>>> The Memory Hole has obtained 9/11 documents previously withheld by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. These transcripts of phone calls and radio transmissions, and copies of police reports, were finally released under a federal order resulting from a lawsuit brought by the New York Times. The Times originally sought the actual recordings but eventually settled for transcripts.

After the documents had been released to the media, a spokesperson for the Port Authority told The Memory Hole that it would not be able to get this material. "We're screening pretty carefully," she said on the phone, adding that the only way we'd see these documents would be to get our hands on a set already released to a media outlet. She also said, without prompting, that the Port Authority will never put these public documents online.

After invoking the Port Authority's freedom of information policy, we were able to get the material, but only after paying $500 (a ridiculous 25 cents per page). Thanks to the generosity of contributors, we were able to cough up the money.

For more background, check out this CNN article:

Frantic conversations between trapped people and authorities during the moments before the World Trade Center towers collapsed on September 11, 2001, are revealed in transcripts of radio and telephone transmissions and in handwritten notes that were released Thursday....

The transcripts were released by the agency that built and ran security at the World Trade Center -- the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

A good portion of the documents are from handwritten and typed notes of Port Authority police and civilian employees recounting afterward what had happened....

The rest of the documents are transcriptions of conversations over nearly 100 telephone lines and civilian radio channels....

The documents were released after a ruling from Judge Sybil R. Moses as a result of a lawsuit filed by the New York Times seeking access to the 2,000 pages of documents.

All files in Acrobat/PDF format; all material has now been posted

9/11 Transcripts from LaGuardia

LaGuardia Transcript 1
LaGuardia Airport - USA Shuttle - Ch. 009
1 page, 68K

LaGuardia Transcript 2
LaGuardia Airport - Ch. 14 - Channel B
26 pages, 1.9 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 3
LaGuardia - Ch. 019 - Red Crash Phone
5 pages, 275K

LaGuardia Transcript 4
LaGuardia - Ch. 014 - Channel B
30 pages, 2 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 5
LaGuardia - Ch. 014 - Channel B
36 pages, 2.5 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 6
LaGuardia - Ch. 011 - Guard Post 2
1 page, 43K

LaGuardia Transcript 7
LaGuardia - Ch. 012 - Guard Post 3
1 page, 53K

LaGuardia Transcript 8
LaGuardia - Ch. 13 - Tower Direct
7 pages, 500K

LaGuardia Transcript 9
LaGuardia - Ch. 004 - 476-5116
21 pages, 1.2 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 10
LaGuardia - Ch. 007 - 476-5116
21 pages, 1.2 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 11
LaGuardia - Ch. 008 - Delta Main
3 pages, 190K

LaGuardia Transcript 12
LaGuardia - Ch. 010 - Guard Post 1
3 pages, 145K

LaGuardia Transcript 13
LaGuardia - Ch. 038
37 pages, 2.3 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 14
LaGuardia - Ch. 006 - 476-5118
19 pages, 1.1 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 15
LaGuardia - Ch. 07 - Tour Commander
14 pages, 925K

LaGuardia Transcript 16
LaGuardia - Ch. 07 - Tour Commander
14 pages, 925K

LaGuardia Transcript 17
LaGuardia - Ch. 105 - Channel E
59 pages, 3.3 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 18
LaGuardia - Ch. 018 - Ground Control Radio
43 pages, 3.3 megs

LaGuardia Transcript 19
LaGuardia - Ch. 039 - Alt. Ground Control Radio
2 pages, 95K

Port Authority Police Reports for 9/11

Police Reports, Group 1
100 pages, 9.1 megs

Police Reports, Group 2
98 pages, 10.6 megs

Police Reports, Group 3
100 pages, 8.8 megs

Police Reports, Group 4
94 pages, 7.9 megs

9/11 Transcripts

Transcript 1
Path - Ch. 2 - Phone Desk Right
63 pages, 3.1 megs
This is now the complete version

Transcript 2
Path - Ch. 6 - Sgt.'s Desk
16 pages, 640K

Transcript 3
Path - Ch. 7
1 page [transcript currently unavailable], 89K

Transcript 4
Path - Ch. 11 - Phone Desk Left
23 pages, 1 meg

Transcript 5
Path - Ch. 12 - Jersey City Fire Dept.
7 pages, 286K

Transcript 6
Path - Ch. 13 - Jersey City Medical Center
1 page, 48K

Transcript 7
Path - Ch. 14 - Jersey City Police
14 pages, 675K

Transcript 8
Path - Ch. 15 - NYPD
5 pages, 240K

Transcript 9
Path - Ch. 19 - Conference Room One
11 pages, 530K

Transcript 10
Path - Ch. 21 - Radio Trainmaster (R2)
54 pp, 2.7 megs

Transcript 11
Path - Ch. 23 - Phone - Court Officer 1
1 page, 49K

Transcript 12
Path - Ch. 26 - Radio (R1) Trainmaster
80 pages, 4.2 megs

Transcript 13
Path - Ch. 27 - Radio (R3) Communications
7 pages, 337K

Transcript 14
Path - Newark Airport Ch. 023 - Radio - EWR Command 800 MHz
23 pages, 1.1 megs

Transcript 15
Path - Newark Airport Ch. 025 - Radio - EWR TACI 800 MHz
8 pages, 381 K

Transcript 16
Newark Airport - Ch. 036 - Radio - CPD
25 pages, 1.2 megs

Transcript 17
Newark Airport - Ch. 028 - Phone - Police Desk - Left - 961-6230
52 pages, 2.3 megs

Transcript 18
Newark Airport - Ch. 029 - Phone - Police Desk - Center - 961-6230
33 pages, 1.5 megs

Transcript 19
Newark Airport - Ch. 030 - Phone - Police CAD Desk
23 pages, 950 K

Transcript 20
Newark Airport - Ch. 031 - Phone - Police Desk - Right - 961-6230
58 pages, 2.6 megs

Transcript 21
Newark Airport - Ch. 036 - Radio Channel Z - Operations & Terminals
74 pages, 3.25 megs

Transcript 22
Newark Airport - Ch. 038 - Radio Channel Z - Facility Management
76 pages, 3.14 megs

Transcript 23
Newark Airport - Ch. 039 - Radio Channel B - Maintenance
8 pages, 288 K

Transcript 24
CPD - Ch 15 - SPEN - State Police
58 pages, 3.2 megs

Transcript 25
CPD - Ch 16 - SPEN - State Police
21 pages, 950K

Transcript 26
CPD - Ch 17 - Radio (Ch. A) - PA area wide
41 pages, 2.2 megs

Transcript 27
CPD - Ch. 18 - Radio (Ch. W) LT Police
74 pages, 3.5 megs

Transcript 28
CPD - Ch. 23 - Sgt's Desk (201) 216-6800
75 pages, 3.7 megs

Transcript 29
CPD - Ch. 24 - Phone Clerk - 201-216-6800
41 pages, 2 megs

Transcript 30
CPD - Ch. 26 - Phone - Clerk - Extra - (201) 216-6800
33 pages, 1.6 megs

Transcript 31
CPD - Ch. 27 - Phone - TTY NY (2)- (201) 216-6800
26 pages, 1.2 megs

Transcript 32
CPD - Ch. 29 - Phone - Police Desk
22 pages, 2.5 megs

Transcript 33
CPD - Ch. 33 - Phone - Sgt.'s Desk 800 Number
28 pages, 2.5 megs

Transcript 34
WTC - Ch 06 - Office Clerk 8462
1 page, 53K

Transcript 35
WTC - Ch 07 - TC Office - 2135
13 pages, 500K

Transcript 36
WTC - Ch. 08 - Police Desk - 3541 Left
15 pages, 706K

Transcript 37
WTC - Ch. 09 - Police Desk - 3541 Center
48 pages, 2.3 megs

Transcript 38
WTC - Ch. 10 - Police Desk - 3541 Right
50 pages, 2.3 megs

Transcript 39
WTC Ch. 13 - OFC - 3591
55 pages, 2.5 megs

Transcript 40
WTC Ch. 14 - NYC FD Direct Line
2 pages, 53K

Transcript 41
WTC Ch 15 - NYC EMS Direct Line
51 pages, 2.4 megs

Transcript 42
WTC Ch. 17 - Fore Command, One World Trade Center
4 pages, 166K

Transcript 43
WTC Ch. 18 - Fire Command, Two World Trade Center
2 pages, 54K

Transcript 44
WTC Ch. 22 - SHO PD Desk - 2131
57 pages, 2.6 megs

Transcript 45
WTC Ch. 24 - Radio Channel A - CPD
7 pages, 250K

Transcript 46
WTC Ch. 25 - Radio Channel B - Maintenance & Electric
53 pages, 2.1 megs

Transcript 47
WTC Ch. 26 - Radio Channel W - Police
33 pages, 1.5 megs

Transcript 48
WTC Ch. 27 - Radio Channel X - Security
44 pages, 2 megs

Transcript 49
WTC Ch. 28 - Radio Channel Y - Operations
34 pages, 1.6 megs

Transcript 50
WTC Ch. 29 - Radio Channel Z - Vertical Transportation
43 pages, 1.9 megs

September 11 Special Awards Ceremony

September 11 Special Awards Ceremony, Volume 1: Civilian (part 1)
100 pages, 7 megs

September 11 Special Awards Ceremony, Volume 1: Civilian (part 2)
121 pages, 8.1 megs

September 11 Special Awards Ceremony, Volume 2: Police
58 pages, 3.9 megs