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Cablegate: Rokg Response to Goldston Report
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IO/RHS, KELLY RAZZOUK AND CARI ENAV; IO/UNP, ANDREW
MORRISON; NEA/IPA, JEFFREY GIAUQUE; USUN/NY, AMY
SCHEDLBAUER AND ELLEN GERMAIN; AND GENEVA, MARC CASSAYRE
E.O. 12958: N/A
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SUBJECT: ROKG RESPONSE TO GOLDSTON REPORT
1. (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on 10/15 to Chun
Hye-ran of MOFAT,s Human Rights and Social Affairs Division
reiterating the U.S. position on the Goldstone Report and
requesting ROK support at the October 15-16 Human Rights
Council Special Session. Chun had no substantive comment but
pledged to convey our message ASAP to the ROK UN Missions in
New York and Geneva.
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