WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 — The United States will soon release five of the nine British citizens detained at the prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, British and American officials said today.
Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said the five would be released "in the next few weeks." He said the five would face questioning under Britain's Terrorism Act 2000 upon their return but would be "treated fairly and properly."
Discussions on the four others were continuing, Mr. Straw said, but he insisted that they be tried "in accordance with international standards or returned to the U.K.," The Associated Press reported from London.