Emails between JoAnn J. Dolan, William H. Taft, IV, James H. Thessin, and others re: Hiding detainees from the International Committee of the Red Cross

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Emails discuss a visit by an unknown individual and a Baltimore Sun article entitled "Pentagon Says It's Hiding No One From Red Cross."
The more recent email is redacted. The news article reports that the Pentagon denies hiding imprisoned terrorist suspects from the International Committee of the Red Cross.
[News article is included in part].

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Email
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Friday, July 16, 2004
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https://www.thetorturedatabase.org/node/6446
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Wednesday, December 29, 2004
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UNCLASSIFIED
(41. RELEASED IN PAO-U(1f)
Tillery, Monica J
131, 1 .4(D), B5
From: Dolan, JoAnn Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 6:56 PM To: Taft IV, William H; Thessin, James H; Cummings, Edward R (Main State) Cc: Solomon, Steven A; Cummings, Edward X - Geneva; Dorosin, Joshua L Subject: RE: ICRC
Bl, B5
Will/Jim/Ed: Rich Greene called to report visit this afternoon by
_ . . . . •
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE
----Original Message--
TCLASSIFIED BY DEPT. OF STATE, L. R. LOHMAN, DAS, A/RPS
From: Dolan, JoAnn
TREVIEW AUTHORITY: SHARON E AHMAD
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:20 PM To:TTaft IV, William H CLASSIFICATION: CONFIDENTIAL REASON: 1.4(D) Subject FW: ICRC DECLASSIFY AFTER: 16 JUL 2014 DATE/CASE ID: 21 DEC 2004 200303827
Curious.
—Original Message— From:TMalionek, Tom V Sent:TThursday, July 15, 2004 1:28 PM To:TAnder, Lois L; Blanck Jr, John I; Cook, Daphne W; Dalton, Robert E; Dennis, Michael J; Dolan, JoAnn; Haines, Avril 0; Ingber,
Rebecca M; Legal-L-HRR-dl; Peay, T Michael Subject:TICRC
UNCLASSIFIED per E.O. 12958
Baltimore Sun, July 15, 2004

Pentagon Says It's Hiding No One From Red Cross
WASHINGTON - The Pentagon denied yesterday that it is hiding any imprisoned terrorism suspects from. the International Committee of the Red Cross. A Defense Department spokesman would not comment on whether other U.S. agencies might be doing so.
"I can say that ICRC has access to all detainee operations under our control," said Larry Di Rita, chief spokesman for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. "Beyond that, I'm just not prepared to discuss it."
The CIA has declined to comment on whether it might be holding terrorism suspects at foreign locations. On
UNCLASSIFIED DOS-001741
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