U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION INITIATIVE -

C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 005041

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/20/2015
TAGS: IN KNNP ENRG ETTC PARM PREL FR
SUBJECT: U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION INITIATIVE -
POINTS CONVEYED TO FRENCH

REF: SECSTATE 133163

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


1. (U) On July 19, EST Counselor read points contained reftel
regarding U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative to
Messrs. Nicholas Roche and David Bertolotti, both of the
Division of Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation in the
Foreign Ministry. They took careful notes, asked questions,
and commented. EST Counselor responded with information in
the provided Q's and A's and left copies of the President's
Joint Statement with PM Singh and the fact sheet entitled the
U.S. and India, Strong Global Partners found on the White
House website.


2. (C) Both French officials sought details of the
initiative, particularly regarding timetabling and
implementation. Roche, an expert on Nuclear Suppliers Group
issues, asked whether the U.S. intended to make "concrete
proposals" regarding India at the next NSG meeting in
October. He asked whether there might be an opportunity to
discuss any India-related proposals with the U.S. delegation
before the general meeting. Bertolotti, who is the French
Missile Technology Control Regime Point-of-Contact, similarly
asked about steps the U.S. contemplated with regard to
de-listing of currently proscribed Indian entities under the
MTCR guidelines. He also commented that France would be
interested to learn how the Indian government implements its
new export control legislation noting that within the MTCR
context China has promulgated such legislation but fails to
meet MTCR thresholds for implementation.
STAPLETON