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Viewing cable 03SANAA2809, ROYG RESPONSE ON US CANDIDATES FOR CERD AND

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
03SANAA2809 2003-12-02 05:07 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Sanaa
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS SANAA 002809 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PASS TO IO/SHA MAHRA AND BOTJER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PREL YM IO HUMAN RIGHTS
SUBJECT: ROYG RESPONSE ON US CANDIDATES FOR CERD AND 
COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE 
 
REF: A. STATE 30945 
     B. SANAA 2536 
     C. STATE 287168 
 
1.  The following is the translated text of dipnote 
10/214/18, dated November 16, 2003, from the ROYG indicating 
its support of the U.S. candidates for the UN Committees 
Against Torture and the Elimination of All Forms of Racial 
Discrimination (CERD). 
 
2.  Begin text: 
 
Republic of Yemen 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
No.: 10/214/18 
Date: November 16, 2003 
 
To: The Embassy of the friendly United States of America, 
Sana,a. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen 
presents its best compliments to the Embassy of the friendly 
United States of America, Sana,a.  According to the 
distinguished friendship relations between the two friendly 
countries, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs decided to support 
the United States of America's candidacy for a seat on the UN 
Committee Against Torture in the election that will take 
place in Geneva on November 26, 2003 in a meeting of States 
Parties to the Convention.  The Ministry will also support 
the United States of America's candidacy for a seat on the UN 
Committee of the Elimination of All Forms of Racial 
Discrimination in the election that will take place in New 
York in the beginning of January in a meeting of States 
Parties to the Convention. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Yemen 
avails itself of this opportunity to express its greatest 
respect and appreciation to the esteemed Embassy. 
 
End text. 
 
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