Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09USUNNEWYORK452
2009-05-04 20:36:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
USUN New York
Cable title:
SOMALIA/UN: P3 FAVOR CONTINUED ASSESSED SUPPORT TO
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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000452
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR USUN/W, L, IO, PM, AF
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR KPKO UNSC SO
SUBJECT: SOMALIA/UN: P3 FAVOR CONTINUED ASSESSED SUPPORT TO
AMISOM
REF: A. SENIOR-KHAMBATTA EMAIL 4/30
B. USUN 443
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000452
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR USUN/W, L, IO, PM, AF
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR KPKO UNSC SO
SUBJECT: SOMALIA/UN: P3 FAVOR CONTINUED ASSESSED SUPPORT TO
AMISOM
REF: A. SENIOR-KHAMBATTA EMAIL 4/30
B. USUN 443
1. (SBU) 1. The UK convened a second round of P3 negotiations
on their draft Somalia resolution on May 1. As at the
previous meeting, POLOFF did not offer substantive
suggestions, but asked the UK and France to be patient with
USG decisionmaking and to preserve flexibility in the text in
preparation for U.S. edits in coming days. Discussion
centered on French proposals on the text (ref A).
2. (SBU) POLOFF asked the P3 what their budgetary experts
thought of the draft resolution. The UK and France explained
that, to their lawyers, the precedent is the same as UNSCR
1863, and that they do not see it as problematic. They are
not troubled by the distinction between UN support to a UNPKO
and UN support to a non-UN operation. For them, the core
issue is that assessments to support AMISOM under UNSCR 1863
(or the UK draft resolution) will be levied by the General
Assembly in response to an explicit request of the Security
Council. In their view, a Security Council mandate for
another non-UN operation would not allow the GA to issue an
assessment unless the resolution contained a similar,
explicit UNSC request for the Secretary-General to provide UN
support. Because an affirmative decision of the Security
Council would be needed to make use of the precedent
established by UNSCR 1863, the UK and France do not believe
it threatens their long-term equities as major UN
contributors.
Rice
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR USUN/W, L, IO, PM, AF
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR KPKO UNSC SO
SUBJECT: SOMALIA/UN: P3 FAVOR CONTINUED ASSESSED SUPPORT TO
AMISOM
REF: A. SENIOR-KHAMBATTA EMAIL 4/30
B. USUN 443
1. (SBU) 1. The UK convened a second round of P3 negotiations
on their draft Somalia resolution on May 1. As at the
previous meeting, POLOFF did not offer substantive
suggestions, but asked the UK and France to be patient with
USG decisionmaking and to preserve flexibility in the text in
preparation for U.S. edits in coming days. Discussion
centered on French proposals on the text (ref A).
2. (SBU) POLOFF asked the P3 what their budgetary experts
thought of the draft resolution. The UK and France explained
that, to their lawyers, the precedent is the same as UNSCR
1863, and that they do not see it as problematic. They are
not troubled by the distinction between UN support to a UNPKO
and UN support to a non-UN operation. For them, the core
issue is that assessments to support AMISOM under UNSCR 1863
(or the UK draft resolution) will be levied by the General
Assembly in response to an explicit request of the Security
Council. In their view, a Security Council mandate for
another non-UN operation would not allow the GA to issue an
assessment unless the resolution contained a similar,
explicit UNSC request for the Secretary-General to provide UN
support. Because an affirmative decision of the Security
Council would be needed to make use of the precedent
established by UNSCR 1863, the UK and France do not believe
it threatens their long-term equities as major UN
contributors.
Rice