Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ACCRA2417
2007-11-15 17:20:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Accra
Cable title:
DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE
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UNCLAS ACCRA 002417
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO LINDA LUM AND AMY OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA GH
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE
REF: STATE 155063
On November 15, POLOFF followed up with Paul Essel,
Supervising Director of the Office for Multilateral,
Passport, and Legal Affairs at the MFA, on reftel demarche.
Essel said that the GOG is still considering its position on
the resolution. He added that "some people" see the
resolution as a "political tool" and are therefore weary of
its passage. Ghana, he said, will continue to consult closely
with its mission in New York and others as it decides how it
will vote.
BROWN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO LINDA LUM AND AMY OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC KWMN SOCI UNGA GH
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTION CONDEMNING RAPE
REF: STATE 155063
On November 15, POLOFF followed up with Paul Essel,
Supervising Director of the Office for Multilateral,
Passport, and Legal Affairs at the MFA, on reftel demarche.
Essel said that the GOG is still considering its position on
the resolution. He added that "some people" see the
resolution as a "political tool" and are therefore weary of
its passage. Ghana, he said, will continue to consult closely
with its mission in New York and others as it decides how it
will vote.
BROWN