Cablegate: Nigeria Heeds Usg Suggestions On Goldstone Report

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STATE FOR IO/HR, IO/UNP, NEA/IPA AND USUN GERMAIN

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TAGS: PHUM PREL UNGA NI
SUBJECT: NIGERIA HEEDS USG SUGGESTIONS ON GOLDSTONE REPORT

REF: STATE 112828

PolOff delivered reftel points electronically to Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations,
Ambassador M.K. Ibrahim, and his deputy, John Gana, as both
are currently in New York attending the UN General Assembly.
Gana replied, "Rest assured that our delegation will heed
your suggestions when, or if, the issue comes up in the Third
Committee or General Assembly." Any further follow up on
this issue can be pursued in New York, as Ibrahim and Gana
are responsible for human rights issues within the Nigerian
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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