Go To Overview Pages 1 2 3 ChronOIOgy Pages lg 006238946 -0ffi era -for all CIA faqilitiasa Approved for Release 2014109f115 306238946 W1 The Director of Central tewymecmws 22 June 2904 The Honorable John D Rdekefeller IV Vice Chairmen Select Committee on Intelligence United States Senate Washington leC 20510 DQar Mr Vide Chairman am forwarding the Inspector General s report an_the Counterterrorism DetenEiOn and Interrogation Activities of the Central Intelligence Agency CIA I generally with the repert's GonCluSiDdS end'recommendationsw The attachment providee e summary of my decisions regarding those recommendations Policy'and legal guidance to the Operation of-the Co nterterronist Detention and Interrogatio program the Erogram bege at'the'Program s inception end continued through January 2003 when I 14 0 and Guidelines on Confinement Conditiens for CIA Detainees ' We actively monitor the Program's activities and continue to iSSue guidance to railed changing conditions The Interrogation Guidelines and the companion Confinement Guidelines-established detailed procedures requiring specially designated Respensible CIA the maintenance of minimums for the-health and sa ety of all detainees formal training documentation and advance apgr0vel requirements requirements for medical and evaluation and oversight as well ae'e formal requirement that interrogators and all others participating in questioning a CIA acilities certify their understanding of the Guidelines and their adherence to them ' Although it is not alwaYs apparent without a close reading of'the Approved for Release 2014 09 008238946 Go To Overview Pages 1 2 3 ChronOIOgy Pages 8 5 29 193 u C06238946 Approved for Reiease 2014 09111 006238948 mf f The Honoreb1e_John D Rockefeller IV report virtually all oi thewectivities described-in the repert a 'unauwor'ized or undocumented occorred in the fa11 of 2002 or were unrelated to the Program As previously reported in briefings and notificationS'to you we have beeke up these Guidelines hy_teking immediate action-es appr0priete and over time we heve strengthened the Guidelines and their implementation We are-in the process of a further review of our-policies practises and proceduresq 1EHC A3 you know the Program has been reviewed senior Administration policymakers including the Attorney General and briefed to_you and your PredeCessors in detail on three occasiQnS The Department of Justice DOG at th _outset of the Program that it was lawful in appropriate circumstances and I understand that remains DoJ s opinion - As reflected in the report 61A had understood that DoJ's opinion on the Program'was based in part on the fact that aliens oVerseas do not enjoy the protections of the US Cenotitution CIA also had understood that DoJ had conoluded the Program did not violate the standar s of conduct enunciated by courts under the Constitution's Fifthr Eighth and Fourteenth Amendments 'These'same Constitutional standards are used by the US to define its obligations under article 15 of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel Inhnman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment the The Department stands by its oonolusion that the Program is lawfu1 but has recently informed us that it views as unnecessary an analysis of the substantive Constitutional issues circumstances and to assume againi that there is appropriate understanding and approyal of the policy and legal bases for the Program I haVe asked for a complete policy and legal review of the Program Pending completion of this review I have auspended the use of any - interrogation techniques other than question and answer In the An original of this letter is also being SenEmEB'Chairmsn Roberts and the Chairman and Ranking Democratic Member of the Permanent Select Committee Intelligence Because of the sensitivity of the information access to this letter and the report should be limited only to those members and committee staff personnel 2 0123-94 Approved for Release C06238946 Go To Overview Pages g ChronOlogy Pages 29 23 is is g 29 8Approved for R lease 2014109 006238946 I 14 0 Hum Honorable crab-n D Rockefeller 1v 3 5 c Attachment As stated Am Approved for Release 2014 09 11 006238946 This document is from the holdings of The National Security Archive Suite 701 Gelman Library The George Washington University 2130 H Street NW Washington D C 20037 Phone 202 994-7000 Fax 202 994-7005 nsarchiv@gwu edu