US embassy cable - 05CAIRO7748

C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 007748 
 
SIPDIS 
 
USUN FOR SCOBEY 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/05/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PGOV, KPAL, EG, IS, UNGA 
SUBJECT: EGYPT "NOT OPPOSED" TO UNGA HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE 
RESOLUTION 
 
REF: SCOBEY-RICCIARDONE E-MAIL 
 
Classified by Ambassador Ricciardone for reasons 1.4 (b) and 
(d). 
 
(C) During an October 5 meeting with Foreign Minister Ahmed 
Aboul Gheit, the Ambassador asked that Egypt support the 
draft UNGA-60 Holocaust Remembrance resolution currently 
under discussion in New York.  Aboul Gheit stated plainly 
that Egypt would "not stand in the way" of the resolution's 
passage.  He instructed his Chief of Staff to send a message 
to the Egyptian Premrep in New York not to oppose passage of 
the resolution.  Aboul Gheit further suggested that the GOE 
Permrep's expressed views (ref email) may reflect views of 
the Arab Group in New York - presently led by Egypt - but not 
the position of the GOE.  Nevertheless, Aboul Gheit said 
Egypt would use the opportunity to "speak our minds."  We 
will remind those European states that now come to us as 
"prophets of virtue," he said, that it was they who sent 
their Jewish citizens to the Nazis - "not us." 
 
 
RICCIARDONE