The U.S. requests are: Release sick political prisoners.

On 12 July 2010, the Swiss court rejected the U.S. request and released Polanski from custody.

"These preventive arrests were carried out in response to a U.S. request for cooperation in the investigation into the attacks," Mr. Ba Jamal told journalists.

Israel has said it became involved at U.S. request.

"The government has decided that we should accept the U.S. request for assistance," Mr. Hoon told Parliament.

A10 Iran has rebuffed U.S. requests for face-to-face meetings for the last several months, according to Reagan Administration officials.

Fox repeatedly denied Castro's subsequent allegations that he was asked to leave the summit, responding to a U.S. request.

Nevertheless, it was the opinion of Canadian officials that any U.S. request for passage would only bolster Canada's argument for sovereignty should the issue come before an international court.

In response to U.S. requests, the British government supplied some basic biographical information about Moussaoui.