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b, ( :nit�d �atim13 l'onv�111io11 Aitain!\t Torttm: !lllU Oth�r Crud. l1:1huma.n or l>e!lr.:iding Trcillrucnl vr Puni�hmcnt. Adl)pl�:<l b\· l.�n:minmus Aar..'...:mcnl of tJ1c t:nircd '.'fal1t•ns (ii:ncral A.;scnibfy «)11 Di.:c.ttmb�r IO. 19�4. nnd Sign.!d h)· the L:nircd Stat.:s l'll Arri! II{, IQ8$

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t.1. DCJDD :BIO. J. Doi> Program li1r F.ot.•my Pri$O!lo.'rs 111' War (Ff>OWi :ind Other D�taincc� ( ! AUG t>4)

c AR l'm·-8iOPKAVli\'S'I .1-16.l ,t'·':\Ffl 31 �rn4iv·!CO 3461. l (multi-�--nic.1: regulation for oil �r,·k.::1). t:nclll) Pri�v11,·rs l.lf War. R;:tamcJ f';ni;rnmel, ('ivifo1n lulcml't'); and 0th.er Dcrnin..:�«i I I oc 'T 117).

f. OL·partm�tll llt° r.hc Anny f1t'ld Manual J 9-40. F.:ncm�' Pns�m.·ri; of \.Var. Civili�m Dt!tain.:-c�. and D1:1amed �·crsi:111s (27 FP.B 7<11 .

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l. .Summ11ry. Thi� Hh!l110randum ::.u111111<1rir.i:.s th0 lqrnl auLlwritks 1111<.I l'onstrni.ut� ... 111,·of\·�d with <lc!uinec inti:noga1iou;particulnr!y :ts it r�liirel' ro a �.:n..:L t 'IA fa..:ilit� in (b)(ry---·· and ;J dctuim:c there. Rhi<lilil al l'\ajjar. By p.irlkipaling in th.:

i11terroga110n, WI! 1�1c.: J. fow risks. First tb� CJ1\ i� appnrcn!ly cu11l'i:ali11g. the foc1l11y fnim 1ht' lntcrrnHiorntl Cm111ni1tcc uflhl! Red(.'!'(•�> cl('R('L Sccom.l. ufthl)ttgh tbc int�m,�wlion 1cdrni4uo.:!'> us<!d may 1101 conslil11tc "tonuR! ... thi.:y ruay ri:;c tn the kvd of ("l'\1�!, inhuman or degrading tH·!llmcut pm.;l·rihcd by 111h:marim1a.f law uml 001> guiJuncc. f'iw.1lly. if out role is llii-<.w .. ·i:rd wi: j'.puld fh�,.; adv.:rs"' action for bL•ing 111 :in undi�� lusc<l Jarility wirhout approval r•f_ I pilrlkularly if 1J1cr�! i.s llll.'Jia .�CnJ( irty . (b)(1)

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1111c11111t<.111ahk 11!11l{1l't':1rttH: lnJld>: 111u�1'-· pip1.·1l in 24 h11m� ;11.lily: im.J keeping ilini 111;11. kkJ a11d hot1J,·d. N:tJ,iar i.; 111\•n11on.:�! by< l{i:'\ J11•'•!1rul pcrso!lnd. ('[A at1omi.:y' L""J1dt1<.:lctl ;1 kg;;I r1.'' ic'll· •.•!' l!tt• inkth1g;1ti:)n plan a111I 11p111'-·d th('"'<' 1;.:chniq11\:s \\'t:l'L" 11.·f,!.l!.

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ii Ari.: JUilitary pnsnr111d n·�uin:d l11 ft'P\•rt \i11l;1ti1m:-. nf inkmatirnial l;1w n1111•11i111.:d hy tli.: Cl.:\ 1,• l11gh..:r ;wiJ1111i1ir,·1

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i:' 1w1 �ubj�l'l to I >OD a1ul D:\ r�guhu ions aud C j,(iil�ianl·,._ llo�"·vi:r. L.I S milit;1ry �;suun.:l n:main subj;.·c1 to 1l1n.c;e <n1lhorilll'!t if wc- r•111icipa1i.: in or run the int,"!T0gfi1ions.. 'I h.:!t¢ r�·quir(.'mcn1s cirguahly l.'�ter1<l 10 military l'ers•mnd -=-� ¢11 if '\kiaikd"' 111 1l1..; c 'L\.

6. Concealment of tht- fad lily :and thl' dl•t14ine�s frnm tbl' ICRC C ·us10111:.iry tnh:ma1ional law. :1.• wdl ;1.; Cl1rnm1111ar1irks1J-11 of !be Cren.:v;,i Cuuvc111ious. forrn<illv r,·,·ognin•s the• TCR( ·a;. a u�·urr;il humani!arian orga11i7.at.iu1t c.h::irJ!•'d with the prt>ll'('tiq;1 11fpris1 .. n(.'r-; (l!"war. his WL<ldy a.:ci:pt,�d in lhl' inr�nia1ional co1ltJ.)H1t1ily that the !('RC hi!> a �1w1;i;1I hunt<Jnit;1riu11 nilc uur\ng amic-d <:onll1�t to·prllll:el �.['\V;; anJ ,t.::tain<:GS, :rn.J II.'.' -;�m�dard pr'.Klii:�. for ?t'i�'<=i:tlllh�'.lt�. fl'. not plal.'I'.: Jiniit� r the ti.mo;;; and. 11��1-��=-�'�-,,--·---------------------Jl Rl ns1h 10 udcul1Pn h11;d11tt·�. rtu., 1� rdll!ct�J 111 th'_ ]ll.urcfavc'l' lrd. �). (b)(1) '.\:�1ic� d:.'111�� ai:<;l!i:� lo �11! fori:1gn govl.'mm�nls �tnd ��11\'.ti(I� rcept llit· ICRC. TtK: _ _ ----·-

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7. (b )(1) a. Tl1\!rc i-; a disti111.:1 L!it·for.;n1;t• Llnd.;r Lli..:. IJw hdw�ct1 "wrtun.:" and ··crui:l.

inhuman. \ir <lt.:grm1in� lfl'iltllH:nl" ((.'IDT! WIJih: holh are ilkg:1! 11nJl!t i11km<.11i,Hwl l:m· .mJ Ill� l:Jw uf war, ILtl'ture i.-: ,·u11si.i.:rl:'d muth 11wr1.· scrim1�. In my opinion, ltcJn� of tliL' inh::nog:ihLHl kdmiq11e;.; us.:-d by ur llh�crvcJ by[ �pt.'1'1mnni:h.·1.1ni;rinit.:s '·frii'li.ir\:"'.----------------�-----(b )( 1 ) fu·1wcVt·r. •11.1ntlwr ubsen\:r might tfo.:agr..::c, a1 kasl sul11ci.�11t1y h'• g.t.:111:r:itc Jiscussiou 1hat n•uld h<: vic·wcd Lllll�ll'orahly for !JS military <mdl=:Jrurvr<.'iil�:--,- -------'------------· ----- -- ------ ..

h. (iunl.'v;i Com·enlit1t1 (<.iPW �., As 1w1t.:d i.!br.w, /\ l Qai<la au<l Talib<IU d.t't<11n:.:<:$ an.: nL>I ,•ntill�d 10 !.Y\.V sl<lt\I� unJ.;r tbL' < il'V .. '_ but 1.ktai1K'L";<; Jo h�t\'C ci:rlain pm1<x1io11s a�ainst 10rlmc.

(I l C('nm1uu Artie!� 3 of lhL' (11:.ut:v;:; ( 'tmvi:nlit1f)!' guuramc�s tv all 1wr'i11ns pro!L'L'ltuu a,g.,insl "crut'l 1r��n1n1t.'nl mtd r<irurr.:" aud ·:outrages upon p�r,;mwl di,i;nity. in pm1LC'11':i.r, humiliati11� nnd dt>grudiug 1rx:at111i:m''. This Artkk i� int::rnational l<iw whit:h <ipf)lic� T't'f?cmilc� . .; ol' wh�thi:r ·a p\:fSl)ll htu/[p\I;' �Laius.

( 2) lt1 addilinn, vs nnled ab1;.v,-.· WL' tm:.• rcquin•<l by f)O!J p(>licy tu tr;:ar :111 detainees with thl.:' prvtcctiom. afll:irded lu EP\'>/:; unJcr the< iCs k• the li11J ;:_\l.:nl

· ro�sibk. \\'ilh rq,�anl 11• lurlure. i\r1ick 17 1>fthc GPW n.:q1Jircr. tha1: ":-.I.{) phy�kill OI rn•:ll!,11INhH'•'.11nr mty c•thcr l(1ni1 uf..:11er;:i110. may h1:.• intlicl\!d 1111 pris1.1ners ol'\�ar In �l'1·urc from tb��:11 i11lonna1ion o!'any ki11J 1vha11:vcr." 'Ptis(11ic·r=- u!'war who rdu:;t' to ;inswt:r may HCt h� tlir\!atrnc<l. i11s11ltcd. m l�!>f)0$1.'ll lo L1t1plca�111l ()I' di:;ad�unlagcou• trl'alr11(·t1t ()f m�y.kiu�I.

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(I 1 I .'n<k•r lh.: l.�>I (',•nv�·111i.-.11. whid1 '' i;ll.�'rn11tinnal bw. th.: k·.nn ''1\)r1uri:" mi:m1:- ··.-111y ;i,·1 h) whid1 ,.;c\·�rc p:.iin or :;utll.'Tillg .. whcch�·1 phy�i-.·;ll �tr m;:ntai. i,,; inlcn11omdly inl1il·i.:d •lll u pcrnon fm sud1 purp<>$Ci' as otitai11ir1g Jhm1 him or t1 liiin! p.;rsc:"1 iniimn:11ion <•r a C(infl."li:-<i1111 ... wh.:u �11ch p:.iin nr :.uffcrtH£. i� inflickd hy -.1r ,1t the i11i:;Lig;1lion ul L•r with tlw l:rn1s.:n1 L)f a,·quksccncc or a pubik <)ffkial or (){h.:r Pl'rSN\ :.ii:ting in :iu otlkial cap;.id•y h d1:t.:i:. not indu<lt: p::iin or suffcflng aming vnly l'r�)lll, inh.:r::nt in 1ir mndcntal tn lawful sw1,c1i1•11�.--

<2) In it� t-ioalysb 01'1hc'. Cu111·l·11til111, DOS, ciung i111..:nrntil•l111I human ngJ1;.; ca,daw. g;1v.: forther gt1iJ:111ci; vii \\·ha1 .;r,111:-;litu1i:.- "10rr11rc":

ta; "Thi.: Unih:'d ':\1at;;::; uodi:r..;tam.Js th:11. 111 nrdcr to c11nsLilulc ttirturc. 11n act must hi.: u ddib\:rnlc atlct calculal�J u�t uf au ;;;\t�niely cn11.:l it11J inhunuut na.ture. :iJ1'l•·ilical1)' i11t1,:ndL.!t.l to inflit·i ,·�wrm:i:ll.ing pnct ugonil':ing ph�·sic;1l 1.)r rncriud pain or suffering" ·

1ti·1 "The li:n11 "tormr�·." in l:11i1cd Slate� and intcmarional Ltsa:;.(c. i;; uso:il ly 1-.��cn. i.:d li..>1 extreme. dd il�rak anti um1sually crnd prnt·ticc�, fur ..:.\ample, rn�luint:J :-:y�l..:malic bcaling. ;1pplka1i1111 vi° ...-h:�'.lnc (11m:11ti: m SL'nsili�·c p:.iTIS 11f th.: boJy . .im1 tying up or hm1ging in pl1Sitious that c;:iw;e e':tfL'llH.' pain ·•

d. l � l!S(' S Z.UO. llJC fr:dcr;il ClH.J\:'. pH!\ j�jl1!1 \\·h1ch i111pl<:Jn\'lll:i th�· l"'.'J C 1>nVL.!nti1111 a� US law. tldillL'S ··tortur<!".as ·-.111 �cl t.:L111t1uittcd t_.y a p<!rson ading L111�kr th·� t'•1k)r of law spccific:1ll} initnde:d to i11tlkt .,ievl'rc phy�ical or mental pain or suffering (nthcl' than pain or �uff..:riug ind(.knt;if to lawful :-.ani.:lt•..111;;) upon another pcr�c·n within his l'U:o.ludy or Jlhysknl cnmrol".

c:. It b po:. . .;ibk 1hn1 <lie ('11\ ··t.ian�in.,.i" tccl111iqLtl" u�l'U in: \:'ol11W····---.. -· ri.-;1: IP thi:: l.:h•I 11f tortlll't'·ir <1ppli1:d iu .s�1cll ti way imd for Sltdl a pl!ril•J ur lim..: thal ii ri,;l:� "-' ih\.' h.:' cl nf scv�rt' phy�i.:al pain or �uncring. To d:ltl', th�i technillUC has u11iy bl'\.'Jl ;ipplicJ Lu pmJuc'(' £-k�:p d�'privfllinn. :111d lhc <lcwint·L·'s imn was not ht1og in su1.:h a nw11111::r t1> pmlluc..: extreme p<1in tir pi:tT11<1nl.'nl injury. AtlJitiurn:illy. O<JA 111t:dii.:•1I !1L'r,;om1i:I �uppos,·dly checked \iajjar pt'riodi<:otlly whik lt..:- Wil5 "hanging".

II. < 'rud, inhuman or de�nutin� treatment or punishm�nj (Cll>T.>.

a. [ntcrnl'ltk•n'-11 aod tedl!ral law. ;is'' dl a;-. T.h>D anJ (),\ r�·gula1i1.111s ;ind !-(Uidfw�·�-. dt1 notJll�t prrn;crihc tnnur\:'. ThL-ri.: is alSl1 �1 pmllibi1io11 again::.t "t:rud. i11hu111a11 or d1:gnaling trcul111iinl vr puuis!lu1.:ur'.

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r. •\:i!rk 17 of thl' (Jf'W rcy111r1.·s that: . .. Pr1s1JllCl'S of \\·ar \1 lw rt'ltt:'�· ti.i .1ri;;.wi:r 111ay not h .. · 1l1r1.·.11cnl'<l. io.;ult(:d. 1tr �·i.po::;�d 10 111:pka-.<111! nr d1,;ad•,·antaµ..:1.1w; lr1.·J.tllll'ttt (it arly kind .. ·

d_ ,;\R ('10-::-<. pur:i. f-5a(.:l) SW!I:!>: .. t'lt.: i11hu11iun� lJ1::.1rn..:11l or r !·.P\\!.,: ;Uld <.ktai•1..:..:� j is 11n.11iihitcJ and l!t 11111 _jus11t.il!J by chi: �lrl.':>..-; ,,f romh:.il vr with d..:cp rmm.11.:wion. lnhtm1a11�- tr0Jlmrnt is a serious ;md puuish;ihh.: '>'ipf.tti .. m wHkr 1111i,:111;.i1i1,nal !:.iw <11H.1 tlic l !11iform Code nr J\·lilirary .fu>litc ( U '\lJ)." 1'!1L' l'l'glllatl(111 al�n pH)hibits .. all 1.Tucl an<l 1.kgrudi11g treatment." Pam. I �::1_1.

�" 111,irJn11.' anal;,;>.:: whal >p1.:l'iik inti;:rrog;iti,in tcchniqt1�·;; might he d.:,l:'med .�ru.:1. inliuman. M lkgrnding ln.:m111.�111, \\·c ri.:qum· fi1rthc1 ..:asdaw ;iu.'tly�is I do 1111l h<H'e tl.ie kgal r.::.-;11url'•'.:'- h.:r� to <l1°1 lh<U. withu11t g1)ing w open S('UT\.'i:'S Pn t!il.". lrUl.".rnt:t how�vcr. the: rl.'ar is rL'st::m.:hin� lltis is�l1c. 11 wo11ltl af,,u he fll:'C1.':iSary (O ha\'� <I tforn1kJ imi:rt\'1�il1ion rfoll to rL,viCW.

f. ·1 hen:. i;; a pos�ibilily that a i.:our1 w1111Jl.I tin<l !hac thi: .. han�ing" kd11.1igu1.'. il(.\J)liL·<l lor .::2 hours a d;1y f[\r J:t.V'5 in ;.i n:iw. co11stit11ku cnrcl tri:<it111cn1 It i::. ill�1) pi:•s,;ibli: that a 1.:tiurt might tinJ 1lw1 the. uiapcr 1.:d111jqw i:-, 1h..·gr.iding ln;;Hmenl. We: >ln.: al risk a� \\·t: g.�1 more "(.m:ative'' ;111d �1ra;. rrnm >landard intcrru�;1litm l1.'1.·hni4ucs an<l rrl.l�·i:dur(:S tm1gh! :it DOD .u1cl I >A s.:hools <!l1d c.ktailt:J iu uf!ii.:ii1l inkrroglltion n1<u1uals k.g. . . Fi\--{ �4-S2. ref?).

4i. Kequin.:mcnt tu n·port ,·iolatioo� ofiot(•trrntionul h1w to hi�her authoriCil!"· l.lnd.:r DOD cJir.;;L'lil·l.'s I ref. 4 J. \�'\.'(If\:: ''lfuircd lu rq1l.1fl "sll:'J'C:l:tnl l.lr alkg.::d vi11lutioni;·' l'.•l'tht" liwcva C'L1uv1.·n1w11s "and ul1.1L·r ril•lali1-:in� of' I he inti:n1;nional la11· ,,f w1.1f' pr(•tnplly to the appr11primi.; ::iulhuri1k·.;.

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