AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE

C O N F I D E N T I A L KABUL 003208 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR SCA.FO DAS GASTRIGHT, SCA/A, NSC FOR JWOOD E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/20/2017 TAGS: PGOV PREL PHUM AF SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE REF: STATE 126155 Classified By: Classified By: PolCounselor SRosenberry, for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ¶1. (C) Post had delivered request for Afghan support for the U.S. candidate to the Committee Against Torture on August 12 and followed up on September 19. ¶2. (C) G. Seddiq Rasuli, Deputy Director of the United Nations and International Conferences Department of the MFA told Poloff on September 20 that the government of Afghanistan supports the U.S. candidate, Ms. Felice Gaer. Rasuli provided poloff a copy of a note verbale. The text of the note verbale is below. BEGIN TEXT: Date: September 19, 2007 No: 4516 Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Conferences Department Second Desk The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan states its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Kabul and responds to the letter No. 07-1972, dated August 12, 2007 of that Embassy: Considering the friendly relationship between the two countries; the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan supports the candidacy of Ms. Felice Gaer as the member of Committee Against Torture. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Islamic Republic of Afghanistan avails itself of this opportunity to renew the Embassy of United States the assurances of its highest consideration. END TEXT. WOOD