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| Identifier: | 04ROME1833 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 04ROME1833 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Rome |
| Created: | 2004-05-12 05:00:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | KPKO MARR MOPS PREL HA IT Italy and the UN |
| 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.
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 001833
SIPDIS
DEPT. FOR PM/PMAT, PM/RSAT AND WHA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/11/2014
TAGS: KPKO, MARR, MOPS, PREL, HA, IT, Italy and the UN
SUBJECT: ITALY WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO HAITI PKO
REF: A. STATE 103164
B. STATE 88207
C. USUN NEW YORK 983
CLASSIFIED BY: POL M/C TOM COUNTRYMAN FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D).
1. (C) MARIO BALDI, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE MFA UN OFFICE,
STATED THAT THE DPKO FOR HAITI REQUEST WAS REVIEWED BY
GIAMPIERO MASSOLO, MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR MULTILATERAL
AFFAIRS AND GIAMPAOLO DIPAOLA, MOD CHIEF OF DEFENSE. BALDI
SAID THAT ITALY WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE TO THE PKO IN HAITI. HE
EXPLAINED THAT ITALIAN FORCES ARE OVER-EXTENDED AND THAT
ITALY IS NEITHER TECHNICALLY NOR FINANCIALLY PREPARED TO TAKE
ON A NEW MILITARY COMMITMENT IN A LOW PRIORITY AREA. (NOTE:
THIS TRACKS WITH WHAT THE DEFENSE MINISTER'S DIPLOMATIC
ADVISOR TOLD US ON MAY 4.) REGARDING THE MESSAGES CONVEYED BY
ITALIAN DELEGATES IN NEW YORK (REF A), BALDI STATED THAT
THEIR REMARKS MAY HAVE BEEN MISUNDERSTOOD.
2. (U) PORT AU PRINCE MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.
VISIT ROME'S CLASSIFIED WEBSITE:
HTTP://WWW.STATE.SGOV.GOV/P/EUR/ROME/INDEX.CF M
SEMBLER
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2004ROME01833 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
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