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  of stability and reconstruction operations and civil support operations. As
  well as hard data, open-source information can provide valuable background
  information on the opinions, values, cultural nuances, and other sociopolitical
  aspects in AOIs. In evaluating open-source documents, collectors and
  analysts must be careful to determine the origin of the document and the
  possibilities of inherent biases contained within the document.
  CAPTURED DOCUMENT OPERATIONS
  I-11.One of the significant characteristics of operations is the proliferation of
  recordkeeping and communications by digital methods (faxes, e-mails, typed,
  or computer-generated documents). The rapid and accurate extraction of
  information from these documents contributes significantly to the
  commander’s accurate visualization of his battlefield. Documents may be
  captured on or in immediate association with EPWs and detainees, may be
  found on or turned in by refugees, line crossers, DPs or local civilians, or may
  be found in abandoned enemy positions or anywhere on the battlefield.
  DOCUMENT EVACUATION AND HANDLING
  I-12.The rapid evacuation and exploitation of documents is a shared
  responsibility. It originates with the capturing unit and continues to the
  complete extraction of pertinent information and the arrival of the document
  at a permanent repository, normally at the joint level, either within the
  theater of operations or outside of it. Documents captured in association with
  detainees and EPWs, with the exception of identity documents, are removed
  from the individual to ensure that documents of intelligence interest are not
  destroyed. These documents are evacuated through EPW evacuation
  channels with, but not on the person of, the detainee. With the exception of
  official documents, all documents are eventually returned to the detainee.
  I-13.CEDs not associated with a detainee are evacuated through MI
  channels, generally starting with the capturing unit’s S2. Depending on the
  type of documents, they may eventually be evacuated to the National Center
  for Document Exploitation. HUMINT collectors and translators can extract
  information of intelligence interest from CEDs at every echelon; they will
  make an attempt to exploit CEDs within their expertise and technical
  support constraints. Collectors evacuate CEDs to different elements based
  upon the information contained and the type of document concerned. For
  example, documents related to criminal activity may be evacuated to the
  nearest criminal investigative unit. Direct evacuation to an element outside
  the chain of command takes place at the lowest practical echelon but is
  normally done by the first MI unit in the chain of command. Document
  evacuation procedures are outlined in Annex B (Intelligence) of the unit’s
  OPORD and SOPs.
  Actions by the Capturing Unit
  I-14.Document accountability begins at the time the document comes into US
  possession. Original documents must not be marked, altered, or defaced in
  any way. The capturing unit attaches a DD Form 2745 (Enemy Prisoner of
  War Capture Tag), Part C, to each document. Only in the case where a