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Viewing cable 05CAIRO8032, EGYPT "FAVORABLE" ON BUERGENTHAL ICJ CANDIDACY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05CAIRO8032 2005-10-18 14:23 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Cairo
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS CAIRO 008032 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV EG UNSC UNGA
SUBJECT: EGYPT "FAVORABLE" ON BUERGENTHAL ICJ CANDIDACY 
 
REF: A. STATE 179062 
 
     ΒΆB. STATE 80697 
 
(SBU) Post delivered ref B demarche October 12 to MFA Office 
Director for United Nations Affairs and Nominations, Hany 
Saleem.  Saleem stated that he would convey the USG request 
to the Minister, and opined that Egypt would "most likely 
support" the reelection of Judge Thomas Bluementhal to the 
International Court of Justice in The Hague.  Later the same 
day, Saleem contacted poloff to share that he had been in 
touch with the Foreign Minister's Cabinet staff and had 
received a "favorable message" from the Cabinet in response 
to our request that the GOE support the Buergenthal candidacy. 
 
 
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