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09LONDON1725 | 2009-07-28 16:04:00 | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | Embassy London |
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C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 001725 |
Security Policy Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), told Poloff July 28 that "in principle, we're absolutely in agreement" with the U.S. on the importance of a demarche to China and Pakistan urging those countries to allow substantive work to proceed in the Conference on Disarmament (CD), (Ref). Indeed, she said that the British Embassy in Beijing had demarched the Chinese July 28 and that the initial readout from the meeting "was not particularly promising." She said the next step would be to raise "at three" (U.S., UK, and France) with the Chinese in Geneva but, if the result of that demarche proves unfavorable, the UK would be "minded to raise the demarche to a more senior level," possibly the Ambassadorial level. Gough said that the UK was inclined not to demarche Pakistan immediately, since "if we get a positive Chinese response, Pakistan will (probably) fall into line." Gough stated that in HMG's view it makes sense from a "tactical standpoint" to focus first on China, then on Pakistan. 2. (C/NF) In an earlier, separate conversation with Poloff on July 28, Sunil Sood (protect), Nuclear and UN Disarmament Desk Officer in the FCO's Security Policy Group, confirmed that HMG was eager to coordinate with the U.S. on demarching China and Pakistan. He noted that in Geneva the Australian current CD Presidency was working on a compromise text; Sood said he believed that Australia had not yet approached China or Pakistan with a compromise text. Visit London's Classified Website: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom LeBaron |