DEMARCHE ON CUBA/GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION DELIVERED

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANTO DOMINGO 002386 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (MCISAAC) AND IO E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/19/2009 TAGS: PHUM PREL SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON CUBA/GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION DELIVERED TO GODR REF: STATE 85231 Classified By: Charge Lisa B. Kubiske, reasons 1.4 (b) & (d). ¶1. (C) Charge delivered reftel talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Miguel Pichardo on Monday, April 19th. Pichardo said that the GODR is waiting for the text of the resolution to be finalized before deciding how it will vote. Charge stressed that a vote against the resolution was in order due to the procedural irregularities in tabling the resolution at this juncture. Charge will follow-up with Foreign Minister Guerrero Prats on April 20. KUBISKE