State Department cable with talking points to address concerns of foreign governments about their citizens being held at Guantanamo. The cable states; 1) These individuals pose a threat to the United States and international peace and security and are being detained on the same basis and under the same status as other detainees held in connection with our military operations.; 2) all detainees are being treated humanely and in accordance with the Geneva Conventions; 3) Representatives from the International Committee of the Red Cross will be given the opportunity to visit with the detainees; 4) Countries of nationality may request through the State Department the opportunity to visit their detainees at Guantanamo Bay for intelligence gathering or law enforcement purposes; and 5) all detainees are being give appropriate food, adequate toiletry items and access to health and sanitary facilities. Detainees will be sent home at the end of the hostilities. The cable is heavily redacted.
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1. (U) This is an action message, see paragraph 2.
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-- On November 23, a U.S. military aircraft arrived atthe U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba carrying a number of Oaed in connection with military
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DATE/CASE ID: 28 DEC 2004 200303827
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and international peace and security and are being detained
on the same basis and under the same status as other
detainees held in connection with our military operations.
For operational and security reasons, we have transported
them to the U.S. Naval Station at Guantanamo Bay.
-- All detainees are being treated humanely.
Representatives from the International Committee of the Red
Cross will be given the opportunity to visit with the
detainees at Guantanamo Bay.
--1 may request
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nationals at Guantanamo Bay for intelligence gathering or
law enforcement purposes, subject to specific guidance as
described in reftel.
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for access to detainees in Guantanamo.
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