GOP REQUEST FOR HELP ON SATELLITE COORDINATION

UNCLAS ISLAMABAD 018788 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR EB/CIP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PK FCC ITU ECPS SUBJECT: GOP REQUEST FOR HELP ON SATELLITE COORDINATION ¶1. (U) This cable contains an action request; see para 3. ¶2. (SBU) On September 22, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Disarmament-Director, Imran Haider, called in POLOFF to pass diplomatic note Dismnt-1/9/06 dated September 22, 2006. The Government of Pakistan (GOP) is requesting the Department's help to facilitate coordinating frequencies between USG satellites and Pakistan's satellite, Paksat-1, at the 38 degree east longitude orbit. Haider said the GOP is prepared to send a team to the United States to work out the issues or it could host a U.S. team in Pakistan. (Note: Post has e-mailed a scanned copy of the diplomatic note and attached documents to SCA. End note.) ¶3. (SBU) Post requests SCA/PB assistance forwarding the GOP request to the relevant FCC office. BODDE