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PPP 2016, Book2, Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Barack Obama (2016-2017, Book II); Letter to Congressional Leaders on the Detention Facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba</searchTitle>
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<accessId>PPP-2016-book2-doc-pg1729</accessId>
<sequenceNumber>310</sequenceNumber>
<eventDate>2017-01-19</eventDate>
<notes>Note: Identical letters were sent to Paul D. Ryan, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Orrin G. Hatch, President pro tempore of the Senate. The Office of the Press Secretary released a report, "Obama Administration Efforts To Close the Guantanamo Bay Detention Facility," with this letter. An original was not available for verification of the content of the letter. </notes>
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<level1>Cuba</level1>
<level2>Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base</level2>
<level3>Closure of detention facilities</level3>
...</subject>
<subject>
<level1>Terrorism</level1>
<level2>Counterterrorism efforts</level2>
...</subject>
<subject>
<level1>Terrorism</level1>
<level2>Transfer of detainees at Guantanamo Bay</level2>
...</subject>
<subject>
<level1>Defense, Department of</level1>
<level2>Secretary</level2>
...</subject>
<subject>
<level1>Terrorism</level1>
<level2>Counterterrorism efforts</level2>
...</subject>
<subject>
<level1>Cuba</level1>
<level2>Guantanamo Bay, U.S. Naval Base</level2>
<level3>Closure of detention facilities</level3>
...</subject>