US embassy cable - 04SANAA2003

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YEMEN: ROYG NOTIFIED OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW

Identifier: 04SANAA2003
Wikileaks: View 04SANAA2003 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Sanaa
Created: 2004-08-18 13:52:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: KAWC PINR PREL PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
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.

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 002003 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/18/2014 
TAGS: KAWC, PINR, PREL, PTER, YM, COUNTER TERRORISM 
SUBJECT: YEMEN: ROYG NOTIFIED OF FINAL DISPOSITION OF 
COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW 
 
REF: STATE 175727 
 
Classified By: DCM Nabeel Khoury; reasons 1.5 (b), (d). 
 
1. (C) Pol/Econ Chief notified Deputy Director of the Yemeni 
National Security Bureau Ammar Saleh of the enemy combatant 
determination of Yemeni national Mahdi, Fawaz Na'aman Homoud 
Abdullah.  Saleh expressed concern should the detainees 
nationality become a press item, saying, "Obviously we do not 
want this to be high profile -- there are 106 Yemenis in 
Guantanamo, if I get a notification like this on each one in 
turn people on the street will think all Yemenis are 
terrorists."  Pol/Econ Chief assured Saleh that the USG does 
not intend to disclose the identities of individuals 
determined to be enemy combatants unless they appeal the 
ruling. 
2. (U) MFA will be informed separately when Ambassador meets 
with FM Qirbi. 
KRAJESKI 

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