VZCZCXRO0160
PP RUEHAG RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDF RUEHIK RUEHKUK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
DE RUEHLB #1808 3231538
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 191538Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0164
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1699
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 1893
RHMFISS/CDR USCENTCOM MACDILL AFB FL
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
UNCLAS BEIRUT 001808
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
NSC FOR ABRAMS/SINGH/GAVITO/YERGER
STATE FOR IO LINDA LUM/AMY OSTERMEIER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC KWMN PGOV PREL SOCI UNGA LE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: GOL TO SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION ON
CONDEMNING RAPE AS A POL-MIL TOOL
REF: STATE 155063
(SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Oussama Khachab,
Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
He reported that the Lebanese delegation would support the
US-sponsored anti-rape resolution and would vote against
amendments. On 11/17, he followed up stating that the GOL
voted in line with expectations.
FELTMAN