Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MUSCAT615
2008-08-27 13:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:
OMAN TO REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING OUT ON MAURITANIA
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 000615
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/27/2018
TAGS: PGOV PREL KDEM MR MU
SUBJECT: OMAN TO REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING OUT ON MAURITANIA
COUP
REF: STATE 91116
Classified By: Ambassador Gary A. Grappo for Reasons 1.4 (b, d)
(C) On August 27, Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to
Humaid al-Maani, Office Director for Ministry of Foreign
Affairs Secretary General Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi, during a
meeting covering a number of topics (septels). Al-Maani
stated that in keeping with its general policy of
non-intervention in the affairs of other countries, Oman
would most likely not issue a statement against the coup or
in support of the August 19 UN Security Council Presidential
Statement condemning the overthrow of the Mauritanian
president.
GRAPPO