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FM AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7453
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 4195
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 1365
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY 0415
UNCLAS THE HAGUE 002465
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SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL UNGA EUN IS NL
SUBJECT: UNGA ESS: DUTCH LIKELY TO ABSTAIN
REF: STATE 188224
(SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche November 17 to Pieter
van der Vliet, Head of the MFA's UN and IFIs Political and
Legal Affairs Division. Van der Vliet said that initial
Dutch opposition to the resolution has weakened in the face
of an evolving EU majority that looks set to support the
resolution. Van der Vliet said at this point, the Dutch are
likely to abstain. However, he noted, the GONL is still
seeking textual revisions that would allow it to join the EU
majority in favor.
BLAKEMAN