REQUEST TO VISIT BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000963 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR NEA/ARP, S/WCI E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/03/2016 TAGS: PREL PTER BA BILAT CTR SUBJECT: REQUEST TO VISIT BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GUANTANAMO Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (U) This is an action request; see para 3. ¶2. (C) Post received the following diplomatic note on May 30, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Begin Text: Ref: 19/1/15-68530 Date: May 28, 2006 Confidential and Urgent SIPDIS 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 would like to notify of the desire of the Government of the Kingdom of Bahrain to send a delegation from the Ministry of Interior and the National Security Agency, accompanied by a psychiatrist from the Ministry of Health, to the United States of America to visit the three Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo Base to follow and observe their health and psychological status, especially Juma Mohammed Al Dossari, who has a psychological condition that led him to try to commit suicide several times. The Ministry would appreciate it if the esteemed Embassy would kindly notify the concerned authorities in the United States of America of the desire of the Kingdom of Bahrain to send the security and medical delegation to Guantanamo. The Ministry would also appreciate the Embassy's response to this matter as soon as possible. The Ministry avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the esteemed Embassy the assurances of its highest consideration. ¶3. (C) Action Request: Post requests Department guidance in responding to the diplomatic note. MONROE