CZECH REPUBLIC: SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES

UNCLAS PRAGUE 001162 SIPDIS SENSITIVE FOR S/WCI AND EUR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KISL KPAO PGOV PREL EZ SUBJECT: CZECH REPUBLIC: SPEAKING OUT ON GITMO AND DETAINEES REF: A. SECSTATE 142348 ¶B. SECTATE 139288 ¶1. Sensitive but Unclassified. Not for internet distribution ¶2. In response to action request reftels, post has prepared an op-ed piece for placement in local press based on revised reftel talking points. Per Department instructions, we are awaiting Department approval of the text for placement (a leading Czech daily, "Hospodarske Noviny," had agreed to run the piece). Appropriate interlocutors at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs were on leave next week, but we intend to engage them in the coming days. CABANISS