Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08LONDON2178
2008-08-22 14:21:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy London
Cable title:
UK SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS CANDIDACY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 002178
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/RA - ARIEL STUKAHLIN AND
IO/T - HEATHER VON BEHREN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018
TAGS: IAEA, PREL, PARM, KNNP, MNUC, IR, SY, AF, UK
SUBJECT: UK SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BOARD OF
GOVERNORS CANDIDACY
REF: STATE 87744
Classified By: Political Counselor Richard M. Mills, Jr.
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) HMG will "try to (use its) influence8 so that
Afghanistan can get on the IAEA Board of Governors in lieu of
Syria, George Sherriff of the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office,s Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff August
19. He added that one strategy might be to approach
"non-friends of Syria" in order to influence Arab states.
Sherriff opined that if Afghanistan,s candidacy went before
IAEA,s General Conference, Afghanistan would probably
prevail, although it would be &ideal8 if Afghanistan were
the Middle East and South Asia Group's (MESA) preferred
candidate for a seat on the Board of Governors. He observed,
however, that within MESA "Arab states would likely stick
with Arab states," even Syria.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
LEBARON
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/RA - ARIEL STUKAHLIN AND
IO/T - HEATHER VON BEHREN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018
TAGS: IAEA, PREL, PARM, KNNP, MNUC, IR, SY, AF, UK
SUBJECT: UK SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S IAEA BOARD OF
GOVERNORS CANDIDACY
REF: STATE 87744
Classified By: Political Counselor Richard M. Mills, Jr.
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) HMG will "try to (use its) influence8 so that
Afghanistan can get on the IAEA Board of Governors in lieu of
Syria, George Sherriff of the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office,s Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff August
19. He added that one strategy might be to approach
"non-friends of Syria" in order to influence Arab states.
Sherriff opined that if Afghanistan,s candidacy went before
IAEA,s General Conference, Afghanistan would probably
prevail, although it would be &ideal8 if Afghanistan were
the Middle East and South Asia Group's (MESA) preferred
candidate for a seat on the Board of Governors. He observed,
however, that within MESA "Arab states would likely stick
with Arab states," even Syria.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
LEBARON