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| Identifier: | 04ACCRA1412 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 04ACCRA1412 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Accra |
| Created: | 2004-07-07 08:37:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PHUM PREL GH |
| 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.
070837Z Jul 04
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AMEMBASSY MBABANE PRIORITY
AMEMBASSY NIAMEY PRIORITY
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SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6483
C O N F I D E N T I A L ACCRA 001412 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/07/2014 TAGS: PHUM, PREL, GH SUBJECT: GHANA NOT KEEN ON RECEIVING ABDI MOHAMMED REF: STATE 139309 CLASSIFIED BY: POLCHIEF RICHARD KAMINSKI, REASON 1.5 (B/D). (C) ON JULY 6, POLCHIEF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO MINISTRY OF INTERIOR CHIEF DIRECTOR EDWIN BARNES ON THE POSSIBILITY OF GHANA ACCEPTING SOMALI NATIONAL ABDI MOHAMMED. WITHIN THE GOG, THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OVERSEES THE ACTIVITIES OF THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE, THE GHANA POLICE SERVICE, AND THE REFUGEE BOARD. BARNES LISTENED CLOSELY TO REFTEL TALKING POINTS, AND THEN ASKED OF MOHAMMED'S FAMILY SITUATION. WHEN INFORMED THAT MOHAMMED APPEARED TO HAVE RELATIVES LIVING IN SEVERAL OTHER AFRICAN NATIONS, BARNES SUGGESTED THOSE NATIONS SHOULD BE THE FOCUS OF USG EFFORTS. HE THEN WENT ON TO SAY THAT GHANA FELT FULLY OCCUPIED WITH ITS REGIONAL REFUGEE RESPONSIBILITIES, PARTICULARLY THE LARGE CAMP IN BUDUMBURAM, AND WITH THE LARGE NUMBERS OF THIRD-COUNTRY NATIONALS THAT TRANSIT AND RESIDE IN GHANA FROM ECOWAS NEIGHBORS. HE HOPED THAT THE USG WOULD FIND ANOTHER AFRICAN NATION ABLE TO ACCEPT MOHAMMED. YATES NNNN
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