Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09STATE69191
2009-07-02 20:51:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Secretary of State
Cable title:
REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FACTIONAL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 069191
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2019
TAGS: PREL PTER KWBG IS EG
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FACTIONAL
COMMITTEE PROPOSAL
Classified By: NEA AA/S JEFFREY FELTMAN FOR REASON 1.4 (B) AND (D).
C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 069191
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2019
TAGS: PREL PTER KWBG IS EG
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FACTIONAL
COMMITTEE PROPOSAL
Classified By: NEA AA/S JEFFREY FELTMAN FOR REASON 1.4 (B) AND (D).
1. (C) Department requests Embassy Cairo approach the
Government of Egypt to obtain details about the most recent
efforts to broker Palestinian reconciliation and why they
were postponed. The U.S. shares the GOE's goal of enabling
the Palestinian Authority (PA) to return to Gaza in a way
that is consistent with the Quartet principles. U.S. support
for reconciliation is dependent on all parties' acceptance
and adherence to the Quartet principles. To this end, we
seek information on the details of the Egyptian proposal to
form a 'factional committee', including a description of the
committee's scope and its authorities, in order to ensure
that it does not cross any U.S. legal or policy lines that
would impact our ability to work with the PA. Department asks
that Embassy Cairo try to obtain any written documents that
Egypt may have provided the Palestinian delegations
describing the factional committee.
2. (C) The Department is concerned that this committee could
have a role in governance (e.g. security reform in Gaza
and/or the West Bank) or foreign assistance (e.g. supervising
reconstruction of Gaza),which would require the committee
and all its members to accept the Quartet principles. If the
committee has a role in PA decisions on issues like security
and foreign assistance yet does not accept the Quartet
principles, the U.S. would need to reevaluate our
relationship with the PA. This could lead to the U.S. and
other donors cutting off assistance at a critical time for
restarting negotiations and for building Fatah's credibility.
CLINTON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/02/2019
TAGS: PREL PTER KWBG IS EG
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR MORE INFORMATION ON FACTIONAL
COMMITTEE PROPOSAL
Classified By: NEA AA/S JEFFREY FELTMAN FOR REASON 1.4 (B) AND (D).
1. (C) Department requests Embassy Cairo approach the
Government of Egypt to obtain details about the most recent
efforts to broker Palestinian reconciliation and why they
were postponed. The U.S. shares the GOE's goal of enabling
the Palestinian Authority (PA) to return to Gaza in a way
that is consistent with the Quartet principles. U.S. support
for reconciliation is dependent on all parties' acceptance
and adherence to the Quartet principles. To this end, we
seek information on the details of the Egyptian proposal to
form a 'factional committee', including a description of the
committee's scope and its authorities, in order to ensure
that it does not cross any U.S. legal or policy lines that
would impact our ability to work with the PA. Department asks
that Embassy Cairo try to obtain any written documents that
Egypt may have provided the Palestinian delegations
describing the factional committee.
2. (C) The Department is concerned that this committee could
have a role in governance (e.g. security reform in Gaza
and/or the West Bank) or foreign assistance (e.g. supervising
reconstruction of Gaza),which would require the committee
and all its members to accept the Quartet principles. If the
committee has a role in PA decisions on issues like security
and foreign assistance yet does not accept the Quartet
principles, the U.S. would need to reevaluate our
relationship with the PA. This could lead to the U.S. and
other donors cutting off assistance at a critical time for
restarting negotiations and for building Fatah's credibility.
CLINTON