DOS Press Release asking if the ICRC has access to detainees in Iraq, including detainees at Abu Ghraib. The answer is yes.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Office of the Spokesman For Immediate Release May 5, 2004 2004/497
QUESTION TAKEN AT MAY 5, 2004 DAILY PRESS BRIEFING
International Committee of the Red Cross Access to Detainees Question: Does the ICRC have access to detainees in Iraq? Answer: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has had regular access
to detention facilities in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib. They have had the ability to raise concerns with the Coalition Provisional Authority and the U.S. Government.
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY: FRANK E SCH%IELZER
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DATE/CASE ID: 23 SEP 2004 200303827
DOS-000279
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S/WCI: j. Crock ok PRM: m. Mckinley ok
D: Hefernan ok
P: j. Carpenter ok DOD:wGady ok
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DOS-000280