Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LONDON380
2009-02-11 16:45:00
SECRET
Embassy London
Cable title:
DELIVERY OF LETTER CONFIRMING NO CWC DECLARABLE
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S E C R E T LONDON 000380
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/11/2019
TAGS: PARM MARR MOPS IO PGOV PREL UK
SUBJECT: DELIVERY OF LETTER CONFIRMING NO CWC DECLARABLE
ACTIVITIES ON BIOT
REF: A. 08 LONDON 3149
B. SECSTATE 6792
C. LATIF-PALMER EMAIL 2/05/09 (AND PREVIOUS)
D. VAUGHN-PALMER EMAIL 2/06/09 2009
Classified By: Political Counselor Rick Mills
for reasons 1.4 b and d
S E C R E T LONDON 000380
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/11/2019
TAGS: PARM MARR MOPS IO PGOV PREL UK
SUBJECT: DELIVERY OF LETTER CONFIRMING NO CWC DECLARABLE
ACTIVITIES ON BIOT
REF: A. 08 LONDON 3149
B. SECSTATE 6792
C. LATIF-PALMER EMAIL 2/05/09 (AND PREVIOUS)
D. VAUGHN-PALMER EMAIL 2/06/09 2009
Classified By: Political Counselor Rick Mills
for reasons 1.4 b and d
1. (S/REL UK) Poloff delivered February 10 to Joanne Yeadon,
Head of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and
Pitcairn Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's
Overseas Territories Directorate, a letter signed by Poloff
that stated:
"Further to our earlier discussions, I have been authorized
to hereby affirm on behalf of the United States Government
that there were no Chemical Weapons Convention declarable
activities on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)
during 2008. I further affirm that there are no chemical
weapons stockpiles or anything whatsoever in contravention of
the Chemical Weapons Convention on the BIOT." (Refs C and D)
2. (S) Yeadon confirmed that delivery of this letter
satisfied in regard to the BIOT the November 24, 2008 UK
Department of Energy and Climate Change request to the
Overseas Territories Directorate "to confirm whether your
Territory has any CWC declarable activities for 2008." (Ref A)
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
LEBARON
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/11/2019
TAGS: PARM MARR MOPS IO PGOV PREL UK
SUBJECT: DELIVERY OF LETTER CONFIRMING NO CWC DECLARABLE
ACTIVITIES ON BIOT
REF: A. 08 LONDON 3149
B. SECSTATE 6792
C. LATIF-PALMER EMAIL 2/05/09 (AND PREVIOUS)
D. VAUGHN-PALMER EMAIL 2/06/09 2009
Classified By: Political Counselor Rick Mills
for reasons 1.4 b and d
1. (S/REL UK) Poloff delivered February 10 to Joanne Yeadon,
Head of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) and
Pitcairn Section of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's
Overseas Territories Directorate, a letter signed by Poloff
that stated:
"Further to our earlier discussions, I have been authorized
to hereby affirm on behalf of the United States Government
that there were no Chemical Weapons Convention declarable
activities on the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT)
during 2008. I further affirm that there are no chemical
weapons stockpiles or anything whatsoever in contravention of
the Chemical Weapons Convention on the BIOT." (Refs C and D)
2. (S) Yeadon confirmed that delivery of this letter
satisfied in regard to the BIOT the November 24, 2008 UK
Department of Energy and Climate Change request to the
Overseas Territories Directorate "to confirm whether your
Territory has any CWC declarable activities for 2008." (Ref A)
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
LEBARON