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 FBI Headquarters sent a lead to the Denver Field Office requiring that it investigate this connection. On September 19, 2002 agents of the Denver Field Office responded, stating that they had completed their initial investigation.

According to the FBI's Denver Office, ASPCOL is the umbrella corporation that manages the affairs of the Colorado residence of Prince Bandar, the Saudi ambassador to the United States. The facility is protected by Scimitar Security. Agents of the Denver Field Office noted that neither ASPCOL nor Scimitar Security is listed in the phone book or is easily locatable. In addition, the Colorado Secretary of State's office has no record of ASPCOL. The Denver office did not attempt to make any local inquiries about ASPCOL, as they believed that any inquiries regarding ASPCOL would be quickly known by Prince Bandar's employees. Due to the sensitivity of this matter, they decided to hold their investigation of ASPCOL in abeyance until they received additional guidance from FBI Headquarters.

According to the FBI, the phone number of an individual named of McLean, Virginia was found within the effects of Abu Zubaida. is reportedly a bodyguard at the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC. The FBI now suspects that he may be a. In a September 17, 2002 document, the FBI notes that the Bureau is opening an investigation on due to the size and value of his residence and his suspicious activity in approaching U.S. Intelligence Community personnel. It also appears that has been in contact with, which is located at , in McLean, Virginia. The FBI has identified this address as the address of Prince Bandar. According to the FBI, is officially a driver for the Saudi Embassy. number was also linked to ASPCOL, Prince Bandar's umbrella company located in Colorado.

It should be noted that the FBI's November 18, 2002 response states that "CIA traces have revealed no direct (emphasis added) links between numbers found in Zubaida's phone book and numbers in the United States." Rh