Identifier
Created
Classification
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08USUNNEWYORK926
2008-10-10 23:14:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
Cable title:  

SHEBA'A POINTS PASSED TO UN DEPARTMENT OF

Tags:  PREL PBTS UNSC USUN LE IS SY 
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5097
INFO RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT IMMEDIATE 1484
RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS IMMEDIATE 0402
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV IMMEDIATE 1942
C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000926 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/10/2018
TAGS: PREL PBTS UNSC USUN LE IS SY
SUBJECT: SHEBA'A POINTS PASSED TO UN DEPARTMENT OF
POLITICAL AFFAIRS

REF: 10/9/08 IRWIN E-MAIL TO
MORRISON/JACOBSON/MILEFSKY/SCHEDLBAUER

Classified By: Ambassador Alejandro D. Wolff for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d
).

C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000926

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/10/2018
TAGS: PREL PBTS UNSC USUN LE IS SY
SUBJECT: SHEBA'A POINTS PASSED TO UN DEPARTMENT OF
POLITICAL AFFAIRS

REF: 10/9/08 IRWIN E-MAIL TO
MORRISON/JACOBSON/MILEFSKY/SCHEDLBAUER

Classified By: Ambassador Alejandro D. Wolff for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d
).


1. (C) PolOff delivered October 10 points contained in ref
e-mail on Sheba'a to UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA)
Senior Political Affairs Officer Lee O'Brien. O'Brien agreed
that delineation could be done on paper through a tabletop
exercise, while demarcation could only be done on the ground.
While she agreed that sovereignty of Sheba'a can only be
determined by bilateral boundary delineation between Lebanon
and Syria, she noted that the Blue Line had been ratified by
the Security Council and it would have to ratify any
amendments. Overall, she remarked that the points were
largely silent on how to engage Israel, only speaking on how
not to engage Israel. For this process to work, she said,
the UN needs to work with all three parties, including
engaging the Israelis in discussion.


2. (C) O'Brien, who had previously told PolOff October 7
that UN Special Coordinator of the Secretary-General for
Lebanon Michael Williams would be handling the Sheba'a
process as part of his portfolio, said Williams will still
visit Tel Aviv and Damascus in late October/early November to
cover all of the UNSCR 1701 issues, including Sheba'a. He
plans a return visit to those capitals in January for a more
in-depth discussion of Sheba'a, for which O'Brien will join
him. O'Brien confirmed that Williams, who already departed
New York, should arrive in Beirut October 12.
Khalilzad