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MEMO 22 UNCLASSIFIED SECRETARY OF DEFENSE MEMORANDUM FOR THE GENERAL COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUBJECT: Detainee Interrogations (U) (U) Establish a working group within the Department of Defense to assess the legal, policy, and operational issues relating to the interrogations of detainees held by the U.S. Armed Forces in the war on terrorism. (U) The working group should consist of experts from your Office, the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Military Departments, and the Joint Staff. The working group should address and make recommendations as warranted on the following issues:
(U) You should report your assessment and recommendations to me within 15 days. Classified by:
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Authority of Executive Order 12958 UNCLASSIFIED |