Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KUALALUMPUR953
2009-11-25 09:17:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Cable title:
MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON AL-KIBAR
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KUALA LUMPUR 000953
SIPDIS
FOR EAP/MTS, NEA/FO FOR ELISA CATALANO, AND ISN/RA FOR
RICHARD NEPHEW
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/25/2019
TAGS: PARM IAEA KNNP SYR MY
SUBJECT: MALAYSIA NON-COMMITTAL ON AL-KIBAR
REF: A. STATE 11961 -- IAEA REPORT ON SYRIA
¶B. 08 KUALA LUMPUR 1079 -- MALAYSIA ON AL-KIBAR
¶C. KUALA LUMPUR 496 -- IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
¶D. KUALA LUMPUR 744 -- IAEA REPORTS ON IRAN AND SYRIA
Classified By: Political Counselor Brian D. McFeeters for reasons 1.4 b
and d.
(C) Polcouns and Poloff met with Shazryll Zahiran, Principal
Assistant Secretary in the MFA's Disarmament and
Non-Proliferation Section, on November 25 to discuss ref A
points concerning Syria's lack of cooperation with the IAEA
over its facility at Al-Kibar. (Note: Poloff previously
passed reftel points to Shazryll on November 20. End Note.)
Shazryll replied that neither he nor his government had a
reaction to our points as yet, noting that the GOM was "only
looking at Iran" at the moment. (Comment: Shazryll and
other GOM interlocutors appear determined not to engage on
the Al-Kibar issue, having refused to discuss it with us on
previous occasions (refs B-D). End Comment.)
KEITH