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08KUALALUMPUR361
2008-05-09 08:18:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
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WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION

Tags:  KIPR AORC ETRD PREL MY 
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P 090818Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0948
INFO RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 1570
UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000361 

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GENEVA FOR USTR
STATE PASS USTR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KIPR AORC ETRD PREL MY
SUBJECT: WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION

REF: SECSTATE 47557

UNCLAS KUALA LUMPUR 000361

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

GENEVA FOR USTR
STATE PASS USTR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KIPR AORC ETRD PREL MY
SUBJECT: WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION

REF: SECSTATE 47557


1. (U) Econ Counselor and econoff met with Kamel Mohamad,
Director General, Intellectual Property Corporation of
Malaysia (Malaysia's USPTO equivalent),on May 9 to deliver
reftel demarche in advance of the May 13-14 WIPO meeting to
select the organization's Director General nominee. Kamel is
leading Malaysia's delegation to the WIPO meeting.


2. (SBU) Kamel told us that Malaysia continues to consider
which of the 15 WIPO DG candidates to support. He said that
he is not under internal government pressure to support a
candidate based on regional (such as ASEAN) or developing
country status. He noted that Malaysia would be happy with
either Francis Gurry of Australia or Yo Takagi of Japan,
though he voiced concern that selecting Takagi might cause
Gurry to leave WIPO. Kamel also spoke positively about
Kenya's candidate, James Otieno Odek.
KEITH