12 31 1995 ALL FBI CDHTAEMED ES BY FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence PRIORITY Date 03 31 1999 To Moscow Attn A TI I Criminal Investigative Attn DAD San Francisco Attn LS Baltimore Attn SA Cincinnati Attn SA From National Security Rm 11719 I be Contact b c l Approved By Drafted By Case ID 288A BA 95348 Jb Pending 288A HQ 1266830 3kPending Title MOONLIGHT MAZE Synopsis To provide Legat Moscow with an update regarding the deployment of the Moonlight Maze investigative team and to request that Legat Moscow assist in obtaining reservations for the team's lodging while in Moscow Administrative Reference telcal between ALATI Iand iic March 1999 and telcal between Mocsow Legat and IRB SSAI Ion March 31 1999 Reference Electronic Communication dated March 16 1999 to the National Security Division regarding the Moonlight Maze Operational Plan ne aiTq-I I be 331 To Moscow From National Security Re 03 31 1999 Airline travel arrangements have been completed with a scheduled departure on April 2 1999 at 05 10 p m Eastern time from Dulles VA on Delta flight #2772 connecting in Zurich Switzerland on Delta flight #2850 which arrives in Moscow on April 3 1999 at 3 05 p m If investigative coordination with the MVD has been completed the team expects to depart Moscow the morning of April 10 1999 with an arrival at Dulles VA at 3 30 p m Eastern time that same date ReferraiXConsult Concurrance regarding the investigative teams travel have been obtained from the FBI International Relations Branch FBI Legat Moscow and U S Ambassador The Moonlight Maze Coordination Team will maintain a schedule in the SIOC beginning at midnight on April 4 1999 EST until the deployment team returns The anticipated hours of operation will be from 11 00 p m until 6 00 p m EST it To Moscow From Re Set Lead 1 National Security 03 31 1999 00