SPAIN ON THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION

UNCLAS MADRID 003610 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL SP UNGA SUBJECT: SPAIN ON THE HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE RESOLUTION REF: SECSTATE 188927 Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for the United Nations Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares. He reiterated the informaton in reftel, that Spain is already a co-sponsor of the Holocaust Remembrance Resolution, and he added that they had been in extensive contact with the Israeli Embassy in Madrid on the subject. He noted that the Spanish government has already set aside a national Holocaust remembrance holiday - January 27 - and is a strong supporter of the UN initiative. AGUIRRE