Cablegate: Lebanon: Demarche On Belarus Resolution

Wednesday, 15 November 2006, 3:36 pm
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 06BEIRUT3632

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PP RUEHAG RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHKUK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
DE RUEHLB #3632 3191536
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 151536Z NOV 06
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6468
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY

UNCLAS BEIRUT 003632

SIPDIS

NSC FOR ABRAMS/DORAN/MARCHESE/HARDING
STATE FOR NEA/ELA, NEA/FO:ATACHCO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL PTER LE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: DEMARCHE ON BELARUS RESOLUTION

REF: STATE 187018

Polchief delivered reftel demarche to the Director of the
Americas Desk at the Foreign Ministry and requested that he
forward it to Lebanon's UN General Assembly delegation. We
expect that reftel points will be transmitted, and believe it
likely that the Lebanese will support our position.
FELTMAN

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