In telephone interviews with the Research Directorate, a representative from the Embassy of Guinea in Washington, DC and a representative of the Embassy of Guinea in Paris, France explained that a service passport is issued only to bureaucrats in the public service of the Republic of Guinea (19 July 2004; 12 July 2004). Both representatives indicated that bureaucrats had to be citizens in order to obtain such passports (Embassy of Guinea in Washington 19 July 2004; Embassy of Guinea in Paris 12 July 2004).

In an 8 July 2004 telephone interview, a representative at the Embassy of Guinea in Ottawa reported that he did not know of any situation in which a non-citizen could obtain a passport from the government of the Republic of Guinea (8 July 2004).

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim for refugee protection.

Embassy of Guinea in Ottawa. 8 July 2004. Telephone interview with a representative.

Embassy of Guinea in Paris, France. 12 July 2004. Telephone interview with a representative.

Embassy of Guinea in Washington, DC. 19 July 2004. Telephone interview with a representative.