This email is a response to a Bureau wide memo sent by Steve McCraw to illicit information from FBI agents who toured through Guantanamo Bay to report any suspected or witnessed abuse of detainees at Guantanamo Bay. This FBI agent touring through Guantanamo stated the following: "I did not personally observe aggressive treatment of detainees. I am aware however, that detainees could be identified to be placed on a list for a specific interrogation technique involving interruption of sleep pattern called [the] "frequent flyer program”.
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'Case ID #: 297-HQ-A1327669-A
Title: COUNTERTERRORISM DIVISION, GTMO,
INSPECTION SPECIAL INQUIRY
FOR SPECIAL AGENT (SA) APPLICANTS
Synopsis: Report of negative observation of aggressive treatment,
interrogations or interview techniques on GTMO detainees.
Details: This EC is in response to email of July 9, 2004 from
Steven C. McCraw to all individuals identified as having
conducted an assignment at GTMO, Cuba since 09/11/2001.
I was on TDY assignment to GTMO, Cuba for the. Military
Detainee. Liaison Unit (MDLU) from September 2, 2003 through
November 11, 2003. During this time frame I was assigned to
participate in interviews of the detainees being held at GTMC.
During my assignment I did not observe any aggressive treatment
or aggressive interrogation or interview techniques of detainees
at GTMO.
During my assignment at GTMO I received a briefing from
the military personnel assigned.to operations at GTMO, that'noncooperative detainees could be placed on a list for a specific
interrogation technique involving interruption of sleep pattern,
called the "frequent flyer program." With this particular
technique, identified detainees were moved frequently from cell
block to cell block at intervals that appeared to be every hour
or every two hours depending on the shifts and availability of
military personnel to move the detainee. Detainees were moved
along with all of their personal belongings. Due to the movement
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to different cells the detainees had their sleep interrupted
throughout a 24 hour period. The duration of the program for
particular detainees seemed to depend on the ,cooperativeness of
the detainee. I did not participate in this program and do not
know of any participation of FBI personnel in recommending
detainees to this program. I did observe on the detainee
movement database, some detainees were on the movement records,
moving approximately every hour or every two hours.' I do not
recall the names of these detainees.
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For information only.
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INSPECTION DIVISION
Bring the information in this communication to the
attention of appropriate personnel.
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