Cablegate: Rokg Studying Demarche Opposing Anti-Israel Bias

VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHUL #3688 3000441
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 270441Z OCT 06
FM AMEMBASSY SEOUL
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0980
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 1427
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 1520
RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 7580
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0319

UNCLAS SEOUL 003688

SIPDIS

SIPDIS
SENSITIVE

PLEASE PASS TO IO/UNP - RAYMOND HOTZ AND APPROPRIATE
REGIONAL COORDINATOR

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNGA KS IS
SUBJECT: ROKG STUDYING DEMARCHE OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS

REF: STATE 178061

(SBU) On October 25, poloff delivered reftel demarche, urging
capitals to vote against three resolutions in the Fourth
Committee that would renew the mandate of UN institutions
which are biased against Israel, to Lee Kyung-chul, Deputy
Director of the UN Division at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Trade. Lee said that Seoul would need some time
to study the issue. Contacted again on October 27, Lee said
Seoul was seriously reviewing the matter and had shared the
reftel materials with its mission in New York.
VERSHBOW

© Scoop Media