US embassy cable - 00HARARE7213

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MORE ON ZIMBABWE'S POSITION ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT

Identifier: 00HARARE7213
Wikileaks: View 00HARARE7213 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2000-12-21 11:06:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL ZI
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 

                           CONFIDENTIAL     PTO6684

PAGE 01        HARARE  07213  211154Z 
ACTION IO-00    

INFO  LOG-00   NP-00    AF-00    ACQ-00   CIAE-00  DODE-00  DS-00    
      VC-00    TEDE-00  INR-00   VCE-00   NSAE-00  OIC-02   SSO-00   
      SS-00    DSCC-00  NFAT-00  SAS-00     /002W
                  ------------------AE5D6F  211156Z /38    
FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7889
INFO NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 007213 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH 
 
USUN FOR HOLBROOKE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/21/10 
TAGS: PREL, ZI 
SUBJECT: MORE ON ZIMBABWE'S POSITION ON UN SCALES OF 
ASSESSMENT 
 
REFS: A) SECSTATE 239542, B) USUN NEW YORK 03004, C) 
HARARE 7086, D) SECSTATE 218802 
 
CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES EARL M. IRVING FOR 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
PAGE 02        HARARE  07213  211154Z 
REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). 
 
1.  (C) POST DELIVERED REF A NON-PAPER TO ZIMBABWE'S 
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON DECEMBER 19.  ON DECEMBER 
20, POLOFF SPOKE TO ISIDORE FUNGAI, ACTING 
UNDERSECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE 
MFA TO OBTAIN ZIMBABWE'S REACTION TO THE NON-PAPER. 
FUNGAI STATED THAT THE AGREEMENT EMERGING IN THE 
NEGOTIATIONS SOUNDS "MORE REASONABLE," AND THAT HE IS 
GLAD TO SEE THAT INDIA AND OTHER G-77 COUNTRIES APPEAR 
TO BE ON BOARD WITH THE AGREEMENT. 
 
2.  (C) COMMENT: THE MFA STILL HAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO 
US FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE'S LETTER TO SECRETARY 
ALBRIGHT (REF C).  GIVEN RECENT REMARKS FROM THE MFA, 
HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT ZIMBABWE IS LEANING TOWARDS 
SUPPORTING THE US POSITION ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT 
REFORM.  END COMMENT. 
 
IRVING 
 
                       CONFIDENTIAL 
 
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