[REDACTED] [Abu Zubaydah] as of 1900 hours (local time) on June 23, 2002 (June 2002)

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SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - [REDACTED] [ABU ZUBAYDAH] AS OF 1900 HOURS (LOCAL TIME) 23 JUNE 2002

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1. ACTION REQUIRED: ACTION REQUIRED -- PLEASE ENSURE THAT SUBSTANTIVE PORTIONS OF INFORMATION BELOW ARE SHARED WITH FBI HQS

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2. OVERALL STATE OF PLAY: SUBJECT IS CURRENTLY IN THE FIFTH DAY OF THE ISOLATION PHASE. [REDACTED] [ABU ZUBAYDAH] (SUBJECT) BEGAN THE ISOLATION PHASE OF THE [REDACTED] CYCLE ON 18 JUNE 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 1600 HOURS. THE ISOLATION WILL CONTINUE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS UNTIL THE [REDACTED] RESUME CIRCA 11 JULY 2002. WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT MAY BE NECESSARY UNDER EXCEPTIONAL/EXCEPTIONAL AND URGENT CRISIS CIRCUMSTANCES TO INTERRUPT THE CAREFULLY SCRIPTED ISOLATION AN[D] RISK LOSING ITS INTENDED EFFECTS. WE ARE PREPARED TO COVER THIS CONTINGENCY. JUST TO REVIEW, THE GOAL OF ISOLATION IS TO INDUCE DOUBT AND UNCERTAINTY ON THE PART OF THE SUBJECT ABOUT HIS DISPOSITION. DISRUPTING THE ROUTINE TO WHICH SUBJECT HAS BECOME ACCUSTOMED AND LIMITING HIS CONTACT WITH PEOPLE WILL INCREASE PSYCHOLOGICAL PRESSURE. ISOLATION WILL LIKELY BE HIGHLY DISCONCERTING TO THE SUBJECT GIVEN THE EXTENT OF HIS PRE-CAPTURE LEVEL OF ACTIVITY AND AFFINITY FOR INTERACTION WITH OTHERS AND HIS GENERALLY INTENSIVE POST-CAPTURE RATE OF INTERACTION [WIT]H TEAM MEMBERS. IN THE OPINION OF TEAM PSYCHOLOGISTS, INTERRUPTING ISOLATION FOR ANYTHING LESS THAN EXCEPTIONAL/EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES MAY UNDERMINE THE PROCESS IN A WAY FROM WHICH IT IS DIFFICULT TO RECOVER. HOWEVER, IF AN EXCEPTIONAL/EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCE OCCURS [REDACTED] A PREPARED PACKET WITH SPECIFIC WRITTEN INSTRUCTIONS WILL BE PRESENTED TO SUBJECT FOR HIS FEEDBACK WITHIN THE STRUCTURE OF THE ISOLATION PHASE. SUCH CONTACT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED [IN] A WAY THAT MINIMIZES DISRUPTIVE EFFECT. THE RESULTS [ASS]OCIATED WITH THE SUBJECT'S RESPONSE WILL BE IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED TO ALEC/HQS. [REDACTED] TEAM MEMBERS IC SERE PSYCHOLOGIST, OPERATIONAL/SERE PSYCHOLOGIST, [REDACTED] OFFICER ARE PREPARED TO HANDLE ANY DEVELOPMENTS WHICH MAY ARISE. INTERROGATORS WILL RETURN ON SHORT NOTICE, AS REQUIRED.

3. ATMOSPHERICS/BEHAVIORAL COMMENTS: SUBJECT SPENT THE TIME BETWEEN THE LAST REPORTING PERIOD AND THIS ONE COMPLETELY ISOLATED EXCEPT FOR HIS 20-MINUTE MEDICAL TREATMENT SESSION. DURING THE NIGHT AND DAY, SUBJECT ATE, PRAYED, DRANK FLUIDS, WALKED ABOUT HIS CELL, AND SLEPT FOR RELATIVELY SHORT PERIODS OF TIME. WHEN AWAKE, HE MOST OFTEN RECLINED ON THE PAD OR SAT ON THE PAD AND LEANED HIS BACK AGAINST THE WALL. HE BUSIED HIMSELF WITH PERIODIC FIDGETING WITH HIS NOSE, FINGERS, TOES, AND OTHER APPENDAGES. THE SUBJECT APPEARED BORED AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. THE MEDICAL CARE SESSION STARTED AT 0900 AND PROCEEDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AFTER THE MEDICAL SESSION, THE SUBJECT ATE FROM HIS LARGE BOWL OF BEANS, RICE, AND VITAMIN SUPPLEMENT MIXTURE. THE SUBJECT DID NOT APPEAR TO MAKE ANY ATTEMPTS TO DOODLE ON HIS NOTE PAPER. THE SHEETS OF NOTE PAPER REMAINED BLANK. IN ADDITION, THE SUBJECT DID NOT WRITE ON THE LARGE RESPONSE SHEET LEFT FOR HIM TO USE TO IDENTIFY DETAILS RELATED TO CURRENT OR FUTURE THREATS.

4. ADDITIONAL OBSERVATIONS AND PLANS: NONE.

5. THREAT UPDATE: NO NEW THREAT INFORMATION TO REPORT AS OF THIS WRITING.

6. MEDICAL UPDATE: MEDICAL STATUS UNCHANGED.

7. ADMIN NOTE: NONE.

8. MINIMIZE CONDITIONS CONSIDERED.

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