questioning techniques - us army subcourse it 0601 edition c

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SUBCOURSE EDITION

IT 0601 C

US ARMY INTELLIGENCE CENTER

QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES


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Subcourse Number IT 0601

Edition C

United States Army Intellience Center!ort Huac"uca# A$ %&61'(6000

) Credit Hours

Edition *ate+ ,ay 1- - .

SU/COUSE OEIE2

T"is subcourse 3ro4ides in5ormation on t"e 3ro3er use o5 uestionin tec"niues durin aninterroation in order to ain t"e ma7imum amount o5 enemy 3risoner o5 8ar 9E:2;


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TA/@E O! CONTENTS

SECTION :AGE

Subcourse O4er4ie8 i

@ESSON 1+ Questionin Tec"niues 1(1Introduction 1(1Questionin Tec"niues 1()Conclusions 1(-:ractice E7ercise 1(11

Ans8er Bey and !eedbac> 1(1F

@ESSON )+ ,a3 Trac>in )(1Introduction )(1

Assess ,a3 S>ills )()Conclusion )(&:ractice E7ercise )(.

Ans8er Bey and !eedbac> )(10

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@ESSON 1


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@ESSON *ESCI:TION

T"is lesson 8ill enable you to a33ly direct uestionin tec"niues# and assess and control t"e enemy3risoner o5 8ar 9E:2;


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*urin 3lannin and 3re3aration# t"e interroator uses "is estimate o5 t"e ty3e and e7tent o5 3ertinent>no8lede 3ossessed by t"e E:2e55ecti4ely# interroators must be able to(

Em3loy ood uestionin tec"niues=

econie s3ot re3ortable in5ormation=

E73loit leads=

,aintain t"e modi5ied uestionin seuence establis"ed durin 3lannin and 3re3aration=

Em3loy ma3 trac>in s>ills=

ecord in5ormation obtained=

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In a tactical en4ironment# usin a 5orein lanuae and o3eratin under se4ere time restraints# t"edirect uestionin tec"niue is t"e best c"oice= T"e direct uestionin tec"niue((

Uses only 3ro3erly 5ormed# direct uestions beinnin 8it" a basic interroati4e# 5or e7am3le#8"o# 8"at# 8"en# 8"ere# 8"y# "o8# 3lus uali5ier=

:ro3erly uses 5ollo8(u3 uestions 5or com3lete in5ormation=

:ro3erly uses re3eated# control# 3re3ared# and non3ertinent uestions 5or interroation controland to assess t"e E:2ed(5or in5ormation=

As>s 5or a narrati4e res3onse 9cannot be ans8ered by ust yes or no;=

:roduces t"e ma7imum amount o5 usable in5ormation# and i4es a reater number o5 leads tone8 uestionin a4enues=

T:ES O! QUESTIONS

!or ob4ious reasons# it is 3rudent to use ood uestionin tec"niues t"rou"out t"e uestionin3"ase= T"e interroator must >no8 8"en and "o8 to use t"e di55erent ty3es o5 uestions# and be ableto use t"e 5ollo8in ty3es o5 uestions((

*irect=

!ollo8(u3=

Non3ertinent=

e3eated=

Control=

:re3ared=

*irect uestions are brie5# 3recise# and sim3ly 8orded= T"ey s3eci5ically address t"e in5ormation 8"ic"t"e interroator 8ants to obtain= T"ey use 4ocabulary and rammatical structure understood by t"e

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/elo8 is a sam3le o5 "o8 correctly 8orded direct uestions are used=

I Interroator=

E ( E:2=

I ( Ho8 many o55icers are in t"e t"ird motoried ri5le com3anyJ

E ( T"ree=

I ( 2"at are t"e duty 3ositions o5 t"ese o55icersJ

E ( Commandin o55icer# rear ser4ices o55icer# and 3olitical o55icer=

I ( 2"at 8as your most recent 3ast missionJ

E ( I 8as assined to a recon 3atrol=

!ollo8(u3 uestions are desined to obtain additional in5ormation on a s3eci5ic subect or to3ical area=Questions usually 5lo8 one(5rom(anot"er based on t"e ans8ers to 3re4ious uestions= Interroators

as> a basic uestion and based on t"e ans8er# use 5ollo8(u3 uestions to e73loit leads 3ro4ided by t"eE:2ind o5 su33lies did you 3ic> u3J

E ( Ammunition and 5ood=

I ( 2"en ( did you 3ic> u3 t"e su33liesJ

E ( *ecember second=

I ( 2"at time did you 3ic> u3 t"e su33liesJ

E ( Ei"t in t"e mornin=

No3ertinent uestions are used to conceal t"e interroationDs obecti4e9s; or to strent"enE:2


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/y care5ully blendin 3ertinent 8it" non3ertinent uestions# t"e interroator can lead t"e E:2e3t in strict con5idence=

E ( 2ell# I do not >no8=

I ( I notice you are rubbin your "ead= *o you "a4e a "eadac"eJ

E ( No# I am ust tired=

I ( Are you "a4in trouble slee3inJ

E ( 2ell# it is "ard to slee3 in a strane 3lace# and I can ne4er 5oret I am a 3risoner=

I ( I can understand t"at= @et me as> t"ese uestions# and t"en you can o and et some rest=

E( O>ay=

e3eated uestions as> t"e E:2ed=

T"e use o5 re3eated uestions may de4elo3 a to3ic t"e E:2 about earlier=T"ey may also be used as a means o5 returnin to a to3ical area 5or 5urt"er uestionin=

/elo8 is a dialoue 8"ere t"e interroator uses re3eated uestions to ascertain in5ormation 3re4iouslyobtained 8as accurate=

I ( 2"at ty3e o5 armored 4e"icles are in t"e anti(aircra5t batteryJ

E ( T"ere is t"e $SU )' and t"e /*,=

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I ( 2"at is t"e 5ull military nomenclature o5 t"e $SU )'J

E ( It is t"e $SU )'(F=

I ( Ho8 many $SU )'(FDs are in t"e batteryJ

E ( !our=

I ( 2"at armament is on t"e $SU )'(FJ

E ( It "as 5our )'mm anti(aircra5t mac"ine uns=

I ( Ho8 are t"e 5i4e $SU )'(FDs distributed 8it"in t"e batteryJ

E ( 2"at do you mean 5i4eJ T"ere are only 5our $SU )'(FDs in t"e battery=

I ( Ho8 are t"e $SU )'(FDs distributed 8it"in t"e batteryJ

E ( T"ere Is one in eac" un section=

Control uestions are de4elo3ed 5rom in5ormation 8"ic" t"e interroator >no8s to be true= Controluestions s"ould be based on in5ormation 8"ic" "as been recently con5irmed# and is not li>ely toc"ane since t"at con5irmation= Control uestions are used to c"ec> t"e trut"5ulness o5 t"eE:2


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enerally a4oided durin interroations# but can be used by e73erienced interroators to 4eri5yin5ormation= T"is is es3ecially true durin ma3 trac>in=

T"e interroator a4oids 4aue uestions as t"ey do not "a4e enou" in5ormation 5or t"e E:2et? or ot"er8isenons3eci5ic# and create doubt in t"e E:2no8 8"et"er Smit" 8ent to t"e "eaduarters last ni"tJ? T"e re3ly is ?es=?*id t"e E:2no8#? or did "e mean# ?es# it is true I do not >no8#? ordid "e mean# ?es# Smit" 8as t"ere=? T"e ambiuity is cau"t 8"en t"e ans8er is recei4ed# but

anot"er uestion must be as>ed to clari5y t"e doubt= I5 t"e interroator 5ails to note t"e neati4euestion# in all 3robability "e 8ill elicit an ans8er t"e E:2no8in 8"at t"e ty3es o5 uestions are# "o8 to identity t"em# and somet"in about "o8 t"ey canbe used is not enou" to ma>e a 3ro5icient interroator= A ood interroator "as incor3orated t"ist"eoretical in5ormation into "is 3er5ormance in e4ery interroation# and doin t"at reuires 3ractice=

S:OT E:OTA/@E IN!O,ATION

S3ot re3ortable in5ormation is any in5ormation critical to t"e success5ul accom3lis"ment o5 5riendlycourses o5 action= In5ormation may be s3ot re3ortable e4en 8"en an interroator cannot determine itsimmediate intellience 4alue= S3ot re3ortable in5ormation is al8ays time(sensiti4e#

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ans8ers su33orted# "i"er# or adacent unitDs 3riority intellience reuirements 9:I; and in5ormationreuirements 9I;=NOTE+ T"e interroator may "a4e to tem3orarily terminate t"e interroation to re3ort t"e in5ormation=

T"e 4alue o5 s3ot re3ortable in5ormation de3ends on t"e s3eed 8"ic" it is 3rocessed= I5 an interroatorobtains in5ormation "e t"in>s is s3ot re3ortable# "e must com3are t"e in5ormation 8it" "is elementKso4erall obecti4e statement= In5ormation relatin to any intellience indicators listed in t"e obecti4e

statement are s3ot re3ortable= In5ormation relatin to indicators not listed may still be s3ot re3ortable=T"e >ey to identi5yin s3ot re3ortable in5ormation is reconiin its 3otential 4alue= I5 t"e in5ormationindicates a sini5icant c"ane in enemy ca3ability or intent# it is s3ot re3ortable=

In5ormation inconsistent 8it" current order o5 battle 9O/; "oldins s"ould be s3ot re3orted i5 t"einconsistency concerns an im3ortant item# and t"e E:2no8n to t"e E:2


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determinin t"e most recent E:2no8ledeable E:2


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!iure 1(1= S3ot 9SA@UTE; e3ort

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@ESSON 1

:ACTICE EECISE

T"e 5ollo8in items 8ill test your ras3 o5 t"e material co4ered in t"is lesson= T"ere is only one correctans8er 5or eac" item= 2"en you "a4e com3leted t"e e7ercise# c"ec> your ans8ers 8it" t"e ans8er>ey t"at 5ollo8s= I5 you ans8er any item incorrectly# study aain t"at 3art o5 t"e lesson 8"ic" containst"e 3ortion in4ol4ed=

1= S3ot re3ortable in5ormation is re3orted(

A= T"rou" com3lete E:2s t"e E:2


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&= T"e direct uestionin tec"niue uses(

A= Ambiuous uestions so t"e E:2


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@ESSON 1

:ACTICE EECISE

Ans8er Bey and !eedbac>

Item Correct Ans8er and !eedbac>

1= *= Orally or 8ritten 93ae 1(-;=

)= *= Non3ertinent 93ae 1(&;=

'= C= /eins to ans8er s3eci5ic uestions 93ae 1(1;=

F= C= Com3ound and neati4e 93ae 1(%;=

&= /= !ollo8(u3 uestions 5or com3lete in5ormation 93ae 1(';=

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@ESSON )

,A: TACBING

CITICA@ TASB+ '01(''.(1F0)

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@ESSON *ESCI:TION

T"is lesson 8ill enable you to de5ine and discuss t"e 5undamentals o5 ma3 trac>in=

TE,INA@ @EANING O/ECTIE

ACTION+ To e7tract 4aluable E:2


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:OC coordinates assist t"e interroator in 3lottin t"e e7act :OC on t"e ma3# and 8ill aid t"eE:2in ste3 is 8"en t"e interroator and E:2 t"e E:2no8s com3assdirections=

I5 t"e E:2


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to use "is o8n re5erence 5rames= Ho8e4er# t"e interroator must ensure "e understands t"eE:2


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T"e interroator can 5ollo8 t"e same seuence 8"en establis"in route actually tra4eled by t"eE:2no8n to t"e E:2


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E:@OIT *IS:OSITIONS NOT ON OUTE

I5 t"e interroator obtains a dis3osition 8"ic" is not located on t"e establis"ed route# "e must establis"t"e E:2in is an interal 3art o5 t"e interroation= Here t"e interroator obtainsenemy dis3ositions t"at enables t"e tactical commander to ?see? t"e battle5ield so our ad4antae ismaintained= As t"e E:2


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@ESSON )

:ractice E7ercise=

T"e 5ollo8in items 8ill test your ras3 o5 t"e material co4ered in t"is lesson= T"ere is only one correctans8er 5or eac" item= 2"en you "a4e com3leted t"e e7ercise# c"ec> your ans8ers 8it" t"e ans8er>ey t"at 5ollo8s= I5 you ans8er any item incorrectly# study aain t"at 3art o5 t"e lesson 8"ic" containst"e 3ortion in4ol4ed=

1= T"e interroator must establis" t"e route t"e E:2


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@ESSON )

:ACTICE EECISE

Ans8er Bey and !eedbac>

Item Correct Ans8er and !eedbac>

1= *= *C: and IC: 93ae )(F;=

)= /= Bee3in E:2

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