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DOS Cable re: Ambassador Prosper's Stockholm Consultations

Mar. 28, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4357
State Department cable detailing Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper's meeting with senior Swedish officials, parliamentarians, the press and legal experts concerning the U.S. detention of terror suspects and the label "Illegal Combatant" in order to avoid Geneva Convention status for the detainees. Amb. Prosper defended the U.S. detention policies against criticism from Swedish officials, and made the point that the terms was well known and previously used. The U.S. is evaluating the detention status and will treat the detainees in accordance with Geneva Convention principles, but not afford them POW status. The cable is heavily redacted.
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