59TH UNGA ELECTIONS: REPASCH FOR RE-ELECTION TO

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 002784 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC UNGA UN SUBJECT: 59TH UNGA ELECTIONS: REPASCH FOR RE-ELECTION TO THE UN JSPC REF: SECSTATE 232089 Peter Ramaer (MFA Deputy Director of UN affairs) thanked Poloff for ref points and CV for Tom Repasch's candidacy to the Joint Staff Pension Committee when delivered on October ¶29. He said it had been his understanding that WEOG in New York had agreed a clean slate of candidates (agreement dated October 26, New York),with Kuntzle of Germany and Repasch of the U.S. listed for the subject posts. As this should mean these two are effectively elected, he was puzzled why reftel characterized the election as contested. Poloff agreed to provide further information about the elections should that be necessary. SOBEL