Your Blueprints, Sir?
Dynamite Bob
dbob at semtex.com
Wed Oct 10 12:11:44 PDT 2001
An arab asking for blueprints right now is on par with
Chekov's "take us to your nuclear vessels" line...
FBI monitoring suspicious
blueprint requests
http://www.cnn.com/2001/US/10/10/rec.fbi.buildings/index.html
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The FBI is asking architects
and building engineers across the country to report
any
suspicious requests for building plans, especially for
federal buildings and projects, according to two
industry
groups.
Since Sept. 11, a number of design and engineering
firms
have contacted their professional organizations about
recent
or past "unusual" requests for blueprints. These
requests
came both before and after the attacks.
According to Phil Simon, a spokesman for the American
Institute of Architects, the requests included plans
for
structures such as airport terminals and towers,
federal
office buildings, parking garages and museums.
Simon would not characterize the
number of these requests but said the
subjects of the requests, and the
details asked for, raised some
concerns.
The American Institute of Architects
and the National Society of
Professional Engineers reported their
concerns to the FBI. The groups then
sent a joint letter to their members,
saying "The FBI is advising us to
heighten our awareness."
CNN Radio obtained a copy of that
letter, sent in the past few days,
asking architects and engineers to
notify the nearest FBI bureau field
office of any unusual requests.
An AIA official said there may be
nothing sinister about the blueprint
requests. Often students ask for
blueprints as part of their studies.
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