MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVEA PROTOCOL

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 008712 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/16/2015 TAGS: PREF PHUM PREL IN IS SZ SUBJECT: MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVEA PROTOCOL DELIVERED REF: A. A. SECSTATE 206959 ¶B. B. NEW DELHI 06929 Classified By: A/PolCouns Atul Keshap, for Reasons 1.4 (B, D) ¶1. (U) Acting Political Counselor delivered Ref A demarche to Director (UN Political) Sangeeta Mann, who confessed she was not aware of the issue, thanked the USG for the information conveyed, and promised a more substantive response once she ascertained the GOI position. ¶2. (C) Comment: Mann is new to the job and the issue, but Ref B indicates the GOI may be somewhat supportive. We will urge a helpful answer on an expedited basis. End Comment. ¶3. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified Website: (http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/sa/newdelhi/) BLAKE