Three Guantanamo detainees who are British residents will be released under an agreement between Britain and the US, their lawyer has said.
He was not able to say when the release would happen.
The US has faced fierce criticism worldwide for the detention without charge, often for years, of suspected al-Qaeda and Taliban members at the US naval base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Jamil El Banna of Jordan, Omar Deghayes of Libya and Abdenour Sameur of Algeria are expected to be returned to Britain shortly and are not expected remain in custody there, said lawyer Zachary Katznelson.
Two other permanent British residents remain at Guantanamo. There are unconfirmed reports one might be released to Saudi Arabia.
About 305 inmates in President Bush's war on terrorism are held at the prison, including about 70 whom USmilitary panels have cleared for release or transfer.
A judge at Guantanamo this week heard the first testimony in a US military war crimes proceeding since the end of World War II.
