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| Identifier: | 01VATICAN4267 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 01VATICAN4267 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Vatican |
| Created: | 2001-08-13 15:00:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | PREL PGOV AO VT |
| 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 VATICAN 004267
SIPDIS
DEPT. FOR: EUR/WE (SDEAN); AF/S (DELISA, KUSNITZ)
DEPT PASS TO NAMIBIA
FROM EMBASSY VATICAN/MESSAGE NO. 133/01
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/10/11
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, AO, VT
SUBJECT: SANT'EGIDIO ON UNITA PROPOSAL
REFS: A) VATICAN 4030 B)STATE 136239
CLASSIFIED BY A/DCM GEORGE FROWICK REASONS E.O. 12958 (B),
(D).
CONFIDENTIAL
PAGE 02 VATICA 04267 131519Z
1. (C) A/DCM FOLLOWED UP REF B WITH DON MATTEO AFTERNOON
OF AUGUST 9. DON MATTEO TOOK ON BOARD US VIEW THAT UNITA
NEEDED TO DEMONSTRATE COMMITMENT TO LUSAKA BEFORE MOVING
FARTHER. HE WAS CONFIDENT THAT UNITA WOULD BE ABLE TO MAKE
AN UNQUALIFIED STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF LUSAKA, AND EVEN
THOUGHT THEY WOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT KIDNAPPING (WHILE NOT
ADMITTING THAT THEY HAD EVER ENGAGED IN IT). DON MATTEO
CAUTIONED, HOWEVER, THAT UNITA WOULD NOT BE PUSHED TOO FAR
DOWN THE ROAD BEFORE IT WOULD INSIST ON SOME RECIPROCAL
MEASURES FROM THE GOA. THIS IS WHY MATTEO BELIEVES IT
WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE A "SECRET" MEETING, ONCE UNITA
MAKES THESE INITIAL DECLARATIONS, TO HASH OUT JUST HOW THE
GOA AND UNITA WOULD RECOMMENCE LUSAKA PROVISIONS.
2. (C) MATTEO SAID THAT HE IS NO FAN OF UNITA, BUT THAT HE
WANTED TO WORK WITH THEM ON THIS AND THAT GETTING SOMETHING
GOING MIGHT TAKE TIME. HE PLEDGED TO CONTACT HIS UNITA
INTERLOCUTORS (NOTE: HE SAID HE IS TALKING TO BOTH THE
UNITA REP IN ROME AND THE ONE IN PARIS), AND TO GET BACK TO
A/DCM WEEK OF 8/13. HE ALSO SAID HE WOULD WELCOME A VISIT
BY OUTGOING U.S. AMBASSADOR TO NAMIBIA TO DISCUSS FURTHER.
MERANTE
CONFIDENTIAL
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2001VATICA04267 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
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