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R 221730Z FEB 08
FM AMEMBASSY ABIDJAN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4023
INFO RUEHUJA/AMEMBASSY ABUJA 0148
RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK 0030
RUEHBS/AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS 0338
RUEHLM/AMEMBASSY COLOMBO 0032
RUEHKL/AMEMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR 0070
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 0478
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 0013
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 0874
RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0402
RUEHGP/AMEMBASSY SINGAPORE 0001
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 0020
RUEHYD/AMEMBASSY YAOUNDE 0183
RUEHOS/AMCONSUL LAGOS 0208
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UNCLAS ABIDJAN 000127
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ECON EIND ETRD AGR IV
SUBJECT: COTE D'IVOIRE DEMARCHED ON SEC GENERAL OF INT'L
RUBBER STUDY GROUP
REF: SECSTATE 10729
1. (SBU) Econoff demarched Vincent Niagne Agnimel,
Secretary General of the Ivoirian Rubber Association APROMAC
SIPDIS
and delivered talking points related to U.S. concerns about
the tenure of Dr. Smits as International Rubber Study Group
Secretary General. APROMAC is the designated Ivoirian
SIPDIS
delegate to the IRSG, because the Ivoirian government has
failed to pay its contributions.
2. (SBU) Agnimel told Econoff that ahead of a meeting of
the IRSG in March in London, he had heard directly from the
U.S. IRSG representative on the issue of Dr. Smit's
retention. While Agnimel will not attend the London meeting,
he has spoken with the Ivoirian diplomatic delegation in the
UK, which will represent APROMAC, and delivered instructions.
Agnimel pointedly did not/not indicate to Econoff the nature
of the instructions on how Cote d'Ivoire will vote.
NESBITT