Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LISBON530
2009-10-08 09:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Lisbon
Cable title:
UPDATE ON RESETTLEMENT OF TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 000530
SIPDIS
STATE DEPT FOR S/GC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/07/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON RESETTLEMENT OF TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
IN PORTUGAL
Classified By: POL/ECON COUNSELOR RICHARD REITER, FOR 1.4B AND D.
C O N F I D E N T I A L LISBON 000530
SIPDIS
STATE DEPT FOR S/GC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/07/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON RESETTLEMENT OF TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
IN PORTUGAL
Classified By: POL/ECON COUNSELOR RICHARD REITER, FOR 1.4B AND D.
1. (C/NF) On October 7, an official with the Portuguese
Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which is charged with
administering the resettlement of the two Syrians transferred
from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, provided us an
update on their resettlement process.
2. (C/NF) The two individuals (Khantumani and Dokhan) are
currently living in GOP-provided housing in the Lisbon area
and are receiving a GOP living stipend. Their legal status
is provided by a special category visa that prohibits their
leaving Portugal without GOP permission. They are escorted
at all times by agents of Portugal's domestic security
service (SIS) --an arrangement to which they freely agree,
says the SEF official. The SIS escorts both ensure their
safety and facilitate their reintegration process and their
contacts with Portuguese society. They are receiving classes
in Portuguese language and culture. Overall, the Portuguese
report that there have been no significant incidents and the
process is going smoothly.
3. (C/NF) Post notes that since the flurry of local press
reporting during the week of the transfer, the detainee issue
has essentially disappeared from the Portuguese press.
4. (C/NF) Action request: Since his arrival in Portugal,
Mr. Khantumani has been in touch with his attorney, who
reportedly has told him that he would be allowed to contact
his alleged father, Khantumani the elder, who remains in
Guantanamo. Post requests Department guidance in responding
to the query relayed by the Portuguese government on Mr.
Khantumani's behalf, as to whether and how he can contact his
"father" in Guantanamo.
For more reporting from Embassy Lisbon and information about Portugal,
please see our Intelink site:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/portal:port ugal
BALLARD
SIPDIS
STATE DEPT FOR S/GC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/07/2019
TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM PTER MARR PO
SUBJECT: UPDATE ON RESETTLEMENT OF TWO GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
IN PORTUGAL
Classified By: POL/ECON COUNSELOR RICHARD REITER, FOR 1.4B AND D.
1. (C/NF) On October 7, an official with the Portuguese
Immigration and Border Service (SEF),which is charged with
administering the resettlement of the two Syrians transferred
from Guantanamo to Portugal on August 28, provided us an
update on their resettlement process.
2. (C/NF) The two individuals (Khantumani and Dokhan) are
currently living in GOP-provided housing in the Lisbon area
and are receiving a GOP living stipend. Their legal status
is provided by a special category visa that prohibits their
leaving Portugal without GOP permission. They are escorted
at all times by agents of Portugal's domestic security
service (SIS) --an arrangement to which they freely agree,
says the SEF official. The SIS escorts both ensure their
safety and facilitate their reintegration process and their
contacts with Portuguese society. They are receiving classes
in Portuguese language and culture. Overall, the Portuguese
report that there have been no significant incidents and the
process is going smoothly.
3. (C/NF) Post notes that since the flurry of local press
reporting during the week of the transfer, the detainee issue
has essentially disappeared from the Portuguese press.
4. (C/NF) Action request: Since his arrival in Portugal,
Mr. Khantumani has been in touch with his attorney, who
reportedly has told him that he would be allowed to contact
his alleged father, Khantumani the elder, who remains in
Guantanamo. Post requests Department guidance in responding
to the query relayed by the Portuguese government on Mr.
Khantumani's behalf, as to whether and how he can contact his
"father" in Guantanamo.
For more reporting from Embassy Lisbon and information about Portugal,
please see our Intelink site:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/portal:port ugal
BALLARD