WikiLeaks cable: NZ will support Guatemala for UNSC seat

Photo / Mark Mitchell

March 7, 2006
NZ will support Guatemala for UNSC seat

date:2006-03-07T04:47:00
source:Embassy Wellington
origin:06WELLINGTON182
destination:VZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHWL #0182 0660447 ZNY CCCCC
ZZH P 070447Z MAR 06 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC
PRIORITY 2500 INFO RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 0009
RUEHGT/AMEMBASSY GUATEMALA PRIORITY 0010 RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU
HI PRIORITY RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0044
RHHJJAA/JICPAC HONOLULU HI PRIORITY RHEHAAA/NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
WASHDC PRIORITY
classification:CONFIDENTIAL
reference:06STATE20173
?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000182

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

IO/FO, WHA/FO, STATE FOR D (FRITZ), EAP/FO, AND EAP/ANP
NSC FOR VICTOR CHA
...
?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000182

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

IO/FO, WHA/FO, STATE FOR D (FRITZ), EAP/FO, AND EAP/ANP
NSC FOR VICTOR CHA
SECDEF FOR OSD/ISA LIZ PHU
PACOM FOR JO1E/J2/J233/J5/SJFHQ

E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/07/2011
TAGS: PREL, UNSC, GT, VE, NZ
SUBJECT: NZ WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR UNSC SEAT

REF: STATE 20173

Classified By: Political-Economic Counselor Katherine Hadda,
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

(C) Post discussed reftel points with the UN and Human Rights
division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Charles
Kingston, an officer in the division, has confirmed that New
Zealand will support Guatemala's candidacy for the 2007-8
Latin American non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council.

McCormick