CSRT AND ARB NOTIFICATIONS DELIVERED, ROYG REQUEST

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 002698 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/16/2014 TAGS: PTER PREL KAWC PINR YM COUNTER TERRORISM SUBJECT: CSRT AND ARB NOTIFICATIONS DELIVERED, ROYG REQUEST MORE INFORMATION ON DETAINEES REF: A. STATE 215053 ¶B. STATE 213690 ¶C. STATE 222208 ¶D. STATE 221063 Classified By: Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d ). ¶1. (C) Pol/Econ Chief delivered Notifications of Combatant Status review Tribunal (refs A-C),and Final Determination of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Notifications (refs D and E) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on October 16. ¶2. (C) As in the past, Noman accepted notification of Enemy Combatant determinations without comment. Refs D and E request ROYG assistance to notify families of detainees going before the Administrative Review Board (ARB) and solicit input for their cases. Noman pointed out it would be difficult for the ROYG to assist unless more information about the detainees was provided by the USG. ¶3. (C) Noman echoed prior complaints by ROYG officials that USG information provided to the ROYG on Yemeni detainees was not sufficient to determine if the individuals were indeed Yemeni nationals. To help locate detainees families, said Noman, the ROYG would need the USG to provide photos, identification papers, and, at the very least, the names of the detainees in Arabic. ¶4. (C) Comment: Post will work with OMC and DAO to press DoD to provide the additional information requested on the detainees' identities. Short of meeting the ROYG's request, we do not anticipate a strong effort on its part to locate detainees' families or provide Post with much information in support of the detainees' cases before the ARB. End Comment KRAJESKI