Identifier
Created
Classification
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08CANBERRA507
2008-05-19 07:42:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Canberra
Cable title:
GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
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UNCLAS CANBERRA 000507
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
STATE FOR ISN/WMDT, EUR AND EAP
DEFENSE FOR DTRA/SCB R.SPENCER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PTER PREL AS
SUBJECT: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
AUSTRALIA NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND GIIPAC MEETING IN ESTONIA;
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GI 4TH PLENARY AGENDA
REF: A. STATE 52027
B. DFAT MATHEWS-DTRA SPENCER E-MAIL OF 22 APRIL 2008
C. STATE 38571
D. CANBERRA
UNCLAS CANBERRA 000507
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
STATE FOR ISN/WMDT, EUR AND EAP
DEFENSE FOR DTRA/SCB R.SPENCER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PTER PREL AS
SUBJECT: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
AUSTRALIA NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND GIIPAC MEETING IN ESTONIA;
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GI 4TH PLENARY AGENDA
REF: A. STATE 52027
B. DFAT MATHEWS-DTRA SPENCER E-MAIL OF 22 APRIL 2008
C. STATE 38571
D. CANBERRA
1. (U) This is an action request - please see para 4, below.
2. (U) As instructed Ref A, POLOFF reapproached Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Global Initiative
(GI) point of contact, Mohan Mathews, Executive Officer,
Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Section, on May 16 to urge
again that Australia participate in the GI Information Portal
Advisory Committee (GIIPAC) Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, June
2-4.
3. (U) Mathews repeated his previous response (Ref B),
regretting the GOA would be unable to participate in the
Tallinn meeting, but noting Australia's continued strong
interest in the development of the GIIP. He noted the GOA
would shortly provide comments on the draft User Guidelines
as a contribution to the discussions.
4. (SBU) ACTION REQUESTED: In connection with the GI 4th
Plenary, Mathews asked if the U.S. would be able to share
what outcomes were expected from the various agenda items.
For example, under the Exercises item, will the Plenary
simply consider the report from the exercise conducted by
Spain, or will it undertake policy discussions? Under the
item entitled 2007-2008 Partner Nation Achievements since 3rd
Meeting, will the United States present the report on the
Molybdenum-99 workshop that was jointly hosted by the U.S.
and Australia in Sydney in December 2007? Embassy would
appreciate responses to the above questions and any other
descriptive detail on the agenda in order to help the GOA
prepare for the 4th Plenary.
STETTENBAUER
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
STATE FOR ISN/WMDT, EUR AND EAP
DEFENSE FOR DTRA/SCB R.SPENCER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PTER PREL AS
SUBJECT: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
AUSTRALIA NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND GIIPAC MEETING IN ESTONIA;
QUESTIONS ABOUT THE GI 4TH PLENARY AGENDA
REF: A. STATE 52027
B. DFAT MATHEWS-DTRA SPENCER E-MAIL OF 22 APRIL 2008
C. STATE 38571
D. CANBERRA
1. (U) This is an action request - please see para 4, below.
2. (U) As instructed Ref A, POLOFF reapproached Australian
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Global Initiative
(GI) point of contact, Mohan Mathews, Executive Officer,
Counter-Terrorism Cooperation Section, on May 16 to urge
again that Australia participate in the GI Information Portal
Advisory Committee (GIIPAC) Meeting in Tallinn, Estonia, June
2-4.
3. (U) Mathews repeated his previous response (Ref B),
regretting the GOA would be unable to participate in the
Tallinn meeting, but noting Australia's continued strong
interest in the development of the GIIP. He noted the GOA
would shortly provide comments on the draft User Guidelines
as a contribution to the discussions.
4. (SBU) ACTION REQUESTED: In connection with the GI 4th
Plenary, Mathews asked if the U.S. would be able to share
what outcomes were expected from the various agenda items.
For example, under the Exercises item, will the Plenary
simply consider the report from the exercise conducted by
Spain, or will it undertake policy discussions? Under the
item entitled 2007-2008 Partner Nation Achievements since 3rd
Meeting, will the United States present the report on the
Molybdenum-99 workshop that was jointly hosted by the U.S.
and Australia in Sydney in December 2007? Embassy would
appreciate responses to the above questions and any other
descriptive detail on the agenda in order to help the GOA
prepare for the 4th Plenary.
STETTENBAUER