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