COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL

UNCLAS KINGSTON 001803

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CAR (BENT)
SOUTHCOM FOR POLAD AND J7

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER JM UNGA
SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL
TERRORISM (CCIT)

REF: SECSTATE 127261

On July 22, Poloff delivered reftel talking points by
telephone and fax to Angella Brown, Deputy Director,
International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT). Brown offered that she
was aware of the Fourteenth International Terrorism
Convention, and that she has followed the drafting and debate
of the resolution in the Sixth Committee. Brown pointed out
that a stumbling block for the CCIT is the consensual
agreement on an international definition of terrorism. Brown
said that she is aware that UN SYG Annan has proposed a
consensual definintion of the term, but that she has not yet
seen it. She did not identify the GOJ position on the
matter. Post will report any further substantive details
should they develop.
TIGHE