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07ROME885
2007-04-27 16:24:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Rome
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ITALY: MINURSO TEXT BALANCED, BUT CONCERNED IT MAY

Tags:  PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI IT 
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FOR IO/PSC JAMES THOMAS AND NEA/MAG ROBERT EWING

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/27/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV UNSC MO WI IT
SUBJECT: ITALY: MINURSO TEXT BALANCED, BUT CONCERNED IT MAY
HARDEN POLISARIO

REF: STATE 56431

Classified By: Acting Political Minister-Counselor Jonathan R. Cohen fo
r reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

(C)Poloffs delivered reftel points to MFA Deputy Office
Director for North Africa, Lorenzo Morini, and Acting Office
Director for UN Affairs Leonardo Bencini, April 27. Morini
told poloff Italy thought the overall text of the UNSC
resolution renewing the MINURSO mandate was balanced.
However, he said the Italian Permrep had instructions to
raise concerns over the language in paragraph five of the
preamble. Morini explained that Italy was neither for nor
against the language but is concerned it might cause further
rigidity on the part of the Polisario Front.
Spogli