Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BANGKOK4982
2006-08-16 06:07:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Bangkok
Cable title:
THAILAND: UNIFIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 004982
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR P, EUR, NEA, EAP, PM, IO AND NSC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2016
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL LE TH
SUBJECT: THAILAND: UNIFIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 134133
Classified By: Political Counselor Susan M. Sutton. Reason 1.4 (b and
d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L BANGKOK 004982
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR P, EUR, NEA, EAP, PM, IO AND NSC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2016
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL LE TH
SUBJECT: THAILAND: UNIFIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 134133
Classified By: Political Counselor Susan M. Sutton. Reason 1.4 (b and
d)
1. (C) On August 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to
Paisit Boonparlit, Political Counselor for the MFA's North
American and South Pacific Affairs Division. Paisit said
that the MFA had begun in-house discussions about Thailand's
possible response to the situation in Lebanon during the week
of August 7. He noted August 15 articles in the Bangkok
media which quoted caretaker Foreign Minister Kantathi
Suphamongkhon as confirming that Thai representatives would
join an upcoming UN meeting in New York to discuss a PKO
deployment in support of UNIFIL.
2. (C) Paisit had no official response to our demarche.
Informally, he suggested his Government would probably have
three issues to resolve prior to any deployment. First, it
is unclear whether Thailand can legally send peacekeepers
anywhere while the government remains in caretaker status.
Second, it would be helpful to know what sort of technical
assistance (i.e. airlift) the USG could offer. Finally, and
to Paisit's mind most important, it would be very important
to confirm whether other ASEAN nations, especially Indonesia,
Brunei and Malaysia, will participate in the UNIFIL mission.
3. (C) Paisit suggested that a more formal response to our
demarche would be coming later.
BOYCE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR P, EUR, NEA, EAP, PM, IO AND NSC
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/16/2016
TAGS: MARR MOPS PREL LE TH
SUBJECT: THAILAND: UNIFIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 134133
Classified By: Political Counselor Susan M. Sutton. Reason 1.4 (b and
d)
1. (C) On August 16, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to
Paisit Boonparlit, Political Counselor for the MFA's North
American and South Pacific Affairs Division. Paisit said
that the MFA had begun in-house discussions about Thailand's
possible response to the situation in Lebanon during the week
of August 7. He noted August 15 articles in the Bangkok
media which quoted caretaker Foreign Minister Kantathi
Suphamongkhon as confirming that Thai representatives would
join an upcoming UN meeting in New York to discuss a PKO
deployment in support of UNIFIL.
2. (C) Paisit had no official response to our demarche.
Informally, he suggested his Government would probably have
three issues to resolve prior to any deployment. First, it
is unclear whether Thailand can legally send peacekeepers
anywhere while the government remains in caretaker status.
Second, it would be helpful to know what sort of technical
assistance (i.e. airlift) the USG could offer. Finally, and
to Paisit's mind most important, it would be very important
to confirm whether other ASEAN nations, especially Indonesia,
Brunei and Malaysia, will participate in the UNIFIL mission.
3. (C) Paisit suggested that a more formal response to our
demarche would be coming later.
BOYCE