VZCZCXYZ0002
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHRB #0947 3361659
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 021659Z DEC 09
FM AMEMBASSY RABAT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0872
INFO RUCNMGH/MAGHREB COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 1086
RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL PRIORITY 0095

UNCLAS RABAT 000947 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/MAG 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL PGOV XD AF MO
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMPLIFYING THE PRESIDENT'S 
MESSAGE ON AFGHANISTAN 
 
REF: STATE 122234 
 
 (SBU) Polcouns and poloff delivered subject demarche to 
Inspector General for Arab and Islamic Relations Mohammed 
Azeroual on Dec. 1.  Azeroual welcomed the efforts that the 
Obama Administration had put into developing a multi-faceted 
new approach to a very difficult problem.  He noted that U.S. 
partners like Morocco were pleased to see the heavy emphasis 
on tangible development on the ground, which he characterized 
as essential in Afghanistan, especially in the areas of 
education, health, and infrastructure.  He opined that the 
U.S. mission in Afghanistan will be challenging and expressed 
his government's hope that the new strategy would succeed. 
 
 
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JACKSON