Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08THEHAGUE511
2008-06-12 16:07:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy The Hague
Cable title:
NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH VIEWS SUPPORT ARAB
how-toVZCZCXRO7737 RR RUEHAG RUEHROV DE RUEHTC #0511 1641607 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 121607Z JUN 08 FM AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1618 INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT 0251
C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 000511
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/12/2018
TAGS: EU LE NL PREL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/LEBANON: DUTCH VIEWS SUPPORT ARAB
LEAGUES INITIATIVE
REF: A. STATE 52061
¶B. FALLS-IRWIN EMAIL 5-16-08
Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Jason Grubb for reasons 1.5(b
, d)
(C) In a May 16 phone call with Poloff concerning reftel A,
the Dutch MFA Lebanon desk officer Peter van der Bloemen
noted that the Dutch supported the May 16 statement of EU
High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security
Policy Solana. According to van der Bloemen, the Dutch
don,t want an agreement that subverts majority will or
rewards bad behavior. He added that the GONL believes the
Arab League six-point plan is a good way forward.
Gallagher