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Recorder Qualifications, Roles and Responsibilities

A. Qualifications of the Recorder

1. For each case, the Director, CSRT, shall select a commissioned officer in the grade of O-3 or higher, preferably a judge advocate, to serve as a Recorder.
2. Recorders must have at least a TOP SECRET security clearance. The Director shall ensure that only cleared officers are assigned as Recorders.

B. Roles of the Recorder

1. Subject to section C(1), below, the Recorder has a duty to present the CSRT such evidence in the Government Information as may be sufficient to support the detainee’s classification as an enemy combatant, including the circumstances of how the detainee was taken into the custody of U. S. or allied forces (the “Government Evidence”). In the event the Government Information contains evidence to suggest that the detainee should not be designated as an enemy combatant, the Recorder shall also provide such evidence to the Tribunal.
2. The Recorder shall have due regard for classified information and safeguard it in accordance with all applicable instructions and regulations. The Recorder shall coordinate with an Information Security Officer (ISO) in the handling and safeguarding of classified material before, during, and following the Tribunal process.

C. Responsibilities of the Recorder

1. For each assigned detainee case under review, the Recorder shall obtain and examine the Government Information as defined in paragraph E(3) of enclosure (1).
2. The Recorder shall draft a proposed unclassified summary of the relevant evidence derived from the Government Information.
3. The Recorder shall ensure appropriate coordination with original classification authorities for any classified information presented that was used in the preparation of the proposed unclassified summary.
4. The Recorder shall permit the assigned Personal Representative access to the Government Information and will provide the unclassified summary to the Personal Representative in advance of the Tribunal hearing.
5. The Recorder shall ensure that coordination is maintained with Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay and the Criminal Investigative Task Force to deconflict any other ongoing activities and arrange for detainee movements and security.
6. The Recorder shall present the Government Evidence orally or in documentary form to the Tribunal. The Recorder shall also answer questions, if any, asked by the Tribunal.

Enclosure (2)