SPAIN: EMBASSY SUGGESTS POSTPONEMENT OF DUSD VISIT

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002272 SIPDIS STATE FOR EUR/WE OSD/AT&L FOR KRIEG, OSD/AT&L/IP FOR PATRICK, OSD/AT&L/IC FOR VOLKMAN, OSD/ISP/EUR FOR GRAFF E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/13/2015 TAGS: PREL SP OTRC MGT SUBJECT: SPAIN: EMBASSY SUGGESTS POSTPONEMENT OF DUSD VISIT REF: SECDEF DTG 202231Z MAY 05 Classified By: Charge d'Affaires J. Robert Manzanares, Reasons 1.4(b) and (d). (C) Deputy Under Secretary for Defense for Industrial Policy Suzanne Patrick has requested country clearance to visit Spain 17-22 June 2005 (reftel). Embassy has carefully considered request, and believes it in the U.S. government's best interest in connection with its relations with Spain to postpone the visit until September 2005. We have received word that at least one key contact will be out of Madrid and unable to meet with Ms. Patrick during the proposed time. We greatly value high-level visits and want to ensure their value is maximized. This could be best done in the case of the deputy under secretary for industrial policy by rescheduling the visit for sometime beginning in September ¶2005. MANZANARES