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By Dan Eggen
The Washington Post
Tuesday 14 November 2006
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After years of denials, the CIA has formally acknowledged the existence of two classified documents governing
aggressive interrogation and detention policies for terrorism suspects, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
But CIA lawyers say the documents - memos from President Bush and the Justice Department - are still so sensitive that
no portion can be released to the public.
The disclosures by the CIA general counsel's office came in a letter Friday to attorneys for the ACLU. The group had
filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New York two years ago under the Freedom of Information Act, seeking records
related to U.S. interrogation and detention policies.
The lawsuit has resulted in the release of more than 100,000 pages of documents, including some that revealed internal
debates over the policies governing prisoners held at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Many
other records have not been released and, in some cases, their existence has been revealed only in media reports.
Friday's letter from John L. McPherson, the CIA's associate general counsel, lists two documents that pertain to the
ACLU's records request.
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