S37-05: NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UAE

C O N F I D E N T I A L THE HAGUE 002080 SIPDIS STATE FOR NP/CBM E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/29/2030 TAGS: ETTC IR PARM PREL SU AE CBW NK SUBJECT: S37-05: NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UAE ENTITY DIVERTING GOODS REF: SECSTATE 138824 Classified By: Political Counselor Andrew Schofer, Reasons 1.4 (b,d) ¶1. (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to Hedda Samson (Senior Policy Officer, Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation, MFA) on July 28. Samson stated she would pass the points on to the appropriate agencies, including the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the intelligence services. ¶2. (C) Samson also expressed interest in a briefing on the recent U.S.-India nuclear agreement, and noted that the Netherlands Embassy in Washington had been sent instructions to seek a briefing in that regard. Samson declined to go into specifics, but noted that "on the surface", the agreement appeared "worrisome". SOBEL