BAHRAINI SECURITY TEAM DATA FOR GUANTANAMO VISIT

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001612

SIPDIS

STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, S/WCI

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/23/2014
TAGS: PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA
SUBJECT: BAHRAINI SECURITY TEAM DATA FOR GUANTANAMO VISIT
REQUEST

REF: A. MANAMA 1476


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

Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (C) This is an action message; please see paragraph 3.


2. (C) Per reftels, the GOB requested approval for a
security team to visit Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo.
State agreed to process the request pending receipt of bio
data for the members of the proposed team. Post received an
official note from the MFA dated October 16, 2004 with the
following information on the members of team:

Name: Colonel Ali Fadhel Ghanem Al Bouaynain
Position: Director of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Interior
Date/Place of Birth: 10/23/63, Hidd, Bahrain
Passport Number: 1155155
Date/Place of Issue: 9/26/01, Bahrain

Name: Colonel Adel Khalifa Hamad Al Fadhel
Position: Director of the Office of Combating Economic
Crimes, Criminal Investigations and Research Directorate,
Ministry of Interior
D/POB: 1960, Manama, Bahrain
PPT Number: 1410304
D/POI: 6/5/04, Bahrain

Name: Major Ahmed Yaqoob Yusuf Zaid
Position: Employee, National Security Agency
D/POB: 1964, Muharraq, Bahrain
PPT Number: 1303033
D/POI: 8/4/03 Bahrain.

We note that these officials have visited Guantanamo
previously. Post faxed copies of the data pages of their
passports to NEA/ARPI:Worman.


3. (C) Action Request: Post requests that Washington
agencies move expeditiously to approve the GOB request.
Please advise.

MONROE