1. (C) Pol/Econ delivered to Secretary General of the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Badri Ali Bogoreh, 6 May,
demarche per reftel. Bogoreh asked what the U.S.
position was concerning the initiative by independent
Israeli and Palestinian former government officials to
negotiate the necessary steps towards peace. Pol/Econ
responded that she did not know the official U.S.
position on that initiative but would research it and
get back to him. Bogoreh was very frank in stating that
Djibouti is a member of the Arab League and would side
with the Palestinians on this issue. Bogoreh then said
he would nonetheless pass on the request to the
appropriate person.
RAGSDALE