Combatant Status Review Tribunal Decision Report Cover Sheet -- ISN 552

SECRET//NOFORN//X1

Combatant Status Review Tribunal Decision Report Cover Sheet

(U) This Document is UNCLASSIFIED upon Removal of Enclosures (2) and (4)

(U) TRIBUNAL PANEL: 5

(U) ISN:  

Ref:	(a) (U) Convening Order for Tribunal #5 of 17 August 2004 (U) (b) (U) CSRT Implementation Directive of 29 July 2004 (U) (c) (U) DEPSECDEF Memo of 7 July 2004 (U)
Encl:	(1) (U) Unclassified Summaroyf Basis For Tribunal Decision (U) (2) (U) Classified Summary of Basis for Tribunal Decision (S/NF) (3) (U) Summary of Detainee/Witness Testimony (Not Used) (4) (U) Copies of Documentary Evidence Presented (S/NF) (5) (U) Personal Representative’s Record Review (U)

1.	(U) This Tribunal was convened by references (a) and (b) to make a determination to whether the detainee meets the criteria to be designated as an enemy combatant as defined in reference (e).
2.	(U) On 29 September 2004 the Tribunal determined, by a preponderance of the evidence, that Detainee   is properly designated as an enemy combatant as defined in reference (c).
3.	(U) In particular, the Tribunal finds that this detainee is a member of, or affiliated with, al-Qaida as more fully discussed in the enclosures.
4.	(U) Enclosure (1) provides an unclassified account of the basis for the Tribunal’s decision. A detailed account of the evidence considered by the Tribunal and its findings of fact are contained in enclosures (1) and (2).

  
 , Colonel, USAF
Tribunal President

DERV FM: Multiple Sources SECRET//’NOFORN//X1 DECLASS: XI

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