KSM cable C06718673

Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718673 (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct DATE:□ APR 03 TO: DIRECTOR (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - □ APRIL 2003 INTERROGATIONOF KHALID SHAYKHMUHAMMAD (b)(1)---------------------------------------- BODY---------------------------------------- (T3) (b)(3) CIMct I NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct I IOP .!!CIUH (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct NatSecAc ______ ~--------(b)(3) (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (p~)_(3_)_N_a_tS_e_c_A_c_t_~r--------------;~~-~~i::-::---- □------------- (b)(1) 'i' e Pe 13e R 13 'i'I IAPR 03 STAFF ~~ (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct I TO: IMMEDIATEDIRECTOR. I .----Fo_R_: ~----(b)(3) SUBJECT: REF: A. B. (b)(1) CIAAct---------~~ (b)(3) NatSecAct EYES ONLY -□ APRIL 2003 INTERROGATIONOF KHALID SHAYKH MUHAMMAD DIRECTOR[(b)(1) DIRECTOR (b)(3) CIAAct J (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct TEXT: 1. ACTION REQUIRED: NONE, FYI. 2. ATMOSPHERICS: A. ON □ APRIL 2003, ( (KHALID SHAYKHMUHAMMAD)) (KSM) WAS Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718673 (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct

Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718673 (b)(3) (b)(3) CIAAct INTERROGATED/DEBRIEFED BY HVT INTERROGATORS! I WITH ALEC SUBJECT MATTER~E~xP~E~RT:_I -----~(b)(1) CIAAct 1 ~-------------------(b)(3) (b)(3) (b)( 1) (b)(3) (b)(3) CIAAct NatSecAct CIAAct NatSecAct MOST SIGNIFICANT WAS KSM'S ADMISSION THAT AL-QA'IDA WAS INVOLVEDIN THE DANIEL PEARL KIDNAPPINGAND ASSASSINATION INCLUDING THE FACT THAT HE (KSM) WASTHE INDIVIDUAL WHOKILLED DANIEL PEARL (REPORTEDSEPTEL). ENHANCEDMEASURES: NONE. 4. ASSESSMENT: KSM'S REVELATIONTHAT HE WASTHE INDIVIDUAL WHO KILLED DANIEL PEARL WASA SIGNIFICANT ADMISSION. THIS ADMISSION DEMONSTRATED THAT KSMHAS PROGRESSEDTO THE POINT THAT HE IS WILLING TO DIVULGE TRUTHFULINFORMATIONEVEN WHENTHIS INFORMATIONIS ASSOCIATEDWITH A POTENTIALLYHIGH DEGREEOF PERSONALRISK AND EXPOSURE. THE HVT INTERROGATIONTEAMINTENDS TO LEVERAGETHIS IMPORTANTBEHAVIORALSHIFT BY CONTINUINGTO FOCUS ON CRITICAL THREAT INFORMATIONTO INCLUDERETURNINGTO CRITICAL AREAS WHICHHAVEALREADY BEEN ADDRESSED. 3. 5. MEDICAL: KSM REMAINSSTABLE WITHOUTMEDICALRESTRICTIONS THAT WOULDSIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT INTERROGATION. 6. PLANS: CONTINUETO DEBRIEF AND TO DECONFLICTPREVIOUSLY PROVIDEDINCONSISTENCIES. 7. HVT PSYCHOLOGISTCOMMENTS: AS NOTEDIN YESTERDAY'SREPORT PLAN, HVT PSYCHOLOGISTWASGOING TO DISCONTINUEWRITING THIS SECTION OF THE KSM INTERROGATIONREPORT TODAY. HOWEVER,DUE TO THE EXTRAORDINARY REVELATIONIN TODAY'S SESSION, HVT PSYCHOLOGISTHAS INCLUDEDTHE FOLLOWINGOBSERVATIONS. AT THE COMPLETIONOF THE MORNINGDEBRIEFING SESSION, THE INTERROGATOR REMAINEDIN THE SUBJECT'S CELL AFTER THE DEPARTUREOF TDY DEBRIEFER AND SPOKE WITH (b)(1) THE SUBJECT ABOUTHis EXPERIENCE To DATE ATI I THE INTERR0GA1(b)(3) CIAAct UNDERSCORED THAT SUBJECT HAD BEEN DEALT WITH rn A WAYTHAT WAS (b )(3) NatSecAct CONSISTENTWITH WHATTHE INTERROGATORS HAD PROMISEDFROMTHE BEGINNING. KSMACKNOWLEDGED THAT HE WASAWARETHE INTERROGATORS HAD TREATEDHIM ACCORDINGTO THEIR WORD. KSM INQUIRED ABOUTHOWWELLHE WASDOING AND SEEMEDDISTRESSED WHENTHE INTERROGATOR INDICATED THAT HE HAD A CONSIDERABLEWAYTO GO AND STILL HAD TO DEMONSTRATE THAT HE COULDBE CONSISTENTLYTRUTHFUL. THE INTERROGATOR REMINDEDHIM THAT IN TODAY'S SESSION HE (KSM) HAD STATED THAT HE (KSM) WASTRUTHFULBUT DIDN'T READILY VOLUNTEERINFORMATION. AFTER A FURTHERQUIET EXCHANGE OF WORDS, KSM SAID THAT HE HAD SOMETHINGMORETO TELL. HE THEN ASKED IF THE TDY DEBRIEFER SHOULDBE BROUGHTBACKTO THE ROOMTO HEAR WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. WHENTHE TOY DEBRIEFER RETURNED, KSMBEGANHIS STORY Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718673

Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718673 STARTING WITH EVENTS IN~--~THAT KIDNAPPING. PRECEDED DANIEL PEARL'S (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct KSM SPOKE WITH SOMEWHATLOW VOLUMEAND APPEARED INCREASINGLY SOLEMN AS HIS STORY UNFOLDED. HIS VOICE REMAINED GENERALLY STEADY BUT HE BROKE EYE-CONTACT WITH TDY DEBRIEFER AND INTERROGATOR AND FREQUENTLY LOOKED DOWNAT HIS LAP AS HE ADDRESSED THE ACTUAL KILLING OF DANIEL PEARL. KSM SAID THAT HE WANTEDTO TELL THE INTERROGATOR AND TDY DEBRIEFER THIS BECAUSE HE HAD NOT BEEN TRUTHFUL ABOUT THE TOPIC WHEN QUESTIONED IN THE PAST. HE WANTEDTO SHOW THAT HE INTENDED TO BE "TRUTHFUL ABOUT EVERYTHING." TO HAVE TAKEN A SIGNIFICANT KSM APPEARS STEP IN THE DIRECTION OF BEING TRUTHFUL. HIS DISCLOSURE ABOUT HIS ROLE IN DANIEL PEARL'S DEATH MAY HAVE DEMONSTRATEDTHAT HE DOES INDEED TRUST THAT HE WILL BE TREATED FAIRLY WHEN HE IS TRUTHFUL EVEN WHEN DIVULGING INCRIMINATING AND DISTURBING INFORMATION. PER TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS, THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROFOUND AND PERMANENTEMOTIONAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM. (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct END OF MESSAGE TO~ SECREI Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718673