US embassy cable - 04MANAMA1476

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001476 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI AND S/WCI: AMBASSADOR PROSPER 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/26/2014 
TAGS: PTER, KAWC, PINR, PREL, BA 
SUBJECT: BAHRAIN:  COMBATANT STATUS REVIEW TRIBUNAL REQUEST 
FOR ASSISTANCE 
 
REF: A. STATE 203875 
     B. MILLER-BERNS E-MAIL OF 9/21/04 
     C. MANAMA 1360 
 
Classified by Ambassador William T. Monroe for reasons 1.4 
(b) and (d). 
 
1.  (C) This is an action request; please see para 3. 
 
2.  (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A combatant status review 
tribunal request for assistance September 22 to Minister of 
State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Abdul Ghaffar.  Abdul 
Ghaffar said that he would initiate action to try to locate 
the individual in question, but asked for clarification on 
what exactly was expected to happen.  He wondered how and 
where the testimony would be taken. 
 
3.  (C) Action Request:  Post requests further guidance on 
the precise logistics of taking testimony for this case.  We 
expect the GOB to defer a formal response until we spell out 
the details of the testimony process. 
 
4.  (C) Ambassador also raised Ref B request for the GOB to 
provide biographic information for the members of the 
proposed security team to visit Bahraini detainees at 
Guantanamo (Ref C).  In response to Abdul Ghaffar's question, 
the Ambassador passed diplomatic note number 349 to the 
Minister September 26 requesting each team member's name, 
date/place of birth, position title, and passport date/place 
of issuance.  Post will pass this information to State upon 
receipt. 
 
MONROE