Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09CANBERRA720
2009-08-06 02:18:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Canberra
Cable title:
AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L CANBERRA 000720
NOFORN
SIPDIS
ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/04/2019
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL
REGIME (MTCR) RIO CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
REF: STATE 80072
Classified By: POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES F. COLE FOR REASONS: 1.4 (b) A
ND (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L CANBERRA 000720
NOFORN
SIPDIS
ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/04/2019
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL
REGIME (MTCR) RIO CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
REF: STATE 80072
Classified By: POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES F. COLE FOR REASONS: 1.4 (b) A
ND (d)
1. (C/NF) August 4, John Quinn, Assistant Secretary for
Strategic Issues and Intelligence Branch of the International
Security Division, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (DFAT) readily agreed to pass on the request to add
one further presentation, which was previously given in
Berlin, to their present three arranged for the MTCR Plenary
in Rio November 9-13. Quinn suggested that the fourth one was
appropriate for the Rio venue and there was little
expectation that there would be any objections. However, he
will inform the EMBASSY before they actually include the
fourth presentation in the final schedule.
2. (C/NF) Quinn noted that he had just returned from a July
22 meeting in Beijing and that he had written an ample report
on the proceedings. The Chinese, in his words, were very
assiduous in expressing their commitment to furthering
Non-Proliferation. However, they complained that they felt
their request to join MTCR had been delayed for political
reasons. He had assured them that there had been little
recent movement on any applicant country to the MTCR, and
that China was as welcome an applicant as any other.
RICHE
NOFORN
SIPDIS
ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/04/2019
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA AS
SUBJECT: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE TO MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL
REGIME (MTCR) RIO CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
REF: STATE 80072
Classified By: POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES F. COLE FOR REASONS: 1.4 (b) A
ND (d)
1. (C/NF) August 4, John Quinn, Assistant Secretary for
Strategic Issues and Intelligence Branch of the International
Security Division, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs
and Trade (DFAT) readily agreed to pass on the request to add
one further presentation, which was previously given in
Berlin, to their present three arranged for the MTCR Plenary
in Rio November 9-13. Quinn suggested that the fourth one was
appropriate for the Rio venue and there was little
expectation that there would be any objections. However, he
will inform the EMBASSY before they actually include the
fourth presentation in the final schedule.
2. (C/NF) Quinn noted that he had just returned from a July
22 meeting in Beijing and that he had written an ample report
on the proceedings. The Chinese, in his words, were very
assiduous in expressing their commitment to furthering
Non-Proliferation. However, they complained that they felt
their request to join MTCR had been delayed for political
reasons. He had assured them that there had been little
recent movement on any applicant country to the MTCR, and
that China was as welcome an applicant as any other.
RICHE