Email from JoAnn Dolan to Edward R. Cummings, Joshua L. Dorosin and Todd F. Buchwald re: International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) Sees No Humanitarian Crisis

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Ftom: Dolan, JoAnn Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2003 4:21 PM To: Dolan, JoAnn; Cummings, Edward R (Main State); Dorosin, Joshua L; Buchwald, Todd F Subject: RE: FW: (CO) IRAQ: ICRC SEES NO CURRENT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS BUT WARNS OF
SECURITY RISKS; RECEIVES U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON DETAINEE ISSUES
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CONFIDENTIAL Bl, 1.4(D)
TELEGRAM . May 13, 2003

To: SECSTATE WASHDC - IMMEDIATE
Action: NEA
From: USMISSION GENEVA (GENEVA 1562 - IMMEDIATE)
TAGS: PREF, PREL, PHUM, AORC, EAGR, EAID, KUNR, IZ
Captions: None
Subject: IRAQ: ICRC . SEES NO CURRENT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS BUT
WARNS OF SECURITY RISKS; RECEIVES U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON
DETAINEE ISSUES

Ref: None
Classified By: AMBASSADOR KEVIN MOLEY,
FOR REASONS 1.5 B AND D

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2. (SBU) Kellenberger and Amb. Moley had agreed that they
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
would meet following Kellenberger's May 7-8 trip to Baghdad

REVIEW AUTHORITY: HARRY R MELONE
so that Kellenberger privately could share his impressions.

DATE/CASE ID: 07 DEC 2004 200303827
Prior to the meeting with Ambassador Moley, Kellenberger spoke to the press in Baghdad and Geneva. Kellenberger's main press themes were that there is no current humanitarian emergency; that security, the stabilization of civil administration, and the payment of salaries should be

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priorities; and that the coalition forces have rights and responsibilities as the occupying powers. In his press interviews, and in his meeting with the Ambassador, Kellenberger spoke of the shock he had felt upon seeing the vindictive destructiveness behind the looting of Al-Rashad Psychiatric Hospital. Kellenberger recalled that he had discussed with ORHA's Jay Garner the problems faced at that facility, where looters continue to return and pilfer any newly delivered relief supplies. The Ambassador undertook to bring to the attention of appropriate U.S. officials the specific situation with Al-Rashad.
3.(C) Kellenberger developed the three themes above in his meeting with Ambassador Moley./
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A.U:S. REPLY TO ICRC NOTE OF JANUARY 3, 2003 DELIVERED
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(C) Ambassador Moley presented Kellenberger the U.S.
note verbale responding to their note of January 8 which
raised concerns about
detainee access, treatment and notification. Kellenberger
accepted the note and expressed a • •reciation for it and the
dialogue it was •art of.

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(U) Kellenberger made a point of telling the Ambassador that ICRC was highly appreciative of CENTCOM's facilitation of his trip. He recognized that the air route he traveled to Baghdad was still military space and that CENTCOM and specifically RAMC-C had worked hard to enable his plane to fly. He also singled out the military staff at the Baghdad airport, who had been extremely courteous to him and his team.

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(U) Kellenberger had previously planned to travel to Washington the week of May 12. He has now indicated that he can make himself available on any date between May 17 - 26,

in order to try to match schedules with the Secretary and other officials with whom he has requested meetings. This will be Kellenberger's first visit to the U.S. since the Fall of 2001, although he did meet with the Secretary in Davos in February. MOLEY
Additional Addressees: None
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/12/2008 TAGS: PREF, PREL, PHUM, IZ, AORC, EAGR, KUNR, EAID SUBJECT: IRAQ: ICRC SEES NO CURRENT HUMANITARIAN CRISIS BUT WARNS OF SECURITY RISKS; RECEIVES U.S. NOTE VERBALE ON DETAINEE ISSUES
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