Memo states that during a recent "welfare visit" a British citizen at Guantanamo informed UK officials that he was "hooded and physically abused" prior to transfer to Guantanamo. In response, the memo states that Paul Butler, the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations/Low Intensity Conflict, has requested Joint Staff assistance...to investigate the allegations.
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