CANADA AGREES WITH PROPOSED CHANGES TO CWC HCA ON

UNCLAS OTTAWA 000345 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/CB - EUGENE KLIMSON E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PARM PREL KTIA CWC CA SUBJECT: CANADA AGREES WITH PROPOSED CHANGES TO CWC HCA ON CHALLENGE INSPECTIONS REF: A. STATE 45914 ¶B. OTTAWA 37 ¶C. 08 STATE 112672 ¶D. 08 OTTAWA 1481 ¶E. 08 OZGA-GHITA DUMINICA DISCUSSION OF 12/3 ¶1. (SBU) During a May 8 discussion of the draft Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (HCA) with Canada on Challenge Inspections, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) CWC Canadian National Authority Deputy Director Louis-Philippe Sylvestre told pol/miloff that Canada agrees with the substantive and administrative changes proposed in ref a para 10, including point five (5),which calls for the deletion of the paragraph regarding managed access (III.D.). ¶2. (SBU) Sylvestre submitted the following minor corrections and additions to the text: (a) Address block in cover letter: Mr. James Junke Director Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (Chemical, Biological, Conventional and Remote Sensing) Division Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada 125 Sussex Drive Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0G2 (b) Annex Section 1 Para B: Canadian National Authority Telephone 1-613-944-0473 Fax: 1-613-944-3105 e-mail: Canadian-national-authority@international.gc. ca DFAIT Operations Centre 24/7 Telephone: 1-613-996-8885 e-mail: sos@international.gc.ca Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / BREESE