Letter from The Honorable Henry A. Waxman U.S. House of Representatives to President George Bush re: Requesting Assistance in Obtaining Key Documents

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DAT.E OF DOCUMENT: 06/0~/2004
D,ATE RE.CEIVED: 06/03/2004
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The !:ionorable He1¥YA. Waxman t.
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Washington, DC 205i5
President George IN. Bush (cc: AG)'
COllgression~l Priority .
(FJx c'dpy rec'~ from <: lt="" the="" govewm="" refonn="" comte=""> RM1vJ; Conyers; Judi9i$.y CQmt~; ItM:tvt Qbey~ ApPtopri~tiom?'¢Q¢te, RNIM.
Skelton, Aimed ServIces COl'pte, RMM Lantos, lntemational Relations Comte,
& IUvrM Hannan, Perioanent Select Comte' on Intemge~ce~ advis~ng of their
detennitlation to h1Vestiga.t~ the pr1$Ol.1 abuses ~t th~ h;{l4~ prison; Ab'u GIu:aib?
~nq other pri~ons iil Afgbani§:tan and Gufillt~amoBay. Rbquests the President's
assistance In obtaining key doctiment~ by 6/1712?0.4.
ACTION COMPONENT & ACTION REQUESTED
For infonnation.
CRM, FBI, 9LA, ~AO, bAG, OOAG. (McAt~mrtey), bAG (Israelite)
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" ' . Unfol:ttuiat~ly: With the exception oft'\1<: l="" sessions="" in="" committ=""> and a single' .Ann~d. SeIVf~es COnlmitt~e heanng, these r:equests havebeer1'r~'t?u:eted. i DeSpite the
magnitude of the Abu. Ghririb and othet det3.inee abuses and their enotJn.oUs rillni.:ficatioIis for' oUr
effort in If?iq ~d U.S. fo:retgn policy, :q.o :rrriuS~, cOxnrrllttees are cm;rentlyundert3k:irig a io~ar
pub]jc investigation. 'I'bfs 1S a dereliction of C~gr~ss' oversight responsibility that ill serveS'our
nation and our troops. '
'- Ther~ ~e multip.le x;easons why a fonn~ public .investiga,tlon is e:?Sential., MemBers -
cannot ~eqpately' assess. the (l.eterioratlpg ¢,tu,anoujnha endeavors there without a thorough. widerstall.dmg oftfte nat:ure, eXtt;ill.t, and l:ainifications, 01 the
. prisoner' ~buse. Not can members address om:, constituents' many concern;:; about these matters
- and tp.o pTogre,ss of OUT ~fforts to' combat terrorism - without mor¢ infonnation.
MoreQver, in order to reestablish U.S. CIed:!.'b:ility in the eyes' of tQ.~ world, CongreSs must
conduct a fuU and transparenfin.'vestigatjon. Such ~ investigation woUld demonstrate our ".
commitment to accountability and to ensuring that these. abuseS cannot Iecur~ ,A thorough and
open inve:mgution is also critical for the emergence of a stilble and secure Iraq. it is hard to see
. how we can win the hearts and minds of-~e Iraqi people ifw"e neglect oilr constitutional
, , ove.r sight respons.i bilities.
, :to address these needs, we intend to investigat~ the prison-abuses at Abu Ghr.aib and the
a11<::gations of="" prisoo="" abuses="" at="" other="" location="" :i.q="" iraq="" and="" in="" afghanistan="" guantanru:p.o="" bay.=""> While we would prefer to participate in committee investigations with our respective chairs, we
cannot allow the refusal of the Republican leadership and'coannittee chairs-to pursue these
matters to obStrUct Congress' access to essential illfonnation..
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. We request your assistmlce. in ob~ng key docilm~ts. Wj~ few eJ(~tions~ the '.
documents we seek:are not cunently available to mem~ bf.tb.e House. d~t~ the doCUlllents
. ~bvio~ siimfrcance, W~ nop~ you, shai;e Q~ b,elier~at ~IieIti.b~s of the, HaUse of ,"
Represent~Hyes should have acc~ to th~~ dOCUlIlentS, so that they can rea~h,th~ QWU ,
cqnr;;lusiQUs anq fulfill then- legislatiye :r~onsibilit1es. SOPl,e 9f t?eS~ 4oc~ h~ve already
'Qeen:: ~eli-v~ed to th,e S~ate:.Arrxled Seivi,ces Cop:uni.tt~ !mcisoln~ to tl,te HQuse,~titelli~enc~ .
Committe,e.· 'There is llO reason to' deny- meinbers of the;: HQuSe ofRep~~$ehtitlY€:S acc~ss to
them.
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Spec,ificallY, we tequ~t copies 9t'the fqllowin~ dor;tunents:
. All Int~tnatipnai. Committee of ilie Rt;:d 'CJ;t)~s (IcRe) mem,oranda: or r'epotts submitted. to
fr!,e Administration regarding, deteritioI;l :tacili~es In Jraq, Afg:!:uml$fan~ and Gu.antanaino
,Bay; ,
(2) 'All fonnaJ r~:PQns~ by the A~$traW;~I;i to JCRe meI:Qo~m®, or ~9rtS. including but
, not 1im.it~d,tQ Brigadier 4enenli Janice Kdrpmski,'s pecemh~ 24~ ~OO~; ~espOllSe;
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All qontracts, supcOhtraqts. and task orders for mterrogationor: translatioI'.\ work in Iraq~
Ai~~~s.tan~ and Quantan.imo ;?~y~ ibc1uding 9utno~ limited to tho~e ofCACI
mtermitional and Titan Corp.; ,
All ieports or qssessments ~f COlJ,tracto; perfo~y~ for the contractors, and
subcontra~tors invol.v~d in ~nterr6g~tiQ~ or transI'atioI? work in ~~ Afghanishm, or ,
Gnant~~o Bay, inclu.~ing but no~ l~lt~d to, any :dQCum~f. or other inaterials related to
the, t:ieclslon to a,Uow employc::::es ofCCJntractors without security clearances to participate
in interrogations or other sensitive activities;
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The Department of Defense interro'gation gqidelines a.pproved by, Secretary of'Dt:!f Donald Rumsfeld in April 2003; , ,
The CIA rules for interrogation ofbigh-level Al-Qaeda prisoners in Iraq, Guantanamo "
Bay~, and Afgnanlstan;
The'October 12; 2003, directive of Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez 'entitled
"Interrqgation and COUllter~ Resistance Policy»;
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All written approvals for the US~ of specific fnte:xro ,iation techniques issu.ed by General
Sanchez pUl'S11ant to the October 12, 2003, directi:ve; ,
iJI written statements of de'ta:inees~ ¢litary personnel, or civilian: contra.ctors regarding
the abuse of prisoners in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Gllintanarno Bay;
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(10) ,All mterrogation reports from Abu Ghrai'b' and' oth~ detention facilitl.e~ in !raq from ~ay
2003 through December 2Q03; : . ,
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All1usdc;e Dep~en~ memor;m,da a~thored since $epte~ber ,11, ~O? t :;egar4in~' th~
cJassificati,on C)f deblinees or the applicability~ of ti+e:,Qeneya Cop.ventions, tq detainees"
inciudillg 'but not llmit~d 'to q. Jimuary $)7 2002;'rneJ;Ilq from J o~ YOQ, ~d Robert ' .
D?lahqpiy ~o Dep~~t ofDef~~e Gen,et:al Co~el,Williallf ijaynes entitled,
"Applkati;on: 'of ti:eati,es and lawS to a1~Qa'lda ~d;ra.l:il>~ 4eU;Unees)~? . '
The jarl~ 25. 2001, m~o fro¢ White H¢us~ 6;un,~~1 Nbe:rto OQIliZalel) tQ. y~u '
rega,rdirig 'tIieapplicati~u oftli¢ G~eiva ¢onven,tib;ns'to the cOD,flict. Wj.tb. ~l-Qaeo~ and,.
the 1;'alibiili:(' .. ", ".,. " .. "
All State Dep~ent m~moranda autho;re45ince Septe~ber 11. 2()Ol~ rega::cd~g the
~laS~rficatioiI ofdetail].ee$ or the applicability of th,e. Geneva Cou:v'entions tQ ~etainees1
inc~u~gbut not limi~d to S¢tetaty ofStq.te cpli:p. pow~lrs January ~o. 200;Z~,meniO to
W¥te trouse Co~el Alberto GQ'nza1es regru:ding tne 3.m?1l9a\lill.t:t otthe qeneya"
Conventions in: .Aigharust;u1; , ,
fh~ February 5,,2003l tfu.ee.-page·memo, from serdormUitary attomeys rega:rding
interrogatimi technique~ at Guantanamo Bay; .' '
'The 'October 2Q03 report of Major General ~offrey Miller regarding intelligence, .
intexn;i~tlon operations> and detentio~.oI?e.ratlons;' .
(16) " The Nov~~er 2003 report of Major General Ponald :Ryder regarding the detentjoll and
correctiolis. s)'stem. ~ Iraq; , ,
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(17) 'The November 19~ 2Q03;> or\ier by Lieutenant GeneJ;al Sanchez transfeni":Qg tactical
control of the military police a.t Abu 'G1?raib to Colonel Thomas :Pappas, cOlIWlander of
the 205th Military Intellig~ce Briga~e;' ,
(18) The March 2004 report of Major General Antonio· Taguba, regarding the treatment of
detainees,at Abu Ghraib, ~ncluding the complete annex;
(9) Any interrogation or detainee treatment guidelines posted or distributed at Abu Ghraib,
including th.e "interrogation rules. of ~gageme.n.t;· posted by Ca.ptain Carolyri A. Woo~ in
AUgust 2003; . " ' '
(20) Th~ Standard Operating .P::oCedures for duantanruno Bay;
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All summaries of r~levant :\nyestigatio~ clJ:(!ently pendms or alre~dy c1os¢d that J:u~:ve
been preplIIed bY-military iDvestiga#':e. se~re;:? ~luding.but.not limited to the 1rfay S •.
2004~ S:ynop$ prepared by the' Criminal Inyestigation Gomma.nd~
All JepoJ;ts ~f autops1e~ r~lated' ~o detainee d~athS. in Iraq; A!~~~tan, or Guan~amo .
Bay and any docum~ll~. t'tla~ are related to the case$. of dc;tamee dea~ "t'herJ! P.Q auto:fJsy
was pejJ:brni~~ mcluq.ing b\lt nQt limiteit to any document tl.t3X e:lg)lains the r~aso~ fo~
. not performing auto'p~les? . .
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Aq FBI ~ePortS' of P9tentiahy impr'oper ~onduct l1i prison. interrogations ove~een by the
CIA, Qr m3.litary in 1iaq;' Nghanist{Ul~ or Guat;lt~amo ~a~ . .
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" . "v ,~, ~ """,.,' " ~ , " ~" ~"", " _. , .An:! Wri:tten:d~q~eD.tati6~,On'~r Opjectio%~ t9 jnteri,()gatiQp. techhi'lues b,~g used m:
Ir~ Af~haci~? 0t GlW;it:ariamo Bay~ .. .
A:iJ.y FBi Qirectives PlPhlbiting FBI' agel'!~ fr.om participa1:ing in ;aggiessiv~ ~terrogations
in Jraq1'Afgh~~a:n/or Guimtanamo Bay ot removing: agents from such interxogati{)Os; "
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rh~ 6cfQb~ ~t No~~ber 200~ 'm~~o trom the CrA general Gounsel regar:ding .fue.ClA.
presence at Abu Ghiaib;' . . .
Any visito~ log~ forblq~ks I-A ~d 1-13 ~fthe Abu Gbnrlb':Pri~on from O~tober·1003
through Dec~ber' 2003; . . .
All prisoner intake documents fot Abu Ghraib 'prison and oilier detention facilities
located ill Iraq since May "1, 2003~ mc!udlllg but not iiIni~d to a b:reakdo~ of'the
numbers and typ~ ofpris,Oners in the prison·population; - -
Any documentation of th~ 1:rainin~ receh.'cd in the areas of det~t.ion opetati~ns~4 ,
" prisoner treati:nent by the 800th MP Brigade' and its component bat:i:aJ.ions and companies
~ce Janu;:uy 1,200:2; . .
Any ·a:p:pX'oval.docuroents for Special-access programs regarding th~ interrogation of
de~aineeS in Iraq, Afghanistan. or GllilIltanamo Bay;, .
All records of meetings held between May 1. 2003) and December 31. 2003, involving
D~fense DepartInent,. State Depa:rtrnent, or CIA officials regarding the treatment of
prisoners in Iraq; .
The memorandum signed-by Colonel Thomas Pappas and ~'James Bond" on or about
January 12, 2004, regarding the practice ofkeepmg some Abu Ghraib detainees off the
official roster;
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The Janu(jiy 12" 2Q04, ;nemoraitduID: for 1he,recoJ;d signed by Major ~att Pri~ regarcl.iQg
detainees at Abu. Ghraib? . . I • •
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A 'list ofali onggjng m:yest;ig'ations by th,e't)efense De~arlmen~ state De'p~~t. JU¢ce, .
Pepartment, C:tA, or their il:i$p~ct6ts genc:ial i¢.Q the aQusy pr k\lling of detainees i~ TrM~
Mgharustan, arid Quantln&Qo Bay~ iridicatitig·tbose: caS~ that are '9el.ng ,considMed f9f .
pio~'ecutiort, ~y the I)eferiSe I?ePartml?nt or J tistice DePartment~ an..d ,. , , !, .
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(3S) A list of all 'iIl,YeSugations c9mpi~ed hr, tIle:: Defense ))ep~en~ State beJ?artlAe.Q.~
J~cE: Pepartr:Oent) CIA; or: thelr jnsp~topi g~¢ral into the ab,i.lse or kill,ing of 1etaihees
in Itaq~ Afgh~staIi, ailcl Guan~amo Bay) aloil~ wit'4 anY written reports px:cduce4 by
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We r~~e that aU\l11lber at th~ docuinen't$ we are t~qu~stkg ±nay b~ ~iassl:ti~ ot:may
bet:ele'lavf to po,tential ~~ P;i:()s\~~o~. \y~. ~e ~~?litt~4~o h~c;ll,ing any Sl.!-ch '~erisltive,
material. approjniai¢ly and, are;ayailaQl,~ tQ work V(ith AdmirusthitioD, 'ofi?:c~~s tQ ensure theiJ;'
'proper hatidlmg. We wo-qld ,like to recejve these IP.,~ferl~ oll, or b~fore JUn.e 17. .
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Henry A. Waxman ' '
R~g. Min.only Me.Qlber .
Conitnittceon Goveomment Reform
4J~'/?t~' , David R. Obey' ,
Ranlcing Minority M ber
Committee on Api)]." riations
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l'Qni Lantos
Sin6erelt~
"1010 • , Jom. Conyers; J ,',
, R~Mipori b,
. Committee on ale ,.:uaICiary.
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1k;e Skeltop , , '
Ranking Minority Member
Co.m:tnJttee on.Arnied Services
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Ranking Minority Member· Ranld:rii Minority Member
Committee on International Relations Permanent Se1ect Conmtitte'e on Intelligence
. co: The Honorable Donald E. Rums:feld, 'Secreta,ry ofDetense
The Honorable Colin L. Powell. Secretary of State
The Honorable John Ashcroft; Attomey General .
The Honorable George J. Ten.et, Di"rector of Central Intelligence
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