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Viewing cable 06CARACAS588, MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
06CARACAS588 2006-03-06 16:01 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Caracas 
VZCZCXYZ0014
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHCV #0588 0651601
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 061601Z MAR 06
FM AMEMBASSY CARACAS
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3444
INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY 6097
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 5241
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES PRIORITY 1050
RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO PRIORITY 0012
RUEHCP/AMEMBASSY COPENHAGEN PRIORITY 0083
RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS PRIORITY 0036
RUEHGE/AMEMBASSY GEORGETOWN PRIORITY 0147
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ MAR 1732
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 9938
RUEHMU/AMEMBASSY MANAGUA PRIORITY 1025
RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA PRIORITY 1048
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO PRIORITY 1804
RUEHSN/AMEMBASSY SAN SALVADOR PRIORITY 0812
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO PRIORITY 3303
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV PRIORITY 0042
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 0125
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL PRIORITY 0333
RUEHJM/AMCONSUL JERUSALEM PRIORITY 0004
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY
RUMIAAA/HQ USSOUTHCOM MIAMI FL PRIORITY
RUEHRFC/USOFFICE RFC WASHDC PRIORITY
 
UNCLAS CARACAS 000588 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
NEA, IPA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL
SUBJECT: MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH HAMAS 
DELIVERED 
 
REF: A) STATE 27174 B) CARACAS 00492 C) CARACAS 00503 
 
(SBU) After several unsuccessful attempts to deliver ref A in 
person, Poloff delivered reftel demarche regarding host 
country guidance for meetings with Hamas representatives to 
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on March 2 via fax.  (Note: 
The Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has increasingly 
refused to engage in face to face contact with Embassy 
employees, and with very few exceptions, is extremely 
reluctant to agree to meetings.)  In a follow-up conversation 
with Third Secretary for North America Robinson Zapata, 
Zapata said he had no substantive response but agreed to pass 
talking points to Vice Minister for North America Maria Pilar 
Hernandez for further consideration. 
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