Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
05BAGHDAD3147
2005-07-30 07:54:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Baghdad
Cable title:  

AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY ON INTERROGATION POLICY

Tags:  MOPS PHUM PINS PTER AU IZ 
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S E C R E T BAGHDAD 003147 

SIPDIS

NOFORN

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/29/2015
TAGS: MOPS PHUM PINS PTER AU IZ
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY ON INTERROGATION POLICY

REF: FEINBERG - PILZ E-MAIL 27 JULY 2005

Classified By: Classified by David C. Litt, Political-
Military Affairs Counselor, for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

S E C R E T BAGHDAD 003147

SIPDIS

NOFORN

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/29/2015
TAGS: MOPS PHUM PINS PTER AU IZ
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIAN INQUIRY ON INTERROGATION POLICY

REF: FEINBERG - PILZ E-MAIL 27 JULY 2005

Classified By: Classified by David C. Litt, Political-
Military Affairs Counselor, for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (SBU) The Australian Embassy in Baghdad has made
the following inquiry, which we understand is related
to an Australian parliamentary inquiry:

"Between May and October 2004, was there an extant and
operative US instruction in Iraq regarding
interrogation in existence in addition to the document
FM 34-52 Intelligence Interrogation? If so, noting
earlier US efforts to facilitate comparison of US
interrogation standards with Australian standards, we
request either access to that document, or an
undertaking by US authorities to perform that
comparison for us."


2. (S/NOFORN) Post has a copy (Reftel) of the likely
subject of the inquiry, a separate interrogation
policy titled "CJTF-7 Interrogation and Counter-
Resistance Policy", which was published in May 2004.
However, the memorandum is classified SECRET/NOFORN.

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ACTION REQUEST
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3. (SBU) We request guidance from the Department on
the appropriate response to this inquiry, and thank
the Department for its assistance.
Khalilzad