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06LONDON6433
2006-09-06 09:20:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy London
Cable title:  

(C) UK SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON THE UNSC AGENDA

Tags:  PREL PHUM UNSC BM UK 
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E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/05/2016
TAGS: PREL PHUM UNSC BM UK
SUBJECT: (C) UK SUPPORTS PUTTING BURMA ON THE UNSC AGENDA

REF: STATE 145162

Classified By: PolMinCouns Maura Connelly, for reasons 1.4
(b & d).

(C) According to the Foreign Office's Burma Desk Officer
Penny Curtis, HMG "hole-heartedly supported" placing Burma on
the United Nations Security Council agenda. Poloff delivered
reftel talking points to Curtis on September 5. Curtis said
that the UK prefered placing Burma on the UNSC's agenda
through consensus, but is also prepared to vote in favor of
the measure if necessary. Curtis told us that there was
significant interest in Burma among Ministers of Parliament
and senior Foreign Office officials.

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