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Viewing cable 07REYKJAVIK82, ICELAND NON-COMMITTAL ON RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07REYKJAVIK82 2007-03-26 17:05 2011-01-13 05:05 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Reykjavik
VZCZCXYZ0003
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHRK #0082 0851730
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 261730Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY REYKJAVIK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3213
INFO RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 0243
C O N F I D E N T I A L REYKJAVIK 000082 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
State for S/WCI Ambassador Williamson, EUR/PGI Cook and EUR/NB 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2017 
TAGS: PREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC IC
SUBJECT: ICELAND NON-COMMITTAL ON RESETTLEMENT OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEES 
 
REF: STATE 37005; STATE 36991 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Carol van Voorst for reasons 1.4 (b) and 
(d). 
 
1. (C) On March 26 Ambassador discussed resettlement of Guantanamo 
detainees in a meeting with Foreign Minister Valgerdur Sverrisdottir 
and MFA advisor Jorundur Valtysson. Sverrisdottir said she would 
welcome the eventual closing of the detention facility but her 
government would need to study closely the request for detainee 
resettlement.  She will get back to us with a formal reply. 
 
2. (C) Note:  Iceland admits around 25 refugees a year through the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHRC).  The 
government has previously been unwilling to accept a larger number or 
to admit them outside the UNHCR mechanism. 
 
van Voorst