[REDACTED] on Abu Zubaydah as of 2300 hours (local time) on August 4, 2002 (August 2002)

[REDACTED] AUG 02

SUBJECT: EYES ONLY: - [REDACTED] ON ABU ZUBAYDAH AS OF 23:00 HOURS (LOCAL TIME) 04 AUGUST 2002

1. ACTION REQUIRED: --PLEASE ENSURE THAT SUBSTANTIVE PORTIONS OF INFORMATION BELOW ARE SHARED WITH FBI HQS MARKED ATTENTION: [REDACTED]

2. OVERALL STATE OF PLAY: A 0900 HOURS STAFF MEETING WAS HELD AFTER ALL [REDACTED] MEMBERS HAD READ AND REVIEWED [REDACTED] WHICH OUTLINED HQS FORMAL APPROVAL CABLE TO PROCEED WITH THE NEXT PHASE OF ABU ZUBAYDAH (SUBJECT) INTERROGATIONS. DURING THE MEETING, PROCEDURAL STEPS WERE REVIEWED AND EVERYONE UNDERSTOOD THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES WITHOUT CONCERNS EXPRESSED. [REDACTED] HQS WILL BE CONSULTED [REDACTED] SHOULD ANY MEMBER OF THE TEAM OR ON-SITE PERSONNEL SUGGEST/REQUEST THAT THE INTERROGATION BE HALTED FOR ANY REASON. HOWEVER, SHOULD A SITUATION ARISE THAT WOULD NECESSITATE AN IMMEDIATE DECISION BY BASE, THE FINAL DECISION MUST REST WITH BOTH COB AND THE SENIOR CTC OFFICER, AFTER CONSULTATIONS WITH ALL MEMBERS OF THE TEAM. BOTH COB AND THE SENIOR CTC OFFICER MUST BE IN AGREEMENT BEFORE ANY ACTION IS TAKEN; [REDACTED] HQS MUST BE ADVISED IMMEDIATELY. DURING THIS REPORTING PERIOD, AS DETAILED [REDACTED] SUBJECT UNDERWENT THE INITIAL CYCLE OF INTERROGATIONS. SUBJECT SPENT TIME IN THE LARGE AND SMALL CONFINEMENT BOXES, WAS ON THE "WALLING" WALL, AS WELL AS, THE WATER BOARD. [REDACTED] DETAILS THE INITIAL CYCLE OF INTERROGATIONS. FYI, GIVEN THE CURRENT PACE OF INTERROGATIONS HENCEFORTH THE [REDACTED] WILL BE SUBMITTED AT 2300 HOURS.

3. ATMOSPHERICS/BEHAVIORAL COMMENTS: SUBJECT'S PERIOD OF ISOLATION ENDED ON DAY 47. DURING THE NIGHT AND THIS MORNING, SUBJECT'S ROUTINE INCLUDED EATING BEANS AND RICE (AUGMENTED BY VITAMINS), DRINKING WATER AND ENSURE, WALKING ABOUT HIS CELL, STRETCHING HIS BACK, SINGING, PRAYING, AND SLEEPING. OVERALL, SUBJECT CONTINUED TO APPEAR QUITE BORED AND SHOWED NO SIGNS OF SEVERE EMOTIONAL DISTRESS. AT 1150 HOURS SUBJECT'S SITUATION CHANGED DRAMATICALLY WHEN THE AGGRESSIVE PHASE OF INTERROGATIONS COMMENCED. OBSERVATIONS ABOUT SUBJECT'S BEHAVIORAL RESPONSES ARE DETAILED [REDACTED]

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

5. MEDICAL UPDATE: DRESSING CHANGE TOOK PLACE BETWEEN 1033 AND 1100 HOURS. WOUND HEALING WELL WITH NO SIGNS OF INFECTION. A REINFORCED BANDAGE WAS APPLIED. PHOTOS AND MEASUREMENTS OF THE WOUND WERE TAKEN AND WILL BE FORWARDED TO HQS. SUBJECT'S HEAD AND FACE WERE SHAVED DURING 03 AUGUST DRESSING CHANGE. NEXT DRESSING CHANGE WILL BE DONE ACCORDING TO [REDACTED] PROTOCOL. [REDACTED] PHYSICIAN AND OMS PA WILL REMAIN ON PREMISES OVERNIGHT. THEIR ASSESSMENT AFTER THE INITIAL CYCLE OF INTERROGATIONS IS THAT SUBJECT REMAINS STABLE AND THAT HIS PHYSCIOLOGIC CONDITION IS CLOSE TO NORMAL GIVEN HIS PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES.

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