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Viewing cable 05OTTAWA3091, URGENT DEMARCHES ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05OTTAWA3091 2005-10-14 21:31 2011-04-28 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Ottawa
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

142131Z Oct 05
UNCLAS OTTAWA 003091 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CA ETRD PREL SCUL
SUBJECT: URGENT DEMARCHES ON UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY 
CONVENTION 
 
REF: A. (A) SECSTATE 184292 
 
     ΒΆB. (B) SECSTATE 189518 
 
 (SBU) AMBASSADOR MADE REFTEL (A) DEMARCHE TO FOREIGN 
MINISTER PETTIGREW ON OCTOBER 7 AND POST PASSED IT AS WELL TO 
THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE.  POST PASSED SECRETARY 
GUTIERREZ'S LETTER ON OCTOBER 13 TO INDUSTRY MINISTER EMERSON 
(REFTEL (B)). WE ALSO PASSED THE TEXT OF USTR PORTMAN'S 
LETTER TO TRADE MINISTER PETERSON, TO FOREIGN AFFAIRS CANADA 
AND TO THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE.  WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED 
FORMAL RESPONSES TO ANY OF THESE LETTERS, ALTHOUGH THE PRIME 
MINISTER'S OFFICE HAS PROMISED A RESPONSE.  BUT GIVEN THE 
PRE-ELECTION CLIMATE AND HERITAGE MINISTER FRULLA'S RECENT 
PUBLIC STATEMENTS, WE DO NOT EXPECT MOVEMENT FROM THE 
CANADIANS. 
 
Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa 
 
WILKINS