MEK: DELIVERY OF NAMES TO THE DUTCH

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 001212 SIPDIS NEA FOR AARON JOST E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/18/2014 TAGS: PHUM PTER IR NL PREJ IQ SUBJECT: MEK: DELIVERY OF NAMES TO THE DUTCH REF: A. SECSTATE 107318 ¶B. WITMER-JOST EMAIL 5/11 ¶C. SECSTATE 89677 ¶D. THE HAGUE 102 ¶E. SECSTATE 8997 Classified By: A/PolCouns Nathaniel Dean reasons 1.5 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) PolOff delivered ref A talking points and excel spreadsheet to MFA Deputy Head of Gulf States Arnout Wegerif and Asylum and Migration Affairs advisor Marielle van der Linden. MFA Point of contact for the Dutch MFA on MEK detainees is the Head of Asylum and Migration Affairs Joep Damoiseaux. He can be reached at (31) 70-348-5795. Wegerif appeared confident that the GoNL will send a team to Camp Ashraf, but noted that further interagency consultations with the Ministry of Justice must occur before the GoNL can determine the size, make-up and travel dates of a Dutch delegation. Van der Linden opined that the Dutch delegation will likely consist of Dutch officials serving in either Baghdad or surrounding capitals such as Amman. Both Wegerif and van der Linden understood that it is vital for the ICRC to visit Camp Ashraf as quickly as possible. ¶2. (C) Wegerif again stated (ref d) that the GoNL would repatriate its citizens, but noted that resettlement of other individuals might prove difficult. ¶3. (U) CPA Baghdad minimize considered. SOBEL