FBI Memo from FBI Agent to J. Stephen Tidwell re: Observation of Detainee Abuse at Guantanamo Bay

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Memo discussing an Officials observations while in Guantanamo. Stated that on several occasions, he/she overheard loud music being played and people yelling loudly from behind closed doors of interview rooms. Stated that he/she observed strobe lights in interview rooms on several occasions but never observed these being used on detainees. Also, stated that "There were many comments made by investigators during my tenure at GTMO that every time the FBI established a rapport with a detainee, the military would step in and the detainee would stop being cooperative. The military... routinely took control of the detainee when the interview was completed. The next time that detainee was interviewed, his level of cooperation was diminished." Also, stated that there were accusations being made that military personnel were misrepresenting themselves to detainees as FBI officials and harassing the detainees.

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Non-legal Memo
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Tuesday, July 13, 2004
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Tuesday, December 14, 2004
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Administrative: Reference electronic mailings of AD Steven C.
McCraw, Inspection Division, July 9 and 12, 2004.

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(CIRG), Behavioral Analysis Unit 3 (BAU-3) was deployed to GTMO.
from July 17, 2003 - August 7, 2003. Members of the BAU Units
were regularly deployed to GTMO to observe interviews of
detainees and provide interview strategies and other behavioral
assistance as needed. During my tenure at GTMO, I never
personally witnessed any aggressive treatment, interroga.tions or
interview techniques on GTMO detainees.

On several occasions, I did hear loud music being
played and people yelling loudly from behind closed doors of
interview rooms but I could not say that detainees were present

in those rooms. I also observed strobe lights in interview rooms
on several occasions but never observed those being used on
detainees

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my tenure at GTMO that every time the FBI established a rapport
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