MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):

C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001197

SIPDIS

FOR NP/CBM

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/28/2030
TAGS: FR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA
SUBJECT: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
PREPARING FOR RPOC DISCUSSION OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE)
TOPICS (C)

REF: SECSTATE 31845

Classified By: EST COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D)


1. (C) On February 24, EST Counselor presented paper
contained in reftel regarding proposed agenda topics for the
2005 MTCR Plenary Information Exchange to French MFA MTCR
Point-of-Contact David Bertolotti. Bertolotti appreciated
the receipt of the document and he will prepare it soonest as
a POC document for distribution.


2. (C) Bertolotti offered that the French side had not yet
completed its preparations for the RPOC but that it hoped to
be able to complete a list of its own proposals for the
Plenary Information Exchange over the next month. Thinking
aloud, Bertolotti suggested several topics for possible
inclusion: an update on Iran's ballistic missile programs; an
Egypt country profile; and, a technology paper on a subject
to be determined. He also thought that it might be useful
for the French government to prepare a case study on
procurement attempts.
Wolff