GOM VALUES USG TRANSPARENCY ON MISSILE DEFENSE

UNCLAS MEXICO 002830 SENSITIVE SIPDIS WHA FOR MEX DIRECTOR LEE AND STAFF E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MX MARR PREL EG SUBJECT: GOM VALUES USG TRANSPARENCY ON MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY REF: SECSTATE 96526 ¶1. (SBU) Poloff raised reftel points with Julian Juarez Cadenas, the Secretariat of Foreign Affairs' (SRE) Director General for Nuclear, Security, and Legal Issues, who underscored that he appreciated the USG's effort to brief the GOM on this matter. While this issue does not impact directly Mexico's national interests, as a country bordering the U.S., Mexico finds it useful whenever the United States strengthens its own security. Juarez also appreciated the U.S.'s effort to consult with Russia on the shift to the Phased Adaptive Approach, particularly given the Russian Government's concerns over the USG's previous agreements with the Czech Republic and Poland on the single GBI field and the single large, fixed European radar. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / FEELEY