POLAND: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND POCS REGARDING

UNCLAS WARSAW 000790 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/ACE DKOSTELANCIK AND MSESSUMS DEPT FOR OES/IHA NATALIA COMELLA HHS/NIH FOR AMY PATTERSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: TBIO PTER EAGR PARM PREL PL CBW UNGA SUBJECT: POLAND: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND POCS REGARDING POTENTIAL FOR MISUSE OF LIFE SCIENCES REF: STATE 56179 Post delivered reftel talking points on April 12. Econoff met with Janusz Wawrzyniuk, Counselor in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Department, on April 25 to follow up on talking points. Wawrzyniuk was enthusiastic about the subject, but noted that the GOP has not yet identified a POC to represent the various agencies concerned with potential misuses of dual-use life science technology. Wawrzyniuk noted that interagency meetings were taking place on the subject, and that he would contact econoff as soon as a POC had been named. ASHE