A/HRC/7/2 page 54 Morocco Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 97 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent under Cases sent under the urgent action the standard procedure procedure 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 14 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government Non-governmental sources 0 34 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit N/A N/A N/A N/A 0 Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review 63 Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 7 Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A N/A Information from the Government 225. The Working Group received five replies from the Government of Morocco, dated 25 and 29 December 2006, 29 January, 7 February and 15 June 2007. In its communication dated 25 December 2007, the Government expressed its commitment to settle the cases of missing persons, the efforts made to elucidate these cases, as well as the difficulties encountered in this process. 226. In the communication dated 29 January 2007, the Government stated that two disappeared men had been handed over to Algerian authorities. In a communication dated 15 June 2007, the Government stated that five victims had reportedly died. The Working Group decided that, in these seven cases, the replies could constitute clarifications, provided the source did not raise an objection within six months. In another case, where a death certificate has not been issued, the response was not considered sufficient to constitute a clarification. 227. At the request of the Government, seven cases were reconsidered. The Working Group decided that the responses were not considered sufficient to constitute a clarification. Information from sources 228. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Clarifications 229. Based on information received from the Government, the Working Group decided to clarify 34 cases following the expiration of the six-month rule. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 230. In previous years and during the year under review, the Working Group has transmitted 248 cases to the Government; of those, 46 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the source, 139 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, and 63 cases remain outstanding.