INDONESIANS REQUEST CONSULAR ACCESS TO HAMBALI

C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 011217

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/11/2016
TAGS: PTER PREL MARR ID
SUBJECT: INDONESIANS REQUEST CONSULAR ACCESS TO HAMBALI

REF: A. STATE 147082

B. STATE 147063

C. STATE 146996

Classified By: Amb. B. Lynn Pascoe, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (C) On September 8, PolCouns briefed Hasan Kleib,
Department of Foreign Affairs Director (DEPLU) for
International Security and Disarmament Affairs, on the
transfer of Indonesian citizen prisoner Hambali from a secret
location to the prison facility in Guantanamo Bay (refs a-c).
Kleib requested consular access to Hambali. PolCouns
replied that access issues were governed by Department of
Defense regulations, but he would seek additional
instructions from Washington. Kleib expected the Indonesian
Embassy in Washington to approach DOD, but asked PolCouns to
provide any further available information on the access
process. The same day DEPLU spokesman Desra Percaya stated
publicly Indonesia's continued desire for access to Hambali.


2. (C) On September 7, the Ambassador had briefed
Presidential Foreign Affairs Advisor Dino Djalal on Hambali's
transfer. Djalal took the information on board but offered
no substantive reaction.


3. (C) We would appreciate any further information that we
can provide to the GOI on DOD access rules.
PASCOE