State Department cable with talking points concerning non-Afghani detainees picked-up on the battlefield of Afghanistan. The cable describes how the US intends to treat the legal status and prosecution of the detainees and appears to give direction to DOS personnel on discussing with other governments how their citizens could be sent to their home country to face justice for their terrorist activities. It implies that if the home country can prosecute their own citizens that that would be acceptable to the US.
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,uba carrying a number of individuals detained in relation
44o military operations in Afghanistan. These included
4F(number) national(s) of your country. The USG does not
Nt• intend to make names of the individuals being detained at
SATESCRI. Guantanamo Bay public at this time.
-- These individuals pose a threat to the United States and
international peace and security. For operational and
security reasons, we have transported them to the U.S.
Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay.
-- All detainees will be treated humanely.
-- The United States is evaluating the possibility of
prosecuting these detainees in a U.S. forum.
-- we are also evaluating the possibility of returning
certain individuals to their country of nationality for
further legal action. Before making any decisions,
however, we seek additional information.
-- If you have information concerning these detainees, and
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especially information concerning any criminal conduct (including violations of the laws of war) that they are alleged to have committed, we would appreciate receiving that information through the law enforcement liaison at our embassy.
-- We would hope that you would be able to prosecute
vigorously all of your nationals who have aided al-Qaida
terrorists.
-- Do you have any information from your own sources that
connects these persons with al-Qaida or the Taliban?
-- Are there any charges pending agaiNst these persons in
your country? If so, what are those charges and against
whom have they been brought?
114 -- Would these persons be subject to prosecution in your country, and if so, for what crimes? For crimes committed inside your country? For crimes committed outside, including for acts related to the AfgHan conflict or terrorist acts?
What types of punishments are available under your law
for offenses that have been or might be brought against
these persons in your country?
If pressed:
N -- We are studying the issue of allowing foreign
governments access to detainees in Guantanamo Bay.
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(C) The most pressing matter at hand is ensuring that those
who pose or might pose a continuing threat to the United
States remain securely detained. Currently we are holding
over! land at Guantanamo Bay.
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Qaida and notable Taliban members could be undertaken by
three parties: the United States, the respective
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maietain our rlexiniiity or action in all scenarios.
(C)
In coming weeks we will make further transfers of
detained al-Qaida, senior Taliban officials and others who
we believe pose a threat.
(C)
We will make determinations at a later date concerning
detainees who may be subject to U.S. prosecution. We will
also examine the possibility of other states undertaking
prosecutions.
(C)
The issue of access to detainees Is still being
studied.
6. (U) Please slug responses for S/WCI, L,
DOD/OGC:Davidson, DOD/OSD/SOLIC:HolliS, and NSC
Legal:Bellinger.
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/14/07
TAGS: PTER, PREL, KAWC
SUBJECT: JANUARY 14 TRANSFER OF DETAINNEES
REF: STATE 6135
Classified by Ambassador Pierre-RicharD Prosper for reasons
1.5 (b)(d).
1.
(U) This is an action message.
2.
(C) Addressee posts (not/not including Havana) are
requested to inform host governments at the earliest
opportunity of information related to the transfer of their
national(s)I Ito U.S facilities in
Guantanamo Bay. Personal information on detainees in
paragraph 4 may be shared with host government. Please do
not share details on nationals from third countries with
host government. Please use talking points in paragraph 3.
3.
(U) Talking Points
-- At mid-afternoon local time January 14, a U.S. military
aircraft arrived at the U.S. Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay,
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