Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07REYKJAVIK82
2007-03-26 17:30:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Reykjavik
Cable title:  

ICELAND NON-COMMITTAL ON RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES

Tags:  PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC IC 
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DE RUEHRK #0082 0851730
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 261730Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY REYKJAVIK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3213
INFO RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 0243
C O N F I D E N T I A L REYKJAVIK 000082 

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State for S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, EUR/PGI Cook and EUR/NB

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2017
TAGS: PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC IC
SUBJECT: ICELAND NON-COMMITTAL ON RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES

REF: STATE 37005; STATE 36991

Classified By: Ambassador Carol van Voorst for reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).

C O N F I D E N T I A L REYKJAVIK 000082

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

State for S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, EUR/PGI Cook and EUR/NB

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2017
TAGS: PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC IC
SUBJECT: ICELAND NON-COMMITTAL ON RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES

REF: STATE 37005; STATE 36991

Classified By: Ambassador Carol van Voorst for reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).


1. (C) On March 26 Ambassador discussed resettlement of Guantanamo
detainees in a meeting with Foreign Minister Valgerdur Sverrisdottir
and MFA advisor Jorundur Valtysson. Sverrisdottir said she would
welcome the eventual closing of the detention facility but her
government would need to study closely the request for detainee
resettlement. She will get back to us with a formal reply.


2. (C) Note: Iceland admits around 25 refugees a year through the
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC). The
government has previously been unwilling to accept a larger number or
to admit them outside the UNHCR mechanism.

van Voorst