DETAINEE INFORMATION PASSED TO FOREIGN MINISTRY

C O N F I D E N T I A L AMMAN 000648 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2017 TAGS: PGOV PREL JO SUBJECT: DETAINEE INFORMATION PASSED TO FOREIGN MINISTRY REF: A. PORGES-MUBANGU FEB 8 E-MAIL ¶B. AMMAN 448 ¶C. AMMAN 319 ¶D. 06 AMMAN 8947 ¶E. 06 STATE 196628 Classified By: Ambassador David Hale for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) Poloff passed ref A biographic data to Mahmoud al-Hamoud, head of the Foreign Ministry's legal office, and Thamer Adwan, head of the Foreign Minister's private office on February 11. Hamoud thanked Poloff for the data. Adwan added that it would be useful to have photos or copies of the detainees' passports. Hamoud also repeated a request for the names and biodata of all Jordanians previously held and released from Guantanamo. Comment: Hamoud and Adwan will likely pass the names of the six currently being held to the General Intelligence Directorate for review. End Comment. ¶2. (C) Hamoud said that the GOJ was still evaluating the proposed transfer framework agreement (ref E). ¶3. (C) Post appreciates S/WICI / DOD assistance in gathering the biographic data of the six detainees and requests Washington consider Adwan's request for photos of current Jordanian detainees and Hamoud's request for biographic data on former Jordanian detainees. HALE