text: FM 2-22.3 _________________________________________________________________________________
  • The HUMINT collector should sincerely and convincingly reinforce
  successful approaches. All promised incentives should be rendered.
  • The source must be told the information he gave will be checked for
  truthfulness and accuracy. His reaction to this statement should be
  closely monitored. The exact form of this statement will be dependent
  on the situation. It should not be done in a manner to alienate a
  cooperative source.
  • The source must be told that the same or another individual may
  speak to him again. This sets the stage for future contacts.
  • Any identification must be returned to the source. If the HUMINT
  collector has other documents or belongings of the detainee (such as
  letters or photographs), he will either return them to the detainee, if
  appropriate, or will turn them over to the MP guard. Depending on the
  circumstances and the legal status of the detainee, the MPs will retain
  the detainee’s property and return the property to him at the end of his
  internment.
  • In a debriefing, the HUMINT collector will normally ask the source not
  to discuss the subject of the questioning for his own protection. In
  interrogation operations, the HUMINT collector normally coordinates
  with the holding area guards to have the detainees who have been
  interrogated kept separate from sources who have not yet been
  interrogated if the situation allows.