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| Identifier: | 02VATICAN1738 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 02VATICAN1738 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Vatican |
| Created: | 2002-04-08 11:42:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | IS PHUM PREL 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 001738
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/WE (D. MENNUTI)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/07/2012
TAGS: IS, PHUM, PREL, VT
SUBJECT: VATICAN TELLS AMBASSADOR: POWELL IS NEEDED
IMMEDIATELY
CLASSIFIED BY: AMBASSADOR JIM NICHOLSON FOR REASONS 1.5 (A) AND (D).
1. (C) FOREIGN MINISTER TAURAN CALLED AMBASSADOR THIS MORNING
(4/08). TAURAN SAID THAT HE HAD JUST SPOKEN TO THE PAPAL
NUNCIO IN JERUSALEM WHO WAS CONTACTED BY SENIOR ARAFAT AIDE
MUSTAFI. MUSTAFI ASKED THAT THE VATICAN CONVEY TO US THE
NEED FOR SECRETARY POWELL TO GO IMMEDIATELY TO JERUSALEM. HE
SAID IF THE SECRETARY WAITS UNTIL THURSDAY OR FRIDAY "HE WILL
ONLY FIND RUINS AND DEAD". TAURAN URGED THE SECRETARY TO
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TAKE THIS MESSAGE SERIOUSLY.
2. (C) THE ISRAELIS TOLD US EARLIER IN THE DAY THAT TAURAN
CALLED AMBASSADOR LAMDAN ALSO THIS MORNING. ACCORDING TO
ISRAELI EMBASSY SOURCE, IT WAS A "DIFFICULT CONVERSATION".
ISRAELIS CLAIM THAT TAURAN SAID IF REPORTS ARE TRUE THAT
ISRAELI SOLDIERS HAVE FIRED INTO THE CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY,
THE VATICAN WILL REACT "VERY STRONGLY". NICHOLSON
CONFIDENTIAL
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2002VATICA01738 - Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
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