In the meantime, the current NATO commander, Adm. James G. Stavridis, could be asked to extend his tour beyond its scheduled conclusion this year, officials said.
"It's too early to make charges and draw conclusions," the official said.
Asked whether the new findings constituted a rejection of the 2007 intelligence estimate, which the Bush White House made public while questioning its conclusions, the official said it was not a reversal as much as an "evolution based on new information".
"They're close to reaching some conclusions," one official said of the president and his top aides.
In the meantime, the world will draw its own conclusions from the official stance on third party observation and journalists.
"In our coverage, RT, unlike the rest of the media, did not draw conclusions before the official investigation has even begun.
The 608-page document argues that the key conclusions of the official probe are backed by the flimsiest of evidence — often little more than the confessions of detainees, many of whom have since filed credible complaints of torture.
Mr. Freeh then told Mr. Gallagher and the bureau's National Security Division to review Mr. Kimmel's conclusions, F.B.I. officials said.
One conclusion, an official said, was that although some funds have already been allocated through various agencies for civilian assistance in the event of war, Washington may well need to spend far more than anticipated for this purpose.
The party's secretary general, Silvio Pereira, and treasurer, Delúbio Soares, asked for leaves of absence until the conclusion of official investigations into their actions in connection with loans to their party and accusations of payoffs to members of allied parties.
