Identifier
Created
Classification
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08LONDON1678
2008-06-23 17:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy London
Cable title:
UK RED LINES ON UN ACTION ON ZIMBABWE, POSSIBLE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 001678
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/UNP AND AF/S
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/23/2018
TAGS: PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
SUBJECT: UK RED LINES ON UN ACTION ON ZIMBABWE, POSSIBLE
STATEMENT BY NELSON MANDELA
REF: A. STATE 66915
B. LONDON-IO/UNP EMAILS
C. TELCONS
Classified By: Acting PolCouns Leslie Tsou, reasons 1.4 b, d
C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 001678
SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/UNP AND AF/S
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/23/2018
TAGS: PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
SUBJECT: UK RED LINES ON UN ACTION ON ZIMBABWE, POSSIBLE
STATEMENT BY NELSON MANDELA
REF: A. STATE 66915
B. LONDON-IO/UNP EMAILS
C. TELCONS
Classified By: Acting PolCouns Leslie Tsou, reasons 1.4 b, d
1. (C) HMG has the following red lines for any UN statement
on Zimbabwe, FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officers Ben Llewellyn-Jones
and Jason Moore told us June 23 in response to Ref A:
-- the statement must emphasize that the Mugabe regime is no
longer legitimate, since the will of the people of Zimbabwe
was last expressed at the May 29 elections, which were won by
the Movement for Democratic Change; and
-- there cannot be a continuation of the status quo.
2. (C) The UK requests U.S. assistance with South African
President Thao Mbeki to achieve as strong a statement as
possible, Moore said.
3. (C) Concerning press speculation that UK officials might
press Nelson Mandela, who arrived in London June 23 for a
week of celebrations for his 90th birthday, to make a public
statement condemning events in Zimbabwe, Llewellyn-Jones
acknowledged PM Gordon Brown will meet with Mandela but said
that HMG is weighing very carefully whether such an approach
to Mandela would be effective.
Visit London's Classified Website:
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SIPDIS
STATE FOR IO/UNP AND AF/S
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/23/2018
TAGS: PREL PHUM KDEM UNSC ZI UK
SUBJECT: UK RED LINES ON UN ACTION ON ZIMBABWE, POSSIBLE
STATEMENT BY NELSON MANDELA
REF: A. STATE 66915
B. LONDON-IO/UNP EMAILS
C. TELCONS
Classified By: Acting PolCouns Leslie Tsou, reasons 1.4 b, d
1. (C) HMG has the following red lines for any UN statement
on Zimbabwe, FCO Zimbabwe Desk Officers Ben Llewellyn-Jones
and Jason Moore told us June 23 in response to Ref A:
-- the statement must emphasize that the Mugabe regime is no
longer legitimate, since the will of the people of Zimbabwe
was last expressed at the May 29 elections, which were won by
the Movement for Democratic Change; and
-- there cannot be a continuation of the status quo.
2. (C) The UK requests U.S. assistance with South African
President Thao Mbeki to achieve as strong a statement as
possible, Moore said.
3. (C) Concerning press speculation that UK officials might
press Nelson Mandela, who arrived in London June 23 for a
week of celebrations for his 90th birthday, to make a public
statement condemning events in Zimbabwe, Llewellyn-Jones
acknowledged PM Gordon Brown will meet with Mandela but said
that HMG is weighing very carefully whether such an approach
to Mandela would be effective.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
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