Emails discuss the House Representative request to the Attorney General to transmit documents in his possession relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
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From: Dolan, JoAnn (L-PM)
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:04 PM
To: Petrihos, Peter N(H); Cummings, Edward R (L-ACV); Dorosin, Joshua L (L-PM)
Subject: RE: Retrying to Send HRES 700 FYI Only
So what happened to the one addressed to State?
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From: Petrihos, Peter N
Sent Tuesday, July 20, 2004 6:03 PM
To: Cummings, Edward R (L-ACV)(L/ACV - 5635); Dolan, JoAnn (L-PM)(L/PM, Room 6420); Dorosin, Joshua L (L-PM)(L/PM, Room
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Subject: Retrying to Send HRES 700 FYI Only
HRES 700 IH
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 700
Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 25, 2004
Mr. CONYERS (for himself, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. HOYER, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr.
DINGELL, Mr. OBEY, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. LANTOS, and Mr.
HINCHEY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
RESOLUTION
Directing the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives documents in the possession of the Attorney General relating to the treatment of prisoners and detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay.
Resolved, That the Attorney General is directed to transmit to the House of Representatives not later than 14 days after theft date of the adoption of this resolution all documents in the possession of the Attorney General, except those documents in the Attorney General's possession that have been found bya court to be protected by :Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 6(e) in a proceeding at which the Attorney General or the Department of Justice is a party, relating to the treatment of prisoners or detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Guantanamo Bay and any requisite instructions for handling such documents, including--
(1) every report, memorandum, or complaint from the International Committee of the Red Cross
relating to the treatment of detainees or prisoners and any documents that reference such by the Attorney General or by any agency under the Attorney
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General;
(2)
every report, memorandum, or complaint from Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Iraqi Human Rights Association, Afghan Human Rights Commission, Physicians for Human Rights, or Human Rights First relating to the treatment of detainees or prisoners and any documents that reference such memorandum, report, or complaint by the Attorney General or by any agency under the Attorney General;
(3)
every document relating to interrogation techniques;
(4)
every internal report of a law enforcement, military, or intelligence agency or organization
concerning interrogation or detention operations;
(5)
every internal report of a law enforcement, military, or intelligence agency in response to
allegations that the treatment of prisoners or detainees violated or continues to violate
international or American law;
(6)
every document and memorandum regarding the applicability of the Geneva Conventions, the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the International Covenant on Political and Civil Rights, sections 2340-2340A of title 18, United States Code, the War Crimes Act of 1996, and the Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States to the treatment of prisoners or detainees;
(7)
every document and memorandum relating to command relationships between military police units and military intelligence units;
(8)
every document and memorandum directing personnel to abstain from using specific interrogation techniques or to withdraw themselves from interrogations being conducted by other departments;
(9)
any Presidential directive or other writing authorizing the use of interrogation tactics or claiming the constitutional authority to do so;
(10)
any documentation of training received by the 800th Military Police Brigade and the 205th Military Intelligence Brigade regarding the treatment of prisoners or detainees;
(11)
any documentation of special access programs as they were applied to prisoners or detainees;
(12)
all records of meetings regarding the treatment of prisoners or detainees at which one or more officials of the Department of Justice were present and the presence of those officials is apparent from the face of the record;
(13)
every document and memorandum concerning the practice of keeping prisoners or detainees off the official roster;
(14)
a list of every ongoing and completed investigation into the treatment of prisoners or detainees, and any written reports produced by any such investigation;
(15)
every document relating to civilian contract employees and their role in prisons;
(16)
all written statements of prisoners or detainees, military personnel, civilian employees of the Federal Government, or civilian contractors regarding the treatment of prisoners or detainees;
(17)
all reports of interrogation of each prisoner or detainee that reflect a claim of abuse by
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military or civilian personnel or by civilian contractors;
(18)
any documents for work under contracts (including subcontracts and task Orders) and all reports on such documents, for interrogation or translation work by CACI International, Titan Corporation, and any other entity that may have performed such work;
(19)
any documents or testimony presented to or prepared by the Detainee Assessment Branch at Abu Ghraib prison at any time after September 1, 2003 regarding the treatment of Iraqi prisoners or detainees by members of the Armed Forces or by civilian contractors working in Iraq employed on behalf of the Department of Defense;
(20)
any complaint forms filled out and submitted at any time after March 1, 2003 by a member of the Armed Services or by a civilian contractor employed on behalf of the Department of Defense or Central Intelligence Agency regarding the treatment of detainees or prisoners; and
(21)
any reports or documents reflecting the death or injury of prisoners or detainees.
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Peter Petrihos
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Legislative Affairs
Department of State
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