Cablegate: Spain: United Nations Icsc Election Demarche

VZCZCXRO5930
RR RUEHLA
DE RUEHMD #1065 3060823
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 020823Z NOV 09
FM AMEMBASSY MADRID
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1400
INFO RUEHLA/AMCONSUL BARCELONA 4184
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0524

UNCLAS MADRID 001065

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR IO/MPR (BRIAN G. HACKETT) AND USUN/MR (BRUCE
RASHKOW)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: USUN PREL SP UNGA UNGA AORC APER KAWC
KJUS, KUNR
SUBJECT: SPAIN: UNITED NATIONS ICSC ELECTION DEMARCHE
DELIVERED

REF: A. SECSTATE 109341
B. MADRID 575

(SBU) On October 23, poloff delivered reftel demarche
regarding the U.S.-nominated candidate for the United Nations
International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) election to
Spanish MFA Subdirector General for the UN Marcelino Cabanas
and desk officer Laura Fernandez Abad. Ms. Fernandez
reported that the GOS is paying "special attention" to Ms.
Myers' candidacy but has not yet decided on the Spanish vote.
CHACON

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