VZCZCXRO2504
PP RUEHPA
DE RUEHFN #0702 2400906
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
P 280906Z AUG 06
FM AMEMBASSY FREETOWN
TO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0197
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0213
INFO RUEHZK/ECOWAS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

C O N F I D E N T I A L FREETOWN 000702 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/27/2016 
TAGS: PREL UNSC UNGA SL GT VE
SUBJECT: SIERRA LEONE STILL UNDECIDED ON UNSC VOTE, BUT 
VENEZUELA COMING TO MAKE AN APPEAL 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 107357 
 
     ¶B. FREETOWN 534 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Thomas N. Hull, reasons 1.4 (b), (d) 
 
¶1. (C) On August 24, PolOff met with Director General of 
Foreign Affairs Ambassador Umaru Wurie.  Wurie said that he 
is expecting a Venezuelan envoy to arrive on September 3 to 
discuss his country's candidacy for the UN Security Council. 
Wurie said Sierra Leone's permanent representative to the UN 
is already leaning towards Venezuela but there is no final 
decision yet, as Wurie himself prefers Guatemala over 
Venezuela. 
 
¶2. (C) Comment: Wurie was in Guatemala during Hurricane Mitch 
and harbors a soft spot for the country - he told us about 
his preference for the Guatemalans the first time we brought 
up the issue previously.  At this point, however, it is not 
clear who makes the final decision or if Wurie's sentiments 
will shift after a visit from the Venezuelans.  End Comment. 
HULL