US embassy cable - 04ANKARA4194

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SECOND REQUEST: STATUS OF TURKISH NATIONALS AT GTMO

Identifier: 04ANKARA4194
Wikileaks: View 04ANKARA4194 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Ankara
Created: 2004-07-28 15:46:00
Classification: SECRET
Tags: MOPS PREL AF TU
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

S E C R E T ANKARA 004194 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/SE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/27/2029 
TAGS: MOPS, PREL, AF, TU 
SUBJECT: SECOND REQUEST: STATUS OF TURKISH NATIONALS AT GTMO 
 
REF: A. ANKARA 3732 
     B. STATE 162892 
 
Classified By: CDA Robert Deutsch for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1. (U) This is an action request.  Please see para. three. 
 
2. (S) At their June 27 meeting in Ankara, PM Erdogan raised 
the issue of three Turkish nationals still held at GTMO with 
President Bush.  Ref a requested the Department to provide us 
with an update on the status of the remaining Turks at GTMO, 
including an assessment of when/if they can be expected to be 
released, and the impact of the recent Supreme Court decision 
on their status. 
 
3. (S) Action request: We expect news of the transfer of four 
French citizens from GTMO to French authorities (ref b) will 
renew Turkish public and government speculation on the fate 
of the Turks held there.  Thus we reiterate our request for 
an update. 
DEUTSCH 

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