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MEMO 5
Secretary of Defense
1000 Defense Pentagon
Washington, DC 20301-1000
JAN 19 2002
MEMORANDUM FOR
CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
SUBJECT: Status of
Taliban and Al Qaida
(U) Transmit the
following to the Combatant Commanders:
(U) The United
States has determined that Al Qaida and Taliban individuals under the
control of the Department of Defense are not entitled to prisoner of war
status for purposes of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
(U) The Combatant
Commanders shall, in detaining Al Qaida and Taliban individuals under
the control of the Department of Defense, treat them humanely and, to
the extent appropriate and consistent with military necessity, in a
manner consistent with the principles of the Geneva Conventions of 1949.
(U) The Combatant
Commanders shall transmit this order to subordinate commanders,
including Commander, Joint Task Force 160, for implementation.
(U) Keep me
appropriately informed of the implementation of this order.
Classified by:
SecDef
Reason: 1.5(d)
Declassify on: 01/19/12
DECLASSIFIED ON 4
FEB 2002
PER DOD GENERAL COUNCIL MEMO
Please Notify All Recipients to Downgrade this Memorandum to
Unclassified
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