A/HRC/4/41 page 98 Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 476. In the past and during the period under review, the Working Group has transmitted 14 cases to the Government. Of those, 4 cases were clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government and 10 cases remain outstanding. Yemen Number of outstanding cases at the beginning of the period under review 90 Cases transmitted to the Government during the period under review Cases sent Cases sent under the under the urgent action standard procedure procedure 0 0 Number of cases on which the Government has replied 90 Cases clarified during the period under review by: Government N/A N/A N/A 14 73 0 Multiple replies on some cases General allegation Prompt intervention letter Working Group request for a visit Number of outstanding cases at the end of the year under review Nongovernmental sources 3 Yes Discontinued cases Number of cases of possible clarification by Government (6-month rule) 73 Government response Government response Government response N/A N/A N/A Information from the Government 477. In communications dated 3 March and 13 October 2006, the Government sent information concerning all 90 outstanding cases. In three cases, the Working Group found that the responses did not contain sufficient information to clarify the fate or whereabouts of the disappeared persons. For 73 cases, the Working Group decided to apply the six-month rule. Over half of these cases involved subjects who reportedly disappeared in 1986. The vast majority of the responses stated that the subject was deceased. Information from sources 478. No information was received from sources regarding outstanding cases. Meetings 479. During the seventy-ninth session, the Working Group met with government representatives to discuss outstanding cases and efforts carried out by the Government to clarify them. Clarifications 480. Based on information previously received from the Government, the Working Group decided to clarify three cases concerning military officers who allegedly disappeared in 1994, following the expiration of the six-month rule (see paragraph 11).