Identifier
Created
Classification
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07WARSAW1699
2007-08-03 09:22:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Warsaw
Cable title:
MISSILE DEFENSE: POLES PROPOSE SEPTEMBER FOR NEXT
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C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 001699
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STATE FOR ISN ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN C ROOD, PM/SNA
AMBASSADOR MCDONALD
OSD FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/01/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL PL
SUBJECT: MISSILE DEFENSE: POLES PROPOSE SEPTEMBER FOR NEXT
ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS
Classified By: Polcouns Mary T. Curtin for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 001699
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN C ROOD, PM/SNA
AMBASSADOR MCDONALD
OSD FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/01/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL PL
SUBJECT: MISSILE DEFENSE: POLES PROPOSE SEPTEMBER FOR NEXT
ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS
Classified By: Polcouns Mary T. Curtin for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) In an August 2 meeting with Charge and poloff,
Poland's lead Missile Defense (MD) negotiator, Witold
Waszczykowski, indicated that the next round of MD
negotiations should occur on September 10, agreeing with his
principle advisor, Robert Kupiecki, who said this was a
"realistic meeting date." (Note: We understand that
Waszczykowski, in a subsequent telephone conversation with
A/S Rood indicated that September 5 would also be acceptable.
Embassy will follow up with MFA to confirm this. End Note)
Waszczykowski attributed the need for delay to "more
complicated than expected" interagency clearance procedures.
Kupiecki explained that Poland was still working on two
documents, the MD basing agreement, due to be finished around
August 13 and a national security cooperation agreement, due
to be finished around August 27.
2. (C) Waszczykowski indicated that Poland still had two
outstanding requests of the U.S. One, Poland was interested
to know on what basis, i.e., with what economic model, the
U.S. could forecast the financial benefits of a military base
to the local community. Two, he obliquely pressed for
Patriot Missile batteries to defend Polish airspace by
recalling that the president's National Security Advisor,
Wladyslaw Stasiak, had floated the idea in his meeting with
Judith Ainsley of the U.S. NSC. (Comment: In a meeting with
Charge Stasiak said Poland would like to discuss modernizing
its air defense system, emphasizing that it wanted to discuss
the purchase of Patriots with national funds. End Comment)
3. (C) Robert Kupiecki subsequently called Charge to ask how
and when our "national security authorities," military and
civilian (not further defined),could have another meeting
within the context of discussing enhanced national security
cooperation, presumably meaning a meeting of national
security advisors. Post will also seek to clarify this
request.
HILLAS
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN ASSISTANT SECRETARY JOHN C ROOD, PM/SNA
AMBASSADOR MCDONALD
OSD FOR DASD BRIAN GREEN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/01/2017
TAGS: MARR PREL PL
SUBJECT: MISSILE DEFENSE: POLES PROPOSE SEPTEMBER FOR NEXT
ROUND OF NEGOTIATIONS
Classified By: Polcouns Mary T. Curtin for reasons 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) In an August 2 meeting with Charge and poloff,
Poland's lead Missile Defense (MD) negotiator, Witold
Waszczykowski, indicated that the next round of MD
negotiations should occur on September 10, agreeing with his
principle advisor, Robert Kupiecki, who said this was a
"realistic meeting date." (Note: We understand that
Waszczykowski, in a subsequent telephone conversation with
A/S Rood indicated that September 5 would also be acceptable.
Embassy will follow up with MFA to confirm this. End Note)
Waszczykowski attributed the need for delay to "more
complicated than expected" interagency clearance procedures.
Kupiecki explained that Poland was still working on two
documents, the MD basing agreement, due to be finished around
August 13 and a national security cooperation agreement, due
to be finished around August 27.
2. (C) Waszczykowski indicated that Poland still had two
outstanding requests of the U.S. One, Poland was interested
to know on what basis, i.e., with what economic model, the
U.S. could forecast the financial benefits of a military base
to the local community. Two, he obliquely pressed for
Patriot Missile batteries to defend Polish airspace by
recalling that the president's National Security Advisor,
Wladyslaw Stasiak, had floated the idea in his meeting with
Judith Ainsley of the U.S. NSC. (Comment: In a meeting with
Charge Stasiak said Poland would like to discuss modernizing
its air defense system, emphasizing that it wanted to discuss
the purchase of Patriots with national funds. End Comment)
3. (C) Robert Kupiecki subsequently called Charge to ask how
and when our "national security authorities," military and
civilian (not further defined),could have another meeting
within the context of discussing enhanced national security
cooperation, presumably meaning a meeting of national
security advisors. Post will also seek to clarify this
request.
HILLAS