The document discusses the Joint Intelligence Interrogation Facility (JIIF) at Guantanamo and the various investigative agencies that are assisting in interviewing and building cases against detainees.
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Case::ID #: 26SA-MM7C99102 . (Pending)"
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Title: GTMO-INTEL
GUANTNlAMO BAYI .CUBA
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MAJOR CASE 182.
. 'sYnopsis: Field. office supPort f;or the G:rMO' Proj ec~ and· GTMO Task· ·Force·. ; . .
Details: . 1n support ~fthe ~ENTBOMB ··investigation,. t.he
captioned .ma·tter was .initiated when U;.S.· 'military" forces; .'
p~rticip~ting. in. Operation .Enq.uring. Freedom, . captured' armed
. Tali-ban and Al:-Qa I ida fighters iri\rolved in hostile' actions' in . Afghan.istan ... Und~r .e~ecutive authority,: these' indiv:iduals were captured, disarmed 'and-rendered back to United States. Naval Base, Guantanamo"'Bay, CUba "{GTMO) ..""There· are"currerit1y 3;32 de€aihee.s located at GTMO, with 'additional detainees expected to arrive in the immediate future.
Th. U~S. military is operating 'a Join~ Int~lligehce
Interrogation Facility (JIIF) at GTMO. Within the JIIF is the
Criminal Investigative Task Force (CITF), which i$ tasked with
conducting interviews cif ·the a·etairiees·.The CITF is' made up of
.rep-resentatives from the Army. Criini·nal Investiga!7·ion· Department, ".
the Naval Criminal Investig~tive service, and the Air Force
.Offic~ of Special Investigations. .Fecieral Bureau..of
Investigation Special Agents,. along with members of the .CITF, .are
tasked with conducting interviews of the detainees, preparing
c~ses for pre;e~:m~i;lt.i?n t~ milita.ry.· ~r,ik?~Da.ls, pe+.f.or~ing '.
analytidal fUn~tions, liaising wlth f9~eign police and
inte~ligence servl.ces, .. and sending out leads.' Supervisory
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To: All' Pi~isions' From': c~unterterrorism Re: 26SA-MM-C99102, 05/01/2002'
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.Special Agents; Special Agents, ··~ntelligei1-ce. Resea·rch. "Specialists, . Investigative Analysts, Electrdn'ic Technicians,:
, :Technically Trained Agents, Language' Specialists', Contract .... ·LingUist~.. and,:· other ·support. persOnnel: have be.en detailed to, GTMO since January,. 2002 in' support of this effort. '.' FB.I staffing for
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this. commitment has consisted of designated Miami personnel, a ';;"';" rq~ati9ri -of ~'CIRG 'personnel, ~and ·experie~ced. TDY .'.personn~l .. from .•. '.' , various' divisions,. ., . . . . .
':., ........,'.. '..,' '_ The .p~6~ of .the· work ·at G~o·.is. prisk; cu:td. demanding, but rewarding', 'Due to the importance and high profi1e' nature of · the work, signific~nt .dema~ds..are pla.ced· upon FBI·, persopnel: . assign.ed to GTMO. Interviews· 'of detainees' are conducted in three shifts' pe~ day, Monday t~ough' Saturday', "with' a half c;!ay 6ff on Sunday..· . T~e work' day begins. ~t 07DO and will typically ·last .
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Due to the nature and' demands o~. the' GTMO :Proj ect, , . Assistant Dire~tor Pasquale D'Amuro has directed the. ~xperienced · IT fieid 'offices to provide Specia1· Agents, Intelligenc.e Research
Specialists, and/or Investigatiye Analysts to' the GTMO Project. However, all field 9ffices 'are subject to being called upon to .' ~s~~st: i,ri. :this" effort. .'. . .
) ABide' froPl the GTMO projec't in' Guantan~mo Bay, Cuba,·
FBlRQ has as'sembled a GTMO 'Task' Force (GTF) located at F'BIHQ.
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"I:he GTF, . which i~·. compol3ed 'of .TD~ p~tsonnel, consists of an SSA; SAs, .IRSs and an.:~9S.. The GTF i~ ·responsible. for all· logistical and, administrative support of FBI operations at GTMO which . includes, analysis of all data r.e·ceived from' the GTMO Project', staffIng, dissemination of leads, liaison with CITF personnel' and
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. ,.-..,....... Tb maintain ·conti~ulty·:ahd ensure the: continued·'quaiitY... 'of w~r.k, .all TDY tqurs are a minimum 30 days.'
. Due to th~ c.~eation of the.' inte~iew team concept·, FBI GTMO reqUests field offices not send interviewing agents to GTMO to conduct isolated interviews. Each detainee will be assigned to an. interview t~am, which. con$ists 9£ s5..x. to sev~n rn.embers, . T~'e 'objec'tive "is. to' maintain the'ln'te'grity of the .te~m· concept." '. ancl keep .the detainee' focused on . the team interviewers. :FBr GTMO requests field offices requiring agent· travel to GTMO for intervie~ purposes, allow· agents to remain at ,GTMO for the 30-day rotati.on so that helshe can be assigned to. an in.terview team. Agents not wil"ling to t·ravel to GTMO for 30 days are requested to
' .. forward a. comtt)l:lnicatio.n detai.~ing CJU:est.i.:ons .t~~y. want. the . intervie,,:-,'·team..to ask ·the· deta.inee". ..,.
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