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`3A86EA15.FIN Page 1 of 8 Exchange Mail DATE-TIME 1/18/01 7:37:56 PM FROM Tierney, Mary "Theresa" T. (MULTI) CLASSIFICATION UNCLASSIFIED SUBJECT FYI: double red dot (at the WW Records desk now) [UNCLASSIFIED] TO Bartlett, L. June (EXSEC) Gray, Wendy E. (NSA) Hilliard, Brenda I. (EXSEC) Joshi, M. Kay (EXSEC) Millison, Cathy L. (EXSEC) Wasserman, Elaine P. (EXSEC) Shea, Dorothy C. (MULTILAT) CARBON_COPY TEXT_BODY TRANSLATED_ATTACHMENT 0276 INDIG FINAL.doc 1. THIS MESSAGE PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR THE US DELEGATIONS TO THE UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, THE COMMISSION'S WORKING GROUP ON THE UN DRAFT DECLARATION ON INDIGENOUS RIGHTS AND TO THE OAS WORKING GROUP ON THE SIMILAR OAS DRAFT DECLATION, AND TO THE PREPARATORY MEETINGS TO THE UN WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM. IT RELATES TO TEXT WE CAN ACCEPT IN THE DRAFT DECLARATIONS BEING COINSIDERED IN THESE FORUMS. 2. THE US DELEGATION TO THE OAS IS INSTRUCTED TO INFORM APPROPRIATE FOREIGN GOVERNMENT COUNTERPARTS, AND THE OAS SECRETARIAT, OF THE FOLLOWING US POSITIONS ON JANUARY 19. THE US OBSERVER DELEGATION TO THE AFRICA REGION PREPARATORY CONFERENCE FOR THE WORLD CONFERENCE AGAINST RACISM IS INSTRUCTED TO INFORM APPROPRIATE FOREIGN GOVERNMENT COUNTERPARTS OF THE