HUNGARY REFINES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUEST

C O N F I D E N T I A L BUDAPEST 000270 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR S/WCI FOR S COUGHLIN AND JVIBUL-JULES, EUR/ERA WLUCAS, EUR/CE JAMIE LAMORE E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/02/2019 TAGS: PREL PTER PGOV EUN HU SUBJECT: HUNGARY REFINES GUANTANAMO DETAINEE REQUEST REF: BUDAPEST 180 Classified By: Acting P/E Counselor Jon Martinson, reasons 1.4 (b,d) ¶1. (U) This is an action request, see paragraph four. ¶2. (C) In an April 1 meeting with the DCM, MFA Senior State Secretary Marta Fekszi provided a non-paper related to Hungary's request for further information on several Guantanamo detainees. The non-paper states that Hungary is considering the possible acceptance of one or two detainees. While commenting that Hungary is working to facilitate negotiations between the EU and the USG on the issue, the non-paper notes that Hungary will have to take into consideration a common European approach on several aspects of receiving detainees. ¶3. (C) Following the March 3 meeting with the Ambassador and a review of the summary documentation provided on 24 detainees, Hungary now requests that the USG disclose the complete files containing all the personal records available relating to the four Uzbeks, the one Somali and the one Palestinian detainee included in the documents provided on March 3. This current Hungarian request eliminates the one Egyptian detainee included in reftel. Dr. Fekszi said that the GOH is also prepared to interview the detainees at Guantanamo. ¶4. (C) Action request. Post requests the Department's assistance to provide the requested dossiers on the six detainees as soon as possible. A copy of the non-paper has been forwarded to the desk and S/WCI via email. Levine