This is a State department Talking points and press guidance memo concerning the legal basis for the U.S. holding detainees at Guantanamo. The talking points highlight that the detainees are "enemy Combatants" and not Prisoners of War (POWs) and as such the customary law of armed conflict gives the U.S. the right to detain these combatants at least until the conclusion of hostilities. Finally the memo states that the detainees are being treated humanely and in a manner consistent with the Geneva Conventions.