DOD Memo: Executive Summary on the Secretary of Defense's approval of U.S. Southern Command's request for additional interrogation techniques

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Executive Summary discussing the U.S. Southern Command's request to use additional interrogation techniques. On April 16, 2003, the Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld, approved the following techniques: change of scenery down, which was described as returning the detainee to a less desirable setting (e.g. Camp Delta to Camp X-Ray); dietary manipulation (giving detainees meals ready-to-eat (MREs); environmental manipulation (which is described as creating mild discomfort, such as temperature adjustment); sleep adjustment (which is described as reversing sleep cycles to keep the detainee off-balance, but it is not sleep deprivation); and false flag (which is described as role playing by interrogators, whereby they pretend to be citizens of another country). The following techniques required prior notice to the Secretary of Defense: isolation for periods of up to 30 days. ego down, removal of incentive and mutt and jeff.

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Non-legal Memo
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Thursday, May 8, 2003
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SXECtITIVF SUMMARY
8 May 2003
1. (U) = t question is being answered? Update on SECDEF approval of SOUTHCOM Request terrogation Techniques.
--(644F) oterropation niques (U) In Oct 02. SOUTHCOM requested additionalinterrogation techniques. 16 Apr 03, SECDEF approved 6 techniques beyond the scope ofFM.34-52. Those techniqu-re: Change of Scenery Down (Change of Scenery Up is in the FM; "Down" means placing in Frig less comfortable, such as moving from Camp Delta back to Camp X-Ray), Dietary Mailip ¦ • on (hot rations to MREs), Environmental Manipulation(create mild discomfort, such as i= erature adjustment; interrogator present at at times),Sleep Adjustment (reversing sleep to keep aff balance; not sleep deprivation), FalseFlag (interrogators role play as citize another country), Isolation (isolation for periods of upto 30•days from other detainees; requir- or SECDEF notification). SECDEF furtherrequires SOUTHCOM to provide prior no • F
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CLASSIFIED BY: MULTIPLE SOURCES
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