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