Summary: This diplomatic communication from the Moroccan Ambassador to the UN to the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs details a meeting with the UN Legal Counsel. The Ambassador expressed deep concern over the Polisario’s actions of stamping travel documents of UN personnel and other visitors to Western Sahara. Morocco views this as an attempt by the Polisario to gain recognition and legitimacy, which violates existing agreements. The Ambassador emphasized that the UN must categorically reject these actions to avoid serious consequences for MINURSO’s operations and the UN’s relationship with Morocco. The UN Legal Counsel affirmed that the UN would not accept the Polisario’s stamping of its personnel’s travel documents and advised the Moroccan Ambassador to convey this message to the UN Special Representative.
The Permanent Mission of the
Kingdom of Morocco
to the United Nations
New York
MONSIEUR LB MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND COOPERATION
RABAT
PRINCIPAL RECIPIENT: CAB/I- CAB/2-SG/4-DG/8/1
CQNF1D&N FAX N°: FC/ /OK
DATE: April 28, 2014
SUBJECT: Meeting with the Legal Counsel.
Ref: M/FN. FC/206/OK of April 28, 2014.
Further to my fax referenced above, regarding my meeting this morning with the United Nations Legal Counsel, Mr. Miguel de Serpa Soares, I have the honor to inform you that during this meeting, I also drew the latter’s attention to the dangerous maneuvers of the Polisario to stamp the travel documents of UN personnel and other visitors, whose sole objective is to seek recognition and legitimacy. I reaffirmed Morocco’s categorical opposition to these aims, which violate existing agreements and which must not, under any circumstances, and in any form whatsoever, be accepted by the UN. Otherwise, this will have serious consequences for the future activities of MINURSO and the United Nations, as well as for their interaction with the Moroccan authorities.
Mr. Soares replied that the United Nations Organization would not accept that its personnel’s travel documents be stamped by the Polisario. It would be highly desirable that Morocco’s firm message of opposition to these maneuvers by the Polisario be also communicated to the Special Representative, Mr. Weber, both in Rabat and Laayoune.
Highest consideration
The Ambassador,
Permanent Representative
Omar HILALE
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