DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOINS HCOC AGAINST BALLISTIC

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 001908 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA, WHA/CAR, INR/IAA; USSOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC MTCRE KSCA DR SUBJECT: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JOINS HCOC AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE PROLIFERATION REF: A. STATE 14407 ¶B. SANTO DOMINGO 0636 ¶1. (U) The Dominican Republic has subscribed to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) against ballistic missile proliferation. ¶2. (SBU) On August 13, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Carmen Contreras, Director of the Office of Judicial Affairs, provided POLOFF a photocopy of the relevant diplomatic note sent by the Dominican Government to the Government of Austria. Post will send a scanned copy of the note to WHA/CAR and ISN/MTR. An unofficial translation by Post follows: DEJ/SAJ.-18307 The Ministry of Foreign of the Dominican Republic presents its compliments to the Honorable Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Austria and refers to the Hague Code of Conduct against ballistic missile proliferation (The Hague Code),of ¶2002. This Ministry has the pleasure to inform your Ministry, in your capacity as Depository, that the Dominican Republic has the intention to subscribe to the referred Code, and wishes in consequence to be included in the list of signatory States. The Ministry of Foreign of the Dominican avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Honorable Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Austria the assurances of its highest consideration. Santo Domingo, D. N. July 24, 2007 (U) This report and additional information can be found on Embassy Santo Domingo's SIPRNET site, http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/santodomingo/ BULLEN