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SE C R E T // NOFORN I I 2O3IO2O3DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSEJOINT TASK FORCE GUANTANAMOGUANTANAMOBAY. CUBAAPO AE 09360

JTFGTMO-CG 3 February 006MEMORANDUMFORCommander,nitedStates outhern ommand,511NW 9lstAvenue,Miami, L33172.SUBJECT:Recommendationor Continued etention nderDoD Control CD) orGuantanamoetainee,SN: US9SA-000057DPS)

JTF GTMODetainee ssessment1. (S//NF) ersonalnformation:

o JDIMSAIDRC ReferenceName: Salim S Al Harbio Aliases and Current/TrueName: Abu Abd Al RahmanAllHarbi. SalimSalmanA Aw

o Placeof Birth: Mecca.SaudiArabja (SA)o Dateof Birth: 22 November1968". Citizenship: Saudi Arabiao IntemmentSerialNumber (ISN): US9SA-000057DP

2. (FOUO) Health: Detainees in goodhealth. He hashistoryof latentTB but refusedtherapy. He hasa history of low Body Mass ndex lastrecorde at 19.4oh.He hasa history ofchronic bilateral kneepain. He had a documentedepisodeof atrial fibrillation in2002 that hasnow reportedlyconverted. He was on a hunger strike in July 2003 andAugust 2005. He has ahistoryof hypothyroidismbut has efusedall labs andmedications.He is on no chronicmedications.He hasno known drueallergies.' GUAN-2004-100983-HT' cuAN-2005-too37-HT' cuAN-2005-Ioo45-HTocuRN-zoos-Tor4l6-HT' cuRN-zoo5-T03952-HT6Detainee'sirthdate rovided y SaudiGovernmentnTD-314127543-02CLASSIFIEDBY: MULTIPLESOURCESREASON:E.O.12958 ECTION .5(C)DECLASSIFYON: 20310203

lim'. Abu Abdulla SalimBen Sal

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SE C R E T //NOFORN / I 2O3IO2O3JTFGTMO-CGSUBJECT:Recommendationor Continued etention nderDoDControl CD) orGuantanamoetainee,SN: US9SA-000057DPS)

3. (S//NF) TF GTMOAssessment:a. (S) Recommendation: JTFGTMO ecommendshisdetaineeor ContinuedDetention nderDoD Control CD). If a satisfactory greement an bereachedhatensures ontinueddetentionand allowsaccesso detainee nd/or o exploitedintelligence, etainee an beTransferredOut of DoD Control (TRO). A visitingSaudidelegationndicated hat the Government f SaudiArabia would be willing to takecustodyof detaineeor possible rosecution. TFGTMOpreviously ssessedetaineesRetainn DoD Control DoD)on 15October 004.b. (S//NF)Executive Summary: Detainees assessedsaprobableihadist.Heclaimsto have raveledo AfghanistanAF) for a drug consumer oliday. While there,he residednseveral uesthousesndassociatedith members f a knownAl-Qaidaaffiliatedorganizition, ama'at ablighi JT).t Detaineeesidedn knownAl-Qaida ndTalibanhavensor extended eriodsof timewith no documentedttendancet trainingcamps. t isassessedhisdetainees a MEDIUMrisk,ashe maypose threato theUS, ts nterests ndallies.JTFGTMOdeterminedhis detainees of MEDIUM ntelligencealue.

4. (S//NF)Detainee'sAccount of Events:The following section is based, unless otherwise indicated,on detainee'sownaccount. These statementsare included without consideration of veracity,accuracy, or reliability.a. (S//NF)Prior History: Detainee tarted singdrugs opium, ashish, tc.)at heageoffifteen.uDetaineeuitschool fterattending neyearof high school nd ook odd obs osupport imself.' At an unidentifiedime afterhe eft school, etainee asarrested ndimprisoned.He was nitially held n SaudiArabiaand hen ransferredo the UnitedArabEmiratesUAE) for approximatelyeventeen onthsor defrauding satellite ellularphonecompany.t0While n prison,detaineemet anAfghani,BatchirKhan,who told him that heshouldgoto AfghanistanAF) becausehe drugswereabundant ndcheap." After being

t (Smtp) (AnalystNote: JT is an ICT Tier 2 Counterterrorismarget, efinedas hosehat havedemonstratedheintentandwillingnesso supporterroristorganizationsilling to attackUSpersons r interests.)t oooo5To22oc t2oo2nItR6 034064402to000057 022 Oct2002; S/AiF)Detaineelso eferencesis ime n prisonn 000057 025 June 002rr uR 6 034 064402,(S/A{F) (AnalystNote: There s no further nformation vailableo defirnitivelydentiflBatchirKhan.)2

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S E C R E T //NOFORN I I 20310203JTFGTMO-CGSUBJECT:Recommendationor Continued etention nderDoD Control CD) orGuantanamoetainee,SN:US9SA-000057DPS)

releasedrom prison,detaineeetumedo SaudiArabiaandheld obs asa cabdriverandafruit lvegetabletand perator.12b. (S//NF)Recruitment and Travel: Detainee greedo meetBatchirKhan n Khowst,AF.i' A friendarrangedor detaineeo contactDarwishAl Said akaAbu Hashim).raAroundFebruary?001,perDarwish'snstructions,etaineelew to Karachi,PakistanPK),via Doha,Qatar.t) n Karachi,Abu DhaDha variantDarda)metdetainee.Detainee tayedin Karachiat Abu Dha Dha'shouse or ten days. He then raveledo Quetta,PK, whereAbdullahmethim. Detainee tayedwith Abdullah or ten daysand hen raveled oKandahar,F, whereUsamaLNU)methim. Detainee tayedn Usama's ouseor tendaysand hen raveledo Kabul,AF, where e stayed rieflybefore ravelingo Khowst.16

c. (S/NF) Training and Activities: Detainee tayedn Khowst,AF, withBatchirKhanfor four months.rTAt that ime, detainee ecidedhathe wantedo quithis drughabit.DetaineemetAbu Al Abas whohelpeddrug addicts uit)andstayedwith him for threemonths.18At somepoint,detainee's assportwasstolen. He deniedeverparticipating n anyarmedconflict while in Afghanistan.''5. (S//NF) apture nformation:

a. (S/A{F) Soonafter endinghis drug addiction, he coalitionbombingsbegan,and detaineedecidedo leaveAfghanistan. (AnalystNote: Coalitionbombingbegan7 October2001.)He traveledfrom Khowst, AF, to Peshawar,PK, via Miram Shah,PK, with two Afghanisfrom the Jama'at ablighi (JT). Detainee emained n Peshawaror threedays. At somepoint, detaineeand anothersix or sevenPakistanisand Arabswere stoppedand thentaken tojail.2OPakistaniauthorities ransferred etaineeo US custodyon27 December2001 nPeshawar, K.zr

' ' 000057022Oct2002" IIR 6 0340644 2'oTD-314106932-02t' 1S/Nf; (AnalystNote:Detaineeeported ewas n Afghanistanor sevenmonths eforehecoalition ombing,whichstarted October 001.Additionally,espent bout 0 days uring is ravels etween arachi, K, andKandahar. F.)'u000057MFR23 Mar 2002,TD-314117608-02,D-31406932-02,IIR 034 018702, AnalystNote: There s nofurther nformation vailableo definitively denti$ the men eferencedn thisparagraph.)tt IIR 6 0340l 8702,000057MFR 23 Mar 2002tt IIR 6 034018702,000057MFR 23 Mar2002'n000057 0206-APR-2002,057M4007 May 2003#04144031291705'o TD3tqln608-02, (S/NF) (AnalystNote: Detainee idnot ndicate hy he axi n whichhewas idingwasstoppedy Pakistaniolice, or didhe dentiff hePakistanisndArabswithwhomhe was aken o ail.)tt to-31+/oo845-02

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S E C R E T //NOFORI\ I I 2O3IO2O3JTFGTMO-CGSUBJECT:Recommendationor ContinuedDetentionUnderDoD Control CD) forGuantanamoetainee.SN: US9SA-000057DPS)

b. (S) Propefi Held: N/Ac. (S) Transferred to JTF GTMO: 16 January002d. (S//NF)Reasons for Transfer to JTF GTMO: To provide nformation n hefollowing:

o There reno reasonsor transfer ocumentedn detainee'secord6. (S//NF)EvaluationOf Detainee'sAccount: Detainee'sccount ppearso bea coverstory;however,here s limited additionalnformationwith which o counter is claims.Detaineeails o mention isprevious articipationn ihadandhis associationith Bosnianmujahideen.Detainees ambiguous bouthis time n guesthousesnd hepeoplewith whomheassociated. his couldbe attributedo drug nducedmental mpairment, r becausee sattemptingo hide ncriminating ctivitiesandassociations. urtherexploitations required odetermine hich s the case. nformation rovidedby the Saudigovernment rawsnto questiondetainee'simelinen Afghanistan.nconsistenciesn his storyarenumerous. orexample,einitiallyclaimedhathewasapassenge:n a busdamagedn a USair strike,"but atersaidhewas nvolvedn amotorcycle ccident.23is capture ith otherArabssuggestsewasdoingmore n Afghanistanhanabusing ndsubsequentlyorsaking arcotics.7. (S//NF)DetaineeThreat:

a. (S) Assessment: It is assessedhedetaineeoses MEDIUM risk,ashemayposethreato theUS, ts nterests ndallies.b. (S/NF) Reasons or Transfer to Control of Another Country: Detaineesassesseds a ihadistwho claims o have raveledo AfghanistanAF) for its drug rade.Hetraveledo Afghanistann theearly1990's o participaten ihad. Detainee'samewasfound n thepocketitter of at east womujahideenn 1996.Heresidedn knownAl-QaidaandTalibanhavensor extended eriodsof time with no documentedttendancet trainingcamps.TheSaudiMinistry of InteriorGeneralDirectorate f InvestigationsMabahith)identifieddetainee sa highpriority detainee.

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S E C R E T /i NOFORN I I 2O3IO2O3JTF GTMO-CGSUBJECT: Recommendationor ContinuedDetentionUnderDoD Control (CD) forGuantanamo etainee, SN: US9SA-000057DPS)

o (S/A{F) Prior to the Saudidelegationvisit in 2002, he Mabahith providedinformation on thirty-seven detaineeswhom they designatedas high priority. Detaineewas twentieth on that list.2ao (S/ JF) According o Mabahith,detaineewent to Afghanistan n 1990or 1991for jihad and his last departure rom SaudiArabia was on 10 May 200I.2s (AnalystNote: Detainee s not documentedashaving mentionedprior travel to Afghanistan.Further, his departuredate draws his timeline into question. Specifically, he statedthat he had been n Khowst, AF, for approximatelysevenmonths when coalitionbombingsbegan; his would haveput his entry nto Khowst in February2001.)o (S/AID Mabahith further provided that detaineewas ailed in Mecca, SA, in1998or 1999as a resultof financialproblems.26Analyst Note: This supportsdetainee'sstatementhat he was imprisoned for approximately seventeenmonthsprior to departing or Afghanistan.)o (S/A{F) A variationof detainee's lias,Abu 'Abd Al-RahmanAl-Makki, was foundin the pocket litter of Saudi mujahideenwho enteredCroatiafrom Bosnia in January1996. The namewas isted aspartof Munif Mufrij Munif Al Maqati Al Utaybi's pocketlitter and associated ith threephonenumbers: 00441818304715,00441223512580,802290551.27Analyst Note: Giventhe alias similarity, t is possible his is detainee;however,no further information exists o connectdetainee o this individual.)o (S/A{F) A variatioriof detainee's lias,Abu'Abd Al-RahmanAl-Makki, was oundin the pocket litter of a Pakistani mujahid who enteredCroatiafrom Bosnia in January1996. The n.Lmewas istedaspartof MuhammadRa'uf Ahmad Sa'id's pocket itter andassociated ith two numbers: 5428275and 5423483.28AnalystNote: Given the aliassimilarity, t is possible his is detainee; owever,no further nformation exists o connectdetainee o this individual.)o (S/AIF) Assessed l-QaidamemberSa'id SalihSa'id, SN US9YM-000841DP(YM-841), statedhe was sent o guardan airport n Kandahai,AF, under he eadershipof Abu HadethAl Iraqi after 11 September 001. Subordinateo Al Iraqi andcommanding he airport front line was a Syriannamed Abu Farouq. Abu Farouq ed agroup hat ncludeda SaudinamedSalmanAl Harbi.2e AnalystNote: Abu HadethAlIraqi is probablya mistype or Abd Al Hadi Al Iraqi, leaderof all Arabs frghting nAfghanistan. Due to detainee'snconsistentimeline, t is possible hat detainees theSalmanAl Harbi that was in Abu Farouq's unit.)

2oTD-314r27543-02" TD-3r4r27543-02'uTD-314/27543-02" TD-3r4/ru4$-02" TD-3r4n4491-02tt IIR 6 034 3i3035

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S E C R E T //NOFORN I I 2O3IO2O3JTF GTMO-CGSUBJECT: Recommendationor ContinuedDetentionUnderDoD Control (CD) forGuantanamo etainee,SN: US9SA-000057DPS)

o (S/A.JF)Detaineeclaims to have raveledto Afghanistanto meet a former prisonmatewho told him that drugswere cheaperand moie plentiful there.30o (S/AIF) Detainee laimsno activeparticipationwith Jama'at ablighi (JT), yettraveledwith two Afghanis who he describedas"from Tabligh Jarflaat."''o (S/A{F) Detainee esided n Khowst, a city knoyn for its robustAl-Qaida andTalibanpresence,or approximately evenmonths." (AnalystNote: In light of his priortravel o Afghanistan,possibly or participation n jihad, it is assessedhatdetaineeshiding his true activities during this timeframe.)r (S/A.{F) n July 2002,a delegationrom SaudiArabia visitedJTF GTMO andintervieweddetainee.He was dentified as beingof low intelligenceand awenforcementvalue to the US, and unlikely to posea terrorist threat o the US or itsinterests.Further, he Saudi delegation ndicated hat the Governmentof Saudi Arabiawould be willing to take custodyof detaineeor possibleprosecution ssoonas he USdeterminedt no longerwanted o hold him."o (S/AIF) It was reported n detainee'sastDAB Assessmenthat according o "USCustomsdocuments,Salim SulumanAl Harbi (detainee)raveled o the US on 16 June2007." According o informationprovidedby ICE via the FBI LNO at JTF-GTMO on IFebruary2006, itappearsan ndividual with the first nameSalim and ast nameAl-Harbi (no middlename isted)with a DOB of 1970 no month or year isted) arrivedatDulles Airport in Washington,DC, USA, on 16 June2001. There s no way to positivelyidentify that he personwlo arrivedat Dulles s detainee."3aAnalystNote: Detaineesidentifiedby the SaudiGovernment shaving departedSaudiArabia on 10 May 2001,and during the June imeframe, detaineewould have been n Afghanistan. It is highlyunlikely that he ndividual who enteredhe US in June2001 s detainee.)

c. (FOUO) Detainee's Conduct: The detainee asbeenasq.esseds a HIGH threat roma detentionperspective.The detainee's verallbehaviorhas beennon-compliantand hostileto the guardforce and staff. The detaineecurrently has 133 Reportsof DisciplinaryInfraction isted n DIMS. Incidents or which the detainee as beendisciplined ncludeusingprovoking words and gestureswith the guards, nciting a disturbance, ailure to followinstructions/campules, cross block talking, assault,damage o property,threatening oassaultguardswith urine and,/or eces,and possession f both weapon and non-weapon ypecontraband.Of the detainee's133 Reportsof Disciplinary nfraction,53 were or assault ndseveralmore were for attemptedassault. Other behaviornotesshow that on 17 September'oIIR6 034064402tt TD3tqln6o8-02" IIR 6 034018702 and 00057MFR 23 Mar 200233TD 314 30i8902'oRE sA-057 n us

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S E C R E T // NOFORN I I 2O3IO2O3JTF GTMO-CGSUBJECT: Recommendationor ContinuedDetentionUnderDoD Control (CD) forGuantanamo etainee, SN: US9SA-000057DP S)

2003, he detainee hreatened o kill the guards f they did not go away. On 19 July 2004 heagain hreateneda guardby telling him that he would slicehis throat andkill him when hegot out. On2I September2004 the detaineepreached o the block about killing guardsandtrying to coerce he other detaineeso harass hem. On 13 March 2005 he detaineethreatenedo kill any guard hat performeda searchof his waistband,saying hat it wasdisrespectfulo his religion. The detainee'smostrecentassault ccurredon23 October2005when he lifted the mask off of a member of the IRF team and scratchedhis face. Thedetainee as 39 Reportsof Disciplinary nfraction n 2005, 11of which are or assault.8. (S/NF)Detaineentelligence alueAssessment:

a. (S) Assessment: JTF GTMO determined his detainees of MEDIUM intelligencevalue.b. (S//NF) Placement and Access: Detainee asa connectiono the JT andpossibleknowledge of the drug trade n Afghanistan. He reportedly traveled o Afghanistan n theearly 1990's o participate n jihad. Detainee'snamewasfound n thepocket itter of at leasttwo mujahideenn 1996. YM-841's report of a combatantn Kandaharwith an aliassimilarto that of detainee s the only third party reporting that connectsdetainee o jihad.c. (S//NF) Intelligence Assessment: Detainee's rue ntelligence alue cannotbeaccurately ssessedt present. There s limited reporting rom other detaineesoncerningSA-057. Absent any further documentationof threat from the Saudigovernment,his story isthe only methodby which to udge his intelligencepotential. The SaudiMabahith'sdesignation f detainee s a high priority contributes o his level of importance, et does ittleto clarify his true reason or traveling o Afghanistanor his intelligence alue.d. (S//NF) reasof PotentialExploitation:

o Jama'atTablighio Security at the Kandahar airport

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SE C R E T //NOFORN / I 2O3IO2O3JTFGTMO-CGSUBJECT:Recommendationor Continued etention nderDoD Control CD) orGuantanamoetainee.SN: US9SA-000057DPS)9. (S) EC Status: Detainee's nemy ombatanttatus as eassessedn 3 November 004,andhe remains n enemy ombatant.

- f l Z - t t - - -Y W. HOODajor General,USACommanding

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