SEPTEMBER 12, 1996
GREGG: Do you ever have meetings where you, the president, the secretary of Defense, secretary of State and the director of CIA meet purely on the issue of structuring and strategy relative to terrorism?
RENO: We have had meetings leading up to the preparation of the presidential directive. The way it's structured, again, sub-groups will meet, then the deputies groups meet, then the principals meet. And we have, I think in almost every instance, had -- been able to resolve issues so that we can present it to the president. We have had meetings on the issues -- of specific issues, but not one meeting that was necessary to address the whole problem because we --
GREGG: Who does the presentation to the president? Is that -- does it flow through you or does it flow through each secretariat or director whose arena that happens to be in?
RENO: It flows through the National Security Council.
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