US embassy cable - 05COLOMBO358

S E C R E T COLOMBO 000358 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR SA, SA/INS AND S/WCI 
SECDEF FOR SOL/LIC ASD OICONNELL 
NSC FOR DORMANDY 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/15/2015 
TAGS: PTER, KAWC, PREL, PINS, MV, Maldives 
SUBJECT: MALDIVES CLARIFIES POSITION ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEE 
IBRAHIM FOWZY 
 
REF: (A) COLOMBO 291 AND PREVIOUS 
 
Classified By: AMBASSADOR JEFFREY J. LUNSTEAD FOR REASON 1.5 (D). 
 
 1.   (S)  Maldivian Foreign Ministry Permanent 
Secretary Zakariyyah called DCM February 15 to 
 
SIPDIS 
advise that, after the DCM's February 3 
conversation with the Maldivian Attorney 
General, the GoRM had further considered its 
position on the return of Maldivian Guantanamo 
detainee Ibrahim Fowzy, in particular what the 
GoRM would be willing to do once Mr. Fowzy was 
back in Maldives.  Zakariyyah advised that a 
diplomatic note on the subject has just been 
faxed to the Embassy, the text of which follows. 
 
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Reference No. (C2)-EA-US/B/05/06 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic 
of Maldives presents its compliments to the 
Embassy of the United States of America to the 
Republic of Maldives and with reference to the 
Embassy's Note No. 097 dated 13 December 2004 
regarding Mr. Ibrahim Fauzee who is currently in 
detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has the 
honour to state as follows: 
 
Following the release of Mr. Ibrahim Fauzee from 
US military detention in Guantanamo Bay and upon 
his return to the Maldives, the Government of 
Maldives undertakes to treat him humanely in 
accordance with the laws, and its international 
obligations. 
 
The Government of Maldives further undertakes to 
assume the responsibility to ensure that 
information on Mr. Fauzee, are entered into 
relevant national and international watch lists 
and to apply every measure consistent with its 
laws to keep him under surveillance, to monitor 
his movements, and if necessary and appropriate, 
to restrict them, in order to prevent him from 
actively engaging in terrorism related 
activities or associating himself with terrorist 
organizations. 
 
The Government of Maldives also undertakes to 
reciprocally share with the United States 
appropriate information on Mr. Fauzee, and 
intelligence relevant to the general purpose 
for, and shared interest in, fighting against 
global terrorism; extending its full cooperation 
to the United States in this vital area. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic 
of Maldives avails itself of this opportunity to 
renew to the Embassy of the United States of 
America to the Republic of Maldives the 
assurances of its highest consideration. 
 
Male, 15 February 2005 
 
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2.  (S)  Comment:  We think this further 
strengthens what we already found to be a 
reasonable Maldivian position on how it would 
treat Mr. Fowzy.  Please advise soonest so that 
this matter may be brought to a close. 
LUNSTEAD