IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Filing 964

NOTICE Of Transfer Of Petitioner Al Hawary (ISN 1016) by GEORGE W. BUSH, DONALD RUMSFELD, JAY HOOD, MIKE BUMGARNER (Warden, Andrew)

IN RE: GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEE LITIGATION

Doc. 964

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________________________ ) IN RE: ) ) Misc. No. 08-442 (TFH) GUANTANAMO BAY ) DETAINEE LITIGATION ) ____________________________________) Civil Action No. 05-CV-2385 (RMU) NOTICE OF TRANSFER OF PETITIONER AND WITHDRAWAL OF REQUEST FOR DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION AS PROTECTED INFORMATION Respondents hereby provide notice that the United States has relinquished custody of petitioner Abbar Sufian al Hawary (ISN 1016) and transferred him to the control of the Government of Algeria. Accordingly, the transfer having taken place, respondents hereby withdraw their request to have the Notice Pursuant to the Court's July 10, 2008 Order (filed under seal on August 29, 2008) treated as protected information.1

Dated: November 10, 2008

Respectfully submitted, GREGORY G. KATSAS Assistant Attorney General JOHN C. O'QUINN Deputy Assistant Attorney General /s/ Andrew I. Warden JOSEPH H. HUNT (D.C. Bar No. 431134) VINCENT M. GARVEY (D.C. Bar No. 127191) JUDRY L. SUBAR (D.C. Bar 347518)

Consistent with this withdrawal, respondents have no objection to the Notice and petitioner's "Response To Notice Of Transfer" (filed under seal on September 18, 2008) being unsealed and placed on the public record.

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TERRY M. HENRY ANDREW I. WARDEN (IN Bar No. 23840-49) Attorneys United States Department of Justice Civil Division, Federal Programs Branch 20 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20530 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] Attorneys for Respondents

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