Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08MUSCAT615
2008-08-27 13:55:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:  

OMAN TO REFRAIN FROM SPEAKING OUT ON MAURITANIA

Tags:  PGOV PREL KDEM MR MU 
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PP RUEHDE RUEHDIR
DE RUEHMS #0615 2401355
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 271355Z AUG 08
FM AMEMBASSY MUSCAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9896
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHNK/AMEMBASSY NOUAKCHOTT 0008
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