Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08USOSCE202
2008-08-05 15:03:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Mission USOSCE
Cable title:
ALLIES APPRECIATIVE FOR READOUT ON JULY 29 CFE
VZCZCXYZ0005 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHVEN #0202 2181503 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 051503Z AUG 08 FM USMISSION USOSCE TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5884 INFO RUEHNO/USMISSION USNATO 1681
C O N F I D E N T I A L USOSCE 000202
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/05/2014
TAGS: KCFE OSCE PARM PREL NATO
SUBJECT: ALLIES APPRECIATIVE FOR READOUT ON JULY 29 CFE
MEETING
REF: SECSTATE 83574
Classified By: Chief Arms Control Delegate Hugh Neighbour
C O N F I D E N T I A L USOSCE 000202
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/05/2014
TAGS: KCFE OSCE PARM PREL NATO
SUBJECT: ALLIES APPRECIATIVE FOR READOUT ON JULY 29 CFE
MEETING
REF: SECSTATE 83574
Classified By: Chief Arms Control Delegate Hugh Neighbour
1. (C) USDel provided oral readout (reftel) of the July 29
meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA
Arms Control Director Antonov to OSCE delegations of NATO
members on August 5. Although the OSCE is on its summer
recess and most delegations are operating with skeleton
staffing, 16 NATO delegations attended. Lively questioning
followed, with most questions centering on modalities around
next steps (details of which have yet to be worked out).
Many, if not most, Allied delegates had already received
reports from their Washington embassies of the briefing A/S
Fried gave to NATO Allies on August 1. Nonetheless, Allied
delegations seemed genuinely interested and deeply
appreciative to get a briefing in Vienna.
SCOTT
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/05/2014
TAGS: KCFE OSCE PARM PREL NATO
SUBJECT: ALLIES APPRECIATIVE FOR READOUT ON JULY 29 CFE
MEETING
REF: SECSTATE 83574
Classified By: Chief Arms Control Delegate Hugh Neighbour
1. (C) USDel provided oral readout (reftel) of the July 29
meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA
Arms Control Director Antonov to OSCE delegations of NATO
members on August 5. Although the OSCE is on its summer
recess and most delegations are operating with skeleton
staffing, 16 NATO delegations attended. Lively questioning
followed, with most questions centering on modalities around
next steps (details of which have yet to be worked out).
Many, if not most, Allied delegates had already received
reports from their Washington embassies of the briefing A/S
Fried gave to NATO Allies on August 1. Nonetheless, Allied
delegations seemed genuinely interested and deeply
appreciative to get a briefing in Vienna.
SCOTT