In the memo, Mr. Pardy expressed his opinion that there was little expectation that the Syrians would respond positively to the request for Mr. Arar’s release as long as the American claims remained unchallenged and unless it was denied that Canadian security and police officials did not want to see Mr. Arar returned to Canada. Tensions between the United States and Syria concerning the American role in Iraq and the Middle East peace plan probably meant that
Dans la note, M. Pardy exprime son opinion qu’il y avait peu d’espoir que les Syriens réagissent de façon positive à la demande de libération de M. Arar tant que les allégations américaines ne sont pas contestées et à moins de nier que les responsables canadiens de la sécurité et de la police ne voulaient pas