PHILIPPINES TO SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S POSITION AT NOVEMBER INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SECRET S E C R E T MANILA 003577 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR EAP/MTS, EAP/RSP, WHA/BSC (SLATTERY AND CROFT), NEA/IR (HUMMEL), S/CT (SIERRA), L/LEI (MCSHAIN) E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2017 TAGS: PREL, IR, PTER, ASEC, PGOV, KJUS, RP SUBJECT: PHILIPPINES TO SUPPORT ARGENTINA'S POSITION AT NOVEMBER INTERPOL GENERAL ASSEMBLY REF: STATE 147320 Classified By: Classified by A/DCM Jacob M. Wohlman, Reasons 1.4 (b) an d (d) 1. (S) Maria Aguinaldo, Director of the Social Development Issues Division for the Office of United Nations and International Organizations of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), informed poloff October 31 that the Philippine government would send a delegation of five to seven representatives to the November 5-8 Interpol General Assembly meeting in Marrakech. Aguinaldo added that an Argentine Embassy official had met with the DFA's A/S for Legal Affairs to discuss the meeting. The Argentine Embassy also submitted a note verbale requesting that the Philippine government "confirm the steps taken by the Executive Committee of Interpol in the General Assembly with respect to the red notices," in the words of Aguinaldo. The Philippine government committed its support to the Argentine Embassy to do so. Given the direct communication and agreement between the Argentine and Philippine governments and the instructions to maintain a low profile, Post concluded that no other action would be productive per paragraph 14 of reftel. Visit Embassy Manila's Classified SIPRNET website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/manila/index. cfm You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/ KENNEY