Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09JAKARTA1519
2009-09-11 09:53:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Jakarta
Cable title:
UNHRC "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" RESOLUTION --
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C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 001519
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA
NSC FOR D. WALTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/10/2019
TAGS: PREL KISL SOCI ID UN
SUBJECT: UNHRC "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" RESOLUTION --
PRESSING INDONESIA
REF: STATE 93373
Classified By: Acting Pol/C Daniel Rochman, reasons 1.4(b+d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L JAKARTA 001519
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA
NSC FOR D. WALTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/10/2019
TAGS: PREL KISL SOCI ID UN
SUBJECT: UNHRC "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" RESOLUTION --
PRESSING INDONESIA
REF: STATE 93373
Classified By: Acting Pol/C Daniel Rochman, reasons 1.4(b+d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instruction, POLOFF met with
Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts, explained USG
positions, and urged the GOI to support USG priorities at the
upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Contacts indicated
support for U.S. initiatives and stressed that Indonesia
could play a role in bridging the divide between the U.S. and
Muslim-majority countries at the UN and in other multilateral
fora, particularly on freedom of expression issues.
2. (C) In a previous meeting, POLOFF met with senior GOI
officials to garner support for the upcoming "Freedom of
Expression" resolution that will be tabled at the upcoming
UNHCR session. Ambassador Rezlan Janie, Director General for
Multilateral Affairs at DEPLU, responded positively to U.S.
priorities on the UNCHR, adding that previous discussions on
the freedom of expression/defamation of religion issue were
marked by acrimony and harsh rhetoric. Janie said the GOI
was looking forward to working with the U.S. on key human
rights initiatives after hearing President Obama's Cairo
speech reaching out to the Muslim world.
3. (C) POLOFF provided DEPLU officials with a nonpaper
outlining specific U.S. initiatives at the upcoming UNHCR
session as outlined in reftel. DEPLU officials thanked us for
consulting Indonesian officials in advance of the upcoming
UNHCR session. DEPLU officials responded positively to the
initiatives outlined in reftel and said that they would take
our proposals under consideration, noting that, in general,
U.S. positions are in line with GOI priorities.
OSIUS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP, IO/RHS, DRL/MLGA
NSC FOR D. WALTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/10/2019
TAGS: PREL KISL SOCI ID UN
SUBJECT: UNHRC "FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION" RESOLUTION --
PRESSING INDONESIA
REF: STATE 93373
Classified By: Acting Pol/C Daniel Rochman, reasons 1.4(b+d).
1. (C) SUMMARY: Per reftel instruction, POLOFF met with
Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) contacts, explained USG
positions, and urged the GOI to support USG priorities at the
upcoming UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Contacts indicated
support for U.S. initiatives and stressed that Indonesia
could play a role in bridging the divide between the U.S. and
Muslim-majority countries at the UN and in other multilateral
fora, particularly on freedom of expression issues.
2. (C) In a previous meeting, POLOFF met with senior GOI
officials to garner support for the upcoming "Freedom of
Expression" resolution that will be tabled at the upcoming
UNHCR session. Ambassador Rezlan Janie, Director General for
Multilateral Affairs at DEPLU, responded positively to U.S.
priorities on the UNCHR, adding that previous discussions on
the freedom of expression/defamation of religion issue were
marked by acrimony and harsh rhetoric. Janie said the GOI
was looking forward to working with the U.S. on key human
rights initiatives after hearing President Obama's Cairo
speech reaching out to the Muslim world.
3. (C) POLOFF provided DEPLU officials with a nonpaper
outlining specific U.S. initiatives at the upcoming UNHCR
session as outlined in reftel. DEPLU officials thanked us for
consulting Indonesian officials in advance of the upcoming
UNHCR session. DEPLU officials responded positively to the
initiatives outlined in reftel and said that they would take
our proposals under consideration, noting that, in general,
U.S. positions are in line with GOI priorities.
OSIUS