State Department cable stating that the U.S. has come to an agreement to return five (5) Guantanamo detainees back to their home country. The agreement includes assurances from the receiving country that the detainees will receive humane treatment; they will be treated in accordance with the Geneva Conventions; they will receive due process of law; and the detainees will not be persecuted once returned home.
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ASSURANCES OF HUMANE TREATMENT IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE THIRD GENEVA CONVENTION OF 1949 AND APPLICABLE INTERNATIONAL LAW,
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