Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07WARSAW1759
2007-08-14 15:23:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Warsaw
Cable title:
GETTING READY FOR SEPTEMBER 6-7 TALKS ON MISSILE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 001759
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/15/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR PL
SUBJECT: GETTING READY FOR SEPTEMBER 6-7 TALKS ON MISSILE
DEFENSE
Classified By: DCM Ken Hillas for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L WARSAW 001759
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/15/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR PL
SUBJECT: GETTING READY FOR SEPTEMBER 6-7 TALKS ON MISSILE
DEFENSE
Classified By: DCM Ken Hillas for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) In an August 14 meeting with DCM and Pol Intern,
Robert Kupiecki -- principal advisor to Poland,s lead
Missile Defense (MD) negotiator Witold Waszczykowski --
promised a Polish draft text on an MD basing agreement in a
few days. Kupiecki assured us that the Polish draft text on
security cooperation, which should be shared with us by late
August, would "reflect the content" of our document, and also
indicated that the Polish text was legally binding and
significantly longer (20 pages long with two annexes). The
draft text of the SOFA supplementary agreement will be
finished on September 20, he said. He urged the Embassy to
press the MOD for a date for SOFA talks in late September,
which the Ambassador may have a chance to do in an upcoming
meeting with the Defense Minister.
2. (C) With regard to the September 6-7 talks, Kupiecki
proposed two full days of negotiations: a plenary session the
first day and possibly expert-level discussions in the
second. Kupiecki said that Poland is prepared to "step up
the pace", and suggested that expert groups begin meeting
every other week following this round of negotiations, even
without the lead negotiators.
3. (C) Kupiecki does not think that early elections --
barring even the election of an entirely new government --
would have any serious effect on MD negotiations. He
believes that suspension of MD negotiations would send a "bad
signal" and is therefore doubtful that there would be a "long
pause" after elections. That said, Kupiecki admits that a
new government would need some time to review the Polish
position on MD.
4. (C) Comment: It is understandable that Kupiecki would seek
to play down the effect elections may have on the negotiating
process. Nevertheless, he has been a reliable interlocutor
on such matters and his upbeat prediction about the MFA's
desire to speed up the negotiating process is a positive sign.
ASHE
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/15/2017
TAGS: PREL PGOV MARR PL
SUBJECT: GETTING READY FOR SEPTEMBER 6-7 TALKS ON MISSILE
DEFENSE
Classified By: DCM Ken Hillas for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C) In an August 14 meeting with DCM and Pol Intern,
Robert Kupiecki -- principal advisor to Poland,s lead
Missile Defense (MD) negotiator Witold Waszczykowski --
promised a Polish draft text on an MD basing agreement in a
few days. Kupiecki assured us that the Polish draft text on
security cooperation, which should be shared with us by late
August, would "reflect the content" of our document, and also
indicated that the Polish text was legally binding and
significantly longer (20 pages long with two annexes). The
draft text of the SOFA supplementary agreement will be
finished on September 20, he said. He urged the Embassy to
press the MOD for a date for SOFA talks in late September,
which the Ambassador may have a chance to do in an upcoming
meeting with the Defense Minister.
2. (C) With regard to the September 6-7 talks, Kupiecki
proposed two full days of negotiations: a plenary session the
first day and possibly expert-level discussions in the
second. Kupiecki said that Poland is prepared to "step up
the pace", and suggested that expert groups begin meeting
every other week following this round of negotiations, even
without the lead negotiators.
3. (C) Kupiecki does not think that early elections --
barring even the election of an entirely new government --
would have any serious effect on MD negotiations. He
believes that suspension of MD negotiations would send a "bad
signal" and is therefore doubtful that there would be a "long
pause" after elections. That said, Kupiecki admits that a
new government would need some time to review the Polish
position on MD.
4. (C) Comment: It is understandable that Kupiecki would seek
to play down the effect elections may have on the negotiating
process. Nevertheless, he has been a reliable interlocutor
on such matters and his upbeat prediction about the MFA's
desire to speed up the negotiating process is a positive sign.
ASHE