NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF COMBATANT STATUS:

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000084 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR S/WCI AND NEA/ARPI E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/18/2015 TAGS: PTER KAWC PINR PREL BA SUBJECT: NOTICE OF FINAL DETERMINATION OF COMBATANT STATUS: BAHRAIN REF: STATE 6718 Classified By: Ambassador William T. Monroe. Reason: 1.4 (b)(d) (C) Ambassador on January 17 informed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdel Ghaffar that the two additional Bahraini citizens listed in reftel had been reviewed by the Combatant Status Review Tribunal and been determined to meet the criteria for designation as enemy combatants. Abdel Ghaffar expressed disappointment, noting that Foreign Minister Shaikh Mohammed had received a parliamentary delegation the day before asking about the status of Bahrain's six detainees. MONROE