GUATEMALA ON CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE OAS CANDIDACY OF

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000212 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL GA OAS SUBJECT: GUATEMALA ON CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE OAS CANDIDACY OF FLORES REF: SECSTATE 16270 ¶1. In the absence of President Berger, who was travelling in the interior of Guatemala, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to FM Briz. ¶2. Briz said Guatemala was willing to be very active in a coordinated effort to promote the candidacy of Flores for OAS Secretary General. He noted that Central American foreign SIPDIS ministers would meet in Tegucigalpa the night of January 31 before the presidential summit the following day. Briz volunteered that a primary issue in Tegucigalpa would be the division of labor among the Central Americans supporting the Flores candidacy. HAMILTON