Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07REYKJAVIK92
2007-04-02 10:03:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Reykjavik
Cable title:
ICELAND UNABLE TO TAKE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
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C O N F I D E N T I A L REYKJAVIK 000092
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 UNABLE TO TAKE GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
REFS: A. STATE 37005 B. Reykjavik 82
Classified By: Ambassador Carol van Voorst for reasons 1.4 (b) and
(d).
(C) As Iceland's formal reply to demarche (ref B),MFA's Minister
Counselor Nikulas Hannigan told A/Poloff on March 29 that they do not
have the expertise or the facilities (social or security) to receive
and integrate Guantanamo detainees. Hannigan said Icelandic law
provides only for accepting refugees, and these only as defined by
UNHCR.
van Voorst