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DOS Cable re: Ambassador's Jan. 22 Discussion of Detainees with MFA State Secretary Pleuger
Jan. 24, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4251
State Department cable concerning Ambassador Dan Coats meeting with German Foreign Affairs State Secretary Gunter Pleuger. Mr. Pleuger requested the meeting to discuss the Guantanamo detainees. Mr. Pleuger and later Foreign Minister Fischer stated that "the Guantanamo detainees should be treated in accordance with the Geneva Convention, with consideration for humane treatment, protection of human dignity, protection from violence and access to medical treatment and due process in court." The cable is otherwise heavily redacted.