This document is a memo to file for the Criminal Investigation Division to establish interim policy concerning Criminal Investigation Operational Procedures. The memo states that "In a deployed environment, whether combat or peacekeeping mission, there is Army investigative authority when there is an . Army interest and the investigation furthers or supports the Army's mission in that area. If the Army is formally tasked to support an international entity, the use of investigative resources is an official act in furtherance of the Army's overall mission to support the approved objectives of the international entity. Unofficial investigations or investigations not in support of the Army mission are prohibited."