Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04MANAMA1476
2004-09-26 13:56:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:  

BAHRAIN: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST

Tags:  PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001476 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/ARPI AND S/WCI: AMBASSADOR PROSPER

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/26/2014
TAGS: PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST
FOR ASSISTANCE

REF: A. STATE 203875

B. MILLER-BERNS E-MAIL OF 9/21/04

C. MANAMA 1360

Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001476

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/ARPI AND S/WCI: AMBASSADOR PROSPER

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/26/2014
TAGS: PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST
FOR ASSISTANCE

REF: A. STATE 203875

B. MILLER-BERNS E-MAIL OF 9/21/04

C. MANAMA 1360

Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4
(b) and (d).


1. (C) This is an action request; please see para 3.


2. (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A combatant status review
tribunal request for assistance September 22 to Minister of
State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar. Abdul
Ghaffar said that he would initiate action to try to locate
the individual in question, but asked for clarification on
what exactly was expected to happen. He wondered how and
where the testimony would be taken.


3. (C) Action Request: Post requests further guidance on
the precise logistics of taking testimony for this case. We
expect the GOB to defer a formal response until we spell out
the details of the testimony process.


4. (C) Ambassador also raised Ref B request for the GOB to
provide biographic information for the members of the
proposed security team to visit Bahraini detainees at
Guantanamo (Ref C). In response to Abdul Ghaffar's question,
the Ambassador passed diplomatic note number 349 to the
Minister September 26 requesting each team member's name,
date/place of birth, position title, and passport date/place
of issuance. Post will pass this information to State upon
receipt.

MONROE