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04SANTODOMINGO5603
2004-10-08 23:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Santo Domingo
Cable title:  

DCI SPECIAL ADVISOR'S REPORT ON IRAQ WMD:

Tags:  PREL MARR DR 
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UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 005603 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MARR DR
SUBJECT: DCI SPECIAL ADVISOR'S REPORT ON IRAQ WMD:
INFORMING DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

REF: STATE 216020

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 005603

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MARR DR
SUBJECT: DCI SPECIAL ADVISOR'S REPORT ON IRAQ WMD:
INFORMING DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

REF: STATE 216020


1. Embassy provided reftel talking points as a non-paper to
MFA director for U.S. affairs Roger Espaillat on October 8.
He undertook to share the information with the director of
Middle East affairs. Espaillat had no immediate substantive
reaction, but appreciated having the points available if the
GODR has or receives questions about the DCI special
advisor's report on Iraq WMD.


2. Media reaction: To Embassy's knowledge, local media
coverage has been limited to half of an inside page of
left-of-center daily "Hoy" October 8. This publication ran
two AFP wire service stories and a sidebar quoting President
Bush as saying on October 7, "The Duelfer report makes clear
that much of the material accumulated over 12 years by our
Intelligence and that of our allies was erroneous. We should
find out why and correct the deficiencies."
HERTELL