OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DC: FENSE WASHINGTON, D.C INFO MEMO

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1 OFFCE OF THE ASSSTANT SECRETARY OF DC: FENSE WASHNGTON, D.C S ft(:c:l,a.l 0 P(tt f'. TOhS/ \.OW "",. C""S T C01't,L..1CT FOR: FR.OM: SUBJECT:. NFO MEMO UNDER SECRET ARY OF DEFENSE (Policy) # 02/ :SOLC JAN Roben Andrews, Principal Depuly Assistant.secrf5'/ /Pf ~fe(tie (Special Operations and Low ntensity Con:ltct) \~ ~- Current lnformarion on Detainees (U) (Li) Army officers briefed me this morning, outlining the information they an. ~o l lecting. (U) Leaf through the attached briefing to get some idea of the detail available on a current basis. (V) SOLC will be getting updates daily. (U) am arranging for ;;ou ~o get a short (i 0 minute) briefing from the reporting center senior officer. '- Attachment: Briefing: Detainee Operations ~ O:r:v:d f:ora: Mul:ii;lc Sct.:rccs Occ1us1fy OS fanu3ry 2012 Prcpar:d b)' Rotert Andrew 000RET

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3 '. A.. / ' '~~::., - SECitE1., - if.,.,. ~,:...,..--a - -~ ~ l!!f - - -,n ~ : _.:.... s l~ ; a 1D!i'i 1~ 27-T7-~r~ --,s?.ft.~t':trr~i: i!..:7'~,(~- l\ilf1i~ """"'-'-...,."''-""'' '- 5 '' "'-'' '' -',.w._ ' i ~. \tljll i :. >!.:=-~~;{, d~.~:le\.?j:,,,0u~m..#ft1'... 1t.111 a ~..,: o~'t.l National Detainee Repo 1ing Center ~-N~ (NDRC) Forn1erly NPV\dC Article 122 of the Geneva Convention requi1 es an official information bureau for captured personnej. The US com11lies with this c~nvention thru the National Prisoner of War nformation Center (NPWC). DoD Directive (1994) designates the iecarmx as the. DOD Executive Agent for administe.ring the DOD EPW Progra1n. The SECARMY, in coordlnation with the ASD-SA, plans and Jevelops policy and coordinates the overall operation of the EPVV program. ("") ( o 0. ()' C>\'

4 ... (~ NATONAL D~TANEE REPORTll'G CENTER (NDRC) STAND UP PROCEDURES AND ~EQUREMENTS ) 0 _O ([' RESPONSBLTES C>() ~----'----~ ' ' , ~---" ---~ USECDEFJ POU CY ~~~H S Dev Coordinate Approve New and Final COA'.s SECRETARY ARMY DOD-EA for Detainee Prc;>grarrn (U.S. EPW and Cl lnformalion Center) Report to CJCS, Olti\er Gov Agencies (lncld. Congress, CRC ~ T real, Classify and Administratively Process persons caplured Of detained by U.S. Forces. Rcportlng requirements Under Geneva Convention endl lnternolionaflaws by services under their CC. GEGRET Others wi! l Related fl, ssion Responsi: ~ ASD/Publ : Affairs l\sd/com nand, control Commun.i aliens, and lnlell'i; eoce

5 -re - ~-. A. i,. : ;!.. ' NDRC RESPON~~ ;tbltes Provides DoD staff expertise on detainee p anning and policy Sole POC for communicating with the nter 1ation_al Committee of the Red Cross (CRC) Central Tracing Agency 011 releasable detainee information Con1rnunicates with the Theater lnformatio-1 Center (RC) via Prisoner of Wa r nformation System software and pr<: vi des policy gui_dance to camps on specific administration issues. O CJ Cf' C>q_ n coordination with ASD".'SA, the NDRC rf sponqs to inquiries from. other government agencies, the White Hou!:; e, and Congress Assigns the block of internment serial nun 1 ers (SNs) to the camps. The starting number for this conflict i 0001-DP

6 :~, GEGllET Other Authorized Requests, e.g. nternational Organization of the Red Cross. -,,... r f - UY MODE A. ' ~ ~ ~

7 Ml' Assw MP CO (CS) 65'~ MP CO (CS) f) 42d MP Del MP ~sset:t 4/GS1h MP (CS) 5/ MP (CS) 42d MP Del (PM) HQ/6!1h MP C.O (CS).ll.~ J 55"' MP (CS) l-l l/69" MP (CS) Ml.ASSETS M bile nterrogation Ti: 1m #1 PROPOSED MP ASSEliS (FORSCOM DEPORD SO OETANEE OPS) " MP BN fepw/c) 64 1 '- MP CO 194ii. MP CO 401" 1 MP CO 5XMWp TMS (ALERTED 21 DEC 01) MP E!N (l/r) MP CO (GUARDj MP CO (GUARD) MP DET (l/r lc) 339Tli MP CO (GUARD) 342No MP CO (ESCORT GRD) Proposc::cl MP Assuts (OEPORD 101) 1GOTll MP BN (l/r) 211 rt MP CO (GO) DETANEES N CUSTODY STATUS

8 ..,. '.. ''1 + -:: : Kandahar r-e Sharif Ba gram DETANEES N CUSTO.OY STATUS Prcv Curr.ent Next24 lfrs DETAJNEF. DEMOCRA.PHCS USS BATAAN TOTALS: GTMO ~-~-=====================:--~~~---J &J E g RST - - C~pacity al Kandahar - - Current detainees in cuslod ~~~~i: ~;j::::~ }>\/; ~ r ~:~ : ~~~ :.":_~:~ -~-~~.~;f: 0 SN - bi cmmeot Serial Nun er. um r of d~io.:~. will ul Hwnhc:r 1: dc:uinct$ because SN i<: usigncd when dcr:iincc is processed through K.ndahar Tbc lsn is the official number used 10 n:pon detainee infonnntiuo and l'dovtmct: 1

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12 COALTON ~ETANEE OPERATONS. ;~TRATEGY 28 APRL : ~004

13 '".. ~;,.h. i THE WAY ~~\HEAD N. : DETENTON C>PERATONS : FRST CUT ASSESSMEN-r: '7 DETANEES DENTFJEi) AND CLASSFED : V TRANSFER/ RELEA ~ >E PROCESS JUMPSTARTNG JUDCAL EFFORTS V1NFORMAT10N OPERA~ r10ns EMBEDDED N DETENTON M SSOf~../ CURRENTLY OPERATNG AND FULLY RESOUltCED ;.OPERATNG AT A REDUCED CAPABLTY; STF ATEGY OF MPRVOMENT DENTFED :./ NOT MSSON FUNCTONAL; MPLEMENTNG 3lDAY STRATEGY TO MPROVE ~ L--~~~~- ~~~~-. :... MlSSlON. J)EFJNED, S,TRAJ"'EGY DEVEl.10PJNG,.: ENDST A.1., i~ JN SGHT

14 - - ~ DCG-DETENTOl'if OPERATONS MSSON AUTORTES... ' ' }.. DRECT ALL DETENTON OPEF' ATONS. ~ SECURTY NTERNEES - EPWs - MeK - COORDNATE WTH CPA ON CRMNAL DETANEES ACCELERATE NTELLGENCE EXr tlqtaton OF DETANEES AND DSSEMNATON OF REPORTNG. FOCUS NTELLLGENCE EXPLOT/iTON, LAW ENFORCEMENT NVESTGATJON AND CASE.DSPO 31TON. '. DRECT NFORMATON OPERATC ~SAND PUBLC NFROMATON RELATED TO DET/l.fNEES COORDNATE NTERNATONAL AC-. ENCY AND THRD COUNTRY. GOVERNMENT ACCESS TO DETAll,EES AS APPROPRATE... OOD'S SNGLE -PONT OF CONTACT FqR DETANEES OPERATONS N THEATER.

15 .. ~ ~. '!\,. CRTCAL MSSON ELEMENTS... : ' BY 15 J ljne 05 FO CUS DETA - T~EE O J~ERA'fONS T O:i ~ PROVDE NEAR REAL TME TAC"flCA.L AND OPERATONAL/ NTELLGENCE TO COALTON. i,/ EXPEDTE DETANEE EXPLOT. ~TON AND ASSESSMENT : FOR TRANSFER OR RELEASE../RAPD REFERRAL TO.CCC AN J RAQ COMMON COURT SYSTEM V" COALTON.AND RAQl,CVLA ~ SOCETY NFORMED OF DETANEE STATUS ~ POST VE WORKNG ENVRONl' ~ENT WTH NGOs AND. GOVERNMENT AGENCES ON DETANEES.. ~. T-E TEAlM. '''NNNG 1'lE FG-11..., EVE.R{Yl)A y...

16 ) OTG: 27 1 OOOL APR 04 MEK HVD Sl!:CURTY NTERNEE - MJ CD HOLDS (l 076/180) - REFERRALS TO CCC JCC BY MAGSTRATE - CJVLAN NTERNEES - MSC DETENTON FACLJTJES - N-TRANSJT TO 13CCF - REMAN LNG SECURJTY NTERN i.es -APPROVED for RELEASE -PC!:NDJNG UN T /AGENCY CONCERNS (l 4 Day ' -JNTgRNED -REFERRED TO CCC CC BYSDRil SECURJTY JNTERNEES RE\1AJNG TO BE BOARD (ESTMATED COM PLETJON JS 3 WJ~E J<S) -EE STATUS )FFJCE,1rn-Arouncl) :D ' - 91'. J - i :! Ovcrnll lotal includarws an Criininals i11 Conlit ion Cusl1 :ly. MSCs hadaiwi'tnl o~ins nnd UCCli' hn~ains.. C 1 ecfio11 from yestcrdny s 1 eviewcd by SDllll ecomm 1ded for relense :uul ntcrnctj (Jn terned add ~~.'s slide).. >etainccs reviewed by SDRugj)ccommcncJ ccj for release Hill interned. ' '!. ' -..

17 CJTF-7 DETAN:l~-:E STA-TUS CVLAN NTERNEES UEADY FOR RELEASE 67? MSC. TOTAL :~ Ma 6-Ma 14-Mny 28-May 1 CAY DV bl1 x x 1 NF DV \.4(0..1 (.., x x MEF x x MNB-N x x x x BOARDED MSC REVEW TOTAL DCG AJ>l' ROYAL CORRDNATE Rl~LEASE Apr 04 5-May-04 7-M:i May-04 7-May-04 9-Ma Mav Apr04 l -Mny Mr ) May-04! l-7mhy04 17-Mny M: y \1 ay-04 l ' 8-14 May Mny M;. y M ay-04 l May Mny Mr y J 11n:04 ;!

18 ,.. NTELLGEN.1CE HOLDS... i ~ REVl EW DETANEE:S ON Ml HOLD TO VALDATE STATUS: - CONTNUE DETENTON FOR N.TEL EXPLOTATON - NTERNED FOR PROSECUTOf\ N CCC - TRANSFERRED TO RAQ CONTROL FOR PROSECUTON. - CONDTONAL RELEASE.l ' ' : C>. 0 ; (),/COMPLETE NTAL REVEW NL T 15 JUNE 04,/REVEW NTE.L HOLDS!:VERY 60 DAYS ~.. o odef~tfy 5.EXPLOT, RE.LEAS.E o:r.r.efer

19 '. i...., c ~ i... ~ 1 '. i... ~.. ~ ;. ~~. i, DETANEE REVEW PRORTY... ~ Cl!i:iuat f':" ]N TH:E HfOPUl,ArflON BY 30.\1AY PRORTY:./ALL FEMALES AN[> JUVENLES./1N custody THE LONGEST./COMPLETE UNA.NSWE:RED SDRs./MEDCAL CONDl.TON ~ND COMPASSONATE REL.EASE. DCG-D & CJ2 NTEGRP.,TE ASSESSMENTS AND FUTURE RE:QURl::MENTS..

20 .- REDUCNG DETAir 1 lee FOOTPRNT. AT ABU GHi ~RAB... TRANSFER STRATEGY: -1'1 loetanees CURRENTLY 1. RANSFE RED TO BUCCA BY. 02 MAY 04 - WLL REVEW AND RECOMMEHD ADDTONAL DETANEES FOR TRANSFER EVERY 14 DA'''S - RECOMMENDATON BASED UPON THE FOLLOWNG CRTERA: -NTELLGENCE EXPLOTATQJ\ COMPLETE DETANEE THREAT LEVEL POSSBLTY OF TRAL.BY CCC (WLL REMAN AT BCCF) --LOCAL NFLUENCE AND DETENTON OPERATONS 10 CAMPAGN e> HUMANTARAN/COMPASSONASTE SSUES 0 o--- e><:1... ENDS'f A'l'~~= l)f~tan 'EES A'f sc <~F REDlJCEl) 1"'0 l!lii;;;;;;;;;;iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil

21 _, ' : -~) NTERNEE.RELE ~ \SE STRATEGY COMPLETE R.ELEA~ i E BY 15 JUNE 04 APPROVED/ N FNAL. CO.ORD :. ETANEES APPROVED F<)R RELEASE ENDNG UNT/AG.ENCY C :>~CERNS {7 DAY PEROD) PROCEDURE:. - RELEASED DETANEE.S TRAt SPORTED VA BUS WTH A JONT CF AND PS GUARD (N :;oord). - DETANEE S RETURNED TOP :llnt OF CAPTURE AND PLACED N THE CARE:AND Cl. STODY OF LOCAL POLCE CHEF o 0 - LOCAL RAQ OFFCALS COM 'LETE RELEASE PROCESS ~ ~... GAJNJNG VELOCirfy QN DE1~AlNEE REVEW.. onvolvng RAQ POLCE AND l...10cal Ll~ADER. '.

22 . ': ') RELEASE OF MAN JAMAL MAHMOUD - STATES DESRE TO REDUCE V :OLENCE AND RESTORE PEACE JN FALLUJAH AREA - CONDUCTED 90 MNUTE PERS1)NAL NTERVEW WTH AMB JONES AND MG MLLER ASSESSMENT S THlS 'ts P..N or PORTUt\!fTY TO ADD THE SUPPORT OF A ND ADPTONA.. RAQ CLERC N FALLUJ.L\H - COORDNATNG RELEASE WT - 1sr MEF RELEASE OF DETANEES TO 1:r MEF AO DETANEES ARE APPROVE[ 1 FOR CONDTONAL..._m(ll;lllNlllL EASE OPPORTUNTY TO LNK RELEfa,SE OF MAN JAMAL MAHMOUD AND HAVE FALLUJ. GUARANTORS RECOMMENDED TMELNE - 2 MAY ELEASED TO 1 ST MEF 4 MAY RELEASE MAN JAM/.L MAHMOUD - 6MAY RELEASED TO 1 ST MEF R===== ~H LEADERSHP AC~

23 / '!.. : ~ ~). LEVERAGNG THE CCC... '. i l '.! i '.! i NTRODU~NG CASES NT,o CCC -3YSTEM AS SOON AFTER NCDENT AS POSSBLE (~SLETs i' ~ND MSCs LE,GAL TEAM FOCUS) - SSUE: BRNGNG "OLD" CA 3ES TO TRAL - COMPLETNG 800 REDEPLOYED WTNESS STATEMENTS - ENABLERS: VTC TESTMONY FROM RE[!EPLOYED SOLDERS ClTF WLL PROVDE LOCAT ONS B\' 30 APRJL 04. BULDNG COURT AND JUD 3E CONFDENCE ~ MPROVED CHAN OF CUSTODY FOR EVDENCE ~ DETANEES AVALABLE FO ~COURT DATE. '... VELOCTY AND CONFDENCE N LEGAL SYSTE~.

24 .. :: '.... r ~~~ ~.7. f: \.. - \ \. -~ : : _: " '.\.. ~ * JONT. SERVCES ia W Ei' 'FORCEMENT TEAMS... 1\1 U LTl -SEUVCE <)Ul.C'K R ~ A(:1~ f()n LEC;A L TEAl\1S -~ JSLET: - TEAM CO.NSSTS OF-ONE JAG OFF11;ER AND THREE ENLSTED./ 5 CURRENT TEAMS JN PLACE:. - 1 TEAM TO THE STRYKER :soe (NOf ~TH). - 2 TEAMS TO 1 D (NORTH CENTRAL. - 2 TEAMS TO MEF (WEST) 3 TEAMS N PLACE WTHN 7 DAYS: - 1-TEAM TO THE STRYKER BOE - 2 'TEAMS ro 1 CAV (BAGHDAD A~E. ~) - 1 TEAM TO MN O.;S/SE./ CAPABLTES: - REVEW DAlf:,. Y EDTONS OF SGAc s TO DE"NTFY POSSBLE CAS1ES ~ NTERVEW AND TAKE WRTTEN ST.\TEMENTS FROM WTNESSES TO THE NCDENTS - OBTAN PHOTOGRAPHS OF DETANEES AND CONFSCATED WEAPONS. AND CRME SCENES. - COORDNATE WTNESS ArTENDAN1;e... BUtLDNG ACTONABLE CASES 'FllOM THE PONT OF ORG

25 \ ~ i i. l NFORMATON i)peratons... j y" DETENTON OPERATONS 10 CAMPAGN: -=- 'PURPOSE: TO BULD POPULAF SUPPORT/UNDERSTANDNG... US AND RAQ DETE NTON AND TRAL EFFORTS - METHOD: PUBLSH DETANEE LSTS T O MS ~ PMO,S, PS POUGE CHEFS AND CMOC,S WEEKLY HGHLGHT MPROVED DETANEE ASSESSMENT, REFERRAL AND RELEASE STRATEGES : HGHLGHT THE PROTECTON AFFORDED DETANEES AND LOCAL POPULACE (BCCF.FOCUS).. DEMONSTRATED RESOLVE OF CCC, TRAL RESULTS MADE AVALABLE TO RAQJARAB MED. ~ RAQ GOVERNNG COUNCL ACC :ss TO DETENTON FACLTES; ACT AS NFORMED LEADERS WH ) CAN VALDATE DETENTON AND COURT EFFORT - ENQSTATE: RAQ POPULATO~ l UNDERSTANDS ROLE AND ' PURPOSE OF CURRENT CF ANC RAQ DETENTON AND LEGAL OPERA TlONS r. ~ ls~j] l,j)j'1g TRµST A ~ n COf~Ji"'JD.~=r~ cl~

26 .'. 9' ~.. ' Coalition Detention Facility: Abu Ghr;:i ib or Bucca Detairiee 1\1 ame.sn Detainee.Name: Address/Hometown(if available): ~ ' ' l r Capture Location: Date of DetenLion: Health Status: To locate a fan1ily. member: you b~l.eve n1ay i11 coalition custody, or set up a visitatton, y9r have several_ <;>ptions:... 1: Go to l11e CPA website: ters/indcx.html 2: Telephone raqi Assistance Center: Military Civilian 3 Telephone Civil Affairs Center:Milita Civil an ~===~;!...~ 4. Abu Ghraib /Bucca Reception Center Militar Civilian liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil * All information will be written in Arabic and English

27 REQURED AUTHORT~S FOLLOWNG. TRANSFER ~.. OF AUTHORTY.. ~...,.o.. ~l DET'ENT'JON, Jy1'El? floga '.'70N ANlJ LEGAL,Si ~STEM i M! HOLDS: - CRMNAL fnternees RF:FERRED TO CCC:! REFERl~ED TO RAQ COMMON COJl~T.'=========' REFERHED TO ST: 0 - H VD s : E:i:i:======= FOCUS: PERSONS WHO THREATEN SECURTY AND STABLTY N RAQ POST.30 JUNE STRATEGY: - REQU REMENT FOR DETENTON A \!D NTERROGATON FOR SEVERAL YEARS NTERNEE CAPACTY REQUF ED (USE BCCF A ND CAMP. BUCCA) - SEPARATE HVD FACLTY, CAPAC, TY OF SEPARATE FACLTY FOR SADDAl\ HUSS.EN ENDSTATE: US AND COALTON FORCES RETAN THE AUTHORTY TO DETAN PERS ONS N RAQ AFTER 30 JUN 04, ADHERRNG TO UNSCR 151 1