R 220005Z SEP 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 458/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I IOC//
SUBJ/USMC INTERIM POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR INTELLIGENCE
/INTERROGATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/PUBLIC LAW 109-163 /-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD DIRECTIVE 3115.09/-//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/ARMY FM 2-22.3/-//
REF/D/MSGID:DOC/ARMY FM 34-52/-//
NARR/REF A IS THE DETAINEE TREATMENT ACT OF 2005, PUBLIC LAW
109-163, TITLE XIV, ET SEQ. REF B IS DOD INTELLIGENCE
INTERROGATIONS, DETAINEE DEBRIEFINGS, AND TACTICAL QUESTIONING
MANUAL. REF C IS ARMY HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTOR OPERATIONS
MANUAL. REF D IS ARMY INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS MANUAL.//
POC/MIRANDA, J. A./MGYSGT/HQMC I IOC/-/TEL:703-693-5770 DSN 223
/EMAIL:JORGE.A.MIRANDA@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES INTERIM POLICY
AND GUIDANCE FOR COMMANDERS OF MARINES TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO
CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS, REGARDLESS OF MOS.
2. REF A, AS IMPLEMENTED BY REF B, PROVIDES THAT NO PERSON IN THE
CUSTODY OR UNDER THE EFFECTIVE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO ANY INTERROGATION TECHNIQUE NOT AUTHORIZED BY
AND LISTED IN REF C. REF C PROVIDES DOD-WIDE DOCTRINE ON
INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS AND SUPERSEDES REF D, ARMY FM 34-52
INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS. REF D IS NOW CANCELLED AND SHOULD NO
LONGER BE REFERENCED WHEN CONDUCTING INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS OR
OTHER HUMAN INTELLIGENCE COLLECTOR OPERATIONS.
3. ACCORDINGLY, ALL MARINE COMMANDERS AND MARINE CORPS UNITS
ASSIGNED INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION OPERATION MISSIONS, OR MISSIONS
REQUIRING THE CONDUCT OR OVERSIGHT OF INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATION
OPERATIONS, WILL THOROUGHLY FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES AND COMPLY WITH
THE REFERENCES AND WITH THE SECTIONS OF FM 2-22.3 LISTED BELOW.
ADDITIONALLY, ENSURE DEPLOYING UNITS COMPLY WITH COCOM POLICIES
REGARDING INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS.
vi-viii PREFACE
5-50 - 5-110 INTERROGATION OPERATIONS
MP FUNCTIONS IN ASSOCIATION WITH INTERROGATION
OPERATIONS
LEGAL, REGULATORY, AND POLICY PRINCIPLES AND
GUIDELINES
OPERATIONAL CONSIDERATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
PROHIBITION AGAINST USE OF FORCE
INTERROGATING WOUNDED AND INJURED DETAINEES
TYPES OF INTERROGATION OPERATIONS
INTERROGATION FACILITY OPERATIONS
6-1 - 6-42 SCREENING
7-1 - 7-26 PLANNING AND PREPARATION
8-1 - 8-90 APPROACH TECHNIQUES AND TERMINATION STRATEGIES
9-1 - 9-46 QUESTIONING
APPENDIX A GENEVA CONVENTIONS
APPENDIX B SOURCE AND INFORMATION RELIABILITY MATRIX
APPENDIX D S2 GUIDE FOR HANDLING DETAINEES, CAPTURED
ENEMY DOCUMENTS, AND CAPTURED ENEMY EQUIPMENT
APPENDIX E EXTRACTS FROM ALLIED JOINT PUB (AJP)-2.5
APPENDIX F NATO SYSTEM FOR ALLOCATING INTERROGATION SERIAL
NUMBERS
APPENDIX G QUESTIONING QUICK REFERENCE
APPENDIX I DOCUMENT EXPLOITATION AND HANDLING
APPENDIX K CONTRACT INTERROGATORS
APPENDIX M RESTRICTED INTERROGATION TECHNIQUE - SEPARATION
4. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO: 1) THE REVISED
INTERROGATION APPROACH TECHNIQUES; 2) PRISONER/DETAINEE HANDLING
PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES AND; 3) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS/PROCEDURES
FOR ACTUAL OR SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF AUTHORIZED TECHNIQUES AND
PROCEDURES. THE INTERROGATION APPROACHES OUTLINED IN CHAPTER 8 OF
FM 2-22.3 WILL BE THE ONLY APPROACHES AUTHORIZED FOR USE BY USMC
INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATORS. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REFERENCES,
APPLICABLE LAW AND POLICY, ALL CAPTURED OR DETAINED PERSONNEL SHALL
BE TREATED HUMANELY, AND ALL INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS,
DEBRIEFINGS, OR TACTICAL QUESTIONING TO GAIN INTELLIGENCE FROM
CAPTURED OR DETAINED PERSONNEL SHALL BE CONDUCTED HUMANELY.
5. PER REF B, A REPORTABLE INCIDENT IS ANY POSSIBLE, SUSPECTED OR
ALLEGED VIOLATION OF DOD POLICY, PROCEDURES, OR APPLICABLE LAW
RELATING TO INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS, DETAINEE DEBRIEFINGS, OR
TACTICAL QUESTIONING, FOR WHICH THERE IS CREDIBLE INFORMATION. ANY
MARINE WHO OBTAINS INFORMATION ABOUT A REPORTABLE INCIDENT WILL
IMMEDIATELY REPORT THE INCIDENT THROUGH HIS OR HER CHAIN OF COMMAND.
REPORTS MAY ALSO BE MADE THROUGH OTHER CHANNELS, SUCH AS THE
MILITARY POLICE, A JUDGE ADVOCATE, A CHAPLAIN, OR AN INSPECTOR
GENERAL, WHO WILL THEN FORWARD A REPORT THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE
CHAIN OF COMMAND. REPORTS MADE TO OFFICIALS OTHER THAN THOSE
SPECIFIED SHALL BE ACCEPTED AND IMMEDIATELY FORWARDED FOR
APPROPRIATE ACTION.
6. A MARINE CORPS ORDER (MCO) WILL BE ISSUED IDENTIFYING USMC MOS'S
AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS. IN ADVANCE OF
PUBLICATION OF THE MCO, ONLY CI/HUMINT PERSONNEL (MOS 0210, 0211,
AND 0204), AND MARINES CERTIFIED BY USMC DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE
MAY CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS. FURTHER, SUCH OPERATIONS
MAY ONLY BE CONDUCTED UNDER COCOM OR DEFENSE AGENCY AUTHORITY AND
WRITTEN POLICY. NO UNILATERAL SERVICE INTELLIGENCE INTERROGATIONS
ARE AUTHORIZED.
7. A SOFTCOPY VERSION OF FM 2-22.3 IS AVAILABLE AT
WWW.MCIA.USMC.SMIL.MIL, TO PERSONNEL WITH SIPR ACCESS. FOLLOW LINKS
TO CI/HUMINT SUPPORT COMPANY.
8. THIS MESSAGE IS APPLICABLE TO THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.//