GTRI PARTNERS' CONFERENCE IN VIENNA: DOMINICAN

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 005227 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC KNNP TRGY PTER MNUC DR SUBJECT: GTRI PARTNERS' CONFERENCE IN VIENNA: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESPONSE REF: STATE 194274 Embassy on September 10 provided reftel talking points and revised findings of the Global Threat Reduction Initiative International Partners' Conference in Vienna, September 18-19, to the Foreign Secretariat's international organization division and the Technical Secretariat of the Presidency. Dr. Rafael Cuello, who heads DR's National Commission on Nuclear Issues (CNAN),subsequently thanked us for the information which had been forwarded to him, but said the Dominican Republic would not send a representative because of the country's current financial problems. He said that he had never missed an IAEA meeting, but that the GODR lacked funds to send him and was restricting official travel. He asked if outside financing were possible; we replied that, even if it were available, the short lead time would preclude it. HERTELL