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| Identifier: | 05HANOI598 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05HANOI598 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Hanoi |
| Created: | 2005-03-11 06:18:00 |
| Classification: | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY |
| Tags: | PHUM PREL PGOV VM HUMANR |
| 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.
110618Z Mar 05
ACTION EAP-00
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DS-00 FBIE-00 UTED-00 VC-00 H-00 TEDE-00 INR-00
LAB-01 VCE-00 NSAE-00 NIMA-00 PA-00 GIWI-00 CFPP-00
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FM AMEMBASSY HANOI
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 6977
INFO AMCONSUL HO CHI MINH CITY
UNCLAS HANOI 000598 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR EAP/BCLTV and DRL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM, PREL, PGOV, VM, HUMANR SUBJECT: GVN OBJECTS TO HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 1. (SBU) Deputy America's Department Director Nguyen Ba Hung and U.S. Desk Director Nguyen Hoanh Nam met March 11 with PolCouns and Poloff to express the GVN's "disappointment" about the Vietnam section of the 2004 Human Rights Report. "The report ignores many of the new things that are happening in Vietnam and gives a distorted and unfair view" of the country, Hung said. Further, many in Vietnam's leadership "feel uncomfortable" after reading the Report and call into question efforts to improve relations with the United States. The Report will be used "as a weapon" by those in the United States who do not want bilateral relations to improve. Some people may use the Report to make allegations and introduce legislation in Congress critical of Vietnam. "This comes just as our relations were getting on the right track," Hung said. 2. (SBU) PolCouns responded that the Report is written on countries worldwide and does not single Vietnam out for any specific treatment. This year's report does reflect improvements in Vietnam, although perhaps not as much as the GVN would like. If there are any factual errors in the report, however, the Embassy would welcome corrections from the GVN. Mr. Hung responded by suggesting that, in future, the Embassy meet with the GVN to discuss information to be included in the Report, and not simply "get the views of those hostile to the Government." MARINE NNNN
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