Cablegate: Lebanon: Demarche Delivered On U.S. Priorities For

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DE RUEHLB #1387 2661423
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 221423Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3121
INFO RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE WASHDC PRIORITY
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 2958
RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO PRIORITY 3172
RHMFISS/USCENTCOM SPECIAL HANDLING MACDILL AFB FL PRIORITY
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE PRIORITY

UNCLAS BEIRUT 001387

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPT FOR NEA/FO, NEA/ELA
ALSO FOR IO ACTING A/S HOOK AND PDAS WARLICK
P FOR DRUSSELL AND RRANGASWAMY
USUN FOR KHALILZAD/WOLFF/SCHEDLBAUER
NSC FOR ABRAMS/YERGER/MCDERMOTT/RAMCHAND
DRL/MLGA FOR LJORDAN
G FOR JFERRAO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
SUBJECT: LEBANON: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR
THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AT UNGA

REF: STATE 97313

SUMMARY
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1. (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Oussama
Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs. Khachab had no substantive response, but said that
he would pass the message along to Foreign Affairs Minister
Fawzi Salloukh and the GOL,s UN PermRep. In addition,
Khachab suggested that USUN follow up with the GOL UN
mission. End Summary.
SISON

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