion of the five classified documents, what is the classification (e.g., confidential, secret, top secret)?
• For each classified portion of the five classified documents, what is the declassification schedule?
• How many people have been accorded access to any of these classified documents since March 4, 1987, the day of Mr. Pollard's sentencing?

I look forward to your prompt response.

Very truly yours,
(signed)

Congressman Anthony Weiner

• Legal Doc: Defendant's Motion For Modification of the Courts's January 12, 2001 Memorandum Order Based Upon the Goverment's August 3, 2001 Letter

• Exibit A: The "Macisso Letter" - August 3, 2001

• Exhibit C: Letter May 7, 2001 from Acting Assistant Attorney General Sheryl L. Walter to Congressman Weiner

• Exhibit D: Letter May 15, 2001 from Eliot Lauer and Jacques Semmelman to Court Security Officers Michael Macisso and Christine Gunning

• Exhibit E: Letter June 11, 2001 from Congressman Weiner to Acting Assistant Attorney General Walter, responding to the May 7, 2001 letter

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