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<p>Decisions over the release of Mr Aamer rest entirely with the United States government.
The British government has made clear to the United States that we want Mr Aamer released
and returned to the UK. The United States government has made clear to us that they
understand our position. The then Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth
Affairs, my right hon. friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague), last raised
Mr Aamer’s case in a letter to US Secretary of State, John Kerry, at the end of last
month.</p><p> </p>
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