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DE RUEHOR #1341 3060513
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O 020513Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY GABORONE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4568
INFO RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 0001
RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA 5149

UNCLAS GABORONE 001341 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR WHA/IR - J. SLATTERY AND C. CROFT; NEA/IR - R. HUMMEL; 
S/CT - A. SIERRA; L/LEI - H. MCSHAIN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV BC
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ARGENTINA 
 
REF: SECSTATE 147320 
 
¶1. (SBU) After speaking with Argentinian Ambassador R. Carlos 
Sersale di Cerisano, who is accredited to Botswana but is 
resident in Pretoria, Poloff delivered on October 30 Reftel 
demarche to the GOB's Director of Multilateral Affairs in the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperartion, 
Mr. Mothusi Nkgowe.  Mr. Nkgowe was familiar with the case 
although not with the upcoming vote but promised to pass on 
the information to the Botswana delegation attending the 
INTERPOL General Assembly.  At the request of Ambassador 
Sersale, poloff left a copy of President Kirchner's speech to 
the UN General Assembly, which mentioned this matter. 
 
¶2. (U) Officials at the Embassies of the United Kingdom, 
France, and Germany in Gaborone told Poloff that they were 
unaware of this request and had no plans to demarche the GOB 
on behalf of Argentina. 
CANAVAN