Identifier
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08CAIRO1061
2008-05-27 08:12:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:
DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. POSITION ON THE RETENTION
how-toVZCZCXYZ0015 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHEG #1061 1480812 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 270812Z MAY 08 FM AMEMBASSY CAIRO TO SECSTATE WASHDC 9336
UNCLAS CAIRO 001061
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OTRA PARM TBIO EG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. POSITION ON THE RETENTION
OF THE OFFICIAL STOCKS OF SMALLPOX VIRUS
REF: STATE 49257
(SBU) ESTHOff delivered reftel demarche to The Ministry of
Health and Population's International Health Regulation
Director, Dr. Abdel-Nasser, on May 12. Dr. Abdel-Nasser
called the attempt to move up the date of the review, now
scheduled for 2010, "political." He suggested Egypt would be
interested in briefings by American scientists on the current
research involving the live variola virus. He will discuss
the issue with Dr.Nasr, the 1st Secretary for Preventive and
Endemic Affairs.
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