DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE DECLARATION

C O N F I D E N T I A L COTONOU 000242 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR DRL/MLGA E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2018 TAGS: PHUM PRELBN SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US-EU PRISONERS F CONSCIENCE DECLARATION REF: STATE 40380 Cassified By: DCM Martina T. Boustani for reasons 14 (b) and (d). (C) POLOFF delivered, on April 2, reftel demarche to Gerard Gebou, Deputy Directr of the Office of International Relations, in te Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mr. Gebou stated the GOB would take our request under consideration. Embassy recommends that USUN make a direct requet of Benin's Permanent Representative to the UN s the Permanent Representative will play an impotant part in a GOB decision to support the declaration. BROWN