US embassy cable - 04MANAMA1612

C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 001612 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARPI, S/WCI 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/23/2014 
TAGS: PTER, KAWC, PINR, PREL, BA 
SUBJECT: BAHRAINI SECURITY TEAM DATA FOR GUANTANAMO VISIT 
REQUEST 
 
REF: A. MANAMA 1476 
 
     B. MILLER-BERNS E-MAIL OF 9/21/04 
 
Classified by DCM Susan L. Ziadeh for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1.  (C) This is an action message; please see paragraph 3. 
 
2.  (C) Per reftels, the GOB requested approval for a 
security team to visit Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo. 
State agreed to process the request pending receipt of bio 
data for the members of the proposed team.  Post received an 
official note from the MFA dated October 16, 2004 with the 
following information on the members of team: 
 
Name:  Colonel Ali Fadhel Ghanem Al Bouaynain 
Position:  Director of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Interior 
Date/Place of Birth:  10/23/63, Hidd, Bahrain 
Passport Number:  1155155 
Date/Place of Issue:  9/26/01, Bahrain 
 
Name:  Colonel Adel Khalifa Hamad Al Fadhel 
Position:  Director of the Office of Combating Economic 
Crimes, Criminal Investigations and Research Directorate, 
Ministry of Interior 
D/POB:  1960, Manama, Bahrain 
PPT Number:  1410304 
D/POI:  6/5/04, Bahrain 
 
Name:  Major Ahmed Yaqoob Yusuf Zaid 
Position:  Employee, National Security Agency 
D/POB:  1964, Muharraq, Bahrain 
PPT Number:  1303033 
D/POI:  8/4/03 Bahrain. 
 
We note that these officials have visited Guantanamo 
previously.  Post faxed copies of the data pages of their 
passports to NEA/ARPI:Worman. 
 
3.  (C) Action Request:  Post requests that Washington 
agencies move expeditiously to approve the GOB request. 
Please advise. 
 
MONROE