Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LONDON2339
2009-10-14 15:13:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy London
Cable title:
UK UNABLE TO COMMIT TO SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO
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UNCLAS LONDON 002339
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/WMDT, EUR/WE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC UK RS
SUBJECT: UK UNABLE TO COMMIT TO SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO
JANUARY'S GICNT EPG MEETING
REF: SECSTATE 100994
UNCLAS LONDON 002339
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/WMDT, EUR/WE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC UK RS
SUBJECT: UK UNABLE TO COMMIT TO SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO
JANUARY'S GICNT EPG MEETING
REF: SECSTATE 100994
1. (SBU) Together with Russian Embassy colleagues, Poloff
delivered reftel joint demarche to Sharon McDonald, CBRN
Terrorism Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation
Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on
October 14. McDonald told Poloff and Sergei Andiashin of the
Russian Embassy that she would discuss the January 2010 GICNT
EPG Meeting with her supervisors, but that she was at this
point unsure whether the UK would be able to send a
representative to the meeting. McDonald cited the ongoing
CBRN security strategy review, and said the GICNT was a tool
that would be used as part of the UK's comprehensive security
strategy. McDonald also said that resources were scarce and
that the CBRN security strategy review was working to develop
goals and priorities against which GICNT and other
mutilateral partnerships would be measured.
2. (SBU) McDonald said that if the UK does not send a
representative to January's EPG meeting in Budapest, it would
still make a monetary contribution. McDonald also cited
other work that the UK is doing with GICNT, such as
co-hosting with the U.S. a workshop on detection in March
2010. She mentioned the possibilty of the UK hosting another
workshop focusing on exercise planning; these plans are still
in the early stages, however, and if the workshop did occur
it would likely not happen until late 2010.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
SUSMAN
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/WMDT, EUR/WE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL PTER KGIC UK RS
SUBJECT: UK UNABLE TO COMMIT TO SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO
JANUARY'S GICNT EPG MEETING
REF: SECSTATE 100994
1. (SBU) Together with Russian Embassy colleagues, Poloff
delivered reftel joint demarche to Sharon McDonald, CBRN
Terrorism Desk Officer in the Counter-Proliferation
Department of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on
October 14. McDonald told Poloff and Sergei Andiashin of the
Russian Embassy that she would discuss the January 2010 GICNT
EPG Meeting with her supervisors, but that she was at this
point unsure whether the UK would be able to send a
representative to the meeting. McDonald cited the ongoing
CBRN security strategy review, and said the GICNT was a tool
that would be used as part of the UK's comprehensive security
strategy. McDonald also said that resources were scarce and
that the CBRN security strategy review was working to develop
goals and priorities against which GICNT and other
mutilateral partnerships would be measured.
2. (SBU) McDonald said that if the UK does not send a
representative to January's EPG meeting in Budapest, it would
still make a monetary contribution. McDonald also cited
other work that the UK is doing with GICNT, such as
co-hosting with the U.S. a workshop on detection in March
2010. She mentioned the possibilty of the UK hosting another
workshop focusing on exercise planning; these plans are still
in the early stages, however, and if the workshop did occur
it would likely not happen until late 2010.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
SUSMAN