Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
04MANAMA749
2004-05-20 07:28:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Manama
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT

Tags:  AORC PREL TW BA WHO 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAMA 000749

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR IO/ , NEA/REA, AND NEA/ARP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/19/2014
TAGS: AORC PREL TW BA WHO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF TAIWAN OBSERVERSHIP AT
WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

REF: STATE 102782

Classified By: POL/ECON Gregory N. Hicks for reason 1/5(b)(d)

POL/ECON Chief delivered reftel demarche on May 12 to MFA
Director of International Organization Affairs Ghassan
Shaikho. He volunteered that the Chinese had already
approached him on the issue. They assured him, he said, that
the WHO and Taiwan had developed a mechanism for the WHO to
work with the Taiwanese together on SARS, despite Taiwan's
lack of observer status at the WHO Assembly. Without
offering further substantive comment, Shaikho promised to
relay our position to the Minister.
NEUMANN