Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BEIJING2737
2008-07-14 10:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
DEMARCHE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS DELIVERED
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C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 002737
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/14/2033
TAGS: PARM PREL CH
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS DELIVERED
REF: STATE 73257
Classified By: Acting Political Chief Ben Moeling.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) POLOFF presented points on the new U.S. Defense
Department policy on cluster munitions (reftel) July 11 to
MFA Arms Control Department Conventional Weapons Division
Deputy Director Shen Jian. Shen noted that the Chinese
delegation currently negotiating the Convention on
Conventional Weapons in Geneva had also been made aware of
the new policy.
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