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### Viewing cable 09PARIS381, S/WCI OFFICIALS DISCUSS GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES

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09PARIS381 | 2009-03-16 16:04 | 2010-11-30 16:04 | SECRET//NOFORN | Embassy Paris

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    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5776
    INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

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    SS E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 000381

    NOFORN
    SIPDIS

    C O R R E C T E D C O P Y FOR MISSING NOFORN CAPTION

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/15/2019
    TAGS: PREL PGOV PTER PHUM MOPS KAWK KISL KPAO FR
    SUBJECT: S/WCI OFFICIALS DISCUSS GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES
    WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS

    REF: PARIS 264

    PARIS 00000381 001.3 OF 002

    Classified By: Acting POL MC W. William Jordan for reasons 1.4 (B & D).

    ¶1. (S/NF) SUMMARY: France accepted four former Guantanamo Bay
    (GITMO) detainees with claims to immigration status in France
    in July 2004 and an additional three in March 2005. Ministry
    of Interior contact Christophe Chaboud noted that, unlike
    other European countries visited by Washington officials (UK
    and Albania), the majority of detainees repatriated by France
    are still considered a security risk and are treated as such.
    With the exception of the one detainee released without
    prejudice (out of seven detainees repatriated), the French
    intelligence service actively monitors the others and judges
    they have not ceased association with persons tied to
    extremist activities. France is still working to advance the
    detainee issue within the EU and is considering accepting
    detainees (reftel). French MFA DAS-equivalent for security
    affairs Martin Juillard and Laurent Pic of Prime Minister
    Fillon's office stressed that an EU common position would be
    of "clear interest" to the USG, warning that countries might
    attempt to "cherry pick" detainees if a framework were not in
    place. Juillard added that a common approach would also
    create a more fluid process for moving detainees. France
    would appreciate as much information as possible from the USG
    to help push the issue within the EU and in securing French
    public support. Pic noted the mid-March meetings in
    Washington with EU Vice President Jacques Barrot and the
    Czech minister of interior could help to resolve many of
    these issues. END SUMMARY.

    French Approach to Detainee Reintegration
    -----------------------------------------

    ¶2. (S/NF) France accepted four former detainees with claims
    to immigration status in France in July 2004 and an
    additional three in March 2005. In a March 10 meeting with
    Ministry of Interior contacts Christophe Chaboud, Phillippe
    Hanin and Francois Thuillier, and Ministry of Justice
    official Philippe Tran Van, Chaboud noted that, unlike the UK
    and Albania, the majority of detainees repatriated by France
    are still considered a security risk and are treated as such.
    Of the seven detainees originally repatriated, only Mustaq
    Ali Patel was released without prejudice. Chaboud explained
    that Patel was a religious fundamentalist who had been held
    by the Taliban and was not deemed to be a threat. The six
    other former detainees were held in custody and tried. Five
    were convicted and sentenced to prison terms ranging from one
    to one and half years. Chaboud explained that while all six
    of the detainees were considered extremists, only five had
    trained in terrorist training camps. An appeals court
    overturned the conviction of the five on February 24, saying
    the security services who interviewed the defendants at GITMO
    did not have the legal authority to do so. Although the
    court case is ongoing and it is unclear if the reversal will
    stand, the French security services will continue to monitor
    the former detainees regardless of the final outcome of the
    legal battle. The French intelligence service explained that
    they actively monitor the repatriated detainees. Philippe
    Hanin said that France still considers the six former
    detainees a security risk. When pressed, Hanin added that
    the detainee of greatest concern is Brahim Yadel, whose
    history of large wire transfers has worried investigators
    (Yadel was also suspected of plotting to attack the 1998
    football World Cup in France).

    EU Common Position: Still in Process
    -------------------------------------

    ¶3. (S/NF) French MFA DAS-equivalent for security affairs
    Martin Juillard and Laurent Pic of Prime Minister Fillon's
    office clarified the evolving EU approach to a common
    position for accepting Guantanamo detainees. While an EU
    common position has still not been established, France has
    been working with EU partners since January 2009 to formulate
    a position that would take into consideration security
    issues, especially for Schengen countries (reftel). Pic
    noted that previous EU acceptance of Palestinians from the
    Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem (reftel) could serve as a
    useful precedent for granting residency permits within the
    Schengen system. Pic added that the discussions within the
    EU are still quite difficult; the French are looking for ways
    to put in place a procedure for accepting detainees while not
    pressuring countries that are unwilling to resettle them.

    ¶4. (S/NF) Juillard explained that an EU common position would
    be of "clear interest" to the USG to avoid "cherry picking"
    by EU countries willing to accept detainees as well as
    creating a more fluid process for moving detainees. That
    said, Pic noted that there were some EU members --
    unspecified -- still resistant to the idea of accepting
    detainees. For this reason the GOF would appreciate as much

    PARIS 00000381 002.2 OF 002

    information as possible from the USG to help push the issue
    within the EU and to secure French public support. Some of
    the EU debate over a common position, Juillard said, needed
    to focus on forming some procedures to create contingency
    plans when a detainee's first choice of accepting country is
    refused by that country. Perhaps, he suggested, the GOF, EU
    and USG could work together collectively to craft a mechanism
    for other EU countries to help fill the void. Juillard and
    Pic noted that the idea of a clearing house (reftel) as part
    of a common position was intended to provide a data-sharing
    mechanism rather than as a forum for collective
    decision-making, which the French believe would hinder the
    decision-making process.

    Increased Coordination and Additional Issues
    --------------------------------------------

    ¶5. (S/NF) Juillard said the GOF needed to know the status of
    the USG's review process. He noted that since Prime Minister
    Fillon and Foreign Minister Kouchner announced that France
    would consider accepting detainees (reftel), French public
    opinion has continued to sour. France realizes that the
    issue will be a tough sell to the French public, so any help
    the U.S. can provide to assist the GOF with selling the idea
    to the French public would be greatly appreciated. Another
    "sensitive" concern for the French is the possibility of
    extradition of former Guantanamo Bay detainees as well as
    prosecutions and detentions, Juillard said. In addition, the
    French would like to have more information on reintegration
    procedures so that detainees did not resume terrorist
    activities. Such procedures could be legal and financial.
    Before France could consider accepting detainees, the GOF
    would like to interview the detainees in such a way that
    would "not cause" legal problems, Juillard said. Pic said
    France and the EU hope many of these issues will be resolved
    during the mid-March meetings in Washington with EU Vice
    President Jacques Barrot and Czech Minister of Interior
    Langer.

    PEKALA

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