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Facts sheets vedr. status for fangerne på Guantanamo-basen(amfax106af 07.02.02)Under henvisningtil ovenciteredeamfax indsendes vedlagtkopi af to"faet sheets" om statusfor fangemepå GU2:I1tamo-basen.Dolrumenteme er modtaget fra Danmarks" desk officer" i State De-partment, det tillige havde instruktion om at pr. telefon at oplæse enJ:ække punkter, der svarede til indholdet af Det Hvide Hus' pressekonfe-rence den 7. ds.

Eneste rilføjelse til det allerede h;emsendte var, at man efter at have un-derstreget USA's opbakning til Geneve-konvenrionen anførte, at "DS isalso open to discussing with other nations a new insttument conceroingtreattnent of detaineesinconfliets not envisaged in 1949/'Det blev endvidere::fremhævet, at præsident Bush' beslutning ikke harnogen juridisk eller praktisk betydning for personer i den aIDt"rihnskehær, der måtte blive tilfangetaget.P.A.VE.B.

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Faet Sheet: 'White Honse ODStatus ofDetamees at GnantaDamoSays treatment consistent witb principles of Geneva Convention(begin text)THE WHITEHOUSEOfiice ofthe Press SecretaryFebruary 7,2002Fad Sheet.

STATUS OFDETAJNEESATGUANTANAMOUnited States Policy

- The United States is treating andwill continueto tTcatall of the individualsdetainedatGuantanamohumanelyand, to the extentappropriateand consistcntwilli militarynec;essity,in a manna consistent witb.theprinciples ofthc Third Geneva Conventionef 1949.

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has detennined that the Ge.neva.Convention applies to the Talibandetainees, but not to the at-Qaida detainces.

-- AI-Qaida is not a st.ateparty to thc Gc:nevaConvention; it is a foreign terrorist group. Assuch, its members are not entitlcd to POW status.- Although wc never recognized the Tahc3n as the legitimate Afghan govemmcnt.Afghanistan is a party to the Conyention, and the President has detcrmined that theTalibanare covered by the Conventioo. Under the terms ofthe Geneva Convention, howeve-r,theTaliban detainees do not qualify as POWs.

-~Therefore,neither the Talibannor al-Qaidadetaineesare cntitled to P~W status.-. Even though tbe detainees are oot entitled to P~W privi1eges. they will b~ providedmany POW privileges as a matter ofpolicy.

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-- foam slecpingpads and blanketstowels and washcloths-the opportunityto worship.

-- correspondence materials, and the roeans to send mm!

-the ability to receive packages offood and clothing.subject to security screeningThe detaineeswi11 be subjectedto physicalor mentalabllse or cruel trcatment.Thc:notInternationalCommitteeofthe Red Crosshas visitedand will continue to be ablc to visitthe detamcesprivately. The detaineeswillbepermitted tOraise concems abouttheirconditionsand we will attemptto addressthoseconcemsconsistent with security..

Housing.VIe are building faciIitiesin Guantanamomore appropriate for housingthedetaineeson a lang-term basis. Th.edetaineesnow at Guantanamoare beinghoUSadin.temporary'open-airsheltel'suntil these more long-tennfacilities cm be arranged.Theircurrentshelters are rcasonable in light of tbe serioussecurityrisleposed by thesedetaineesand the mild climateaf Cuba.

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Many dctaineesat Guantanamopose a severesecurityrisk to those rc:sponsible guantingforthem and to each other. Same ofthese individua1s emonstratedhow dangerousthey areinduprisings at Mazar..c-Sharifand in Pakistan.ThcUnitcdStates must take into accounttheneed for security in establishing the conditionsfor detentionat Guantanamo.Bac:kgroUnd n Geneva ConvcntioDS. Ihird GenevaConvention af 1949is anoTheinternationaltrcaty dcsigncdto proteet prisonersofwar from inhum:metrcatm.enttfueabands oftheir captorsin con:fIictscoveredby the Convention.It is among fourtreati~concludedin the wake ofWWII to reducethehumansuffering caused by war. ThesefourtreaUesprovide protectionsfor four differentclassesof people: the militarywoundedandsick in land conflicts;the military wounded,sick and sbipwrecked in conflictsat sea.;militarypersons and civilians accompanyingthe armed forces in tbe field who arc capturedand qualifYas prisoners ofwar; and civiliannOD-(;ombatants are intcrnedor othorwisc:whofound in the bands of a party (e.g. in a militaryoccupatjon)during an armedconflict.(end ten)(Distributedby the OfficeofInternational Infomution Programs, U.S. Departrnentaf State.Web sire:http://usinfo.state.gov)ThI:> iS øroduced and malntDlned by the U.S. DepilTtment f State's Office ot Il'1tematlonallnformatlonsiteoPrograms '(~.Unlcsto otl\QrInternet sltes shouldnotbe construI!Øas an endorsemtl1tet the vleW5contalned,the~ln."'cfI; tOI.up"

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Bush Says Geneva Convention AppJies To Taliban, Not al-Qaida(~a11ban still doesn't qualify as pOWs. FleischerBy Merle D. Kellerhals, Jr.Washington ~ile Staff wri~ersays)(460)

washington -- president Bush has determined that the GeDeva Conventionapplies to members ot the Taliban militia, but not to members af theinternational al-Q4ida terrorist network, saY3 White House spokcsmanAd.. Fleiscber."Qnder Article 4 of the Geneva Convention, bowever. Taliban detaineesare not entitled to POW [priso~r of war} status,. Fleischer said

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"To qualifY as POWs unaer Ar~icle ., al.Qai~an~ Taliban detaineeswould have to bave satisfied four co~ditions; they would have to bepart of a military nierarchy, they would have to have worn unitormB orother di~tinctive signs visible at a distance, they would have to havecarried a~s openly, ana ~hey woulå have haa co have ~ondu~ted theirmilitary oper~tions in aecordance with the law& and oustomsof w.r,"

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The Geneva.Conventions set internationalstandardsfortreatment of pri.oners of war. Specifically, Pleisc~to theTreatmentaf Prieonersc:onventiOIl(III)Relative12, 1949, and enteredinto force O~tober 21, 1950.

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Talibanand al-Qaida detainees in Guantanamo Bay humane ly andconsistent witn che principles of the Geneva Convention. They wil1to receive threeappropriatemeals a day, excellentmedicaIcontinuecare, clotbinSI sbe1ter, showers, and tbe opportunity to worship. TheInte~tionalCommitteeetthe ~ea ~oss can visit each detainee

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-Bush Says Geneva ConventioD Applies To Taliban, Not al-Qaida

"In thit'war, s-lobal terroriBtstranscendnational boundaries atlditlternationally target the innocent. The presidetlt nas maintained theUnitea State8' commitm~nt to the principleøef ~he GenavaConvention,while reccgn~%ing that the convention simply does not cover everysituation in whicnpeoplemay he captureder detained by militaryforces, aS we see in Afghanistan today,Pleischer\.said.

the Ubited States is detaining 186 msmbers øf the ralib4DCurrently.mi~itia and al-Qaida terroriø~ g~oup at camp X-ray at the GuantanamoNava~ Base in ~a.(The waøhington File-is a preduct ef the office ef InternationalInformationProsrat'!\$,U.s.Departmentaf State.web site';http://usinfo.state.gov)

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