US embassy cable - 05BANGKOK4643

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THAILAND: TALKING POINTS ON G-4 RESOLUTION ON UN

Identifier: 05BANGKOK4643
Wikileaks: View 05BANGKOK4643 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Bangkok
Created: 2005-07-19 03:48:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL OTRA KSEP TH UNGA Demarche
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 BANGKOK 004643 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP/BCLTV 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/19/2015 
TAGS: PREL, OTRA, KSEP, TH, UNGA, Demarche 
SUBJECT: THAILAND: TALKING POINTS ON G-4 RESOLUTION ON UN 
 
REFORM DELIVERED 
 
REF: STATE 132429 
 
Classified By: Acting Political Counselor, James F. Cole, Reason: 1.4 ( 
d) 
 
 (C)  On July 18, Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to 
Peerasak Chantavarin, Director of the Social Division of the 
Department of International Organizations (IO), Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs.  Peerasak said that the IO Department would 
hold a meeting later this week to coordinate Thai policy 
concerning overall UN reform.  He noted that no consensus had 
been reached yet on how Thailand would vote on the proposed 
membership of G-4 countries on the UN Security Council.  He 
commented that Thailand's "regional allies," India and China, 
were exerting pressure on Thailand to support the resolution, 
but that Thailand shared the US concern for ensuring only 
qualified members be allowed membership on the UNSC.  We also 
know that the Japanese have been pressing their case at a 
high level here in Bangkok. 
BOYCE 

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