Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07USUNNEWYORK225
2007-03-20 22:23:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
Cable title:
WESTERN SAHARA: INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO MOROCCO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000225
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/20/2017
TAGS: PREL UNSC MO AG
SUBJECT: WESTERN SAHARA: INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO MOROCCO
AND THE P0LISARIO
REF: (A) STATE 33377 (B) USUN 0192
Classified By: Classified by Amb. Jackie W. Sanders. E.O 12958. Reasons
1.4 (B&D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000225
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/20/2017
TAGS: PREL UNSC MO AG
SUBJECT: WESTERN SAHARA: INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO MOROCCO
AND THE P0LISARIO
REF: (A) STATE 33377 (B) USUN 0192
Classified By: Classified by Amb. Jackie W. Sanders. E.O 12958. Reasons
1.4 (B&D).
1. (C) USUN delivered reftel invitation to the Moroccan
Mission to the UN March 19 and are awaiting a response. We
were unable to deliver the same invitation to Polisario Front
Representative Ahmed Boukhari until March 20 as he would not
accept the invitation without permission from
Secretary-General Abdelaziz, which permission he received
SIPDIS
today. He said he would transmit both the invitation and our
reftel talking point remarks to the Polisario leadership.
2. (C) Boukhari offered a pointed summary of Polisario
perceptions that will inform its formal response to our
invitation: (1) that the Algerian Government has informed the
Polisario that the American ambassador in Algiers has
indicated that the USG believes the Western Sahara has no
right to statehood because it could become a terrorist
training ground; (2) that the USG is no longer an honest
broker after abandoning the Baker process in favor of making
Western Sahara policy bilaterally with Morocco rather than
within the Security Council; (3) that the only suggested
agenda item for the proposed meeting is the Moroccan
proposal; and (4) "if the Polisario doesn't fall into this
trap, we will be punished." We urged Mr. Boukhari to try to
persuade Polisario leaders that they should not obstruct
dialogue.
WOLFF
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/20/2017
TAGS: PREL UNSC MO AG
SUBJECT: WESTERN SAHARA: INVITATIONS DELIVERED TO MOROCCO
AND THE P0LISARIO
REF: (A) STATE 33377 (B) USUN 0192
Classified By: Classified by Amb. Jackie W. Sanders. E.O 12958. Reasons
1.4 (B&D).
1. (C) USUN delivered reftel invitation to the Moroccan
Mission to the UN March 19 and are awaiting a response. We
were unable to deliver the same invitation to Polisario Front
Representative Ahmed Boukhari until March 20 as he would not
accept the invitation without permission from
Secretary-General Abdelaziz, which permission he received
SIPDIS
today. He said he would transmit both the invitation and our
reftel talking point remarks to the Polisario leadership.
2. (C) Boukhari offered a pointed summary of Polisario
perceptions that will inform its formal response to our
invitation: (1) that the Algerian Government has informed the
Polisario that the American ambassador in Algiers has
indicated that the USG believes the Western Sahara has no
right to statehood because it could become a terrorist
training ground; (2) that the USG is no longer an honest
broker after abandoning the Baker process in favor of making
Western Sahara policy bilaterally with Morocco rather than
within the Security Council; (3) that the only suggested
agenda item for the proposed meeting is the Moroccan
proposal; and (4) "if the Polisario doesn't fall into this
trap, we will be punished." We urged Mr. Boukhari to try to
persuade Polisario leaders that they should not obstruct
dialogue.
WOLFF