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Viewing cable 06BERLIN3555, BUNDESTAG SENDS REQUEST FOR VIDEOS OF QUESTIONING

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06BERLIN3555 2006-12-20 17:39 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Berlin
VZCZCXRO0313
OO RUEHAG RUEHDF RUEHLZ
DE RUEHRL #3555 3541739
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 201739Z DEC 06
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6486
RUEAWJC/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHDC IMMEDIATE
INFO RUCNFRG/FRG COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS BERLIN 003555 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KJUS PTER KLIG PGOV GM
SUBJECT: BUNDESTAG SENDS REQUEST FOR VIDEOS OF QUESTIONING 
OF GUANTANAMO DETAINEE 
 
 
1. (U) This cable contains an Action Request.  Please see 
para 4. 
 
2. (SBU) On December 19, Post received the following letter 
addressed to Ambassador Timken from Siegfried Kauder, 
Chairman of the Bundestag Investigating Committee looking 
into allegations of renditions and the activities of the 
German intelligence services related to the war in Iraq.  The 
letter is in German with an English translation supplied by 
the Bundestag. 
 
3. (SBU) Begin Text of the Bundestag's Courtesy English 
Translation: 
 
Dear Mr. Ambassador: 
 
On 7 April 2006, the German Bundestag adopted a resolution 
establishing the 1st Committee of Inquiry of the 16th 
electoral term.  Under the mandate established by Parliament, 
the Committee is to clarify still unresolved questions, make 
assessments and draw the necessary conclusions in connection 
with a report presented by the German Federal Government "on 
events relating to the Iraq War and combating international 
terrorism". 
 
Please refer to enclosure 1 for details of the Committee of 
Inquiry's mandate. 
 
At its meeting on 14 December 2006, the Committee of Inquiry 
decided to cordially request the Government of the United 
States of America to support the parliamentary work of the 
Committee. 
 
On behalf of the members of the Committee, I would like to 
express the hope that you will find yourself able to provide 
information of importance for the Committee of Inquiry 
fulfilling its mandate. 
 
In line with the Committee's Decision to take Evidence, which 
I also enclose for your information (Decision to take 
Evidence 16-219, enclosure 2), we request your assistance 
regarding the questioning of Murat Kurnaz by German officials 
in Guantanamo. 
 
The Committee would be grateful if the Government of the 
United States of America were prepared to send the specified 
video recordings. 
 
I would like to thank you for your readiness to receive and 
examine the requests of the German Bundestag. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Siegfried Kauder 
Chairman of the 1st Committee of Inquiry 
 
End Text of the Bundestag's Courtesy English Translation. 
 
4. (U) Action Request: Post requests guidance on how to 
respond to the letter.  Note: Embassy's Econ/Global affairs 
section is emailing the enclosures regarding the committee's 
mandate and the decision to take evidence to L/LEI and 
EUR/AGS.  End Note. 
KOENIG