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