US embassy cable - 04THEHAGUE3332

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NETHERLANDS/EU/BANGLADESH: BAN OF AHMADIYA PUBLICATIONS

Identifier: 04THEHAGUE3332
Wikileaks: View 04THEHAGUE3332 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy The Hague
Created: 2004-12-23 15:03:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PHUM PREL PGOV PINS BG NL
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 THE HAGUE 003332 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR SA AND EUR 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/22/2014 
TAGS: PHUM, PREL, PGOV, PINS, BG, NL 
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/EU/BANGLADESH: BAN OF AHMADIYA 
PUBLICATIONS 
 
REF: STATE 271437 
 
Classified By: POL Counselor Andrew Schofer for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
(C) Poloff delivered reftel points to Wilfred Mohr, Head of 
MFA's Southern Asia Division, and Dicky Methorst, Deputy 
Head.  In response to the demarche, Methorst noted that EU 
Heads of Mission in Dhaka recently made a public visit to 
Ahmadiya mosque as a sign of solidarity, and that this visit 
had received significant media attention.  Methorst described 
the High Court stay of the gazetting of the ban on Ahmadiya 
publications as a "positive sign" suggesting that the High 
Court "is still rather independent."  Since the matter 
remains in court, however, the Dutch do not consider the 
timing appropriate to send a message.  He noted the Dutch 
will follow the matter closely and "when need arises in 
January" will be ready to join with a similar message, 
although by that time the EU Presidency will have already 
passed to Luxembourg. 
SOBEL 

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