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O 011223Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY TUNIS
TO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0085
INFO RUCNMGH/MAGHREB COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
UNCLAS TUNIS 000966
SIPDIS
USUN FOR POL:EGERMAIN
STATE FOR NEA/MAG (VSTEWART, MNARDI)
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA KSEP TS
SUBJECT: CORRECTED COPY TUNISIA'S DELEGATION TO 63RD UNGA -
DATES CHANGED
REF: STATE 72078
Ambassador met August 29 with Minister of Foreign Affairs
Abdelwaheb Abdallah who confirmed he will lead Tunisia's
delegation to UNGA. He plans to depart September 23 or 24
and stay in New York for a week. He would welcome a meeting
with A/S David Welch. He expressed hope there will be an
Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Foreign Ministers' meeting with the
Under Secretary for Political Affairs as happened last year.
He said the Tunisian speech before the General Assembly is
scheduled for September 29.
GODEC