Cablegate: Demarche Delivered: The President's Announcement
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R 011426Z DEC 09
FM AMEMBASSY MBABANE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3797
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SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT
ON THE WAY FORWARD IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
REF: SECSTATE 122731
(SBU) On December 1, Ambassador Irving and Pol/Econ Officer
Pike delivered demarche per reftel to Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Cooperation Undersecretary for Administration
Clement Mabuza in the absence of the Foreign Minister, Acting
Foreign Minister, and Principal Secretary. Mr. Mabuza
thanked the Ambassador for the update on U.S. policy towards
Afghanistan and stated he would pass the information on to
the Foreign Minister and the cabinet for discussion.
IRVING