Gul Rahman WM

Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
31 May2016
Jeffrey Light
Law Office of Jeffrey L. Light
1712 Eye St., NW
Suite915
Washington, DC 20006
Re: F-2015-01568; 15-cv-2204
Dear Mr. Light:
This letter is in response to the 28 April2015 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
request submitted by your client, Jason Leopold, for the following documents:
1. Death and investigation - Gul Rahman; CIA Inspector General Report of Investigation,
Death of a Detainee (2003-7402-10), April27, 2005.
2. Report and Recommendation of the Special Accountability Board Regarding the Death of
Afghan detainee Gul Rahman.
3. Interview Report, 2003-7123-IG, Review of Interrogations for Counterterrorism
Purposes, April 30, 2003.
4. April 7, 2005, Memorandum for John Helgerson, Inspector General, from Robert
Grenier, Subject: Comments on Draft Report of Investigations: Death of a Detainee.
5. Memorandum for Deputy Director of Operations, from [redacted] January 28, 2003,
Subject: Death Investigation- Gul Rah1nan.
6. Copy of any and all documented notifications to congressional oversight committees
about the death of Gul Rahman that took place in 2002.
We processed the request in accordance with the FOIA, 5 U.S.C. 552, as amended, and the
National Security Act, 50 U.S.C. 3141, as amended.
We completed a thorough search for records responsive to the request and located
ten (1 0) responsive documents. At this time, five (5) documents can be released in segregable
form with redactions made on the basis ofFOIA exemptions (b)(l), (b)(3), (b)(5), (b)(6), and/or
(b )(7)( c). In addition, it has been determined that three (3) documents must be denied in their
entirety on the basis ofFOIA exemptions (b)(1), (b)(3), (b)(5), (b)(6), (b)(7)(c), and/or (b)(7)(d).
Exemption (b)(3) pertains to Section 6 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949, 50 U.S.C.
3 507, noted as exemption "(b )(3 )CIAAct" on the enclosed documents, and/or Section
102A(i)(l) of the National Security Act of 1947, 50 U.S.C 3024(i)(1), noted as exemption
"(b )(3 )N atSecAct" on the enclosed documents.
We note that an extension was granted on two responsive documents. Those documents will be
provided to you on a later date.
Sincerely,
Michael Lavergne
Information and Privacy Coordinator
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23 l<""'ebruary 2006
The Honorable Pat Roberts

Chairman
Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate
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OCA 2006-00120
23 February 2006
The Honorable John D. Rockefeller IV

Vice Chairman

Dear Mr. Vice Chairman:

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(b)(3) NatSecAct
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mentioned above.
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23 February 2006
The Honorable Jane Harman

Ranking Democratic Member
Permanent Select Committee
on Intelligence
~ouse of Representatives
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mentioned above.
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OCA 2006-00120
23 February 2006
The Honorable Peter Hoekstra

Chairm.an
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House of Representatives
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but indicated hypothermia, by a diagnosis of exclusion.
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proyided to the intelligence committees in November 2002
and May 2003.
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Justice, which declined prosecution.
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concurred with the findings of the Board with respect to
two officers, for whom the Board recommended no
disciplinary action, and disagreed with respect to the
third.
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officers.
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operations officer with no experience or training in
(b)(1)
interrogations or prison operations, and the act of short
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guards just prior to Rahman's death by a visiting training
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manager's
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applied to all three employees under review.
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problems, also identified by the IG and largely corrected
in th~ aftermath of the Rahman.incident, denied responsible
officials at Station appropri~te levels of programmatic
guidance, oversight, resources, and training, which may
have prevented Rahman's death. At the time of Rahman's
detention; the Agency had not yet fully developed formal
detention and interrogation guidelines; guidance was ad hoc
and there was an ambiguous chain of command from
Headquarters.
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guidance and far greater resources and support the Agency
provided contemporaneously to officers at two other Agencyrun detention facilities/ the Agency failed to provide
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OCA 2003-1188
2 May 2003
Mr. Pat Murray

Staff Director
on Intelligence
Washington, D.C.
20515
Dear Pat:
SUBJECT:
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(b )(3) NatSecAct
COUNTRY:
(b)(1)
(b)(3) NatSecActiSSUE:
(U)
(~~L__--~ Death of Detainee Gul Rahman

mentioned above.
(U)
to this notification should be limited only to those individuals
on your staff briefed into this compartment.
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2 May 2003
MS. L. Christine Healey

Democratic Counsel
on Intelligence
Washington, D.C.
20515
(b)( 1)
(b )(3) NatSecAct
Dear Chris:
SUBJECT:
Notification
COUNTRY:
(b)( 1)
(b )(3) NatSecAct ISSUE:
(U)
Enclosed is a background paper regarding the
subject mentioned above.
(U}
Because of the sensitivity of the information,
access to this notification should be limited only to those
individuals on your staff briefed into this compartment.
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matter, please do not hesitate to call.
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S_incere~l~Y~~--------~
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Director of Congressional Affairs

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OCA 2003-1188/2
2 May 2003
Mr. Bill Duhnke

Staff Director
Washington, D.C.
20510
Dear Bill:
SUBJECT:
Notification
COUNTRY:
(b)( 1)
(b)(3) NatSecAct
ISSUE:
(b)( 1)
(b )(3) NatSecAct
(~~L----~~ Death of Detainee Gul Ruhman
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Washington. D.C 10505
OCA 2003-1188/3
2 May 2003
Mr. Chris Mellon

Minority Staff Director
Washington, D.C.
20510
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(b )(3) NatSecAct
SUBJECT:
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ISSUE:
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2 May 2003
The Honorable Jerry Lewis

Chairman
Subcommittee on Defense
Committee on Appropriations
Washington, D.C.
20515
(b)( 1)
(b)(3) NatSecAct
Dear Mr. Chairman:

SUBJECT:
Notification
(b)( 1)
(b)(3) NatSecAct
COUNTRY:
ISSUE:
(U}
(U)
individuals on your st~ff briefed into this compartment.
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Sincerely,
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Stanley M. Moskowitz
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OCA 2003-1188/5
2 May 2003
The Honorable Ted Stevens

Chairman
Washington, D.C.
20510
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Notification
(b)(1)
(b )(3) NatSecAct
COUNTRY~
(b)(1)
T
(b)(3) NatSecAcfSSUE:
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mentioned
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This is to advise you of the fEfUlts of a CIA
Directorate of Operations investigation into the [___j November 2002

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death of Gul (Rahman), anAl Qa'ida operative and HIG/Hekmatvar
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hypothermia.
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November 2002.
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sever,lm_times t.ou kill
guards. At 1500 on
November
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food.
Rahman had last eaten the prior day.
Rahman again
threatened to kill the guards and threw his food, waterbottle,
NatSecAct:lnd waste bucket at the guards. At the time, Rahman was nude
from the waist down.
As a result of his violent behavior, and
following procedures recommended by the US Bureau of Prisons,
Rahman was shackled to the wall in a "short chain" position which
prevents prisoners from standing upright.
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and seated upright. Guards noted that he was shivering; however;
1
~hey noted that all prisoners frequently shiver.
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side.
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(b)(1)
, metal cell door with 'their nightsticks; however, he did not move.
(b)(3) NatSecAct
I notified
several CIA officers .who were present at the
fac1l1ty 1n conjunction with the interrogation of another
prisoner. The CIA personnel entered Rahman's cell and found him
lying on the floor with a small amount of blood coming from his
nose and mouth. CIA personnel checked his pulse and, finding
none, unsuccessfully tried to resuscitate Rahman. CIA Station
medical personnel were also notified. They examined Rahman's
body an~ declared him dead.
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surface abrasions which he obtained within the first few days of
his incarceration. These abrasions were caused by rough
treatment designed to frighten and disorient the prisoner.
Additionally, the autopsy found no evidence that Rahman had been
beaten, tortured, poisoned, strangled, or smothered. The
clinical diagnosis of death was determined to be hypothermia.
The pathologist based his conclusion on the following factors:
o Rahman's urine had high catecholamine levels, which is

consistent with hypothermic deaths.
o Rahman was seen shivering for a number of hours

immediately prior to his death.
o The environment in which hewas housed was extremely

cold. On the night of his death, the outside temperature
was 31 degrees Fahrenheit and the prison facility is not
insulated.
o Rahman had not eaten in approximately 36 hours.
No food
was found in his stomach during the autopsy.
Rahman's
glycogen levels would have been depleted. Glycogen is a
fuel source used by the body to stay warm.
o Rahman was unclothed from the waist down and was in

direct contact with the cold concrete floor of his cell.
Direct conduction would have caused significant heat loss
in the body.
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hypothermia.
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Counterterror1st Center, in conjunction with
Station,
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prison facility and recommended improvements. The most important
of these was to ensure that temperatures inside the facility are
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at the facility also were lnstructed to check on the welfare of
detainees on a more frequent basis. TDY officers from CTC have

been instructed to assist
Station in identifying and
implementing further improvements to the prison facility, its
operations and management, and the training of
guard
force.
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SUBJgCT:
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Death of Afghan Detainee Gul Rahman
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Based on the/ foregoing, the Board recommends.that you impose

a 10-day suspension without pay. The Board believes this
action strikrs an appropriate balance between: 1) the fact
that I I was the only individual who made decisions that
led ~y, albeit unintentionally, to Rahman's death~ and
2) the significant weight the Board attached to the
mitigating factors at play in this incident.
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20505
OCA 2002-1648/1
29 November 2002
Mr. Michael W. Sheehy

Democratic Counsel
on Intelligence
Washington, D.C.
20515
Dear Mike:
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your staff briefed-into this compartment .
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CX'A 2002-1648
29 November 2002
Mr. Tim Sample

Staff Director
on Intelligence
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OCA 2002-1648/2
29 .November 2002
Mr. Al Cumming
Staff Director
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29 November 2002
Mr. Bill Duhnke
Minority Staff Director
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OCA 2002-1648/4
29 November 2002
The Honorable Jerry Lewis
Chairman
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OCA 2002-1648/5
29 November 2002
The Honorable Daniel K. Inouye

Chairman
Co~ttee on Appropriations
Washington, D.C.
20510
Dear Mr. Chairman:
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of Detainee Gul Rahman
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29 November 2002
The Honorable Ted Stevens

Ranking Minority Member
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found dead in
his cell on
November 2002. Rahman was an al-Qa'ida
operative and Hezbi-I Islami Gulbuddin/Hekrnatyar associate who
was also a close contact of senior al-Qa'ida facilitator Abu
Abdul Rahman Al-NjjdT. Rahman was captu re.d----by the Pakistan
Gove~ent during
October 2002 raids and subsequently
transferred to a detention facility in[
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and funded by
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interrogated by CIA officers.
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consistently uncooperative and displayed evidence of a high
level of training on resistance to interrogation techniques.
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CIA officers, Rahman reportedly was-extremely hostile
~--guards at the faci,itr and had directly threatened~guards
during the week of
November 2002.
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afternoon of c=]Novernber 2002; at that time Rahman was
assessed to be in fine overall health. ===:=J guards have
reported that during normal cell checks during the evening of
INovember and the early morning of
November, Rahman
appeared in normal physical condition.
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morning of 0November 2002, CIA personnel visiting the
facility were advised
guards that Rahman was asleep but
had some problem. Upon arrival at his cell, CIA officers
discovered that Rahman was dead. The CIA officers noted that
a small amount of dried blood was observed in and around
Rahman's nose and mouth. A CIA medic was i~ediately
dispatched to the facility and examined the body. This
examination revealed no obvious contusions, abrasions, marks,
. swelling, or other indications of a specific cause of death.
t'PS"~
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to conduct an inquiry into RahT~n's death, including an
autopsy to determine the cause of death.
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I am enclosing a memorandum I recently
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certain Attorney" General approved interrogation techniques and,
as you know, we have been attempting to schedule an introductory
briefing and an update on these tech,niques for you.
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touch with your staff to set a date and I would very much like to
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possible, as we intended before -the Inspector General was invited
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the then leadership of the Committees with respect to our use of
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as you know, we have been attempting to schedule an.introductory
briefing and an update on these techniques for you.
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briefing and an update on these techniques for you.
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received from the Inspector General giving notice of his
intention to review certain aspects of our interrogation program.
I support the Inspector General"s plans.
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the then leadership of the Committees with respect to our use of
as you know, we have been attempting to. schedule an introductory
briefing and a~ update on these techniques for you.
I
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MEMORANDUM FOR:
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John L. Helgerson
Inspector General
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I have become aware of developments related
to _the Agency's counterterrorism effort that I rnus~ report to
you as "particularly serious problems" within the meaning of
Section 17of the CIA Act. The Act provides:
"The:Inspector
General shall report immediately to the Director whenever he
becomes aware of particularly serio~s _or flagrant problems~
abuses, or deficiencies relating to the administration-of
programs or 6perations. The Director shall transmit such report
to the intelligence conunitte~s within seven calendar days,
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The Deputy Director for Operations (DDO) on
21 Jariuary 2003 informed me of what may have been- unauthorized,
inappropriately intimidating treatment by Agency officers of.a
suspected terrorist being held for questioning at an overseas
facility.
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within seven days.
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