GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION

C O N F I D E N T I A L GUATEMALA 002636 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CCA AND IO/UNP E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/18/2014 TAGS: PREL ETRD PHUM CU GT UNGA SUBJECT: GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING CUBA'S UN RESOLUTION AGAINST THE EMBARGO REF: STATE 215870 Classified By: Political Counselor Alexander Featherstone, Reason 1.4(D ) (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on October 13 to Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN Affairs in the Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Directorate. Carranza noted that the decision on this vote would be made at a higher level and alluded to political considerations that have led the GOG to support this resolution in previous years. HAMILTON