Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07WARSAW764
2007-03-30 06:46:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Warsaw
Cable title:
POLES PONDER ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
VZCZCXRO9633 PP RUEHDBU RUEHFL RUEHKW RUEHLA RUEHROV RUEHSR DE RUEHWR #0764 0890646 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 300646Z MAR 07 FM AMEMBASSY WARSAW TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3787 INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 000764
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/WCI SAM MUBANGU OR CATHY HARMS
STATE EUR/PGI FOR ALAIN NORMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/28/2017
TAGS: PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG PL
SUBJECT: POLES PONDER ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
REF: SECSTATE 36991
Classified By: DCM Kenneth M. Hillas for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 000764
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/WCI SAM MUBANGU OR CATHY HARMS
STATE EUR/PGI FOR ALAIN NORMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/28/2017
TAGS: PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG PL
SUBJECT: POLES PONDER ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
REF: SECSTATE 36991
Classified By: DCM Kenneth M. Hillas for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) Witold Waszczykowski, Under Secretary of State Polish
MFA, indicated that Poland may be prepared to consider
accepting Guantanamo detainees in response to DCM delivery of
reftel demarche on March 28. Waszczykowski asked how many
detainees we might want Poland to take and when. Without
making any commitments, he requested a list of available
nationalities, which post is in the process of forwarding.
Waszczykowski said he would be back in touch with us after
internal Polish deliberations.
2. (C) We also reviewed with Waszczykowski the Polish
response to our previous request to accept Cuban refugees
(not detainees) from Guantanamo. Poland declined on the
grounds that would-be "refugees" had to be in Poland to make
their application. Waszczykowski offered to look into the
matter and determine if there were legal hurdles with regard
to accepting detainees. In response to Waszczykowski,s
question, DCM gave assurances that the released detainees
were no longer considered by the US authorities to pose a
terrorist threat.
ASHE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/WCI SAM MUBANGU OR CATHY HARMS
STATE EUR/PGI FOR ALAIN NORMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/28/2017
TAGS: PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG PL
SUBJECT: POLES PONDER ACCEPTING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
REF: SECSTATE 36991
Classified By: DCM Kenneth M. Hillas for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) Witold Waszczykowski, Under Secretary of State Polish
MFA, indicated that Poland may be prepared to consider
accepting Guantanamo detainees in response to DCM delivery of
reftel demarche on March 28. Waszczykowski asked how many
detainees we might want Poland to take and when. Without
making any commitments, he requested a list of available
nationalities, which post is in the process of forwarding.
Waszczykowski said he would be back in touch with us after
internal Polish deliberations.
2. (C) We also reviewed with Waszczykowski the Polish
response to our previous request to accept Cuban refugees
(not detainees) from Guantanamo. Poland declined on the
grounds that would-be "refugees" had to be in Poland to make
their application. Waszczykowski offered to look into the
matter and determine if there were legal hurdles with regard
to accepting detainees. In response to Waszczykowski,s
question, DCM gave assurances that the released detainees
were no longer considered by the US authorities to pose a
terrorist threat.
ASHE