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SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR WHA/CAR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE TD
SUBJECT: GOTT SILENT ON UNSC 1701

REF: STATE 132517


1. On August 14, we faxed to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director
Susan Gordon UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and accompanying
talking points, as specified in the August 12 demarche request.
When we asked Gordon on August 15 for her reaction, she said she had
not had an opportunity to read the material.

2. COMMENT: We do not expect a substantive reaction to the
demarche. Gordon's slow response reflects MFA's longstanding
disengaged attitude toward developments in the Middle East. END
COMMENT.


SWEENEY