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06DARESSALAAM307
2006-02-16 12:13:00
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Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Cable title:
TANZANIA AND NEW UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
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UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000307
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SENSITIVE
DEPT AF/E FOR E PRATT AND C PELT, DEPT AF/RSA FOR J NAY,
DEPT FOR IO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL TZ UN UNSC
SUBJECT: TANZANIA AND NEW UN SECRETARY-GENERAL
REF: STATE 22833
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Vitus Njiku, head
of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' United Nations Security
Council Unit on February 14. Mr. Njiku voiced the
commonly-held belief that it is Asia's turn to fill the
Secretary-General position, but did not express any loyalty
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to that proposition. Mr. Njiku believed Thailand has put
forward a candidate but did not know the name of the
individual.
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