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UNCLASSIFIED (TS////NF) The CIA officer in charge of DETENTION SITE COBALT, [CIA OFFICER 1], was a junior officer on his first overseas assignment with no previous experience or training in handling prisoners or conducting interrogations. [CIA OFFICER 1] was the DETENTION SITE COBALT manager during the period in which a CIA detainee died and numerous CIA detainees were subjected to unapproved coercive interrogation techniques. A review of CIA records found that prior to [CIA OFFICER 1's] deployment and assignment as the CIA's DETENTION SITE COBALT manager, other CIA officers recommended  [CIA OFFICER 1] not have continued access to classified information due to a "lack of honesty, judgment, and maturity." According to records, "the chief of CTC told [ [CIA OFFICER 1]] that he would not want [him] in his overseas station." A supervising officer assessed that [CIA OFFICER 1]:


 * "has issues with judgment and maturity, [and his] potential behavior in the field is also worrisome. [The officer] further advised that [ [CIA OFFICER 1]] was only put into processing for an overseas position so that someone would evaluate all of the evidence of this situation all together. [The officer further noted that [ [CIA OFFICER 1]] might not listen to his chief of station when in the field."


 * 2. CIA Records Lack Information on CIA Detainees and Details of Interrogations in Country 

(TS////NF) Detainees held in Country were detained under the authority of the MON; however, CIA officers conducted no written assessment of whether these detainees

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