Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06TELAVIV3703
2006-09-18 07:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Tel Aviv
Cable title:
ISRAEL WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMSO
how-tonull Leza L Olson 09/18/2006 01:36:04 PM From DB/Inbox: Leza L Olson Cable Text: UNCLAS TEL AVIV 03703 SIPDIS CXTelA: ACTION: AMB INFO: ECON DCM DISSEMINATION: AMB CHARGE: PROG APPROVED: ECON:JWITOW DRAFTED: ECON:RTANSEY CLEARED: NONE VZCZCTVI394 PP RUEHC RUEHAM RUEHLO RUCNDT DE RUEHTV #3703 2610713 ZNR UUUUU ZZH P 180713Z SEP 06 FM AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 6403 INFO RUEHAM/AMEMBASSY AMMAN 0750 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 8569 RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 4077
UNCLAS TEL AVIV 003703
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
IO/T FOR TOBEY, EB/CIP/TS FOR MAY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS IS
SUBJECT: ISRAEL WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMSO
DIRECTOR
REF: A. STATE 140757
B. STATE 150486
C. LETT/TANSEY EMAILS
SENSTIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.
(SBU) Following interventions with MFA and Ministry of
Communications over the past several weeks, officials of both
ministries informed ESTH Officer verbally and in writing on
September 18 that Israel will support the candidacy of Steven
Lett for Director of the International Mobile Satellite
Organization during voting to be held in London September
25-29. Mr. Erez Gil, Economic Counselor of the Israeli
Embassy in London, will represent the GOI at the IMSO
Assembly. The British Embassy had also demarched the GOI on
behalf of the U.K. candidate. Embassy appreciates guidance
on procedural and substantive questions raised by the GOI
provided by the candidate himself (Ref C). In conveying
support for Mr. Lett's candidacy, Communications official
noted that developments at the IMSO, highlighted by Mr. Lett
in his communications with post, were of great importance to
the State of Israel.
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Visit Embassy Tel Aviv's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/telaviv
You can also access this site through the State Department's
Classified SIPRNET website.
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JONES
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
IO/T FOR TOBEY, EB/CIP/TS FOR MAY
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS IS
SUBJECT: ISRAEL WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMSO
DIRECTOR
REF: A. STATE 140757
B. STATE 150486
C. LETT/TANSEY EMAILS
SENSTIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED - PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY.
(SBU) Following interventions with MFA and Ministry of
Communications over the past several weeks, officials of both
ministries informed ESTH Officer verbally and in writing on
September 18 that Israel will support the candidacy of Steven
Lett for Director of the International Mobile Satellite
Organization during voting to be held in London September
25-29. Mr. Erez Gil, Economic Counselor of the Israeli
Embassy in London, will represent the GOI at the IMSO
Assembly. The British Embassy had also demarched the GOI on
behalf of the U.K. candidate. Embassy appreciates guidance
on procedural and substantive questions raised by the GOI
provided by the candidate himself (Ref C). In conveying
support for Mr. Lett's candidacy, Communications official
noted that developments at the IMSO, highlighted by Mr. Lett
in his communications with post, were of great importance to
the State of Israel.
********************************************* ********************
Visit Embassy Tel Aviv's Classified Website:
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/telaviv
You can also access this site through the State Department's
Classified SIPRNET website.
********************************************* ********************
JONES