CZECH REPUBLIC'S CONDITIONAL SUPPORT TO U.S.

UNCLAS PRAGUE 001621

SIPDIS

STATE FOR IO/T LTOBEY, EB/CIP, EUR/NCE
LONDON FOR EST TEVANS
COMDT COGARD WASHDC FOR G-CI KJOHNSON

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EWWT PHSA KTIA EZ IMO ECIP
SUBJECT: CZECH REPUBLIC'S CONDITIONAL SUPPORT TO U.S.
CANDIDACY IN INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO)

REF.: STATE 207080


1. Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Department of Multilateral Economic
Relations. The MFA responded that it would support USG re-
election to the IMO Council in Category "A." However, the
MFA said that support would be conditional upon the USG's
support of Czech candidacy for the International
Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council.


2. ACTION REQUEST AND COMMENT: In our view, the Czechs
believe the USG will have no problems getting re-elected to
the IMO Council, and are trying this tactic to gauge USG
support for the Czech ITU candidacy. Post requests
department guidance on how to answer the MFA on the request
for USG support for the Czech ITU candidacy.

Cabaniss