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DOS Cable re: Guidance and Talking Points to Foreign Governments Concerning Their Citizens Detained at Guantanamo, June 21, 2002

June 21, 2002 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3591
This State Department cable provides talking points for US mission & Embassy officials discuss with foreign governments the detention of their citizens/nationals at Guantanamo after they were picked-up on the battle field of Afghanistan. The cable addresses the requests of the foreign government(s) to visit and interview their citizens/nationals and cites specific issues pertinent to the visit. The cable states several conditions for visiting Guantanamo such as: “Your Government's access to these detainees is limited to intelligence and/or law enforcement purposes” and then sets dates when a visit can take place. The US “will video tape and sound record the interviews between representatives of your government and the detainee(s); Your government representatives may photograph, video tape, or make sound recordings during interviews only with prior approval of the US Department of Defense; The U.S. Department of Defense must be provided a copy of your government's final report on the visit; copies of all tapes, transcripts, records of conversations, and other information gathered by your representatives at Guantanamo must be provided to the US; and US Department of Defense security or law enforcement personnel will be present at all times during detainee interviews and the senior U.S. representative present may terminate an interview at any time” among other conditions to be met for a visit to take place.
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