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| ACLU-RDI 3675
This letter from Amb. Prosper to Helmut Hausle is in response to a letter Mr. Hausle sent to Sec. of State Powell concerning the status and treatment of detainees at Guantanamo. Amb. Prosper states that "The United States and its Coalition ...
Dec. 02, 2004
Letter
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Dr. Helmut Hausle
Pierre-Richard Prosper, George W. Bush, Colin L. Powell
Feb. 13, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3596
State Department Q & A session with the foreign press re: foreign nationals held at Guantanamo. This is a transcript of the press conference and covers the detention of the Guantanamo detainees, including their demographic information and the ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Other
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Pierre-Richard Prosper
June 25, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3623
Note states that UK Parliament will issue a report on detainees in Afghanistan, Guantanamo and Iraq, discussing the participation of British intelligence and military officers in interrogations. The report will note that interviews with UK ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Notes
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Pierre-Richard Prosper, William Howard Taft, IV, Joseph A. Ereli, Beth Jones, Frank E. Schmelzer , Tony Blair
Environmental manipulation, Hooding/Goggling
Dec. 12, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3638
Letter from DOS in response to the recipient's previous letter expressing concern over the US' treatment of juvenile detainees. The letter from Pierre-Richard Prosper states that the "the United States . . . is treating young enemy combatants in ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Letter
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Feb. 23, 2004 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 3640
This is a letter from Pierre-Richard Prosper, Ambassador-At-Large for War Crimes Issues, to Tausif Paracha regarding the Treatment of detainees in Afghanistan. In the letter Amb. Prosper states: Let me assure you... President Bush has affirmed on ...
Nov. 23, 2004
Letter
Pierre-Richard Prosper
Tausif Paracha
George W. Bush, Pierre-Richard Prosper, Colin L. Powell
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