These are voluntary interviews, and anyone who doesn't want to answer questions doesn't have to.

In addition they may produce HUMINT from overt sources, such as voluntary interviews with travelers, businesspeople, etc.

Of the 521 men sought near Detroit, 44 have left the country, 36 have moved out of state and 8 have declined the voluntary interviews.

Mr. Ashcroft has also allowed the F.B.I. to seek voluntary interviews with thousands of Muslims and tally the number of mosques.

Corr gave voluntary interviews to the Independent Counsel in 1991 before ending his cooperation and invoking his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.

The men, mainly from Middle Eastern countries, are being sought for voluntary interviews as possible witnesses who might have information about terrorist operations.

Providers should inform patients who receive a new diagnosis of HIV infection that they might be contacted by health department staff for a voluntary interview to discuss notification of their partners.

In reality, the officials said, the agents wanted to videotape Mr. Jewell in the nonconfrontational setting of a voluntary interview so that behavioral experts could later evaluate his responses.

The newspaper planned to publish the story as a "world exclusive" voluntary interview.

During the voluntary interview, his story was checked and found to be false.