THAILAND: SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HCOC

UNCLAS BANGKOK 001765 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR NP/CBM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA TH MTCRE SUBJECT: THAILAND: SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HCOC REF: A. STATE 31427 ¶B. BANGKOK 04 6952 ¶1. (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Nawinee Plyoni of the International Organizations Peace, Security, and Disarmament (IO/PSD) division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nawinee confirmed that Thailand planned to subscribe to The Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). Nawinee noted, however, that subscription to HCOC required cabinet level approval. Nawine expects the cabinet decision to be little more than a formality as the interested RTG agencies agreed in principal on the HCOC. She cautioned, however, that she could not predict when the cabinet will take up the issue, and was unsure if Thailand would subscribe before the June HCOC meeting in Vienna. BOYCE