Identifier
Created
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06ISLAMABAD3195
2006-02-24 06:33:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Islamabad
Cable title:  

GOP WILLING TO ACCEPT RETURN OF PAK GITMO DETAINEE

Tags:  KAWC PK PREL PTER 
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TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0798
C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 003195

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/23/2016
TAGS: KAWC PK PREL PTER
SUBJECT: GOP WILLING TO ACCEPT RETURN OF PAK GITMO DETAINEE
ABDUL HALIM SADIQ

REF: STATE 7148

Classified By: DCM Peter W. Bodde, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

(C) On February 18, the GOP Ministry of Foreign Affairs
informed the Embassy by Note Verbale of its willingness to
accept the return of Pakistani Gitmo detainee Abdul Haleem
Sadiq (reftel) . Full text of note follows:

"No. USA-2/16/2006 18th February 2006

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of
Pakistan presents its compliments to the Embassy of the
United States of America and with reference to the Embassy's
non-paper handed over to Director (Americas) by Political
Counsellor of U.S. Embassy on 25th January 2006, regarding
the release of a Pakistan national Mr. Abdul Halim Sadiq
detained at Guantanamo Bay has the honor to state that the
Government of Pakistan is willing to accept the individual
for return to Pakistan and undertake to treat him humanely
and in a manner consistent with laws and obligations of
Pakistan and if any individual is detained after his return,
the intelligence gained about the activities of the
individual, if significant, could be shared.

The Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to renew to
the Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration. End
Text."
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