[2003年9月30日]The following notice was sent to all White House employees: PLEASE READ: Important Message From Counsel's Office We were informed last evening by the Department of Justice that it has opened an investigation into possible unauthorized disclosures concerning the identity of an undercover CIA employee.� The Department advised us that it will be sending a letter today instructing us to preserve all materials that might be relevant to its investigation.� Its letter will provide more specific instructions on the materials in which it is interested, and we will communicate those instructions directly to you.� In the meantime, you must preserve all materials that might in any way be related to the Department's investigation.� Any questions concerning this request should be directed to Associate Counsels Ted Ullyot or Raul Yanes in the Counsel to the President's office.� The President has directed full cooperation with this investigation. Alberto R. Gonzales Counsel to the President _______________________________________________________________________[2003年9月30日]下面的通知发送到了所有白宫员工：重要的后续消息而从法律顾问办公室的这种通信是一个后续今天早上我送你关于某些材料中占有白宫的保存指令，其工作人员或者它的员工。Pursuant to a request from the Department of Justice, I am instructing you to preserve and maintain the following: �[F]or the time period February 1, 2002 to the present, all documents, including without limitation all electronic records, telephone records of any kind (including but not limited to any records that memorialize telephone calls having been made), correspondence, computer records, storage devices, notes, memoranda, and diary and calendar entries, that relate in any way to: 1. Former U.S. Ambassador Joseph C. Wilson, his trip to Niger in February 2002, and/or his wife�s purported relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency; 2. Contacts with any member or representative of the news media about Joseph C. Wilson, his trip to Niger in February 2002, and/or his wife�s purported relationship with the Central Intelligence Agency; and 3. Contacts with reporters Knut Royce, Timothy M. Phelps, or Robert D. Novak, or any individual(s) acting directly or indirectly, on behalf of these reporters.� You must preserve all documents relating, in any way, directly or indirectly, to these subjects, even if there would be a question whether the document would be a presidential or federal record or even if its destruction might otherwise be permitted. If you have any questions regarding any of the foregoing, please contact Associate Counsels Ted Ullyot or Raul Yanes in the Counsel to the President�s Office. Alberto R. Gonzales Counsel to the President _______________________________________________________________________[2003年10月3日]2003年9月30日，你们收到了我的两份备忘录，要求你们保存和维护某些文件。在昨天晚上收到的一封信中，司法部要求我们将这些文件提供给检察官和联邦调查局特工。确保遵守最后期限由司法部,您直接提供法律顾问的办公室,由不晚于下午5点10月7日,2003年,下列文件的副本,创建时间2月1日,2002年9月30日,2003年,包括:1。所有与前美国大使约瑟夫·威尔逊(Joseph C. Wilson)、他2002年2月的尼日尔之行或他妻子据称与美国中央情报局(cia)的关系有关的文件;和2。所有以任何方式涉及与任何成员或新闻媒体代表有关约瑟夫·c·威尔逊、他2002年2月的尼日尔之行或他妻子据称与中央情报局的关系的所有文件;和3。以任何方式与以下任何人或所有人的联系有关的所有文件:记者Knut Royce、Timothy M. Phelps或Robert D. Novak，或直接或间接代表他们行事的任何个人。本谅解备忘录的目的,术语“文件”包括“但不限于所有的电子记录、电话记录的任何形式(包括但不限于任何文档纪念电话了),通讯,计算机记录、存储设备,笔记,备忘录,和日记和日历条目”占有的总统执行办公室员工,或其雇员,无论位置,包括在记录管理中可能已经归档的任何文档。 However, at this time, you do not need to provide to Counsel's Office copies of the following, provided that they have not been marked upon in any way and are not accompanied by any notes or other commentary: (a) press clips or articles, whether in hard copy or e-mail or electronic form, or (b) either of the two memoranda I sent on September 30, 2003, regarding document preservation. You are also directed to complete and return the attached Certification by 5 p.m. on October 7, 2003. Note that you must complete the Certification whether or not you have responsive documents. All documents and Certifications should be hand-delivered to EEOB Room 214. Room 214 will be staffed from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. today; from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday October 4 and Sunday October 5; from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. on Monday October 6; and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday October 7. Appropriate procedures will be in place to handle classified documents. If you have any questions, please call Associate Counsels Ted Ullyot or Raul Yanes in the Counsel's Office. ALBERTO R. GONZALES COUNSEL TO THE PRESIDENT CERTIFICATION (To be returned by no later than 5 p.m. on October 7, 2003) I certify, to the best of my knowledge, that ____ I have produced to the Office of the Counsel to the President all documents in my possession that are required to be produced by the memorandum to which this Certification was attached. ____ I have no such documents. I further understand that this Certification is for purposes of a federal criminal investigation and that intentional false statements may result in criminal penalties or other sanctions. NAME (please print): SIGNATURE: DATE: OFFICE: PHONE NUMBER: Note: The attorneys in the Office of the Counsel to the President are attorneys for the President in his official capacity and are not private attorneys for anyone. The attorney-client privilege does not extend to communications by government employees to government attorneys, including attorneys in the Office of the Counsel to the President, when such communications are sought for a Federal criminal investigation. All documents and Certifications should be hand-delivered to EEOB Room 214 _______________________________________________________________________[2003年10月7日]下面备忘录发送到了所有白宫员工：重要提示白宫参谋长于2003年10月3日，在总统行政办公室的每一位员工收到了来自律师的有关义务办公室的指令来搜索和提供文件可能涉及到司法部的调查。员工是提供所有这些文件 - 不迟于今天下午5点至214室的EEOB  - 或认证，他们有没有文件。从律师的办公室10月3日的说明以及伴随的认证形式复制连接。总统已经明确表态，它是多么的重要，他说，每个人都应该遵守这一要求。我们越早完成搜索和文件传送，越早司法部可以完成查询 - 而且越快越好，我们都可以回到我们的充分重视这样做总统已经赋予我们的人民工作。我希望每一位员工做什么需要作为一个专业的截止时间遵守，我希望在白宫高级工作人员，以确保那些在您的监督下是彻底的，勤奋的，及时在这方面的努力。法律顾问办公室为您解答有任何问题，并且将人手214房间，直到下午5点，今晚接收文件。合作水平一直悬而未决。谢谢你 - 特别是对那些谁已经与上述要求遵守。 Andrew H. Card White House Chief of Staff