DOS Cable re: Secretary Powell's Meeting with Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Diess

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State Department cable synopsizing a meeting between Sec. Powell and Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs Joseph Diess concerning the geneval Conventions application to the Guantanamo detainees.

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Sunday, March 24, 2002
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SUBJECT: SECRETARY'S MARCH 22 MEETING WITH SWISS
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS JOSEPH DEISS

1.
(U) CLASSIFIED BY DEPUTY EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
DEBORAH GRAZE; REASON 1.5 (B) AND (D).

2.
(U) MARCH 22, 2002, 11:40 MONTERREY, MEXICO

3.
(U) PARTICIPANTS:

U.S.:

THE SECRETARY
RICHARD BOUCHER, A/S FOR PUBLIC AFFAIRS
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JOHN NEGROPONTE, U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N.
ALAN LARSON, U/S FOR ECONOMIC, BUSINESS AND
AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS
VICE ADMIRAL WALTER DORAN, JCS
CRAIG KELLY, S STAFF
SHARON WEBER, (NOTETAKER) AMCONGEN MONTERREY

SWITZERLAND:

JOSEPH DEISS, FEDERAL COUNCILOR AND MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS DR. MARCUS KAISER, SWISS AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO BERNARDINO REGAZZONI, DIPLOMATIC COUNSELOR TO THE
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MINISTER MURIEL BERSET KOHEN, DIPLOMATIC PRESS SECRETARY SIMON GEISSBUHLER, NOTETAKER
4. (C) SUMMARY: ON MARCH 22, THE SECRETARY MET WITH SWISS FOREIGN MINISTER JOSEPH DEISS AT DEISS' REQUEST. I B1
THE SECRETARY DESCRIBED HOW THE GENEVA CONVENTION IS BEING APPLIED TO DETAINEES CAPTURED IN AFGHANISTAN. FOREIGN MINISTER DEISS CONCLUDED BY EXTENDING AN . INVITATION TO THE SECRETARY TO VISIT SWITZERLAND. END SUMMARY.

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GENEVA CONVENTION AND DETAINEES

7. (C) DEISS NOTED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN RECENT
ARTICLES IN THE U.S. MEDIA CRITICIZING THE GENEVA
CONVENTION AND THE NEED FOR THE CONVENTION TO BE
REVIEWED. HE SAID THAT THE EXISTING PRINCIPLES OF
THE CONVENTION REMAIN VALID. THE SECRETARY REVIEWED

U.S. THINKING ON THE GENEVA CONVENTION, AL QAIDA AND
THE TALIBAN. HE AGREED THAT THE PRINCIPLES OF THE
CONVENTION REMAIN VALID, BUT ADDED THAT THE NATURE
OF WARFARE HAD CHANGED.' DEISS ENDED THE MEETING
BY INVITING THE SECRETARY TO VISIT SWITZERLAND.

COLIN POWELL

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