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05NEWDELHI8049
2005-10-17 12:43:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:  

INDIA'S OUTREACH AND ADHERENCE TO NSG

Tags:  PREL KNNP ENRG IN NSSP 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 008049 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/15/2015
TAGS: PREL KNNP ENRG IN NSSP
SUBJECT: INDIA'S OUTREACH AND ADHERENCE TO NSG

Classified By: Charge Bob Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 008049

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/15/2015
TAGS: PREL KNNP ENRG IN NSSP
SUBJECT: INDIA'S OUTREACH AND ADHERENCE TO NSG

Classified By: Charge Bob Blake, Jr. for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)


1. (C) Outlining India's efforts to seek support for the
July 18 Civil Nuclear Agreement in advance of the upcoming
NSG meeting, MEA Joint Secretary (Americas) S. Jaishankar
passed copies of presentations the GOI was making to NSG
member states to Charge, PolCouns, and PolMilOff on October
14 (copies of the papers have been faxed to SA/INS).
PolCouns noted that the Indian papers did not include
specific language about public adherence to MTCR and NSG
Guidelines, an issue we have raised with the GOI on several
occasions. Jaishankar recognized the omission, acknowledged
our earlier requests about public adherence, and suggested
that Under Secretary Burns raise this issue in his Oct 21
meeting with FS Saran. Jaishankar gave no indication of
initial GOI thinking about separation of civil and military
nuclear facilities.


2. (C) Regarding outreach to NSG member states on civil
nuclear cooperation, Jaishankar said only that some states
had given India a "predictable response" and asked what
reactions we had received from other capitals, especially
from China, Brazil, Japan, and Germany. PolMilOff explained
that these countries had raised political and technical
questions about the agreement, e.g., implications for the
NPT, and implications for non-proliferation efforts vis-a-vis
the DPRK and Iran, but noted that we did not have an official
response from Beijing.


3. (SBU) The papers include a hard copy of the slide
presentation the GOI made to the IAEA about India's export
control system; talking points seeking support from NSG
member states for civil nuclear cooperation with India; and a
non-paper entitled "India's Commitment to Non-Proliferation."
They do not present any new information or strategies for
gaining support for the nuclear agreement. However, we are
encouraged that the GOI has begun to approach other capitals
on this issue.
BLAKE