Army Memo Re: Operation Iraqi Freedom Detainee/EPW Parole and Release

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SUBJ: OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) DETAINEEIEPW PAROLE AND
RELEASE
PROCEDURE (U)
OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) DETAINEE/EPW PAROLE AND RELEASE
PROCEDURE (U)/1
REF/ A/OPLAN 1 003V /PHASE IV /28APR03//
REF/B/EPW TRANSFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN US, UK AND AUS/23MAR03//
REF/C/CJCS WASHINGTON DC 302215Z APR 03 /POLICY GUIDANCE NUMBER
12?
IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE RELATED TO RELEASE OR REPATRIATION OF
ENEMY
PRISONERS OF WAR (EPW) AND OTHER DETAINEES IN IRAQ//
REF/D/CJCS WASHINGTON DC 121705Z MAY 03 /POLICY GUIDANCE NUMBER
15?
IMPLEMENTING GUIDANCE RELATED TO PERSONS ON THE GREY LIST//
REFIE/CJCS WASHINGTON DC I 02250Z JUN 03 /DISPOSITION OF
MUJAHEDEEN-E .
KHALQ (MEK) PERSONNEU/
REF F/DSECDEF WASHINGTON DC 25 AUG 03/POLICY ON RELEASE, PAROLE,
TRANSFER AND IMMUNITY FOR BLACK LISTED IRAQIS IN DOD CONTROUI
REF GIADMINISTRAT9R, CPA, BAGIIDAD, IRAQ, 16 SEP 03/POLICY ON.
RELEASE,
PAROLE, TRANSFER AND IMMUNITY FOR BLACK LISTED IRAQIS IN DOD
CONTROU/
' NARR/1. (S) OVERVIEW: THIS IS ACOORDINATED CCJ3, CCJ2, CCJA, CCJS .
MESSAGE. TillS MESSAGE ESTABLISHES USCENTCOM REQUIREMENTS AND
GUIDANCE ON THE PAROLE OR RELEASE OF DETAINEES AND EPWS IN
IRAQ.
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2C. (S) ALL OTHER DETA.INEES. COMMANDER, CJTF7, MAY APPROVE THE
RELEASE/PAROLE/TRANSFER AND GRANTS OF IMMUNITY, SUBJECT TO
ANY .
AUTHORITIES RESERVED TO SECDEF UNDER REFS C, D AND E. THE
COMMANDER,
CJTF7, WILL PROVIDE NAMES OF DETAINEES SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE TO
CPA,
ISG, AND CENTCOM SEVEN WORKING DAYS PRIOR TO RELEASE. RELEASE
WILL
OCCUR UNLESS AN EXCEPTION IS RAISED. THE REQUIREMENT FOR PRERELEASE
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NOTIFICATION DOES NOT APPLY TO CRIMINAL DETAINEES.
3. (S) EPWS MUST BE PROCESSED FOR PAROLE IN COMPLIANCE WITH REF c .
PRIOR TO THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES, RELEASE OF AN EPW MUST BE
PURSUANT TO A PAROLE AGREEMENT IA W GENEVA CONVENTION III,
ARTICLE21.
PAROLE IS VOLUNTARY BOTH ON THE PART OF THE COALITION AND THE
EPW.
AN EPW WHO DOES NOT AGREE TO A PAROLE AGREEMENT IS TO BE HELD
UNTIL
. THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES. SUCH A PAROLE AGREEMENT SHALL BE
IN
WRITING AND REQUIRE THE E,PW TO PROMISE NOT TO TAKE UP ARMS
AGAINST
THE COALITION FOR THE DURATION OF HOSTILITIES AND DURING THE
COALITION PRESENCE IN IRAQ. UPON THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES, .
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. COMMANDER CJTF7 WILL REPATRIATE EPW IA W G. ENEVA CON.V ENT.I ON UI,
ARTICLE 118, UNLESS SUBJECT TO PROSECUTION OR CONSIDERED A
j SECURITY
THREAT.
4. (S) CENTCOM J2X WILL FORWARD TO THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY
THE .
NAMES OF :ri:IOSE ON GREY LIST TO BE RELEASED FOR REMOVAL FROM
THEGREY . .
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LIST. CURRENT LISTS OF GREY LIST DETA1NEES APPEARS ON SlPRjT AT
5. (S) PRIOR TO ANY PAROLE OR RELEASE, ALL COMMANDERS WILL
ENSURE .
COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, FINGERPRINTS, AND BIOMETRIC DATA
(SUBJECT
TO THE AVAILABILITY OF NECESSARY EQUIPMENT) AND LOCATIONAL
DATA TO
FACILITATE FUTURE CONTACT IA W GUIDANCE IN REFERENCE C AND D.
SECRET
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