Additional operational and security considerations for the next phase of the Abu Zubaydah Interrogation (July 15, 2002?)

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TO: IMMEDIATE ALEC INFO DIRECTOR [REDACTED]

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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - ADDITIONAL OPERATIONAL AND SECURITY CONSIDERATIONS FOR THE NEXT PHASE OF ABU ZUBAYDAH INTERROGATION

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IF SUBJECT DEVELOPS A SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION WHICH MAY INVOLVE A HOST OF CONDITIONS INCLUDING A HEART ATTACK OR ANOTHER CATASTROPHIC CONDITION, ALL EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE THAT PROPER MEDICAL CARE WILL BE PROVIDED TO SUBJECT. IN THE EVENT SUBJECT DIES WE NEED TO BE PREPARED TO ACT ACCORDINGLY KEEPING IN MIND THE LIAISON EQUITIES INVOLVING OUR HOSTS. IF SUBJECT DIES, WE PLAN ON SEEKING ASSISTANCE FOR THE CREMATION OF SUBJECT. [REDACTED]

[REDACTED] REGARDLESS WHICH OPTION WE FOLLOW, HOWEVER, AND ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF THE PLANNED PSYCHOLOGICAL PRESSURE TECHNIQUES TO BE IMPLEMENTED, WE NEED TO GET REASONABLE ASSURANCES THAT SUBJECT WILL REMAIN IN ISOLATION AND INCOMMUNICADO FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE.

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