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C O N F I D E N T I A L GUATEMALA 000803 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2013 
TAGS: PHUM PREL IZ GT UNHCR
SUBJECT: GUATEMALA WILL OPPOSE SPECIAL SITTING ON IRAQ 
 
REF: GENEVA 979 
 
Classified By: PolCouns David Lindwall for reason 1.5 (b) and (d). 
 
¶1. (C) DCM McFarland called Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs 
Jorge Perez on March 26 to reconfirm the GOG's commitment of 
March 25 to vote against a special sitting on Iraq at the 
59th Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights.  DCM noted 
that the Guatemalan Mission in Geneva had informed our 
mission that they did not have instructions on this vote. 
Perez said he had personally called their Ambassador in 
Geneva on March 26 to isntruct him to support the U.S. 
position.  Perez said he had reconfirmed this approach with 
Foreign Minister Gutierrez. 
 
¶2. (C) PolCouns carried out a parallel demarche on MFA 
Multilateral Affairs Director Giovanni Castillo on March 26. 
Castillo said that he would call the Guatemalan Mission in 
Geneva to ensure that they have Perez's instructions to 
oppose a special sitting on Iraq. 
 
¶3. (SBU) Comment:  We suggest the US Mission in Geneva 
confirm with the Guatemalan Mission that they do in fact have 
such instructions. 
HAMILTON