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CHAPTER XXI
SCRUTINY OF CI INFORMATION
INTRODUCTION:
The scrutiny process and CI interrogation allows us to identify and
explore the persons/targets of interest to CI. This process allows us to
detect these persons or targets, it helps us in the imposition of the same in
an effective manner.
GENERAL FACTS:
A. DETERMINE THE PURPOSE OF THE SCRUTINY AND CI INTERROGATION:
1. The CI scrutiny operations, submit, in a systematic way, the
civilians in the combat area to a series of
questioning/interviews/interrogations with the purpose of:
a. Find and segregate suspicious persons.
b. Identify persons of interest to the CI. (See Example #1).
NOTE: THE CI SCRUTINY OPERATIONS ARE CARRIED OUT TO INTERCEPT ENEMY
INTELLIGENCE AGENTS, SABOTAGE AGAINST, INSURRECTION TRYING TO INFILTRATE OUR
AREA OF OPERATIONS.
c. Obtain information of immediate value to the intelligence.
d. Obtain information that normally will not be available to the
intelligence units.
2. The CI interrogation operations are carried out to obtain the
maximum amount of information about the enemy's intelligence operations in the
least possible time.
B. Determine the types of scrutiny operations necessary to satisfy
search requirements and CI operations.
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EXAMPLE #1
VARIED CATEGORIES OF PERSONS THAT ARE OF INTEREST TO CI
1. REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PERSONS
2. BORDER CROSSERS
3. ENEMY UNITS DESERTERS
4. CIVILIAN PRISONERS AND WAR PRISONERS
5. CONCENTRATION CAMP CAPTIVES
6. RESISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS MEMBERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN JOINING OUR
LINES
7. ENEMY COLLABORATORS
8. CI TARGETS, SUCH AS THOSE APPEARING IN BLACK, GREY AND WHITE LISTS
9. VOLUNTARY INFORMANTS
10. PERSONS WHO HAVE TO BE INTERVIEWED BECAUSE THEY ARE UNDER
CONSIDERATION FOR EMPLOYMENT WITH THE DEFENSE FORCES OR WITH THE CIVILIAN
AFFAIRS OFFICE.
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1. You must establish operations with a central scrutiny focus
normally in the area of collection of war prisoners. This central scrutiny
point:
a. Has as purpose to receive, segregate, investigate and classify war
prisoners, border crossers, refugees, etc.
b. Receive persons captured by combat troops, support and logistics
within the operations area.
2. Fixed checking points, are permanently occupied by combat troops
or military police with the support of interrogation agents or CI personnel,
in the entrance to towns, crossing of rivers, and in other similarly strategic
areas.
3. Mobile checking points, (in vehicle, or on foot) are used as a
mobile system for choosing persons of interest at random. This point must be
located in various places and should not be fixed in the same place for longer
than a day.
4. Wall in and search operations are used to segregate the town, area
or valley, investigate the inhabitants and search residences and public areas.
D. Determine the personnel requirements: The normal investigation
equipment are Military Police, combat troops, civilian affairs personnel,
interrogation agents and CI agents.
E. Determine the specific method of identifying persons of interest
to CI:
1. Carry out initials interrogations of chosen civilian and military
personnel.
2. Use the black, grey and white lists.
3. Use an informant/source who is infiltrated in prison cells or
detention centers/war prisoners.
4. Place recording or sound equipment in the detention areas of
refuges or war prisoners.
5. Distribute a list of CI indicators of interest among the military
police, interrogation agents, civilian affairs personnel and any other
personnel involved in investigations. (SEE EXAMPLE #2).
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EXAMPLE #2
CI INDICATORS OF INTEREST
1. PERSONS IN MILITARY AGE
2. PERSONS WHO TRAVEL ALONE OR AS A COUPLE
3. PERSONS WITHOUT PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION
4. PERSONS WITH STRANGE DOCUMENTS
5. PERSONS WHO HAVE GREAT AMOUNTS OF MONEY, JEWELS IN THEIR POSSESSION.
6. PERSONS WHO SHOW UNUSUAL ACTIONS
7. PERSONS WHO TRY TO AVOID DETENTION OR INTERROGATION
8. PERSONS WHO USE ENEMY'S METHODS OF OPERATION
9. PERSONS KNOWN AS ENEMY SYMPATHIZERS
10. PERSONS WITH A SUSPICIOUS HISTORY BACKGROUND
11. PERSONS WITH RELATIVES IN THE ENEMY'S AREA
12. PERSONS WHO HAVE TECHNICAL SKILLS OR SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE
13. PERSONS WHO HAVE COLLABORATED
14. PERSONS WHO DISOBEY THE LAWS IN THE ENEMYS AREA
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E. Examine the files of the data base from the infrastructure of the
enemy's intelligence so as to become familiar with:
1. Operation methods
2. Procedures/rules
3. Objectives
4. Offices and sub-offices
5. Known agents
F. Study the areas under the enemy's control so as to become familiar
with:
1. The geography
2. Points/historical or tourist areas
3. Distances and road conditions
4. Political situation
5. Social and economic traditions
6. Traditions and customs
7. Racial problems
G. Analyze the operations area to determine:
1. Curfews
2. Movement restrictions
3. Rationing
4. Obligatory service for army
5. Labor civilian programs
6. Requisite to become a member in political organizations
7. Other restrictions that have been imposed by the population
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8. Acquiring knowledge of all the restrictions that have been imposed
to the population could help you to:
a. Detect discrepancies
b. Recognize changes in enemy activities
c. Maintain control
H. We must study the situation and the files of the order of battle
to become familiar with:
1. Enemy units in the area of operations
2. Enemy units adjacent to area of operations
3. Dispositions
4. Capacities
5. Weaknesses/vulnerabilities
6. Composition
7. Training
8. Equipment
9. Activities or recent operations
10. History
11. Personalities and commanders
I. Analyze the intelligence priority requirements of the commander to
recognize, detect, explore and report the facts of the Order of Battle (OB).
NOTE: THE CI AGENT DOES NOT QUESTION THE SUSPECTS WITH THE PURPOSE OF
OBTAINING INFORMATION FROM OB; NEVERTHELESS, EACH CI AGENT MUST FAMILIARIZE
HIMSELF WITH THE COMMANDER'S RPI/RI TO RECOGNIZE PERSONS WHO POSSIBLY HAVE THE
OB INFORMATION.
J. Prepare a list of indicators to help the investigations personnel
in identifying the hostile infiltrators/enemies.
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L. Coordinate WITH:
1. The commander in regards to the segregation of refugees and war
prisoners in your area of operation.
2. The military police for the control of evacuation of refugees and
war prisoners.
3. WITH the G5 for the support of civilian affairs and psychological
operations.
4. The civilian authorities if the control of the area has been
returned to them.
5. WITH the interrogation agents to:
a. Agree on the categories of persons that will be transferred to CI
control for further questioning.
b. Decide where to place the CI interrogation agents and the methods
use to transfer the detained from one place to another.
M. To carry out the initial investigation of the persons:
1. You must segregate the detained, if they are more than one,
according to the following manner:
a. Civilians from military men
b. Officers from troop soldiers
c. You must segregate them even more if necessary according to:
1. Nationality
2. Sex
3. Rank
4. Branch of military service
NOTE: YOU SHOULD SEGREGATE PERSONS IF THERE IS ENOUGH PERSONNEL AVAILABLE TO
CARRY OUT THIS OPERATION.
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2. Determine the apparent level of knowledge of the person evaluating
the following:
a. His physical appearance.
b. All documents, arms and equipment held that was captured WITH the
person.
3. Select personnel of CI interest, comparing the person WITH the
indicators in Example #2 and the type of persons in Example #1.
N. Carry out the interrogations of specific persons
O. Make a disposition of the persons:
1. Exploit persons who have access and are settled in areas of
interest.
2. Transfer these persons to the central point of investigation to be
reintroduced to the flow/group of war prisoners and refugees.
P. Complete the required reports.
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