Email regarding activities at Abu Ghraib Prison. Attachment contains Corrections made to the summary of an interview with Unit Chief about his knowledge of FBI personnel activities at Abu Ghraib Prisons between October and December 2003. The interview was conducted with the Critical Incident Response Group and Behavioral Analysis Unit.
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, '. .. ·b6 -1 , Sent: . Monday, May 17. 20(}4 3:44 PM·' b7C-~
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As promised ..... corrections made. The·attached is your copy. Thank you for your courtesy.
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. On May 17, 2004, Supervi~ory Special Agent (SSA)I dOfth~ Federal
Bureau·ofhtvesjigation's (I'BI) ~cctionDivision; inteiViewea Uml CIller=q I rlathis place ofbusiness, the. Behavioral Analysis Unit-I, (BAU-I), Critical InCIdent . ~onseGroup (CIRG), located in Quantico, Virginia. UC ~efhas an EeD date as a Special
Agent (S~), ~4 U:le has held his curri! POSition as UC sined IThe b6 -1 purpose ofthe 0~erview was.to inquire about UC . ~owledg~FBI Phrs~nnel activities at b7C -1 Abu Ghurayb Prison between October 2003 lind December 200? dVlsed he had. arrived in Iraq on 12/061200land departed Iraq on.12/0712003. His reason for visiting Abu. ;Jhurayb Prison.was to determine how his unit (BAU-I) could better support FBI persQnnel in .their interViewsiinterrogations·oflraqi prisoners in Inul.· UcQrovided·the following response to questions asked from a document titled, "Questions Concernmg FBI Activities at
·Abu Ghurayb Prison-IRAQ":
'. . During his one day at Ab~ (ihuray~ Pri~n, u~Daidhe'did not observe·any.
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misconduct or mistreatment ofdetainees, nor did he have any reason to believe that any b7e -1
m'isconduct or mistreatment ofdetainees. at Abu Ghurayb Prison waS oc·currfng. The one interview in which l!Opartic~pated, adhered to all rules, guidelmes, and protocols . ~stablished by the Department ofJustice andlor FBI. .... .
The interview UDarticipated in, took place.inside an air-conditioned, prefabricated-structure· located "inside the walled .compound of Abu GhuraYQ Prison, but away from. b6 -1 the ol~er ~ain buildings. It waS. the Qpinion ofl,JCDhat this pre-fabricated facility, which b7C-1 was called' the "Wood Site"; contained approximately two rooms. Ucr:::Jalso opined that the
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"Wood Site" was built for interroga~ionslinterviews because the facility was more comfortable . and re~oved from the" cel~ con~ined ih .th~ mainprisoi UCDwas ~ot aware..of ~y'number .'. or lett~r designation· for th~ "Wo?d Site:'. .'. ..' .... ..., '. ."
U~saidhe h~d·no substantive contact with the Military Police (MP) or with b6 -1 . Military Intelligence.(Ml). His Only contact. with the.MP or.Ml ~when he was int,rod\1~ed to. b7C-1 them'as he processed into the priso·n, sigiUng into a register and checking-i~ his weapon. .
escribed the l~ne intmie;';t~articr~ed in as being compri,ed of a lead . the translator, SA Last Name Unknown), and himself as the
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According to UDat no time did any interviewee bring to his attention any act of misconduct or mistreatment by U.S. personnel. Uc:C::}tlso explained that he does not have
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II.S. personnel ngninst detainee.e;. nor i.e; II( wnre of anyone cl~e whll is in possession of slIl.:il IlcIIlS.
) ucOcould recall no authorizalion for the use of interrogation techniques not b6 -1 b7e -1
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normally employed by the FBI. The interview/interrogation techniques observe4 by uc( I b6-1 confonned with DOJIFBI policy, procedure and guidelines and were in accorQance with u.s. b7C -1 law.' Ucc::JwaS not aware of any Department of Defense authorization for the permitted use of certain interrogation techniques in Iraq..
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