COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST FOR ROYG

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 002938 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/23/2014 TAGS: PTER PINR PREL KAWC YM COUNTER TERRORISM SUBJECT: COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST FOR ROYG ASSISTANCE DELIVERED REF: A. STATE 241575 ¶B. SANAA 2698 Classified By: Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski for reasons 1.4 b and d. ¶1. (U) Pol/Econ Chief delivered request for ROYG assistance in contacting witnesses on behalf of Yemeni GTMO detainees coming before the Combatant Status Review Tribunal (ref A) to Deputy Foreign Minister Mustafa Noman on November 23. Noman said he would pass the request to the appropriate ROYG authorities. ¶2. (C) The DFM reiterated his request that the USG provide the names of witnesses in Arabic (ref B). He advised that USG failure to give the Arabic spellings most likely will result in a lack of response by to the ROYG to this and other like requests. KRAJESKI