TRANSFER OF THIRD BAHRAINI DETAINEE

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001578 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/29/2015 TAGS: PTER KAWC PHUM PINR BA SUBJECT: TRANSFER OF THIRD BAHRAINI DETAINEE REF: STATE 199146 Classified By: Ambassador William T. Monroe ¶1. (C) Ambassador advised Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar on October 29 that the USG is prepared to transfer a third Bahraini national, Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Mohamed Ali Al Khalifa, from Guantanamo to the exclusive custody of the Government of Bahrain on the basis of the same oral and written assurances provided by the GOB in response to the Embassy's diplomatic notes of July 23 and October 10 concerning the transfers of Adil Kamil Al Wadi and Abdullah Al Noaimi. The Ambassador also read reftel talking points to Dr. Abdul Ghaffar. ¶2. (C) The Embassy conveyed its desired assurances via diplomatic note no. 287 of October 29, using the same text as the Al Wadi and Al Noaimi diplomatic notes. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs responded via note A 54649-2/231/11 dated October 29, stating that the "Government 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." MONROE