05: Support Diplomatically

• 050: Support, not specified below
• 051: Praise or endorse
• 052: Defend verbally
• 053: Rally support on behalf of

CAMEO 050: Support, not specified below

DescriptionAll approvals not otherwise specified.

Usage NotesThis residual category is not coded except when the event represents a form of approval that does not fit under CAMEO 051, 052, or 053.

ExampleAlgeria has approved the opening of a branch of the London-based human rights organization Amnesty International which said its priority there was to work for the abolition of capital punishment.

CAMEO 051: Praise or endorse

DescriptionExpress support for, commend, approve policy, action or actor.

Usage NotesThis event form is typically, though not exclusively, a verbal act.

ExampleA top U.S. official today praised Haiti's efforts to improve its record on human rights and said it was an important partner for the United States.

ExampleThe West German government today welcomed president Reagan's latest policy statement as proof of Washington's earnest wish for a settlement to be reached in U.S.-Soviet nuclear talks.

CAMEO 052: Defend verbally

DescriptionVerbally defend, justify policy, action or actor.

Usage NotesThis event form is a verbal act. Use this event form to code only for political and diplomatic defense; military matters should be coded elsewhere.

ExampleThe United States on Thursday defended the right of Soviet troops to fire protectively on militants in Azerbaijan and insisted unrest there reflected age-old ethnic tensions, not a fight for political independence.

ExamplePalestinian leader Yasser Arafat defended Iraq and Libya on Friday against Western criticism of their arms industries and said the West was applying double standards on human rights.

Example NotesBecause of the compound target actor, two events are coded.

CAMEO 053: Rally support on behalf of

DescriptionCall on other parties to support the target.

Usage NotesThis event form is typically, though not exclusively, a verbal act. Use this event form to code instances where one party (the source) solicits the support of third parties for another party (the target).

ExampleArab League Secretary-General Chedli Klibi today urged the European Community to support the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which he said would create a favorable climate for peace talks.

ExampleSaudi Arabia has mobilized pressure groups in the United States to help support the rights of Palestinians in their struggle against Israel, a top minister said in comments published Thursday.