SEEKING SUPPORT FOR U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES

C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 001386 SIPDIS STATE FOR NP AND EAP/ANP E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/09/2013 TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSTC EAID CA APECO SUBJECT: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES INITIATIVE REF: SECSTATE 79844 Classified By: POL M/C BRIAN FLORA. REASON 1.4 (B) AND (D). ¶1. (C) Reftel points were delivered on May 2 to the APEC Unit of Foreign Affairs Canada's International Economic Relations and Summit Division (EER),the International Crime Division (AGC) and the Regional Security Office (IDC). In a follow up discussion on May 6, AGC's Katie McLaurin informed polmiloff that the Government of Canada would co-sponsor the U.S. initiative on radioactive sources and would announce its support in Seoul. McLaurin said Canada would like to coordinate with the U.S. and other co-sponsors on approaches to other economies for support in advance of the APEC Counterterrorism Task Force Meeting and Senior Officials' Meeting. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa DICKSON