MDA: INDIA SUPPORTS PROTOCOL, BUT NO PLANS TO PUSH

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 006929

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/06/2015
TAGS: PREF PHUM PREL IN IS SZ GOI UN
SUBJECT: MDA: INDIA SUPPORTS PROTOCOL, BUT NO PLANS TO PUSH
FOR CONFERENCE

REF: STATE 163072

Classified By: A/DCM Geoff Pyatt for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)


1. (U) A/DCM delivered reftel demarche to Joint Secretary
(UN Political) Sanjiv Arora on September 6. Arora promised
to confer with his UN Economic and Social (UNES)
counterparts, but had no substantive comment.


2. (C) Poloff followed up with Deputy Secretary (UNES) Gopal
Baglay on September 8 and urged the GOI to support the
conference. Baglay reported that India's delegation in
Geneva had instructions to support the conference for the
Third Additional Protocol, but did not intend to press other
states.


3. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified Website:
(http//www.state.sgov/p/sa/newdelhi)
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