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09BRUSSELS524
2009-04-07 15:02:00
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USEU Brussels
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USEU DELIVERY OF SSA NON-PAPER TO EU COMMISSION

Tags:  ESA EUN EZ FR GM MCAP NASA PARM PREL TSPA 
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UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000524 

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/MDSP RBUENNEKE
STATE FOR OES/SAT DTURNER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ESA EUN EZ FR GM MCAP NASA PARM PREL TSPA
SUBJECT: USEU DELIVERY OF SSA NON-PAPER TO EU COMMISSION
AND COUNCIL

REF: STATE 28300

This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2.

UNCLAS BRUSSELS 000524

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/MDSP RBUENNEKE
STATE FOR OES/SAT DTURNER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ESA EUN EZ FR GM MCAP NASA PARM PREL TSPA
SUBJECT: USEU DELIVERY OF SSA NON-PAPER TO EU COMMISSION
AND COUNCIL

REF: STATE 28300

This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2.


1. (SBU) OES DAS Jeff Miotke deivered the reftel Non-Paper
to Paul Weissenberg, EU Commission Director for Aerospace,
Defense, and Security Industry in DG Enterprise, on March 25.
Weissenberg told DAS Miotke that he was pleased with the
Non-Paper because it was "NATO light" and because it proposed
to expand space security cooperation. He emphasized that
this cooperation cannot proceed with the Commission working
through NATO, but might work with NATO. He noted that he has
more interaction with the Pentagon across the Atlantic than
he does with NATO officials from across town. EU political
leadership insists that SSA and other security cooperation
proceed as part of the growing European defense identity.


2. USEU EconOff subsequently delivered the Non-Paper to
Helene-Diane Dage in DG Enterprise and Jan Ahladeff, Head of
Section in the EU Council General Secretariat's DG E VIII for
Defense Issues. Both Dage and Ahladeff appreciated the
Non-Paper and U.S. interests to expand space security
cooperation. Neither Dage nor Ahladeff provided much
substantive feedback. Ahladeff also commented that the paper
was NATO light and explained that he and his DG have close
working relationships with Weissenberg and his security team,
including Dage. Dage said that she will come back with
further questions. She also expressed the Commission's
interest in further details on the Iridium-Russian satellite
collision. Action request: Post requests the Department
forward guidance and further information for delivery to the
Commission and Council on this issue.

MURRAY
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