US embassy cable - 05THEHAGUE2696

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NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH NON-COMMITTAL ON FIRST COMMITEE (UNFC) DRAFT RESOLUTION ON AD HOC COMMITTEES

Identifier: 05THEHAGUE2696
Wikileaks: View 05THEHAGUE2696 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy The Hague
Created: 2005-10-06 11:51:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PARM MNUC AORC 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.

061151Z Oct 05
C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002696 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/06/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PARM, MNUC, AORC, NL 
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/UNGA: DUTCH NON-COMMITTAL ON FIRST 
COMMITEE (UNFC) DRAFT RESOLUTION ON AD HOC COMMITTEES 
 
REF: SECSTATE 185313 
 
Classified By: POLCOUNS Andrew J. Schofer for Reasons 1.4(b) and (d). 
 
1. (C)   On September 6, POLOFF discussed reftel points on 
the proposed Mexican draft resolution on ad hoc committees in 
the UNGA First Committee (UNFC) to Joan Wiegman, Deputy Head 
of the Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division at the 
MFA.  Wiegman explained that the Dutch do not yet have a 
position on the draft resolution, but remarked that the draft 
resolution may "be a way to break deadlocks," some of which 
should have been broken long ago.  Wiegman demurred when 
POLOFF reiterated USG commitment to the Conference on 
Disarmament (CD) and urged her to consider that the draft 
resolution would, at the very least, undermine its efficacy. 
She promised, however, to  distribute the general points 
(which POLOFF left as a non-paper per reftel) appropriately 
to ensure they received full consideration in formulating the 
Dutch position. 
BLAKEMAN 

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