[BRAND ‘con KIRSTEN E. GILL “meeien Wnited States Senate WASHINGTON, DC 20510-2208 July 19, 2010 ‘The Right Honorable David Cameron MP 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA United Kingdom Dear Prime Minister, We welcome you on your first visit to Washington, D.C. as the Prime Minister. We would greatly appreciate the opportunity to meet with you while you are here, We value the historic and close friendship and alliance between our two countries. Considering our many ties and common interests, we are certain you appreciate the considerable concer that we have that a terrorist convicted for the death of 270 people, most of them our countries’ citizens, continues to live in freedom and comfort eleven months after release because he was judged to be near death The discrepancy in Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s life expectancy has brought back into focus the concems that we and others expressed last year when he was released. We have read the reports of the correspondence between the former British government and the Scottish ‘government with respect to negotiations with the Government of Libya, particularly whether the Prisoner Transfer Agreement (PTA) would include Mr. al-Megrahi. We have also been ismayed to hear [rom @ BP representative that the company actively lobbied the previous government on behalf of the PTA, and media reports suggest BP even tried to address the release of this individual. Considering that you, likewise, raised concerns last year about the release, we hope to have the opportunity to speak to you about this matter, and what we can all do to provide greater transparency into the circumstances surrounding the release, address the injustice, and ensure that a similar mistake is not repeated. We have been advised by Secretary of State Clinton that she has likewise requested your government to review the facts and circumstances leading to the release of al-Megrahi. We believe that doing so is in the best interest of both of our countries and in the service of justice. Again, we respectfully request to meet with you this week while you are in Washington. Sincerely, Nraton- E. AMibrnnde Kirsten F. Gillibrand United States Senator United States SenatorChub SL Charles E. Schumer Ffank R. Lautenberg United States Senator United States Senator