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04ACCRA1412
2004-07-07 08:37:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Accra
Cable title:
GHANA NOT KEEN ON RECEIVING ABDI MOHAMMED
how-toThis record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. 070837Z Jul 04 ACTION DRL-00 INFO LOG-00 AF-00 AID-00 CIAE-00 DODE-00 EB-00 VC-00 TEDE-00 INR-00 IO-00 L-00 CAC-00 VCE-00 AC-00 NSAE-00 NSCE-00 OIC-00 OMB-00 PA-00 PM-00 PRS-00 ACE-00 P-00 SP-00 SS-00 STR-00 TRSE-00 T-00 BBG-00 IIP-00 PMB-00 PRM-00 G-00 SAS-00 SWCI-00 /000W ------------------3B92C6 071857Z /45 FM AMEMBASSY ACCRA TO AMEMBASSY BAMAKO PRIORITY AMEMBASSY GABORONE PRIORITY AMEMBASSY LIBREVILLE PRIORITY AMEMBASSY LUANDA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY MBABANE PRIORITY AMEMBASSY NIAMEY PRIORITY AMEMBASSY OUAGADOUGOU PRIORITY AMEMBASSY PRETORIA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY WINDHOEK PRIORITY AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE PRIORITY SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6483
C O N F I D E N T I A L ACCRA 001412
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/07/2014
TAGS: PHUM PREL GH
SUBJECT: GHANA NOT KEEN ON RECEIVING ABDI MOHAMMED
REF: STATE 139309
CLASSIFIED BY: POLCHIEF RICHARD KAMINSKI, REASON 1.5 (B/D).
(C) ON JULY 6, POLCHIEF DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE TO MINISTRY
OF INTERIOR CHIEF DIRECTOR EDWIN BARNES ON THE POSSIBILITY OF
GHANA ACCEPTING SOMALI NATIONAL ABDI MOHAMMED. WITHIN THE
GOG, THE MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR OVERSEES THE ACTIVITIES OF
THE IMMIGRATION SERVICE, THE GHANA POLICE SERVICE, AND THE
REFUGEE BOARD. BARNES LISTENED CLOSELY TO REFTEL TALKING
POINTS, AND THEN ASKED OF MOHAMMED'S FAMILY SITUATION. WHEN
INFORMED THAT MOHAMMED APPEARED TO HAVE RELATIVES LIVING IN
SEVERAL OTHER AFRICAN NATIONS, BARNES SUGGESTED THOSE
NATIONS SHOULD BE THE FOCUS OF USG EFFORTS. HE THEN WENT ON
TO SAY THAT GHANA FELT FULLY OCCUPIED WITH ITS REGIONAL
REFUGEE RESPONSIBILITIES, PARTICULARLY THE LARGE CAMP IN
BUDUMBURAM, AND WITH THE LARGE NUMBERS OF THIRD-COUNTRY
NATIONALS THAT TRANSIT AND RESIDE IN GHANA FROM ECOWAS
NEIGHBORS. HE HOPED THAT THE USG WOULD FIND ANOTHER AFRICAN
NATION ABLE TO ACCEPT MOHAMMED.
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