KSM cable C06718741

Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718741 (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct DATE: □ MAR 03 TO: DIRECTOR (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct SUBJECT: EYES ONLY - □ MARCH INTERROGATION OF KHALID SHAYKHMUHAMMAD 2003 ----------------------------(b)(1) _______BODY---------------------------------------(b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct I I .~~~~~----------::=========-=----=----=----=--- [(b )(3) NatSecAct (b)(3) NatSecAct (b )( 1) ---- '.~~!~:=~~ (b )(3) Nal~ t-Se_c_A_ct----_((-~-~~ -1~-C-IAA-ct---_'.~ 3 PAGE 001 ~ 107 z MAR 03 I L_ ------1(b)(3) NatSecAct I ___ -(b )( 1). - - - - - - - - - . - - - _I_.. - - - (b)(3) CIAAct I ~b)(3) NatSec~ct -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (b)(1) r o P sec (b)(3) CIAAct ---~ (b)(3) NatS ecAct RB MAR 03 STAFF rD024z (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct I 1 (b )(3) NatSecAct TO: IMMEDIATE DIRECTOR. ~(b)(1) L_ (b)(1) (b)(3) CIAAct.----(b)(3) (b )(3) NatSecAct SUBJECT: REF: CIAAct·----(b )(3) NatSecAct EYES ONLY - □ MARCH 2003 MUHAMMAD A. DIRECTOR B. DIRECTOR INTERROGATION OF KHALID SHAYKH (b )( 1)___ -----. (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct TEXT: 1. ACTION REQUIRED: 2. SUMMARY: NONE, FYI. ON □ MARCH2003 (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct ( (KHALID SHAYKHMUHAMMAD))(KSM) WAS DEBRIEFED BY ALEC TOYER~----KSM CONTINUED PROVIDING INFORMATION IN AN EASY CONVERSATIONALMANNER, INCLUDING INFORMATION Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718741 (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct

Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718741 ON THE NUCLEARWEAPONSPROGRAM OF AL-QA'IDA. ALTHOUGH HE APPEARED RELUCTANTTO GIVE THE WHOLE, UNVARNISHED STORY, KSMMADEFORWARD PROGRESS. WE EXPECT MOREDETAILS WITH FURTHERDEBRIEFINGS OF SUBJECT. I 3. ATMOSPHERICS: A. ON □ MARCH2003, (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct ( (KHALID SHAYKHMUHAMMAD)) (KSM) WAS (b )( 1) INTERROGATED/DEBRIEFED BY HVT INTERROGATORS'-----------~ (b)(3) CIAAct WITH ALEC SUBJECT MATTER (b )(3) NatSecAct EXPERT~! ______ ~[As DEBRIEFER. KSMAPPEAREDEVEN MORERELAXED DURINGTHE SEVERALSESSIONS OF THIS DAY, SMILING BROADLYAT INTERROGATOR WHENTHE FIRST SESSION BEGAN. KSM'S PREVIOUS TIREDNESS (b )( 1) APPEAREDTO HAVE RESOLVEDSOMEWHAT,AND HE REMAINEDMOSTLYALERT (b)(3) CIAAct DURING THE SESSIONS. (b)(3) NatSecAct B. KSM PROVIDEDINFORMATIONON THE AL-QA'IDA WEAPONSOF MASS DESTRUCTION(WMD)PROGRAM. HE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDEDINFORMATIONON THE NUCLEARWEAPONSPROGRAM AND HOWIT WASA · (b )( 1) CLOSELY-HELDSECRET IN AL-QA'IDA. (REPORTEDIN INTEL) KSM CONTINUED (b)(3) CIAAct TO PROVIDE MOSTLYCOMPLETEINFORMATIONIN RESPONSETO QUESTIONS. (b)(3) NatSecAct I (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b)(3) NatSecAct D. KSM RECEIVED PANTS AND A SHIRT TO WEARAT THE CONCLUSIONOF THE FIRST SESSION. HE SUBSEQUENTLY APPEAREDMORERELAXEDDURINGTHE NEXT DEBRIEFING SESSION. HIS SPEECH BECAMEMUCHMORECONVERSATIONAL, AND HE SEEMEDTO RELISH THE INTERACTIONWITH DEBRIEFER. HE CONTINUED TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF WHENHE CLAIMEDHE DID NOT HAVESPECIFIC INFORMATIONABOUTA SUBJECT. E. IN A POIGNANTMOMENT,INTERROGATOR CAUGHTA SMALLFROG WHICH HAD JUMPED FROMTHE DRAIN IN KSM'S CELL AND ASKED IF KSM WANTEDIT TAKENOUTSIDE. KSM SAID, "NO, NO. LET IT STAY," AND ASKEDTHAT THE FROG BE PUT BACK IN THE DRAIN. F. AT THE END OF THE DAY, INTERROGATORS AGAIN EXPLAINEDTHE FACTS OF LIFE TO KSM, POINTING OUT THE CREATURECOMFORTSHE HAD GAINED THROUGHHIS APPARENTDECISION TO TELL THE TRUTH. INTERROGATORS REMINDEDKSMHE WOULDLOSE ALL HIS COMFORTSAND GO BACK TO BAD CONDITIONS IF HE FAILED TO BE TOTALLYFORTHCOMING OR WAS CAUGHTLYING. KSM INDICATED HE UNDERSTOOD COMPLETELY,AND EMPHASIZED THAT HE DID NOT WANTTO GO BACKWARDS. Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C067187 41

Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C06718741 3. ENHANCEDMEASURES: NONE. 4. ASSESSMENT: KSM SEEMEDTO APPRECIATE HIS SITUATION. AS HIS CREATURECOMFORTSHAVE BEEN INCREASED (CLOTHING, SOLID FOOD, A STYROFOAMPAD FOR SLEEPING), HIS INVESTMENTIN REMAININGIN (b )( 1) INTERROGATOR/DEBRIEFER GOODGRACESHAS BECOMEMOREPOWERFUL. KSM WAS (b)(3) CIAAct FAIRLY FORTHCOMING WHENRESPONDINGTO POINTED QUESTIONSABOUTc::::J (b )(3) NatSecAct I INUCLEARWEAPONPROGRAM,AND THAT APPARENTHONESTYIS AN IMPORTANTSTEP IN KSM'S CONDITIONING. 6. PLANS: KSMWILL CONTINUETO BE QUESTIONEDON ISSUES OF CRITICAL IMPORTANCE,INCLUDINGTHE NUCLEARWEAPONSPROGRAM AND PENDING/PLANNEDATTACKSAGAINST THE US AND US INTERESTS WORLDWIDE. SINCE THE NUCLEARWEAPONSPROGRAMMAYBE THE MOST SENSITIVE ISSUE, INTERROGATORS AND DEBRIEFER WILL CONTINUETO PRESS IT, ALBEIT (b )( 1) GINGERLY. PUSHING TOO HARD, TOO FAST, MIGHT CAUSE KSM TO SHUT DOWN (b)(3) CIAAct AGAIN, WHILE ALLOWINGHIM TO PROVIDE CONTINUINGBITS OF THE (b)(3) NatSecAct INFORMATIONWILL MORELIKELY GET THE COMPLETESTORY. I I 7. MEDICALOBSERVATIONS: MEDICALOFFICER~--~ (b)(1) KHALID SHAYKH((MUHAMMAD)). PREVIOUSLYNOTEDABRASIONSREMAINSTABLE (b)(3) CIAAct WITHOUTEVIDENCEOF INFECTION. DEPENDENTEDEMAIN LEGS/FEET IS (b )(3) NatSecAct ESSENTIALLY RESOLVED. SUBJECT CONTINUESTO GET KEFLEX 250 MG TID MIXED IN WITH 1500 CAL/DAY ENSURE DIET. 7. HVT PSYCHOLOGISTCOMMENTS: KSM IS CLEARLYRELISHING HIS NEWLYEARNEDCOMFORTSAND IS APPARENTLYWILLING TO DO WHATHE MUST TO RETAIN AND EVEN EXPANDTHEM. THAT SAID, INTERROGATORS CONTINUETO CLOSELYMONITORKSM'S ATTITUDE AND RESPONSES FOR ANY INDICATION THAT HE IS REVERTINGTO OLD RESISTANCE STRATEGIES OR ATTEMPTINGNEWPLOYS. A CRITICAL ELEMENTIN MAINTAININGKSM'S TRUTHFULNESSAND PRODUCTIVITY WILL BE THE TEAM'S CONTINUEDABILITY TO USE RESOURCEMATERIALTO STRUCTUREAND ASSESS HIS RESPONSES. SUBJECT APPEAREDCOMFORTABLE, COMPOSED,AND SELF-ASSURED AFTER RECEIVING CLOTHES. DURING INTERACTIONSWITH INTERROGATORS AND TOY DEBRIEFER, SUBJECT WASALERT, ATTENTIVE, AND FULLY ENGAGEDIN ANSWERINGQUESTIONS. AT TIMES, HE SPONTANEOUSLY ELABORATEDON TOPICS AND PROVIDEDDETAILS OF INTEREST TO THE DEBRIEFER. SUBJECT'S SPEECH WAS STEADY, RELAXED, WELL-ORGANIZED,AND APPROPRIATE TO CONTEXT. PER TODAY'S OBSERVATIONS, THERE ARE NO INDICATIONS OF ANY PROFOUNDAND PERMANENT EMOTIONALOR PSYCHOLOGICAL HARM. (b )( 1) (b)(3) CIAAct (b )(3) NatSecAct END OF MESSAGE IOP SECRET Approved for Release: 2018/03/28 C067187 41