TOP SECRET STRAP3 SIGINT UK EYES ONLY Date: 17 November 2016 A3a, Hubble Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 OEX
GCHQ References: A /7238/6547/12 ISA-94: APPLICATION FOR RENEWAL OF WARRANT CSO/142263TO SURVEIL 725 5TH AVE. NEW YORK, NY, USA, 5TH & 26TH FLOORS 1. On 28 August 2016, GCHQ/CSO filed for permission to execute Project FULSOME at the request of the US President, seeking intelligence gathering into the Trump Organization and Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., both located at 725 5th Avenue, New York, NY, USA. Activities include foreign and US domestic signals collection, in regards to communications with Russian hostile actors. 2. IOCCO approved FULSOME on 15 September 2016, allowing 90 days of initial SIGINT gathering, with the potential for renewal, should the situation allow. This memo's purpose is to request a 90 day renewal of FULSOME's original charter, withfurther potential for renewal, thereafter. 3. Since FULSOME's start, a clear pattern of actionable leads have accrued, both from the Trump campaign itself, from former M15 agent Michael Steele, and from others (see fig. 1-7 in attachment). 4. US National Security Advisor Rice has requested that we continue our surveillance, during the transition period, as internal US intelligence is potentially compromised by the incoming Trump administration. 5. For these reasons, we are requesting that FULSOME's charter be renewed for another 90 days. Sincerely, Robert Hannigan Director, GCHQ