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05OTTAWA329
2005-02-03 15:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ottawa
Cable title:
CANADA: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE
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UNCLAS OTTAWA 000329
SIPDIS
INL FOR CARROLL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC PREL PTER CA OAS CICTE
SUBJECT: CANADA: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE
REF: STATE 17684
UNCLAS OTTAWA 000329
SIPDIS
INL FOR CARROLL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC PREL PTER CA OAS CICTE
SUBJECT: CANADA: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE
REF: STATE 17684
1. Foreign Affairs Canada, Director for International Crime,
Evelyn Puxley told poloff on February 2 that the Government
of Canada is in full agreement with the US on the importance
of CICTE's role in strengthening hemispheric political will
to combat terrorism and enhance OAS member states'
counterterrorism capacity. In response to reftel, Puxley
noted that during the January 24-27 US-EU consultations in
Washington, her counterterrorism policy officer, Helene Viau
had told US officials that Canada is in favor of keeping the
language of the upcoming Fifth CICTE Regular Session in line
with previous declarations and insisted that the term quote
connections unquote between terrorism and illicit
transnational activity (e.g., narcotrafficking, arms
trafficking, contraband smuggling, document fraud, etc.,)
should remain in this year's texts. She stressed that by
doing so the OAS members would leave no doubt that the
campaign against terrorism must be waged on all fronts.
2. Puxley reiterated that Canada is also of the mind that to
be effectual the OAS Secretariat must have regular funding,
primarily through voluntary contributions from member states.
As a result, she said that Canada intends to provide an
annual contribution of some USD 90,000, beginning in December
(pending approval of Canada's Treasury Board).
3. Canada's head of delegation to the Fifth CICTE Regular
Session shall be Senior Coordinator for International Crime
and Terrorism, Ruth Archibald. The Canadian delegation shall
also include Andrew McAlister of the Department of Public
Safety and Emergency Preparedness - Canada (a cyber-crime
specialist),Helene Viau, Foreign Affairs Canada, Doug
Fraiser, Canada's OAS permanent representative and three
other counterterrorism specialists.
Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa
CELLUCCI
SIPDIS
INL FOR CARROLL
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC PREL PTER CA OAS CICTE
SUBJECT: CANADA: PREPARATIONS FOR CICTE
REF: STATE 17684
1. Foreign Affairs Canada, Director for International Crime,
Evelyn Puxley told poloff on February 2 that the Government
of Canada is in full agreement with the US on the importance
of CICTE's role in strengthening hemispheric political will
to combat terrorism and enhance OAS member states'
counterterrorism capacity. In response to reftel, Puxley
noted that during the January 24-27 US-EU consultations in
Washington, her counterterrorism policy officer, Helene Viau
had told US officials that Canada is in favor of keeping the
language of the upcoming Fifth CICTE Regular Session in line
with previous declarations and insisted that the term quote
connections unquote between terrorism and illicit
transnational activity (e.g., narcotrafficking, arms
trafficking, contraband smuggling, document fraud, etc.,)
should remain in this year's texts. She stressed that by
doing so the OAS members would leave no doubt that the
campaign against terrorism must be waged on all fronts.
2. Puxley reiterated that Canada is also of the mind that to
be effectual the OAS Secretariat must have regular funding,
primarily through voluntary contributions from member states.
As a result, she said that Canada intends to provide an
annual contribution of some USD 90,000, beginning in December
(pending approval of Canada's Treasury Board).
3. Canada's head of delegation to the Fifth CICTE Regular
Session shall be Senior Coordinator for International Crime
and Terrorism, Ruth Archibald. The Canadian delegation shall
also include Andrew McAlister of the Department of Public
Safety and Emergency Preparedness - Canada (a cyber-crime
specialist),Helene Viau, Foreign Affairs Canada, Doug
Fraiser, Canada's OAS permanent representative and three
other counterterrorism specialists.
Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa
CELLUCCI