 The covering letter from the director of the Office for the Administrative Review of Detained Enemy Combatants to Gordon England, the Designated Civilian Official, who, theoretically, made the final decision as to whether captives should be cleared for release, ordered his continued detention on October 12, 2007.The record of proceedings stated that the captive declined to attend the board's hearing.His Assisting Military Officer, who met with the captive, indicated that the captive was "uncooperative or unresponsive".