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06MUSCAT387
2006-03-15 15:28:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:  

MESSAGE TO OIC ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING

Tags:  IO ETRD KISL KPAO PREL PTER XF MU 
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DE RUEHMS #0387 0741528
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 151528Z MAR 06
FM AMEMBASSY MUSCAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 6087
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS MUSCAT 000387

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STATE FOR NEA AND NEA/ARPI

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: IO ETRD KISL KPAO PREL PTER XF MU
SUBJECT: MESSAGE TO OIC ON ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT MEETING

REF: SECSTATE 39165

(SBU) In light of Congressional scrutiny of the U.S.-Oman
Free Trade Agreement, Omani officials were particularly
responsive to reftel request to eschew any role or
participation in the proposed OIC meeting on the Arab League
boycott. Foreign Ministry and Commerce Ministry officials
assured Emboffs there would be no Omani representative to any
future Israeli boycott meetings whatsoever. Indeed, a
Foreign Ministry official confirmed on March 15 that the MFA
sent a circular to all of its overseas diplomatic missions
during the past week reminding its personnel that Oman does
observe the Arab League boycott of Israel and that Omani
personnel are forbidden from attending any boycott meetings.
BALTIMORE