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