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UNCLAS MAPUTO 000742 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
IO/T - OSTRANDER, EB/TRA - DAS BYERLY 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAIR ASEC MZ ICAO
SUBJECT: MOZAMBIQUE - ICAO LEADERSHIP DEMARCHE 
 
REF: STATE 83002 
 
(SBU) On June 8 emboff spoke with Antonio Pinto, Director of 
the Civil Aviation Institute of Mozambique (IACM). Mr. Pinto 
is Mozambique's delegate to ICAO. Pinto, who had earlier 
reviewed a copy of the demarche non-paper, immediately 
expressed skepticism that ICAO needed any structural reform 
concerning the roles of the presidency and secretary general. 
He said that the reform suggestions were "all reasonable," 
but he questioned the motives. For example, he said that a 
two-term limit was a "generally acceptable" idea but asked 
why it had to be brought to the table at this particular 
time. Pinto did not offer his opinions on specific 
candidates for positions, and emboff decided it was prudent 
not to ask under the circumstances. 
WYSHAM