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DOS Cable re: Letter from Secretary Powell Responding to an Inquiry Concerning Guantanamo Bay Detainee
Dec. 5, 2003 | DOS | ACLU-RDI 4412
State Department cable with a letter from Sec. Powell's response to inquiry regarding the welfare of two men detaineed at Guantanamo Bay. The points Sec. Powell makes concerning the proposed trial of any accused held at Guantanamo are: there is a presumption of innocence of the accused; the accused are not required to testify, and no adverse inference may be drawn from a refusal to testify; the proceedings will be open to the public to the maximum extent possible; the accused my present [+] Read Full Description
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