US embassy cable - 03THEHAGUE1586

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POSTPONEMENT OF HAMAS DESIGNATION: DEMARCHE DELIVERED

Identifier: 03THEHAGUE1586
Wikileaks: View 03THEHAGUE1586 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy The Hague
Created: 2003-06-19 14:09:00
Classification: SECRET
Tags: CVIS EFIN ETTC KPAL KVPR NL PTER
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.

S E C R E T THE HAGUE 001586 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB/ESC/ESP, INR/EC, S/CT 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/13/2008 
TAGS: CVIS, EFIN, ETTC, KPAL, KVPR, NL, PTER 
SUBJECT: POSTPONEMENT OF HAMAS DESIGNATION:  DEMARCHE 
DELIVERED 
 
REF: A. STATE 173305 
     B. THE HAGUE 01508 
 
Classified By: A/DCM JESS BAILY FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D) 
 
1.     (S)  EconOff delivered demarche ref A to Jan Peter 
Kleiweg and Wouter Juergens of the Netherlands Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs on June 19.  The MFA was already aware of the 
U.S. intent to postpone the designation of the Hamas leaders 
and linked NGOs prior to the demarche being delivered. 
 
2.     (S) Kleiweg commented that the Netherlands hopes the 
European Council meeting in Thessaloniki will produce a 
political decision, which in turn will enable the EU to move 
forward on designation.  The Dutch Prime Minister is carrying 
talking points to the meeting that reflect a firm position on 
Hamas and include elements of the recent U.S. demarche (ref 
B).  The MFA noted their support for the fact that the 
subject of Hamas will be discussed at the June 20 meeting of 
the EU clearinghouse in Brussels. 
BAILY 

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