Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ATHENS385
2007-02-22 16:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Athens
Cable title:  

DRAFT GREEK LETTER ON CYPRUS ARMS PLAN

Tags:  MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR 
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8206
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000385 

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/22/2017
TAGS: MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
SUBJECT: DRAFT GREEK LETTER ON CYPRUS ARMS PLAN

REF: A. 2006 SECSTATE 165770


B. 2006 ATHENS 2884

C. ATHENS 110

Classified By: AMBASSADOR CHARLES RIES. REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).

C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000385

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/22/2017
TAGS: MARR MASS NATO PREL PGOV GR
SUBJECT: DRAFT GREEK LETTER ON CYPRUS ARMS PLAN

REF: A. 2006 SECSTATE 165770


B. 2006 ATHENS 2884

C. ATHENS 110

Classified By: AMBASSADOR CHARLES RIES. REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D).


1. (C) On February 22, MFA General Secretary Charalambros
Rocanas provided Ambassador with a draft copy of a letter
outlining GoG plans to resolve the issue of the illegal
transfer of U.S.-origin arms to Cyprus (text of draft letter
in para 3 below). Rocanas proposed that, if the draft were
acceptable to the U.S., the GoG would ask Ambassador to draft
a response -- also to be shared unofficially in advance --
expressing U.S. acceptance of the plan and stating that
implementation and verification of the changes in the
disposition of the U.S.-origin equipment would resolve the
equipment retransfer issue that the Department reported to
Congress in 2004.


2. (C) Embassy requests Department opinion on the Greek draft
text below and guidance on Ambassadorial response.


3. (C) BEGIN TEXT OF GREEK DRAFT LETTER:

It is hereby confirmed that the defense articles at issue
will be placed in facilities under exclusive Greek command
and control.

Wherever Greek units with U.S. equipment are co-located with
Cypriot equipment in Cypriot facilities, the Greek units will
be clearly separated by fence and will be placed under
exclusive Greek command-control and guarding.

Any warehoused material will be under exclusive Greek command
and control, which will be maintained after removal from
storage.

The additional personnel needed to cover the command and
manning/maintenance of the aforementioned material will not
exceed the number of 300 men.

All necessary measures for the implementation of the above
arrangements are well scheduled, as may be confirmed later
on, through visits in situ by U.S. authorized personnel,
which will be facilitated, whenever requested.

It is understood that the above arrangement will lead to the
lifting of the restrictions imposed on U.S. grants and arms
sales to Greece.

END TEXT OF DRAFT LETTER.

RIES