DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GTMO

UNCLAS MANAMA 000063 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, S/WCI E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KAWC PTER ASEC PREL BA CTR BILAT SUBJECT: DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GTMO Sensitive but unclassified; please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. (SBU) Post received the following diplomatic note from the MFA on January 5. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/5-58814 Date: January 4, 2006 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in the Kingdom of Bahrain and referring to the Bahraini detainees issue in Guantanamo, the Ministry appreciates and values the decision of the Government of the United States to release three of them. The Government and the People of the Kingdom of Bahrain were pleased for the return of the three Bahraini citizens on November 5, 2005. The Ministry also appreciates the efforts made by H.E. the Ambassador and the Embassy Members which helped in issuing the decision to release the detainees. In the spirit of cooperation and friendship between the two countries, the Ministry would very much appreciate it if the esteemed Embassy would kindly convey the desire of the Kingdom of Bahrain to release the other three Bahraini detainees in Guantanamo and they are as follows: Juma Mohammed Al Dossary Isa Ali Al Murbati Salah Abdul Rasool Al Balooshi The Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the esteemed Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration. End Text. MONROE