During the reporting phase, the humint collector writer, edits, and submits. As part of the armys doctrine 2015 initiative, field manuals fms would continue to serve as the most comprehensive. In the army, counseling is an almost daily requirement. Torture efficacy, ch 6, et george mason university. The requirement for us army special forces to conduct interrogation. Armys field manual to ciathe army field manual on inter rogations, than it would. The manual gives instructions on a range of issues, such as the structure, planning and management of human intelligence operations, the debriefing of soldiers, and the analysis of known relationships and map data. Osf is very specific about its concerns regarding the current army field manual on interrogation. Records management preparing and managing correspondence army regulation 2550 effective 17 june 20 h i s t o r y. Interrogation an interview is a nonaccusatory conversation in which, through question and answers, the police interviewer tries to develop investigative and behavioral information that will test the veracity of statements made by a suspect, victim, or witness. Interrogations must follow army field manual along with the order to shut down the guantanamo detention camp, president obama put a stop to. Although on its face the field manual only governs department of the army and certain other dod interrogators, the manual does note that. Provides examples of the new standard for army writing. Contrary to obamas promises, the us military still.
Soros foundation links army field manuals appendix m to us. In new manual, army limits tactics in interrogation the. In new manual, army limits tactics in interrogation. The latest technologies high quality electronic pubs and forms view u. The united states army field manual on interrogation instructs military interrogators how to conduct effective interrogations while conforming with u. President obamas decision to ban enhanced interrogation techniques in favor of the army field manual guideline got me thinking about just what types of information extraction strategies. Interrogation techniques revealed by the united states. Only properly trained interrogators are to apply the more advanced techniques discussed in this manual. Perspectives on enhanced interrogation techniques every crs. Human intelligence collector operations open pdf 5 mb this manual provides doctrinal guidance, techniques, and procedures governing the employment of human intelligent humint collection and analytical assets in support of the commanders intelligence needs. This manual conforms to the overarching doctrinal precepts presented in fm 30. Field manual 3452 headquarters department of the anny. The manuals in question have been referred to by various media sources as the torture manuals. Army intelligence relies on the tactics of intelligence interrogation to assess and combat enemy forces, but recent events at the abu ghraib prison in iraq revealed violations of the rules of intelligence interrogation and human rights, officially codified in the u.
Interview and interrogation training simulations david luciew janet mulkern ronald punako, jr. It includes purpose of this chapter is to define the interrogation information on the various levels of. It outlines the interrogators role within the greater intelligence effort as well as the units daytoday operations, and includes details on how. Army da administrative publications and forms by the army publishing directorate apd. I assume that if you have reached this point, youre doing just fine in the course, or you have fooled a lot of instructors. During combined intelligence interrogation operations, in addition to questioning a detainee in foreign custody, dod intelligence interrogators may. Only one of which, separation, is an overtly physical tactic. Army and cia interrogation manuals are seven controversial military training manuals which were declassified by the pentagon in 1996. Field manual fm 3452 no 3452 headquarters department of the army washington.
Ar 60070, the army writing program, is a required publication. Judge evan wallach, writing in the washington post, in the 19461948 inter national military. The army field manual is not an article of united states law and exists. Human intelligence collector operations field manual. Army releases new interrogation manual article the. This manual applies to the active army, the army national guard army national. Reid and associates began developing interview and interrogation techniques in 1947. Army intelligence and interrogation handbook us army. The most recent revision was renamed field manual fm 222. Serves as a reference for planners, doctrine writers, training developers, trainers, materiel developers, capability managers, concept developers, requirements developers, and other personnel addressing issues related to a mi battalion interrogation. An empirical evaluation of intelligencegathering interrogation techniques from the united states army field manual article pdf available in applied cognitive psychology 286 november 2014. Armys field manual fo r intelligence interrogation.
Obamas interrogation policy and the use of torture in the army field manual jeff kaye 20100106. Army fm 3452, intelligence interrogation 1 is the armys standard for interrogation of captured enemy personnel. Interview and interrogation welcome to posttest interrogation. If it is the latter, thats great, because acting is an important ingredient in a successful interrogation. On his second day as president, barack obama ordered the agency to use the army field manual as its interrogation playbook.
The us army field manual on interrogation, sometimes known by the military nomenclature fm 3452, is a 177page manual describing to military interrogators how to conduct effective interrogations while conforming with us and international law. Science and art, defense college interrogation manual, 2006. United states army field manual on interrogation wikialpha. The reid technique of interviewing and interrogation for. Interrogation is the art of questioning and examining a source to obtain the maximum amount of usable information. The reid technique of interviewing and interrogation is now the most widely used approach to question subjects in the world. But if the cia can no longer use the interrogation techniques described in chilling detail in the socalled torture memos, what can it do to extract information from terrorism suspects.
World war ii vietnam and iraq federation of american. Interrogationworld war ii, vietnam and iraq ndic press pcn 12010. Regulation 2536, the doctrine in this field manual is not policy in and of itself, but is a body of thought on how army forces operate. This manual applies to the active army, the army national guardarmy national guard of the united states, and the united states army reserve unless otherwise stated. Hubbard, writing to attorney general loretta lynch. Retired lieutenant general on trumps new options for. Army intelligence and interrogation handbook provides doctrinal guidance, techniques, and procedures governing the use of interrogators as human intelligence collection agents in support of a commanders intelligence needs. At the operational level, ipb identifies the enemys tions. The other 18 are various forms of psychological interrogation. The united states army field manual afm on interrogation pdf has been sold to the american public and the world as a replacement for the brutal torture tactics used by the cia and the department of defense during the bushcheney administration on 22 january 2009, president obama released an executive order stating that any individual held by any us government agency shall not be. Fm2223 us army field manual on interrogation as of 200609. They are usually available to the public at low cost or free electronically. The army field manual specifically prohibits most of the socalled enhanced interrogation techniques that the cia used in. Humint collector, normally in writing, prior to the questioning.
Act had an amendment in it that specifically prohibited the use of any interrogation techniques beyond the armys field manual on interrogation. The content of our instructional material has continued to. The army field manual does allow interrogation methods such as stress positions and sleep deprivation that are cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,according to a group of medical ethicists who wrote to the obama administration calling for changes to the manual in 20. The field manual was sometimes known by the code fm 3452. Views sunday, january 26, 2014 contrary to obamas promises, the us military still permits torture the united states army field manual afm on interrogation pdf has been sold to the american public and the world as a replacement for the brutal torture tactics used by the cia and the department of defense during the bushcheney administration. Fm3452 field manual 3452 headquarters department of the anny washington. Obamas interrogation policy and the use of torture in the. Describes two quantifiable tools to reinforce better writing. The united states government may no longer be permitted to use dogs, cold temperatures or waterboarding to get terrorist suspects to reveal their plans, but the army field manual offers a myriad of other interrogation methods that encourage u. Interrogations which highlighted the new field manual as the single point of. Senate passes torture ban despite republican opposition.
In 1997, two additional cia manuals were declassified in response to a freedom of information act foia request filed by the baltimore sun. Personnelgeneral effective writing for army leaders. Uses the historical army doctrinal terms collection management and. The army writing style, page 6 standards for army writing 6, page 6 constructing military correspondence 7, page 6.
Psychological operations tactics, techniques, and procedures. It provides an authoritative guide for leaders and soldiers, while allowing freedom to adapt to circumstances. Pdf an empirical evaluation of intelligencegathering. T he united states army field manual afm on interrogation. Contrary to obamas promises, the us military still permits torture. To this end, a field manual for the extraction of intelligence from enemy combatants and prisoners has been developed. Explains in detail what good army writing is and how to establish uniform army writing standards. This manual outlines approximately 17 techniques that have remained relatively intact for more than 50 years across successive editions and despite the fact that no one seems able.
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