CANADA RESPONSE RE: COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING

C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 000495 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE PASS ISN/CATR KESSLER E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/15/2027 TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC CA SUBJECT: CANADA RESPONSE RE: COMMERCIAL REMOTE SENSING REF: STATE 31808 Classified By: Political Officer Brett Mattei, Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (SBU) We delivered reftel on March 14 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Science and Technology Phillip Baines, who expressed appreciation for para 9 reminder and para 10 draft text. ¶2. (C) Per reftel para 9, Baines said he would soon complete and send Customer Access Profiles for Taiwan and China to J. Christian Kessler at ISN/CATR. ¶3. (C) Turning to reftel para 10 draft text, Baines said it would take him a few days to digest the contents but that he expected to complete a response "shortly." Canadian Embassy personnel in Washington would then convey it to ISN/CATR. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa DICKSON