Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10LONDON341
2010-02-12 17:20:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy London
Cable title:
CWC: UK STILL IN INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ON CHALLENGE
VZCZCXYZ0013 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHLO #0341 0431720 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 121720Z FEB 10 FM AMEMBASSY LONDON TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4957 INFO RUEHTC/AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE 1508 RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 000341
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/BD (E. KLIMSON); THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL;
SECDEF FOR D. OZGA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2020
TAGS: PARM PREL CWC CBW OPCW KTIA UK
SUBJECT: CWC: UK STILL IN INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ON CHALLENGE
INSPECTIONS
REF: SECSTATE 9964
Classified By: Political Counselor Robin Quinville
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 000341
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/BD (E. KLIMSON); THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL;
SECDEF FOR D. OZGA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2020
TAGS: PARM PREL CWC CBW OPCW KTIA UK
SUBJECT: CWC: UK STILL IN INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ON CHALLENGE
INSPECTIONS
REF: SECSTATE 9964
Classified By: Political Counselor Robin Quinville
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and associated
non-papers to Tsui-Ling Yu, Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Desk Officer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on
February 2. In a follow-up meeting on February 12, Yu said
that the FCO had discussed this matter with Clive Rowland at
the Ministry of Defence (MoD),which has the HMG lead on the
CWC. Yu said that HMG is still in internal discussions on
the challenge inspections issue.
2. (C/NF) The FCO has passed non-papers to Rowland and the
MoD now has ownership of the issue. Rowland will consolidate
HMG comments on the U.S. non-papers and pass them back to the
USG via Deborah Ozga in DoD.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
SUSMAN
NOFORN
SIPDIS
STATE FOR ISN/BD (E. KLIMSON); THE HAGUE FOR CWC DEL;
SECDEF FOR D. OZGA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/12/2020
TAGS: PARM PREL CWC CBW OPCW KTIA UK
SUBJECT: CWC: UK STILL IN INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ON CHALLENGE
INSPECTIONS
REF: SECSTATE 9964
Classified By: Political Counselor Robin Quinville
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (C/NF) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and associated
non-papers to Tsui-Ling Yu, Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
Desk Officer at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),on
February 2. In a follow-up meeting on February 12, Yu said
that the FCO had discussed this matter with Clive Rowland at
the Ministry of Defence (MoD),which has the HMG lead on the
CWC. Yu said that HMG is still in internal discussions on
the challenge inspections issue.
2. (C/NF) The FCO has passed non-papers to Rowland and the
MoD now has ownership of the issue. Rowland will consolidate
HMG comments on the U.S. non-papers and pass them back to the
USG via Deborah Ozga in DoD.
Visit London's Classified Website:
http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Unit ed_Kingdom
SUSMAN