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UNCLASSIFIED TOP SECRET////NOFORN of President Bush's September 2006 public acknowledgment of the CIA program. The CIA Station, for its part, described the as a "serious blow" to the bilateral relationship.

1. Ramzi Bin Al-Shibh Provides Information While in Foreigh Government Custody, Prior to Rendition to CIA Custody
( TS////NF ) As early as September 15, 2001, Ramzi bin al-Shibh was assessed by the CIA to be a facilitator for the September 11, 2001, attacks and an associate of the 9/11 hijackers. While targeting another terrorist, Hassan Ghul, Pakistani officials unexpectedly captured bin al-Shibh during raids in Pakistan on September 11, 2002. On September, 2002, bin al-Shibh was rendered to a foreign government,. Approximately five months later, on February, 2003, bin al-Shibh was rendered from the custody of to CIA custody, becoming the 41st CIA detainee.

( TS////NF ) As with Abu Zubaydah and 'Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, personnel at CIA Headquarters&mdash;often in ALEC Station&mdash;overestimated the information bin al-Shibh would have access to within al-Qa'ida, writing that bin al-Shibh "likely has critical information on upcoming attacks and locations of senior al-Qa'ida operatives." Later, after bin al-Shibh was interrogated using the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques for an estimated 34 days, the CIA's ALEC Station concluded that bin al-Shibh was not a senior member of al-Qa'ida and was not in a position to know details about al-Qa'ida's plans for future attacks. In another parallel, officers at CIA Headquarters requested and directed the continued use of the CIA's enhanced interrogation techniques against bin al-Shibh when CIA detention site personnel recommended ending such measures. TOP SECRET////NOFORN Page 75 of 499

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