AUSTRALIA GROUP: REQUEST FOR SUMMARY OF U.S.

UNCLAS CANBERRA 000278 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/CB A.SOUZA AND EAP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM ETTC AS SUBJECT: AUSTRALIA GROUP: REQUEST FOR SUMMARY OF U.S. PROPOSALS REF: STATE 28363 ¶1. (U) This message contains an action request for ISN/CB -- please see para 3 below. ¶2. (SBU) Poloff delivered the U.S. proposal to redefine the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAI) on the AG's animal pathogen common control list (reftel) to Gerry McGuire, Director for Counter-Proliferation, and Alexandra Jones, Executive Officer, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, on March 20, 2008. McGuire thanked the U.S. for its latest proposal and undertook to circulate the HPAI proposal to other AG members the same day. ¶3. (SBU) ACTION REQUESTED: FOR ISN/CG: McGuire requested that the U.S. provide it with a summary list of all proposals and other contributions that were to have been circulated in preparation for the forthcoming AG meeting in order to double check that it had accounted for all U.S. proposals. He asked specifically for clarification on whether the 1918 influenza virus contribution should be added to the list. McGuire also requested confirmation of the agenda for the AG plenary. CLUNE