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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5368
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

UNCLAS SAN JOSE 001339 
 
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SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR WHA/CEN JMACK 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREF PREL PHUM ICRC CS
SUBJECT: COSTA RICA RED CROSS SUPPORTS RED CRYSTAL AMENDMENT 
 
REF: SECSTATE 95184 
 
Poloff discussed reftel talking points with Carlos Cordero, 
Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs.  Cordero reiterated Costa Rica's support for the 
adoption of the Red Crystal as the Third Additional Protocol. 
 Poloff stressed the importance of Costa Rica's participation 
in all conferences that deal with the Red Crystal and 
encouraged Costa Rica to oppose any efforts to block or delay 
voting on the amendment.  The likely Costa Rican 
representative to the June 20-21 International Conference of 
the Red Cross and Red Crescent in Geneva will be the 
president of the Costa Rican Red Cross, Miguel Carmona 
Jimenez. 
LANGDALE