Cablegate: Un Democracy Fund: French Response On Proposed

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UNCLAS PARIS 004041

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM FR
SUBJECT: UN DEMOCRACY FUND: FRENCH RESPONSE ON PROPOSED
LETTER TO UNSYG

REF: STATE 99849

1. Poloff raised with MFA IO contacts May 31 the proposed
letter from permanent representatives to UNSYG Annan
requesting him to set up the UN Democracy Fund.
DAS-equivalent for human rights and humanitarian affairs
Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen responded June 7 that while
France was very supportive of the Fund, and may be willing to
contribute to it, the GoF was not in agreement with the
structure proposed by the UN Secretariat.

2. Fraper said that the GoF could not sign the letter as
currently drafted as the links between the Fund and existing
agencies and with the High Commissioner for Human Rights were
too tenuous.
WOLFF

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