A/HRC/13/31 General allegation N/A Government response N/A Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit N/A Government response N/A Standard cases 362. The Working Group transmitted 19 newly-reported cases to the Government. They occurred between 1956 and 2005. Information from the Government 363. The Government transmitted three communications dated 30 January, 15 May and 2 October 2009. 364. In the first communication information was provided on eight cases. On one case, the Working Group decided to apply the six-month rule at its eighty-eighth session. On two cases, the Working Group sent the information to sources for possible closure. On the other five cases, the information was considered insufficient to clarify them. 365. In the second and third communications, the Government provided information regarding 24 and 20 cases, respectively. These communications could not be translated in time for inclusion in the present report. Meetings 366. The Government of Morocco met with the Working Group at its eighty-seventh session to discuss developments connected to the outstanding cases. Visit 367. The Working Group undertook a mission to Morocco from 22 to 25 June 2009 (see A/HRC/13/10/Add.1) followed by its eighty-eighth session, held in Rabat from 26 to 28 June 2009. Discontinuation 368. Over the years, the Working Group has made numerous attempts to contact the source of 21 outstanding cases, but to no avail. Exceptionally, the Working Group decided, in accordance with its methods of work, to discontinue consideration of 21 cases. The Working Group believes that it cannot play a role, as no follow-up can be given to the cases. These cases can be reopened at any time. Total cases transmitted, clarified and outstanding 369. Since its establishment, the Working Group has transmitted 268 cases to the Government; of those, 47 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by sources, 144 cases have been clarified on the basis of information provided by the Government, 21 were discontinued, and 56 remain outstanding. GE.09-17704 79