📧 Communication

Briefing

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To
Charles Schumer Charles Schumer
Date
June 23, 2013
Subject
Snowden's flight
Message Content

Briefing confirming Putin approved Snowden's flight.

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Document Summary

This document appears to be page 144 from the book 'How America Lost Its Secrets' by Edward Jay Epstein, included in a House Oversight Committee file. It details the logistics of Edward Snowden's defection from Hong Kong to Moscow, asserting that Vladimir Putin personally approved the flight and that Aeroflot waived standard passport protocols. The text also discusses the NSA's interception of Russian communications confirming foreknowledge of Snowden's arrival.

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