Cuban Govt Statement re Use of Guantanamo for Taliban prisoners Via NY Transfer News * All the News That Doesn't Fit source - "Karen Wald" STATEMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS Taking into consideration that some versions on Cuba's stand regarding the transfer of foreign prisoners to Guantanamo Naval Base have been published, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wish to make clear that the Government of Cuba does not have the necessary grounds yet and therefore, has not taken any stand. Even though it is an area of the Cuban national territory, it is occupied by an American military installation over which our authorities have no jurisdiction at all. This situation has remained for many years without any solution yet. Havana, December 29th, 2001 MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF CUBA ================================================================= NY Transfer News Collective * A Service of Blythe Systems Since 1985 - Information for the Rest of Us 339 Lafayette St., New York, NY 10012 http://www.blythe.org e-mail: nyt@blythe.org ================================================================= nytmid-12.31.01-06:00:26-25083