Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ATHENS334
2007-02-14 16:08:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
NEXT ROUND BEGINS: 505 AND BLANKET ASSURANCES
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UNCLAS ATHENS 000334
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
L/T DAPHNE COOK, PM/PPA RACHEL FEATHERSTONE, PM/RSAT
BERNETTA LEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPKO KTIA GR
SUBJECT: NEXT ROUND BEGINS: 505 AND BLANKET ASSURANCES
TEXTS DELIVERED
REF: A. SECSTATE 17068
B. 06 SECSTATE 181601
UNCLAS ATHENS 000334
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
L/T DAPHNE COOK, PM/PPA RACHEL FEATHERSTONE, PM/RSAT
BERNETTA LEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPKO KTIA GR
SUBJECT: NEXT ROUND BEGINS: 505 AND BLANKET ASSURANCES
TEXTS DELIVERED
REF: A. SECSTATE 17068
B. 06 SECSTATE 181601
1. (SBU) In a meeting with Greg Vassiloconstantakis, acting
head of MFA North America directorate, DepPolCouns and ODC
officer delivered reftel End-User Agreement texts.
Vassiloconstantakis promised to pass the texts immediately to
both his political leadership and MFA legal experts.
Hazarding a guess on when the agreements could be finalized,
Vassiloconstantakis said that they might be completed by the
end of March. He noted that the legal department would have
standard legal concerns, while the MFA political leadership
might have questions about whether Turkish and Italian delays
indicated problems in texts about which Greece should also be
concerned.
2. (SBU) Vassiloconstantakis also questioned the
applicability of the new agreement to counterterrorism
efforts within the scope of NATO,s Operation Active
Endeavor. Embassy would appreciate guidance on a response.
RIES
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
L/T DAPHNE COOK, PM/PPA RACHEL FEATHERSTONE, PM/RSAT
BERNETTA LEE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: MARR MASS PGOV PREL KPKO KTIA GR
SUBJECT: NEXT ROUND BEGINS: 505 AND BLANKET ASSURANCES
TEXTS DELIVERED
REF: A. SECSTATE 17068
B. 06 SECSTATE 181601
1. (SBU) In a meeting with Greg Vassiloconstantakis, acting
head of MFA North America directorate, DepPolCouns and ODC
officer delivered reftel End-User Agreement texts.
Vassiloconstantakis promised to pass the texts immediately to
both his political leadership and MFA legal experts.
Hazarding a guess on when the agreements could be finalized,
Vassiloconstantakis said that they might be completed by the
end of March. He noted that the legal department would have
standard legal concerns, while the MFA political leadership
might have questions about whether Turkish and Italian delays
indicated problems in texts about which Greece should also be
concerned.
2. (SBU) Vassiloconstantakis also questioned the
applicability of the new agreement to counterterrorism
efforts within the scope of NATO,s Operation Active
Endeavor. Embassy would appreciate guidance on a response.
RIES