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DEPARTMENTOFDEFENSE
JOINTTASKFORCEGUANTANAMO
GUANTANAMOBAY,CUBA
APOAE09360
REPLYTO
ATTENTIONOF
JTFGTMO-CG 26February2004
MEMORANDLTM FOR Commander,United StatesSouthernCommand,3511NW 9lst
Avenue,Miami, FL 33172.
SIIBJECT: UpdateRecommendationto a Transferto the Control of Another Country for
ContinuedDetention(TRCD) for GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000348DP(S)
1. (FOUO) PersonalInformation:
First nameMiddle namesLast name:Aziz Khan Ali Zumaricourt
Aliases: Aziz Khan Mushkail
Placeof Birth: Mushkail.Afghanistan(AF)
Dateof Birth: Unknown 1962
Citizenship: Afghanistan(AF)
2. (FOUO) Health: He is in goodhealth.
3. (S) DetaineeSummary:
a. (S) DetentionInformation: Sameaspreviouslystatedin JTF-GTMO CG memos,
dated27 October2003and 15November2003.
b. (S) Prior Assessment:MG GeoffreyD. Miller, CommanderJTF-GTMO,
recommendedthat detaineebe retainedfor continueddetention. This recommendationwas
basedon the assessmentthatdetaineewaslikely a TalibanIntelligenceOfficial.
c. (S) New Information:
o Furtherinvestigationrevealedthat the detaineecould not be directly linked to the
phonebook or otherdocumentsatthetime of thedetainee'sarrest.
o The compoundwherethe detaineewas capturedbelongedto his brother-in-law.
o The brother-in-law is a representativeof the Karzi governmentandwas responsible
for gatheringequipment,weapons,etc from surrenderingTaliban members.
d. (S) IntelligenceValue: Detaineeis assessedashavinga minimal intelligencevalue.
CLASSIFIEDBY: MultipleSources
REASON:E.O.12958Section1.5(C)
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SUBJECT:(S) Recommendationfor GuantanamoDetainee,ISN: US9AF-000348DP
4. (S) Detainee'sConduct: Detaineehasshownminimal signsof non-complianceandno
signsof aggressiveness.
5. (S) EC Status:Detainee'senemycombatantstatusis currentlyunderreview.
6. (S)JTF-GTMO New Assessment:
a.(S) Summary. Basedon informationcollectedandavailableto JointTaskForce
Guantanamoasof 26 February2004,detaineeISN: US9AF-000348DPis no longerassessed
asbeinga TalibanIntelligenceofficial. Thereis nothingto directlylink the detaineeto the
Taliban documentsand equipmentrecoveredat the sametime of his capture. It hasbeen
determinedthatthedetaineeposesa low risk ashe is unlikely to posea threatto theU.S.,its
interestsor its allies.
b. (S) Recommendation:JTF-GTMO recommendsthis detaineebe consideredfor transfer
or releaseto the controlof anothergovernment.
7. (S) Coordination: JTF-GTMO notifiedthe Criminal lnvestigativeTask(CITF) Forceof
theprior recommendationon 16January2004. CITF assessedthedetaineeasa low risk on
22May 2003. Both JTF-GMTO andCITF agreeon thethreatassessmentof this detaineeasa
low risk.
ILLER
USArmy
CF: CITF-GTMO
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