Email from Jeremy Caddel concerning talking points for the Email from Jeremy D. Caddel to Eric K. Fisher, Jeffrey J. Hawkins and Others re: Talking Points for International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC). The talking points include: Doab Prison had been used for detainees, but that practice has been discontinued; Certain individuals have been moved to Bagram AFB; The United States wishes to emphasize that we are still engaged in active hostilities in Afghanistan; and The health and welfare of enemy combatants captured by the United States in coalition operations is monitored by U.S. personnel to ensure individuals recieve necessary medical care and are treated in accordance with applicable law.
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Having reviewed the issues raised in the 6 January note verbale,
the United States takes this opportunity to advise the ICRC of
the following:
•
In connection with coalition operations, on occasion,
certain detainees were temporarily housed at Doab Prison.
The United States did not have in place a policy or
directive precluding ICRC access to those detainees. For
security reasons, the practice of using the facilities at
Doab Prison for coalition purposes has been discontinued,
and detainees captured in these coalition operations will no
longer be even temporarily housed in that facility.
•
While some individuals noted in Annex 1 of the note verbale
are unknown to the USG, the United States has taken steps to
move the following individuals to the Bagram Detention
Center: I
IICRC representatives may have access to them at
Bagram, on the same basis as it has access to other
B6,B7(A),B7(C)
detainees held there.
• The United States wishes to emphasize that we are still
engaged in active hostilities in Afghanistan. Coalition
operations, therefore, may continue to result in the
detention of individuals who participate in hostilities or
provide material support to those who do. It is not always
timely or desirable to transfer those captured immediately
to the Bagram Detention Center. Enemy combatants who should
be detained by the United States are transferred to the
Bagram facility. Others may pose a threat to the Afghan
government, who may wish to detain them under their own
authorities. Still others may be released
• The health and welfare of enemy combatants captured by the
United States in coalition operations is monitored by US
personnel to ensure individuals receive necessary medical
care and are treated in accordance with applicable law,
Including United States obligations under the UN Convention
Against Torture. US personnel are required to report all
allegations of torture or other unlawful practices to the
pertinent US authorities and all credible allegations are
investigated accordingly. This is true also with respect to
the allegations reported in the note verbale.
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REVIEW AUTHORITY: SHARON E AHMAD
DATE/CASE ID: 29 NOV 2004 200303827
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Caddel, Jeremy D
From:. Caddel, Jeremy D
Sent:. Friday, May 14, 2004 6:13 PM
To:. Fisher, Eric K(Kabul); Hawkins, Jeffrey J(Kabul); Lynch, Thomas F(Kabul); McGraw, Dick X (Kabul) Cc:. Haslach, Patricia M; Taylor, William B; Caddel, Jeremy D
Subject:. TPs for ICRC RELEASED IN PART
Importance:. High B6, B7(A), B7(C)
All,
The following unclassified talking points are the ones provided to Amb. Prosper for his use in Geneva.
Having reviewed the issues raised in the 6 January note verbale, the United States takes this opportunity to advise the ICRC of the following:
•
In connection with coalition operations, on occasion, certain detainees were temporarily housed at Doab Prison. The United States did not have in place a policy or directive precluding !CRC access to those detainees. For security reasons, the p[reactice of using facilities at Doab Prison for coalition purposes has been discontinued and detainees captured in these coalition operations will no longer be even temporarily housed in that facility.
•
While some individuals noted in Annex 1 of the note verbale are unknown to the USG, the United States has taken ste s to move the followin • individuals to the Ba • ram Detention Center:
ICRC representatives may have access to them at Bagram, on the same basis as it has access to other detainees held there. B6, B7(A), B7(C)
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The United States wishes to emphasize that we are still engaged in active hostilities in Afghanistan. Coalition operations, therefore, may continue to result in the detention of individuals who participate in hostilities or provide material support to those who do. It is not always timely or desirable to transfer those captured immediately to the Bagram Detention Center. Enemy combatants who should be detained by the United States are transferred to the Bagram facility. Others may pose a threat to the Afghan government, who may wish to detain them under their own authorities. Still others may be released.
•
The health and welfare of enemy combatants captured by the United States in coalition operations is monitored by US personnel to ensure individuals recieve necessary medical care and are treated in accordance with applicable law, including United States obligations under the UN Convention Against Torture. US personnel are required to report all allegations of torture or other unlawful practices to the pertinent US authorities and all credible allegations are investigated accordingly. This is true also with respect to the allegations reported in the note verbale.
This is all I've been given on this issue, so Ws Post's call on whether this is enough to proceed with a meeting with
Wettach. Amb. Khalilzad has been in touch with Amb. Prosper directly and may know more.
Jeremy Caddel
Office for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SA/AR)
U.S. Department of State
(202) 647-5052
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DATE/CASE ID: 29 NOV 2004 200303827
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