KSM cable C06718080

Approved for Release: 2018/01/26 C06718080 Date: 20030420 TO:DIRECTOR FROM: SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - 19 APRIL2003 INTERROGATION OFKHALID SHAYKH MUHAMMAD (b )( 1) CIAAct_____________________________________ (b)(3) BODY------------------------------- (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct 'P6F :',\'!le~l'!lT (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1),_____________ (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3)INatSecAct ~- ------------1 ~~~~ ___, b)(1>----~ (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct - ------------------------------------~~ ~ ~_-___-_-___-___ -_-(-b-)(_3_)_N~atSecA~t ____J~~~~~~~-~~~-~~-------------------------------(b )( 1) 1 a P s E c R E 200625Z APR 03 STAFF(b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct I TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR. ---------(b)(3) (b)(1) ~F_o_R=___L_ _________ , (b)(3) CIAAct-------(b)(3) NatSecAct· (b )( 1) CIAAct,-----~(b~)(~3~)_N_at_S_e_cA_c_t ____ _ 1 SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - 19 APRIL2003 INTERROGATION OFKHALID SHAYKH MUHAMMAD (b )( 1) REF: A. DIREcToRl~?~(3) CIAAct B_ DIREcToR~(3) NatSecAct TEXT: 1. ACTION REQUIRED: NONE, FYI. 2. ATMOSPHERICS: (b)(3) CIAAct (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct A. ON19 APRIL2003, ((KHALID SHAYKH MUHAMMAD)) (KSM) WAS INTERROGATED/DEBRIEFED BYHVT INTERROGATOR~-----HVT SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AND ALEC SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT (b)( ) (b)(1) 1 (b)(3) CIAAct ___ ~ (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct 1 Approved for Release: 2018/01/26 C06718080

Approved for Release: 2018/01/26 C06718080 B. KSM WAS QUESTIONED ON AL-QA'IDA CONNECTIONS IN MALAYSIA AND INDONESIA AS WELL AS HIS EXPERIENCE AS A MECHANICAL ENGINEER WORKING 3. ENHANCED MEASURES: 4. ASSESSMENT: (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct NONE KSM REMAINS ATTENTIVE AND RESPONSIVE. HE CONTINUES TO VOLUNTEER RELEVANT SPONTANEOUS AND UNSOLICITED INFORMATION. HIS CONDITIONING BECOMES MORE EFFECTIVE TERMS OF DESIRED AUTOMATIC CONFORMITY TO DEBRIEFING EACH DAY IN PREPARATIONS AS WELL AS HIS JUDGED LEVEL OF ENGAGEMENT IN THE ENSUING DEBRIEFING DIALOGUE. WHILE THE HVTI TEAM REMAINS VIGILANT AND ASSUMES SOME LEVEL OF DECEPTION REMAINS, KSM DOES NOT IDENTIFIABLY ENGAGE IN OVERT BEHAVIORS OF CALCULATED OR OBVIOUS RESISTANCE AS WAS HIS BEHAVIOR IN THE NOT TOO RECENT PAST. TODAY KSM PROVIDED A GREAT DEAL OF PERSONAL INFORMATION AND PERSPECTIVES REGARDING HIS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS AN ENGINEER AS THIS EXPERIENCE RELATED TO HIS SUCCESS AS AN AL-QA'IDA LEADER. HE ALSO REPORTED NEW AND CRITICAL INFORMATION ON A MALAYSIAN OPERATIVE. 5. PLANS: CONTINUE TO DEBRIEF AND REFINE SPECIFIC POINTS WITH NEW AND PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED INFORMATION. ENSURE KSM RECEIVES APPROPRIATE BEHAVIORAL MANAGEMENTIN ORDER TO MAINTAIN HIS ADAPTABILITY AND WILLINGNESS TO SUSTAIN PRODUCTIVE DEBRIEFING BEHAVIOR. AS KSM SHOWS NO SIGNS OF REGRESSION, STARTING NEXT WEEK THE HVT INTERROGATOR WILL VARY HIS PRESENCE IN THE DEBRIEFING ROOM ON A (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct ~P_R_O_G-RE_S_S_T_O_WARD--F-UL_L_D_E_B_R_I_E_F-IN_G_S_T_A-TU_S_R_E_MA-IN_S_C_O_N_S_TAN_T_AN_D ___ ~ (b)(3) NatSecAct ~V_AR_IAB_L_E_IN_T_E_R_V_A_L_S_C_H_E_DUL_E_.----'==cc~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PRODUCTIVE. (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct END OF MESSAGE 'fOF 886'RE.F Approved for Release: 2018/01/26 C06718080