FACTBOX: Obama's orders on Guantanamo, interrogations

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama signed executive orders on Thursday to close Guantanamo military prison and overseas CIA jails.

He also ordered more humane treatment for terrorism suspects and an end to renditions, the practice of transporting foreign detainees to other countries for interrogation that has caused friction with close allies.

Here are details of the three orders Obama signed:

EXECUTIVE ORDER ON GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES

The prison at a U.S. naval base in Cuba, where hundreds of foreign terrorism suspects have been held for years without trial, is to be closed within a year.

"Closure of the facility is the ultimate goal but not the first step. The order establishes a review process with the goal of disposing of the detainees before closing the facility," the order says.

There is to be an immediate review to determine whether the 250 detainees still at Guantanamo can be transferred to third countries. It instructs Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to negotiate transfers with foreign countries. If the transfers are not approved, a second review will decide whether prosecutions are possible and in what forum.

"The preference is for prosecution in Article III courts or under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, but military commissions, perhaps with revised authorities, would remain an option," it says.

The order directs Defense Secretary Robert Gates to halt all military commission proceedings pending the review and to ensure detainees are held in conditions that comply with the Geneva Conventions on the humane treatment of prisoners.

EXECUTIVE ORDER ON INTERROGATIONS

It requires all questioning of detainees, by any U.S. government agency, to follow the Army Field Manual interrogation guidelines, which ensure prisoners get humane treatment under the Geneva Conventions.

It junks the legal advice on interrogations issued by the Bush administration, which said that terrorism suspects were not entitled to protection under the Geneva Conventions.

It orders the CIA to close all detention facilities, set up in third countries to interrogate foreign terrorism suspects.

It also orders establishment of a special task force to review the policy of rendition to ensure that individuals do not face torture or cruel treatment.

The task force will also conduct a review of the Army Field Manual interrogation guidelines to determine "whether different or additional guidance is necessary for the CIA."

PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM ON THE DETENTION OF ALI AL-MARRI

Obama ordered a review of the status of Marri, accused of being an al Qaeda "sleeper" agent and held for 5-1/2 years at a U.S. military prison in South Carolina. He is the only person still held in the United States as an enemy combatant.

(Compiled by Ross Colvin in Washington, Editing by John O'Callaghan)