» Friday, June 12, 2009Bermuda
Asked about the Prime Minister s response to the Bermudan Government releasing four people from Guantanamo, the PMS said that the Foreign Office had been giving their response and briefing on the latest developments. We had made clear to the Bermudan Government the need for a security assessment in relation to these individuals and we were now helping them to carry that out. Not all the individuals had travel documents and therefore would not be able to travel to the UK. We would decide on further steps as appropriate, but in general we were working with the Bermudan Government to address all the issues that had arisen from this and had made clear that they should have consulted us on this decision. Asked if the Prime Minister or Foreign Secretary had raised objections with the US administration about the way this had been handled, the PMS said that David Miliband had spoken to Secretary Clinton in the last day. The primary responsibility for ensuring that the constitutional requirements were adhered to lay with the Bermudan Government. We had been discussing, and would continue to discuss, issues including Guantanamo Bay with the US administration. Briefing took place at 11:00 | Search for related news Original PMOS briefings are © Crown Copyright. Crown Copyright material is reproduced with the permission of the Controller of HMSO and the Queen's Printer for Scotland. Click-use licence number C02W0004089. Material is reproduced from the original 10 Downing Street source, but may not be the most up-to-date version of the briefings, which might be revised at the original source. Users should check with the original source in case of revisions. Comments are © Copyright contributors. Everything else is © Copyright Downing Street Says. |
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