Identifier
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07THEHAGUE71
2007-01-16 17:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy The Hague
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URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON -- DUTCH RESPONSE
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STATE FOR EUR/UBI (REITER),EB/IFD/ODF (WAECHTER)
STATE ALSO FOR NEA/ELA (ALLEN)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN EAID PREL LE NL
SUBJECT: URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON -- DUTCH RESPONSE
REF: A. STATE 2781
B. THE HAGUE 1913
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ACCORDINGLY.
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STATE FOR EUR/UBI (REITER),EB/IFD/ODF (WAECHTER)
STATE ALSO FOR NEA/ELA (ALLEN)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN EAID PREL LE NL
SUBJECT: URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON -- DUTCH RESPONSE
REF: A. STATE 2781
B. THE HAGUE 1913
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ACCORDINGLY.
1. (U) Emboffs delivered January 15 reftel A points urging
ministerial level representation and donor support for
Lebanon at the Paris Donor's Conference on January 25 to
Peter van der Bloemen, Desk Officer, Syria and Lebanon,
Middle East and North Africa Division, Dutch Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA). Econoff delivered reftel A points
separately to Joost Andriessen, Head, Humanitarian Aid
Division, MFA.
2. (SBU) Van der Bloemen confirmed that Dutch Foreign
Minister Bot will head the Dutch delegation to Paris III.
Other members of the delegation include Director General for
Political Affairs Peter de Gooijer, Director for North Africa
and Middle East Henrietta van Lynden-Leijten, and the
PolCouns from the Dutch EMBASSY in Paris. Van der Bloemen
said the Dutch may seek a bilateral between Secretary Rice
and Bot, adding that a discussion between de Gooijer and his
counterpart in the U.S. delegation would suffice if a
bilateral was not possible. To that end, van der Bloemen
requested a list of the U.S. delegation.
3. (SBU) Van der Bloemen said the Dutch plan a reconstruction
program that includes a series of small, 300,000-400,000 euro
projects including: capacity-building measures for local
government in southern Lebanon, training forensics experts in
Lebanese police forces, dialogues between different parts of
Lebanese society organized by the Dutch EMBASSY in Beirut,
and -- in coordination with the US and UK -- a possible
Dutch contribution to security sector reform efforts. The
Dutch plan to budget 1.5 million euros for these projects in
2007, van der Bloemen added.
4. (U) ACTION REQUEST: The Dutch also requested a list of
USG delegates to Paris III. If available, please forward to
Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov for forwarding to Dutch MFA
officials. END ACTION REQUEST.
ARNALL
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SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/UBI (REITER),EB/IFD/ODF (WAECHTER)
STATE ALSO FOR NEA/ELA (ALLEN)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN EAID PREL LE NL
SUBJECT: URGING SUPPORT FOR LEBANON -- DUTCH RESPONSE
REF: A. STATE 2781
B. THE HAGUE 1913
THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE HANDLE
ACCORDINGLY.
1. (U) Emboffs delivered January 15 reftel A points urging
ministerial level representation and donor support for
Lebanon at the Paris Donor's Conference on January 25 to
Peter van der Bloemen, Desk Officer, Syria and Lebanon,
Middle East and North Africa Division, Dutch Ministry of
Foreign Affairs (MFA). Econoff delivered reftel A points
separately to Joost Andriessen, Head, Humanitarian Aid
Division, MFA.
2. (SBU) Van der Bloemen confirmed that Dutch Foreign
Minister Bot will head the Dutch delegation to Paris III.
Other members of the delegation include Director General for
Political Affairs Peter de Gooijer, Director for North Africa
and Middle East Henrietta van Lynden-Leijten, and the
PolCouns from the Dutch EMBASSY in Paris. Van der Bloemen
said the Dutch may seek a bilateral between Secretary Rice
and Bot, adding that a discussion between de Gooijer and his
counterpart in the U.S. delegation would suffice if a
bilateral was not possible. To that end, van der Bloemen
requested a list of the U.S. delegation.
3. (SBU) Van der Bloemen said the Dutch plan a reconstruction
program that includes a series of small, 300,000-400,000 euro
projects including: capacity-building measures for local
government in southern Lebanon, training forensics experts in
Lebanese police forces, dialogues between different parts of
Lebanese society organized by the Dutch EMBASSY in Beirut,
and -- in coordination with the US and UK -- a possible
Dutch contribution to security sector reform efforts. The
Dutch plan to budget 1.5 million euros for these projects in
2007, van der Bloemen added.
4. (U) ACTION REQUEST: The Dutch also requested a list of
USG delegates to Paris III. If available, please forward to
Jay Heung at heungj2@state.gov for forwarding to Dutch MFA
officials. END ACTION REQUEST.
ARNALL