FINDING A HOME FOR THE INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002799 SIPDIS FOR EUR/ERA, STAS, EAP/J AND OES/SAI E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2014 TAGS: TRGY TSPL TNGD ENRG NL SUBJECT: FINDING A HOME FOR THE INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR (ITER) - DUTCH REACTION REF: SECSTATE 223994 Classified By: Andrew Mann, Global Issues Section Chief, for reason 1.4(b). (C) Global Issues Officer delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Gerhard Michels, Director, Internal Section of the European Integration Directorate, MFA, who remarked he was neither surprised nor worried by the U.S. position. He expressed pleasure at the reiteration of U.S. commitment to the six-party framework and conveyed hope the issue would be resolved by late November. SOBEL