MORE ON ZIMBABWE'S POSITION ON UN SCALES OF

C O N F I D E N T I A L HARARE 007213 SIPDIS NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR GAYLE SMITH USUN FOR HOLBROOKE E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/21/10 TAGS: PREL ZI SUBJECT: MORE ON ZIMBABWE'S POSITION ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT REFS: A) SECSTATE 239542, B) USUN NEW YORK 03004, C) HARARE 7086, D) SECSTATE 218802 CLASSIFIED BY CHARGE D'AFFAIRES EARL M. IRVING FOR CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 HARARE 07213 211154Z REASONS: 1.5 (B) AND (D). ¶1. (C) POST DELIVERED REF A NON-PAPER TO ZIMBABWE'S MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS ON DECEMBER 19. ON DECEMBER 20, POLOFF SPOKE TO ISIDORE FUNGAI, ACTING UNDERSECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE MFA TO OBTAIN ZIMBABWE'S REACTION TO THE NON-PAPER. FUNGAI STATED THAT THE AGREEMENT EMERGING IN THE NEGOTIATIONS SOUNDS "MORE REASONABLE," AND THAT HE IS GLAD TO SEE THAT INDIA AND OTHER G-77 COUNTRIES APPEAR TO BE ON BOARD WITH THE AGREEMENT. ¶2. (C) COMMENT: THE MFA STILL HAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE TO US FOREIGN MINISTER MUDENGE'S LETTER TO SECRETARY ALBRIGHT (REF C). GIVEN RECENT REMARKS FROM THE MFA, HOWEVER, IT APPEARS THAT ZIMBABWE IS LEANING TOWARDS SUPPORTING THE US POSITION ON UN SCALES OF ASSESSMENT REFORM. END COMMENT. IRVING CONFIDENTIAL >