Catchword: put in blue

Filed under: English, Politics, Jargon

Part of speech: v.

Quotation: Question: “Is there any indication that if the discussions within the whole Security Council now won’t bear fruit, that the United States might be willing to force a vote to sort of change that text of the resolution to what I believe they call in the United Nations the blue text, printing it on blue paper, and thereby forcing a vote?”…Mr. Reeker: “…We continue to work, as you said, from the US-UK-sponsored resolution, which was put in blue, as your colleague mentioned. And I still haven’t quite figured that out. It is because it’s on blue paper or—” Question: “On blue paper (inaudible).” Mr. Reeker: “Blue paper. Anyway, the text was set down and it’s an operating text that you’ve all seen and has been distributed.”

Article or document title:
“Briefing for New York Foreign Media” (URL)

Author:
Philip T. Reeker

Article, document, publication, web site:
US Dept. of State

Dateline:
New York City

Date of publication:
Oct. 28, 2002

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