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July 22, 2004

Jolm
John E.
E. McLaughlin
McLaughlin
Acting Director of Central Intelligence
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
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Dear John:
John:

This letter will confIrm
confirm my advice that, in the contemplated interrogation of
the use of the following interrogation techniques outside territory subject to United
United States
jurisdiction would not violate the United States Constitution or any statute or treaty obligation of
of
Article 16
of the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel,
the United States, including Article]
6 of
Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, adopted Dec. 10, 1984, S. Treaty Doc. No,
No.
100-20 (1988) (entered into force June 26,1987):
26, 1987): the nine techniques (other than the
100-20
waterboard) described in the Memorandum for John A. Rizzo, Acting General Counsel, Central
of al
Interrogation. ofal
Intelligence Agency, from Jay S. Bybee, Assistant Attorney General, Re:
Re: Interrogation
Qaeda
Operative
(Aug.
1,
2002),
subject
to
the
assumptions
and
limitations
stated
there;
there:
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Sincerely,

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Ashcroft
John D. AShcr:ft
Attorney General