US embassy cable - 05ANKARA1485

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Identifier:	05ANKARA1485
Wikileaks:	View 05ANKARA1485 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Ankara
Created:	2005-03-15 15:50:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	PTER KAWC PINR PREL TU
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

C O N F I D E N T I A L ANKARA 001485 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/14/2010 
TAGS: PTER, KAWC, PINR, PREL, TU 
SUBJECT: INTERAGENCY BRIEFING TEAM ON GUANTANAMO ISSUES 
 
REF: A. STATE 45507 (NOTAL) 
 
     B. STATE 38056 (NOTAL) 
     C. ANKARA 1210 
 
Classified By: DCM Robert S. Deutsch for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
1. (U) This is an action request--please see para. 3. 
 
2. (C) Embassy appreciates DoD's offer to lead an interagency 
team to Ankara to discuss Guantanamo issues with Turkish 
officials.  However, Turkey has only two detainees at 
Guantanamo, and per refs b and c we understand one of these 
will be released imminently.  Moreover, Turkish officials do 
not raise vigorous concerns about treatment of their 
nationals there.  A visit by the interagency team would only 
serve to make Guantanamo a higher-profile issue.  Thus we do 
not believe a visit would be advisable at this time. 
 
3. (SBU) Action request: Turkish officials, the press, and 
members of the public do periodically ask questions about 
Guantanamo, regarding both the conditions there and the legal 
aspects of our policy on detainees.  We therefore would 
appreciate if Washington could provide talking points we can 
use to deal with these queries as needed. 
EDELMAN