Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06USUNNEWYORK1898
2006-10-02 22:06:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
Cable title:
SYG SELECTION: "COLORED BALLOTS" SECURE BAN AS
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 001898
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/01/2016
TAGS: PREL UNSC UN
SUBJECT: SYG SELECTION: "COLORED BALLOTS" SECURE BAN AS
FAVORITE
REF: USUN 1881
Classified By: Ambassador John R. Bolton, Permanent Representative, for
reasons 1.4 b,d.
C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 001898
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/01/2016
TAGS: PREL UNSC UN
SUBJECT: SYG SELECTION: "COLORED BALLOTS" SECURE BAN AS
FAVORITE
REF: USUN 1881
Classified By: Ambassador John R. Bolton, Permanent Representative, for
reasons 1.4 b,d.
1. (C) Summary. Ban Ki-Moon cemented his lead in the fourth
Secretary-General straw poll, the first to use differentiated
SIPDIS
ballots to identify the votes of Permanent Members. FM Ban
received fourteen "encouraging" votes, with one elected
member of the Council expressing "no opinion". Each of the
other five candidates had at least one "discouraging" vote
from a Permanent Members. Based on the clear support for Ban
and the lack of a potential veto, the Council agreed to take
a formal vote to recommend a candidate to the General
Assembly on Monday, October 9. End Summary.
2. (C) The Security Council held its fourth straw poll on
candidates for Secretary-General on October 2. As per the
three previous ballots, Council members were asked to choose
whether to "encourage", "discourage", or offer "no opinion"
on the six candidates remaining in the race. The P5 were,
for the first time, given a different ballot than that given
to the elected members of the Council. The overall results:
-- FM Ban: 14 encourage; 0 discourage; 1 no opinion.
-- U/SYG Tharoor: 10 encourage; 3 discourage; 2 no opinion.
-- President Vike-Freiberga: 5 encourage; 6 discourage; 4 no
opinion.
-- DPM Surakiart: 4 encourage; 7 discourage; 4 no opinion.
-- Ashraf Ghani: 4 encourage; 11 discourage; 0 no opinion.
-- Prince Zeid: 2 encourage; 8 discourage; 5 no opinion.
3. (C) The P-5 cast their ballots as follows:
-- FM Ban: 5 encourage; 0 discourage; 0 no opinion.
-- U/SYG Tharoor: 3 encourage; 1 discourage; 1 no opinion.
-- President Vike-Freiberga: 3 encourage; 2 discourage; 0 no
opinion.
-- DPM Surakiart: 1 encourage; 2 discourage; 2 no opinion.
-- Ashraf Ghani: 2 encourage; 3 discourage; 0 no opinion.
-- Prince Zeid: 2 encourage; 1 discourage; 2 no opinion.
Formal Decision set for Monday, October 9
--------------
4. (C) Following the conclusion of the straw poll, Council
members turned to the question of when to take the formal
decision on the Secretary-General recommendation, now that
Ban has secured overwhelming support without a discouraging
vote from a Permanent Member. The Council informally agreed
to vote to make a formal recommendation to the General
Assembly on Monday, October 9.
5. (C) Ambassador Bolton, though advocating for a rapid
conclusion to the process in the Council, agreed to the
proposed timing, which was sought by Japan and other Council
members. (Earlier on Monday, Ambassador Bolton met with
Japanese PR Oshima, as part of the regular monthly bilateral
consultations with the incoming Council President. Oshima
specifically asked Ambassador Bolton not to have the formal
decision on Ban this week, given that new Japanese PM Abe
plans to visit South Korea and China over the weekend.)
6. (U) After the ballot, Tharoor announced to the press that
he was pulling out of the race and had written to FM Ban to
congratulate him.
BOLTON
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/01/2016
TAGS: PREL UNSC UN
SUBJECT: SYG SELECTION: "COLORED BALLOTS" SECURE BAN AS
FAVORITE
REF: USUN 1881
Classified By: Ambassador John R. Bolton, Permanent Representative, for
reasons 1.4 b,d.
1. (C) Summary. Ban Ki-Moon cemented his lead in the fourth
Secretary-General straw poll, the first to use differentiated
SIPDIS
ballots to identify the votes of Permanent Members. FM Ban
received fourteen "encouraging" votes, with one elected
member of the Council expressing "no opinion". Each of the
other five candidates had at least one "discouraging" vote
from a Permanent Members. Based on the clear support for Ban
and the lack of a potential veto, the Council agreed to take
a formal vote to recommend a candidate to the General
Assembly on Monday, October 9. End Summary.
2. (C) The Security Council held its fourth straw poll on
candidates for Secretary-General on October 2. As per the
three previous ballots, Council members were asked to choose
whether to "encourage", "discourage", or offer "no opinion"
on the six candidates remaining in the race. The P5 were,
for the first time, given a different ballot than that given
to the elected members of the Council. The overall results:
-- FM Ban: 14 encourage; 0 discourage; 1 no opinion.
-- U/SYG Tharoor: 10 encourage; 3 discourage; 2 no opinion.
-- President Vike-Freiberga: 5 encourage; 6 discourage; 4 no
opinion.
-- DPM Surakiart: 4 encourage; 7 discourage; 4 no opinion.
-- Ashraf Ghani: 4 encourage; 11 discourage; 0 no opinion.
-- Prince Zeid: 2 encourage; 8 discourage; 5 no opinion.
3. (C) The P-5 cast their ballots as follows:
-- FM Ban: 5 encourage; 0 discourage; 0 no opinion.
-- U/SYG Tharoor: 3 encourage; 1 discourage; 1 no opinion.
-- President Vike-Freiberga: 3 encourage; 2 discourage; 0 no
opinion.
-- DPM Surakiart: 1 encourage; 2 discourage; 2 no opinion.
-- Ashraf Ghani: 2 encourage; 3 discourage; 0 no opinion.
-- Prince Zeid: 2 encourage; 1 discourage; 2 no opinion.
Formal Decision set for Monday, October 9
--------------
4. (C) Following the conclusion of the straw poll, Council
members turned to the question of when to take the formal
decision on the Secretary-General recommendation, now that
Ban has secured overwhelming support without a discouraging
vote from a Permanent Member. The Council informally agreed
to vote to make a formal recommendation to the General
Assembly on Monday, October 9.
5. (C) Ambassador Bolton, though advocating for a rapid
conclusion to the process in the Council, agreed to the
proposed timing, which was sought by Japan and other Council
members. (Earlier on Monday, Ambassador Bolton met with
Japanese PR Oshima, as part of the regular monthly bilateral
consultations with the incoming Council President. Oshima
specifically asked Ambassador Bolton not to have the formal
decision on Ban this week, given that new Japanese PM Abe
plans to visit South Korea and China over the weekend.)
6. (U) After the ballot, Tharoor announced to the press that
he was pulling out of the race and had written to FM Ban to
congratulate him.
BOLTON