Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06LONDON7670
2006-10-30 16:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy London
Cable title:
(C) COTE D'IVOIRE: UK SHARES U.S. CONCERNS BUT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 007670
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STATE FOR IO/UNP, AF/W, AF/FO, EUR/WE, L
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO IC UK
SUBJECT: (C) COTE D'IVOIRE: UK SHARES U.S. CONCERNS BUT
DOES NOT WANT TO OPPOSE FRANCE IN UNSC
REF: STATE 179974
Classified By: PolMinCouns Maura Connelly; reason 1.4 (b, d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 007670
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STATE FOR IO/UNP, AF/W, AF/FO, EUR/WE, L
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO IC UK
SUBJECT: (C) COTE D'IVOIRE: UK SHARES U.S. CONCERNS BUT
DOES NOT WANT TO OPPOSE FRANCE IN UNSC
REF: STATE 179974
Classified By: PolMinCouns Maura Connelly; reason 1.4 (b, d)
1. (C) The UK shares U.S. concerns about the French draft
UNSCR on Cote d'Ivoire (reftel) but wants to avoid being seen
to lobby against France in the UNSC, according to FCO West
Africa Section Head Jason Moore. He told Poloff October 30
that UKUN is working closely with USUN, hoping to reach an
acceptable text closer to the language used by the African
Union's Peace and Security Council. Given President Gbagbo's
proven ability to manipulate the situation, a maximalist
approach is needed, but it must remain within international
law and precedent, Moore said, and there is no precedent for
a UNSCR superseding the constitution of a sovereign state
where the UN is not the executive. (We understand that the
FCO Legal Adviser's office has discussed this point with L.)
Moore said Gbagbo had written to Prime Minister Blair last
week rejecting any formula that would set aside his country's
national sovereignty in violation of the UN Charter.
2. (C) Moore found the French stance puzzling, because:
- the hard line came from President Chirac personally but in
no way implied a French willingness to serve as enforcer;
- in HMG's view, it is obvious that the UNSC would damage
its credibility if it made grand pronouncements that it
cannot or will not enforce.
3. (C) Moore was also surprised that France had managed to
line up the support of African Security Council members Ghana
and Republic of Congo, and unsure how it had succeeded in
doing so. (Tanzania's view is more in line with the UK's,
according to Moore.)
Visit London's Classified Website:
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SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/UNP, AF/W, AF/FO, EUR/WE, L
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/30/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC KPKO IC UK
SUBJECT: (C) COTE D'IVOIRE: UK SHARES U.S. CONCERNS BUT
DOES NOT WANT TO OPPOSE FRANCE IN UNSC
REF: STATE 179974
Classified By: PolMinCouns Maura Connelly; reason 1.4 (b, d)
1. (C) The UK shares U.S. concerns about the French draft
UNSCR on Cote d'Ivoire (reftel) but wants to avoid being seen
to lobby against France in the UNSC, according to FCO West
Africa Section Head Jason Moore. He told Poloff October 30
that UKUN is working closely with USUN, hoping to reach an
acceptable text closer to the language used by the African
Union's Peace and Security Council. Given President Gbagbo's
proven ability to manipulate the situation, a maximalist
approach is needed, but it must remain within international
law and precedent, Moore said, and there is no precedent for
a UNSCR superseding the constitution of a sovereign state
where the UN is not the executive. (We understand that the
FCO Legal Adviser's office has discussed this point with L.)
Moore said Gbagbo had written to Prime Minister Blair last
week rejecting any formula that would set aside his country's
national sovereignty in violation of the UN Charter.
2. (C) Moore found the French stance puzzling, because:
- the hard line came from President Chirac personally but in
no way implied a French willingness to serve as enforcer;
- in HMG's view, it is obvious that the UNSC would damage
its credibility if it made grand pronouncements that it
cannot or will not enforce.
3. (C) Moore was also surprised that France had managed to
line up the support of African Security Council members Ghana
and Republic of Congo, and unsure how it had succeeded in
doing so. (Tanzania's view is more in line with the UK's,
according to Moore.)
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/london/index. cfm
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