Letter to the Parliamentary Relations
and Devolution Team, Foreign and Commonweath Office from the Clerk
of the Committee
As you know, during its recent visit to Washington
DC the Committee discussed with US interlocutors the possibility
of a visit to the US detention facility at Guantánamo Bay.
The Committee deliberated further on this matter
yesterday and asked me to request your assistance in making the
arrangements for such a visit. We are open-minded on questions
such as timing and the Committee is willing to be flexible in
the interests of achieving a worthwhile visit. I will be happy
to provide any further information you or the US authorities may
require.
Steve PriestleyClerk of
the Committee
30 March 2006
Letter to the Clerk of the Committee from
the Parliamentary Relations and Devolution Team, Foreign and Commonweath
Office
Thank you for your letter of 30 March. My apologies
for the delay in replying.
We would be happy to assist in making arrangements
for a visit by the Committee to the US detention facility at Guantanamo
Bay. The Embassy in Washington has raised this with the State
Department and the Department of Defense. As you would expect,
agreeing the specific details of any visit will require further
discussion with the US authorities. We will be in touch as soon
as we have more information on this.
Chris Stanton
Parliamentary Relations and Devolution Team
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
19 April 2006
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