FONMIN REACTS TO SENATOR'S COMMENTS ON TUNISIA

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP90B01390R000700920035-4
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: December 27, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 15, 2010
• Sequence Number: 35
• Publication Date: March 25, 1986
• Content Type: CABLE

Declassified in Part - Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2011/10/24: CIA-RDP90BO139OR000700920035-4
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TOR: 250747Z MAR 86 TUNIS 02920
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R 241629Z MAR 86
FM AMEMBASSY TUNIS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 4160
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E.O. 12356: DECL: OADR
TAGS: PREL, MASS, EAID, TS
SUBJECT: FONMIN REACTS TO SENATOR'S COMMENTS ON TUNISIA
2. DURING MARCH 24 CALL ON FONMIN BEJI CAID ESSEBSI,
AMBASSADOR WAS TOLD HEATEDLY THAT GOT WAS MOST DISTRESSED
OVER COMMENTS MADE BY SENATOR KASTEN DURING RECENT SFRC
HEARING ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE. SENATOR KASTEN IS
SAID TO HAVE CRITICIZED TUNISIA FOR SUPPORTING LIBYAN
SPONSORED ARAB LEAGUE AND OIC RESOLUTIONS AGAINST THE
U.S. FONMIN ARGUED THAT TUNISIA'S PROBLEMS WITH LIBYA
WERE THERE FOR ALL TO BEHOLD, AND HE RECALLED HIS
ACCOUNTING TO ME OF THE FEZ MEETING (TUNIS 391) AND
ARAB LEAGUE MEETINGS (TUNIS 1078). HE SAID HE HOPED THE
DEPARTMENT WOULD SHARE ITS KNOWLEDGE OF THE FACTS WITH
THE SENATOR AND SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT. SEBASTIAN
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