Cablegate: Demarche On Uncitral

Friday, 7 December 2007, 10:01 am
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 07BEIJING7408

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OO RUEHCN RUEHGH RUEHVC
DE RUEHBJ #7408 3411001
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 071001Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3899
INFO RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA IMMEDIATE 1291
RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 2054
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1920

UNCLAS BEIJING 007408

SIPDIS

USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA FOR TIM SMITH

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL AORC UNCITRAL CH
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON UNCITRAL

REF: STATE 163356

(U) Poloff on December 7 conveyed reftel points on the review
of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law
(UNCITRAL) rules of procedure to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Department of International Organizations Economic Division
Deputy Director Lu Mei and Ministry of Commerce Treaty and
Law Department Trade Law Division Director Hu Shentao.
Neither Lu nor Hu was immediately familiar with the issue but
promised to forward our views to the responsible officials.
RANDT

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