ISRAEL: CLUSTER MUNITIONS LETTER EXCHANGE

S E C R E T TEL AVIV 002789


STATE FOR L/T (D.COOK),L/PM (M.COFFEE),PM/RSAT
(J.SCHWENK),NEA/IPA (J.PECCIA)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/12/2018
TAGS: MARR MCAP PARM PINS PREL IS
SUBJECT: ISRAEL: CLUSTER MUNITIONS LETTER EXCHANGE

REF: STATE 127522


Classified By: A/POLCOUNS Peter Vrooman, reasons 1.4 (b),(d)


1. (S) Post received December 10 a letter from the Israeli
Minister of Defense Ehud Barak responding to reftel proposed
letter on cluster munitions. The GOI reply (para 2) matches
the proposed GOI response in reftel. Per reftel, post will
send scanned copies of both letters via electronic mail to
PM/PSAT (John Schwenk),L/PM (Michael Coffee),L/T (Daphne
Cook),and NEA/IPA (Jonathan Peccia),as well as send
certified copies of both letters to L/T.


2. (S) Begin text:

Tel Aviv, December 10, 2008

The Honorable James B. Cunningham
Ambassador of the United States of America
U.S. Embassy, Tel Aviv

Your Excellency:

I have the honor to refer to your letter of December 8, 2008.

I am authorized to confirm on behalf of the Government of
Israel that it intends to comply with obligations pursuant to
the 1979 and 1988 agreements as identified in the attachment
to your above mentioned letter. Your Excellency's letter,
together with this reply, reflects the shared understanding
between the Government of Israel and the Government of the
United States of America.

Accept, Your Excellency, the renewed assurances of my highest
consideration.

Sincerely,
//signed//
Ehud Barak
Minister of Defense

End text.

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