MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): MAY 26,

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 PARIS 003759

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FOR NP/CBM

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2015
TAGS: FR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC TSPA ETTC
SUBJECT: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): MAY 26,
2005 PARIS POC MEETING (C)

REF: SECSTATE 96519

Classified By: EST COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4, B, D


1. (C) EST Counselor participated in the May 26 MTCR
Points-of-Contact (POC) meeting held at the South Korean
Embassy in Paris and delivered the substance of points
contained in reftel.


2. (C) The POC Session began with a briefing - based on a
"first draft summary report" - by French MFA POC and MTCR
Secretary David Bertolotti - of the Reinforced

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Points-of-Contact meeting held in Paris on April 5-6. (The
EST Office faxed the unnumbered, draft summary 'Compte-rendu
du Point de Contact Renforce (RPOC)' to NP/CBM on May 26.)
This document should be treated as "a working document,"
according to Bertolotti, open to amendments by MTCR partners.
An English version should be available shortly. The final
of this paper is to be agreed upon prior to the September
Madrid plenary session.


3. (C) Korean First Secretary provided an update regarding
activities of Korean MTCR Chairman Oh. He noted that the
Chairman had sent a letter dated April 12 to Ambassador Motoc
of the UNSC regarding the Regime's willingness to contribute
to the work of the UNSC pursuant to Resolution 1540. That
letter has been distributed as POC document No. 86. He also
mentioned that Chairman Oh had conducted an outreach mission
to India on April 20, and that Ambassador Viturro de la
Torre, incoming Spanish MTCR Chairman, and Mr. John Andrews,
Co-Chair of the MTCR's IEM Committee, also participated.
After the India visit, Chairman Oh recommended that
subsequent MTCR chairpersons pursue 'follow up' meetings to
maintain the momentum for cooperation between the MTCR and
India. The report of the India mission was contained in POC
document 94.


4. (C) The rescheduled dates for the Chairman's Pakistan
(May 31) and UAE (June 7-8) visits were also highlighted.
(Notices of these visits had already been transmitted by
email.) The Argentinian representative to the POC meeting,
seconded by the Brazilian, claimed that the short notice made
it difficult, if not impossible, to send an expert from
Buenos Aires. In addition, he said that it was against the
spirit of the MTCR to permit only "missile technology experts
(or the 'MTCR Troika')" from capitals for the Pakistan visit,
a condition precedent imposed by the Pakistanis. Bertolotti
commented that the conditions for MTCR outreach visits are
often by necessity negotiated, and in dealing with Pakistan
it is not unusual to be subjected to restraints. He noted
that the subject of conditions imposed by countries subject
to MTCR missions/outreach might be a useful one to take up at
the Madrid plenary session. Finally, with regard to the UAE
visit, in addition to MTCR-UAE consultations in Abu Dhabi,
the Chairman is also attempting to arrange a visit to the
Dubai Port Authority.


5. (C) The German representative noted his government's
submission on intangible transfers of technology
(disseminated previously as POC 045) and solicited comments
from the POC representatives. The Brazilian representative
said that she would provide a comment from her government for
dissemination. Bertolotti underscored the German
government's request to receive written comments on its
paper. He said that there ought to be a debate on the
important subject of intangibles and non-proliferation.


6. (C) The Spanish representative indicated that
preparations for the September 12-16 plenary in Madrid are
firming and that he will soon provide in written form the
practical and logistical information. Regarding the agenda,
he indicated that this would be provided at the next POC
meeting. (In an aside with EST Counselor, the Spanish
representative said that his country's delegation to the
early June HCOC meetings would use the occasion to discuss
the draft agenda with Bertolotti, as well as the U.S.
delegation representative, if desired. That would assure it
would be ready for distribution at the next POC meeting,
likely some time at the end of June or early July.)


7. (C) Following remarks by EST Counselor urging early
preparation of subsidiary agendas and documentation (per
reftel),the Japanese representative noted that at the
September plenary, the Japanese would like to discuss issues
concerning North Korea and missile launches. Bertolotti
commented that there will be much to discuss about North
Korea in September, including the topic of demarches to
potential customers and increased scrutiny of North
Korean-flagged vessels.


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