Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06NEWDELHI7402
2006-10-27 11:32:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:
INDIA ASKING FOR VERIFICATION OF DEPORTEE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 007402
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2016
TAGS: KCRM CJAN IN
SUBJECT: INDIA ASKING FOR VERIFICATION OF DEPORTEE
NATIONALITY
Classified By: Charge Geoff Pyatt for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 007402
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2016
TAGS: KCRM CJAN IN
SUBJECT: INDIA ASKING FOR VERIFICATION OF DEPORTEE
NATIONALITY
Classified By: Charge Geoff Pyatt for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)
1. (C) Charge met on October 25th with Home Secretary V.S.
Duggal to discuss India's ongoing unwillingness to issue
travel documents for 188 Indian nationals, who do not possess
passports or other documentation, and who have been detained
in the US for deportation. Home Secretary Duggal said
India's greatest concern was that the US should first
determine if each individual is really an Indian national --
as he believes many of the people deported to India in the
past have been Bangladeshi nationals. He said India has a
similar problem to the US with Bangladeshis coming into India
without proper identification. He noted further that the UK
has had a pilot program with India on his issue that has been
very useful and the British High Commissioner personally
thanked him for the success of the program. He said the most
important element of the program is that the nationality of
the individual should be determined prior to the individual
boarding the plane to India. He commented that India's
greatest concern is that everyone from South Asia seems to be
automatically considered an Indian. In response to the
Charge's request, Home Secretary Duggal said he would look
into whether Indian officials stationed in the United States
could verify the nationality of the detainees before they are
deported to India and agreed to convey to his subordinates
the USG's priority focus on this problem.
PYATT
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2016
TAGS: KCRM CJAN IN
SUBJECT: INDIA ASKING FOR VERIFICATION OF DEPORTEE
NATIONALITY
Classified By: Charge Geoff Pyatt for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)
1. (C) Charge met on October 25th with Home Secretary V.S.
Duggal to discuss India's ongoing unwillingness to issue
travel documents for 188 Indian nationals, who do not possess
passports or other documentation, and who have been detained
in the US for deportation. Home Secretary Duggal said
India's greatest concern was that the US should first
determine if each individual is really an Indian national --
as he believes many of the people deported to India in the
past have been Bangladeshi nationals. He said India has a
similar problem to the US with Bangladeshis coming into India
without proper identification. He noted further that the UK
has had a pilot program with India on his issue that has been
very useful and the British High Commissioner personally
thanked him for the success of the program. He said the most
important element of the program is that the nationality of
the individual should be determined prior to the individual
boarding the plane to India. He commented that India's
greatest concern is that everyone from South Asia seems to be
automatically considered an Indian. In response to the
Charge's request, Home Secretary Duggal said he would look
into whether Indian officials stationed in the United States
could verify the nationality of the detainees before they are
deported to India and agreed to convey to his subordinates
the USG's priority focus on this problem.
PYATT