TRANSFER OF SECOND BAHRAINI DETAINEE

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001462 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/10/2015 TAGS: KAWC PHUM PINR BA SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF SECOND BAHRAINI DETAINEE REF: A. STATE 187259 B. STATE 134660 C. MANAMA 1088 Classified By: Ambassador William T. Monroe. Reason: 1.4 (B)(D) ¶1. (C) The Ambassador contacted Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar on October 8 to advise him that the United States was prepared to transfer from USG control to Bahrain custody and control Bahrain national Abdullah Al Noaimi. Ambassador reviewed ref a talking points with Dr. Abdul Ghaffar, and advised that we would be sending to the MFA a diplomatic note seeking the same assurances and commitments that we sought and received for the transfer of the first detainee in July (refs b and c). Abdul Ghaffar said that he understood our points, and that Bahrain would provide the same assurances via a return diplomatic note. ¶2. (C) On October 9, the Embassy passed to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic note no. 274, using the same text as diplomatic note no. 208 of July 23, 2005 except for the substitution of the name "Al Wadi, Adil Kamil Abdullah" with "Abdullah Al Noaimi." ¶3. (C) On October 10, the Embassy received a diplomatic note from the MFA (11/231/2-53489A),dated October 10, 2005, with the following operative text (unofficial translation): "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America to the Kingdom of Bahrain and, with reference to the latter's Note No. 274 dated 9 October 2005, has the honor to inform that the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain agrees to the contents of the Embassy's said Note Verbale, including the texts and obligations, on the condition that these do not contradict the Constitution of the Kingdom of Bahrain." ¶4. (C) This language is virtually identical to the language of the diplomatic note received for the transfer of the first detainee in July. MONROE