The document is an internal FBI memorandum from EAD John Pistole to the Counterterrorism Division, regarding the request of HVD-1's (Saddam Hussein) Interrogation Team to question the subject without reading him the Miranda rights, to videotape the interrogation, and to identify themselves only as from the U.S. government.
' Contact: Valerie Ca roni
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Precedence: PRIORITY
To: Counterterrorism .
From: EAD Pistole
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Date: 01/27/2004
Attn: AD Bald, CTD
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Attn: M.Chris Briese
Section Chief ITOS.II' '
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Attn: Valerie Caproni- -
'General Counsel
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Synopsis': if:RV-1 Interrogation' team, Baghdad, seeks - .
authority to question the .subject without reading the subject-:'
warnings under- Miranda v.- Arizona, to video tape questioning of
,subject, and to identify . themSelves'only as. from U.S. Government.
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The FBILegal Handbook . for Special - Agets Section
, 7-3.2 provides that Special, Agents conducting interviews must
identify themselves by name: and official identity and adiiise'the*
'person interviewed of their rights under Miranda. MIOG PA.RT'.2 7,
Section 7.1 provides that Credentials Shall be showed by Special
'Agents interviewing a subject.
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MIRANDA RIGHTS
.Memorandum'
Re:Sa. dd• am, - 01/27/2004
A. Prisoner of War-
With regard to the interrogation of EPWs, GIII prohibits the use
of coercion or physical a.nd mental torture to secure information_
of any kind . from EPWs.. See GIII, Article 17. AdditionallY, .EPWs
who refuse to answer questions may not be threatened, insulted,
• or exposed to any unpleasant.or.disadvantageous treatment of any
kind. Id. Moreover, EPWs must ,also be provided with proper
food„Taater,.Clothing, showersp'sanitary eonditions and medical, .
attention during their detention.. 'Seeid.:at Articles
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The interviews should be 'docUmented in a classified transcript." •
For each interview, a 302 cover transmittal document, shall be
prepared documenting..that the interview took place. The 302
.should be'classified but state that•itis unclassified when the
transcript is removed. No classified information should be
placed in.the 302. Any classified information, other than the
transcript of interview,. -is to be transmitted in a classified EC.
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