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DOS Cable re: Letter from Ambassador Prosper to UK Member of Parliament Concerning Two UK Citizens Held at Guantanamo

Aug. 11, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4404
State Department cable with a letter from Ambassador Pierre-Richard Prosper on behalf of Sec. Powell. The letter states that the men are being held in accordance with the law of war for illegal enemy combatants, but that they are being treated humanely and in conformity with the Geneva Conventions. As for visiting the men, Amb. Prosper stated that the only visits permitted at this time are by "foreign government officials that are essential to law enforcement objectives or intelligence gathering" purposes.
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