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