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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02AMMAN5918 |
DEMARCHE ON JORDANIAN CW-RELATED EXPORTS TO IRAQ [...] (S/NF) ORCA DELIVERED POINTS IN REFTEL TO GOJ COUNTERPARTS, WHO INDICATED THAT THEY WILL REVIEW THE INFORMATION AND FOLLOW UP. POST WILL ADVISE OF ANY FURTHER RESPONSE FROM GOJ. GNEHM [...] |
2002-10-10 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM ETTC TU IZ JO CBW |
| 02ROME4303 |
ITALIANS RECEPTIVE TO MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. IN MEETINGS WITH ITALIAN OFFICIALS ON JULY 24, DOD DAS IAN BRZEZINSKI AND AN INTERAGENCY TEAM UPDATED CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 ROME 04303 01 OF 02 050734Z THE GOI ON THE US MISSILE DEFENSE (MD) PROGRAM, DISCUSSED THE NEW POST-SEPTEMBER 11 SECURITY EN [...] |
2002-09-05 07:13:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MNUC IT CBW |
| 02ROME4887 |
A/S RADEMAKER'S ITALY CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) ITALIAN MFA ARMS CONTROL EXPERTS, MEETING WITH A/S RADEMAKER ON SEPTEMBER 25, WELCOMED THE NEW US POSITION ON THE 5TH BWC REVCON. AFTER RECEIVING CLARIFICATION OF THE PHILOSOPHY UNDERLYING THE US APPROACH TO THE BWC, AND NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR SKEPTICISM THAT THE NAM WOULD ACCEPT AN AGREE [...] |
2002-10-08 07:01:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL IT CBW |
| 03AMMAN1049 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): JORDANIAN [...] (SBU) On February 17, Poloff delivered reftel points and copies of OPCW Technical Secretariat (TS) questionnaires to Ayman Aamiri, Deputy Director of the MFA's IO Department. On February 18, Poloff followed up on this issue with Jusuf Bataineh, the MFA's action officer on CWC issues. Bataineh [...] |
2003-02-18 14:22:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 03ANKARA1666 |
S13-03: TURKS WILL BLOCK HEAT EXCHANGER EXPORTS [...] (S) On March 13, polmiloff met with Ferhat Alkan of the MFA's Iraq Desk and delivered Ref A points. Alkan remarked that the information was "news" to the MFA. He promised to pass the information immediately to the Turkish National Intelligence Agency (TNIO), the Turkish General Staff, and v [...] |
2003-03-17 08:15:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC TU IZ SY JO UNSC CBW |
| 03ANKARA1737 |
S12-03: TURKS REQUEST FURTHER DETAILS & UPDATE ON [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (S) Polmiloff met Ferhat Alkan, of the MFA Iraq Desk, and delivered Ref A points on March 18. As has been the case with similar demarches, MFA showed appreciation for the information and a ready willingness to forward our points [...] |
2003-03-19 14:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IZ TU UNSC CBW |
| 03OTTAWA1066 |
CANADIAN COMMENTS ON BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2003-04-11 21:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CA CBW BWC |
| 03OTTAWA2180 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR JUNE 2003 [...] No summary [...] |
2003-07-31 20:51:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL CA CBW |
| 03ROME343 |
S44-02 IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE CBW PROTECTIVE [...] No summary [...] |
2003-01-29 14:43:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IZ IT CBW UNSC |
| 03SANAA212 |
S44-02: YEMEN INFORMED OF IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE [...] (S) On January 29, 2003 PolOff demarched Abdulrahman M.S. Kamarani, Deputy Director of the Ministy of Foreign Affair's Americas Office, on Iraqi efforts to acquire CBW protective materials (reftel). Kamarani had no immediate response. He agreed to contact the Embassy if the MFA or other pa [...] |
2003-01-30 13:27:00 | Embassy Sanaa | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IZ YM CBW UNSC DEMARCHE |
| 03STATE115323 |
S37-03: IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF GLASS-LINED [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. (S) BACKGROUND: WE WANT TO SHARE WITH CHINESE AUTHORITIES FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF GLASS-LINED CHEMICAL PROCESSING EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, AS WELL AS BW-USEFUL JET MILLS/MICRONIZERS, FROM THE FOLLOWING [...] |
2003-05-05 16:40:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW CH IR |
| 03THEHAGUE2747 |
DUTCH MFA ON AUSTRALIA GROUP PREPARATIONS [...] (C) On October 30, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on the technical meeting preparations for the Australia Group to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson agreed to give reftel points to Dutch technical expert Mario Dorigo, who will be [...] |
2003-10-31 14:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL NL CBW |
| 03THEHAGUE2797 |
DUTCH MFA ON IRANIAN DUAL-USE CBW PROCUREMENT [...] (C) On November 04, PolOff delivered reftel demarche on Iranian dual-use CBW procurement and Dutch visa policy to Hedda Samson, Policy Officer of the MFA's Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation Division. Samson said she would pass the reftel points to the relevant people within the Ministry, [...] |
2003-11-06 14:03:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CVIS IR NL CBW |
| 04ABUDHABI1941 |
Chemical Weapons Convention demarche [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-13 12:39:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AROC ABUD CWC CBW OPCW TC |
| 04ABUDHABI3644 |
S-31-04: Attempted Iranian Procurement of [...] No summary [...] |
2004-10-13 14:52:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW IR TC |
| 04ACCRA1232 |
GHANA'S PROGRESS ON CWC ARTICLE VII: DEMARCHE [...] On Wednesday, June 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the Director of International Organizations in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, John Kuleke, regarding Ghana's commitment to fulfill its national implementation obligations under Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). PolO [...] |
2004-06-10 11:14:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AORC ABUD CWC CBW OPCW |
| 04AMMAN6416 |
DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTING THE CWC: JORDAN [...] PolOff delivered reftel talking points July 28 to Samer Naber, Legal Advisor for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Naber stressed Jordan's support for the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and promised to formulate a response to our points after consulting with relevant GOJ officials. Post wi [...] |
2004-07-29 07:12:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 04AMMAN6505 |
IMPLEMENTING THE CWC: JORDAN [...] No summary [...] |
2004-08-03 15:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ABUD JO AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 04GUATEMALA1464 |
GOG RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Sylvia Corrado on June 8. Corrado asserted that GOG wished to respect its obligations to Article VII of the Chemical Weapons Convention, but that she was not aware of any current legislation. Corrado will bring up the CW [...] |
2004-06-14 17:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD ES GT AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 04MADRID4374 |
(S) SPAIN: SHIELD S59A-03: EMBASSY MEETING ON [...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Poloffs delivered non-paper providing additional information on Telstar on November 10 to the Spanish Foreign Ministry's director general for international economic relations, Javier Hergueta. Hergueta said Telstar is willing to cooper [...] |
2004-11-15 17:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC SP CBW |
| 04MADRID4887 |
SHIELD S59A-03: SPAIN INFORMED THAT TELSTAR [...] No summary [...] |
2004-12-29 15:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC SP IR CBW |
| 04MANAMA858 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: Biological Weapons Convention: [...] No summary [...] |
2004-06-07 10:17:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BA PARM PREL CBW |
| 04ROME1591 |
TAIWAN/DPRK CHEMICAL SEIZURE - ITALY SEEKING [...] (S) ECONOFF RAISED REFTEL POINTS WITH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION COORDINATOR CARLO TRIPEPI ON MARCH 8. (WE ALSO LEFT THE POINTS AT MFA WITH DEPUTY DIRECTOR FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS CLAUDIO BISOGNIERO, DISARMAMENT OFFICE DIRECTOR GIOVANNI IANNUZZI, AND EAST ASIA OFFICE DIRECTOR CRISTINA RAVAGLIA.) THE [...] |
2004-04-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL TW KN IT AS TH CBW |
| 04SANAA1512 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DEMARCHE TO [...] (c) Pol/Econ Chief met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe, the Americas and International Organizations Mustapha Noman on 6/19 and per reftel guidance briefly reviewed ROYG obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Noman was familiar with issue, noting that 2-3 months ago he [...] |
2004-06-22 11:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ABUD AROC CWC CBW OPCW YM |
| 04THEHAGUE812 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - DELIVERY OF [...] (S) On the margins of the March 23-26 Executive Council session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the U.S. delegation delivered to the Iranian delegation the cover letter (signed by Ambassador Javits) contained in paragraph 8 of reftel and the list of questions in [...] |
2004-03-30 10:25:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM AORC IR OPCW CWC CBW |
| 05ABUDHABI3583 |
(S) S29G-04: SYRIAN USE OF UAE FIRM TO ACQUIRE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) On August 15, the UAE's State Security Directorate passed A/Legatt a request for further information on ref b demarche on Al-Mazroui Medical and Chemical Supplies (AMMCS). An informal translation of the document text follows. 3. [...] |
2005-08-17 13:57:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL CBW ETTC SY AE |
| 05AMMAN9505 |
SHIELD S53-05: JORDAN WILL BLOCK SALE OF [...] (S/NF) On December 7 Ambassador delivered to Haytham Mufti, the King's private office advisor on such matters, reftel demarche on the reported offer by Seabird Aviation Jordan LLC of crop dusting aircraft and equipment to a Syrian firm. The King Abdullah Design and Development Bureau (KADD-B [...] |
2005-12-08 13:30:00 | Embassy Amman | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC IR IN CBW |
| 05AMMAN9631 |
CWC HCA DISCUSSIONS PRODUCTIVE; ADDITIONAL [...] (SBU) During bilateral talks about a draft Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (HCA) in Amman December 13, both sides agreed to add a sentence to the end of Part II, paragraph one in the proposed HCA text. The new sentence would read: "Likewise, the principles and proced [...] |
2005-12-13 17:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL JO CWC BWC CBW |
| 05BRATISLAVA464 |
S29F-04: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SLOVAKIA [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-15 14:14:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC SY AE LO CBW |
| 05CAIRO4120 |
CWC: EGYPT SENDING NON-GOVERNMENTAL [...] (SBU) Poloff discussed ref B demarche with MFA cabinet member responsible for disarmament Sherif Kamel, who reported back on May 31 that Egypt would not send a governmental representative to the OPCW regional workshop in Cyprus June 13-15. Although the GOE would not participate officially, h [...] |
2005-06-01 14:48:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EG OPCW CBW CWC |
| 05DUBLIN323 |
IRISH RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIA GROUP DEMARCHES [...] (C) On March 15, Post delivered ref A demarche to Therese Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Third Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation. Healy said that the GOI planned to participate actively along with EU partners in the Australia Group (AG) Plenary's Information Exchange [...] |
2005-03-16 12:02:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CBW |
| 05DUBLIN785 |
S29F-04 GOI ON SYRIAN USE OF UAE FIRM TO ACQUIRE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-06-24 14:29:00 | Embassy Dublin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW |
| 05DUBLIN956 |
GOI ON S37-05: UAE ENTITY DIVERTING GOODS TO IRAN, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Dublin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CBW |
| 05GABORONE227 |
BOTSWANA RESPONSE: SLOW IMPLEMENTATION OF CWC [...] No summary [...] |
2005-02-15 08:24:00 | Embassy Gaborone | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD BC AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 05HANOI835 |
VIETNAM: IAEA Additional Protocol and Other Arms [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST for NP and EAP/EP. Please see Paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary and Comment: We met with our primary GVN arms control and nonproliferation counterpart April 6 to discuss a wide range of outstanding arms control/nonpro issues and the constraints faced by the GVN. [...] |
2005-04-08 10:04:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ABUD VM AROC CWC CBW OPCW APEC |
| 05KINGSTON687 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-10 19:25:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | JM PARM ABUD ES CWC CBW OPCW |
| 05MADRID1924 |
SPANISH FIRM SEEKS BUSINESS WITH LIBYA [...] (C) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) On May 17, Javier Hergueta, the Foreign Ministry's deputy director general for bilateral economic relations with Europe and the OECD countries, requested a meeting with poloff. Hergueta explained that a Spanish firm, Espindesa (part of [...] |
2005-05-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PTER ETTC SP CBW |
| 05MADRID2803 |
S37-05: UAE ENTITY DIVERTING GOODS TO IRAN, SUDAN, [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-01 13:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC IR AE SU SP CBW NK |
| 05MADRID3151 |
SPAIN ON AUSTRALIA GROUP BIOLOGICAL AGENTS WORKING [...] (C) ESTHOFF passed reftel points August 23 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Marcos Rodriguez Cantero, requesting Spanish views regarding the U.S. proposal to add 23 biological agents to the Australia Group's (AG) control list. Rodriguez Cantero informed ESTHOFF September 2 [...] |
2005-09-06 13:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC SP CBW |
| 05MADRID3302 |
SHIELD S59A-03: TELSTAR TO END IRAN SALES [...] (S) Summary: Representatives of Spanish firm Telstar met with ISN/CBM Director Vann Van Diepen on September 16 to explore Telstar's options for exporting its products to Iran. Van Diepen explained that, under the agreement that Telstar made to get previous Iran Nonproliferation Act (INPA) sanctions [...] |
2005-09-20 09:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC SP IR CBW |
| 05MANAMA295 |
BAHRAIN: DEMARCHE ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] Pol/Econ chief February 28 delivered reftel demarche concerning implementation of Chemical Weapons Convention Article VII to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al Umran. Al Umran requested additional information about the provisions of Article VII, and we directed him to the Organizat [...] |
2005-03-02 13:20:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD BA AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 05NEWDELHI2599 |
S35-04: INDIAN INVESTIGATION OF SANDHYA ORGANIC [...] (S) On March 25, MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA), Nutan Kapoor outlined for PolMilOff the status of the GOI investigation of Sandhya Organic Chemical's shipment of phosphorous oxychloride, a CW precursor, to Iran. 2. (S) According to Kapoor, Sand [...] |
2005-04-06 13:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL IR IN CBW GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI2601 |
INDIAN INVESTIGATION OF SABERO ORGANICS, LTD. [...] (S) On March 25, MEA Under Secretary, Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA), Nutan Kapoor gave PolMilOff a nonpaper outlining the status of the GOI investigation of Sabero Organics' export of a CWC Schedule 3 chemical to Iran. Text of nonpaper follows in para 3. 2. (S) Be [...] |
2005-04-06 13:03:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL IR IN CBW GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI4717 |
S39-04: INDIAN NON-PAPER ON EXPORT OF CW PRECURSOR [...] (C) During the June 16 US-India Strategic Stability and Nonproliferation Dialogue, MEA Additional Secretary (International Security) Meera Shankar gave A/S for Arms Control Stephen Rademaker the following nonpaper regarding export of sodium cyanide, a chemical weapons precursor, by the Indian [...] |
2005-06-21 11:21:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM IN CBW US |
| 05NEWDELHI6723 |
INDIA WILL PROVIDE UPDATE ON NEC CASE [...] (S) In response to points in Reftel, MEA Under Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Nutan Kapoor told PolMilOff on August 31 that the GOI would provide an update on the status of the NEC case. PolMilOff also asked that the GOI provide information on the remaining steps t [...] |
2005-09-01 10:29:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IN CBW GOI |
| 05NEWDELHI9408 |
MTAG AND S49-05: INPA EXPORT CONTROL DEMARCHES [...] (S) PolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarches to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Hamid Ali Rao and Deputy Secretary (DISA) Naveen Srivastava on December 14, emphasizing that both transactions appear to be covered under India's new WMD Bill and attendan [...] |
2005-12-14 12:37:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL CBW IN IR SY |
| 05OTTAWA1007 |
(C) IRANIAN SCIENTIST OF CBW CONCERN IN CANADA [...] (C) Polmiloff met April 5 with Foreign Affairs Canada Acting Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Marina Laker, at the latter's request, to discuss Iranian national Mehdi Arbabi Ghahroudi, currently in Canada on a one-year work permit that will expire 04 July 2005. In addition to he [...] |
2005-04-06 14:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PARM PREL CVIS CA IR CBW |
| 05PARIS1916 |
U.S. EMBASSY DEMARCHE ON AUSTRALIA GROUP REGIONAL [...] (C) On 22 March 2005, Embassy EST officer delivered reftel non-paper on U.S. actions to implement Australia Group (AG) decisions on regional nonproliferation to French Ministry of Foreign Affairs point of contact for AG matters, Etienne Sur. After reading points in non-paper, Sur thanked EST [...] |
2005-03-23 10:03:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC FR CBW AUSGR |
| 05PARIS2399 |
(C) CWC/BWC: MEETING OF CLOSE ALLIES, PARIS, [...] (C) Summary: Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met to coordinate actions for the upcoming OPCW Executive Council meeting and to review both joint and bilateral efforts on compliance, Article VII implementation, financial/personnel matters and CW destruction. Discussion on BWC primarily [...] |
2005-04-08 15:35:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL TBIO CBW |
| 05PARIS8561 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: IRAN SEEKING GLASS-LINED [...] (S) On December 16, ESTH/NP Officers delivered talking points contained in REFTEL to Etienne Sur, who is responsible for chemical disarmament at the MFA. Mr. Sur understood the points delivered and conveyed his appreciation for the information and willingness to investigate the situation fu [...] |
2005-12-20 13:53:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC FR IR CBW |
| 05PRAGUE353 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP - CZECH PARTICIPATION IN APRIL [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-10 15:18:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EZ CBW |
| 05QUITO391 |
ECUADOR ON CWC: NATIONAL AUTHORITY IN PLACE, [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy February 15 delivered non-paper to Ruben Herrera, the Technical Agencies representative in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs directorship general. In a follow-up telcon February 17, Herrera refuted a Reftel assertion, claiming Ecuador had in fact established i [...] |
2005-02-17 17:18:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD ES EC AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 05TAIPEI4091 |
TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL NON-PRO FOLLOW-UP [...] (S) Action Request para 4. Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Control Task Force Head Wally Su told AIT via phone on October 5 that he expected the list of Harmonized Tariff System (HS) items requiring export/re-export/transit/transshipment licenses would be ready by October 20 (re [...] |
2005-10-05 09:28:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG |
| 05TAIPEI4247 |
TAIWAN WANTS TO EXPLAIN EXPORT CONTROL SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] |
2005-10-19 08:32:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG |
| 05TAIPEI4332 |
TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S) In response to ref B message on the inappropriateness of a Taiwan presentation at the upcoming APEC export control event, Executive Yuan Counterterrorism Office Chief Kuo Lin-wu questioned what the Taiwan delegation would do in Hawaii if not allowed to present. AIT explained at length the [...] |
2005-10-25 09:50:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG |
| 05TAIPEI4335 |
TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S) In response to ref B message on the inappropriateness of a Taiwan presentation at the upcoming APEC export control event, Executive Yuan Counterterrorism Office Chief Kuo Lin-wu questioned what the Taiwan delegation would do in Hawaii if not allowed to present. AIT explained at length the [...] |
2005-10-26 01:45:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG |
| 05TAIPEI4481 |
TAIWAN LEVEL 4 PATHOGENS WARD [...] (S//NF) Action request para 3. On November 3, NHDetect CEO and President David Trudil discussed with AIT COMM and ECON officers a formal advocacy request that his company is submitting through the USDOC Advocacy Center regarding its bid on the first phase of a planned level 4 pathogens ward. [...] |
2005-11-04 09:00:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | AMED ETTC PARM TW MTAG CBW |
| 05TAIPEI4604 |
TAIWAN EXPORT CONTROL: POSITIVE REACTION [...] (S) AIT delivered ref a talking points to Taiwan Bureau of Foreign Trade (BOFT) Export Controls Task Force Head Wally Su on November 15. Su gave a very positive response to the news that we have requested our representatives in Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, and the United Kingdom to d [...] |
2005-11-17 03:42:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | ETTC PARM PINR PREL PTER TW CBW MTAG |
| 05THEHAGUE2080 |
S37-05: NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UAE [...] (C) Polmiloff delivered reftel points to Hedda Samson (Senior Policy Officer, Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation, MFA) on July 28. Samson stated she would pass the points on to the appropriate agencies, including the Ministry of Economic Affairs and the intelligence services. 2. (C) Sams [...] |
2005-07-29 07:54:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC IR PARM PREL SU AE CBW NK |
| 05THEHAGUE2257 |
NETHERLANDS: AUSTRALIA GROUP BIOLOGICAL AGENTS [...] No summary [...] |
2005-08-15 14:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM PREL CBW |
| 05VIENNA1498 |
BWC 2005 WORK PROGRAM MEETINGS ON CODES OF [...] (SBU) Pol Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche and associated non-paper to acting head of MFA Nonproliferation Bureau Dorothea Auer on May 6. Auer thanked us for the information and responded that it was clear that any "universal" code of conduct was a non-starter. She also thought it unlik [...] |
2005-05-09 14:28:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AU CBW EUN |
| 05VIENNA2345 |
SHIELD S08-02, S63-02, S21-04: GOA RESPONSE TO USG [...] (S) On July 1, Econ Unit Chief delivered reftel talking points to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Economic Ministry's Export and Import Control Division, underscoring USG concerns with plans to build an Iranian Trade and Technology Center in Austria. Krehlik (strictly protect) said certain Austri [...] |
2005-07-12 14:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC AU IR CBW |
| 05VIENNA3774 |
SHIELD S13A-05: AUSTRIAN FIRM'S ACTIVITY MAY [...] No summary [...] |
2005-11-30 15:37:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW |
| 05VIENNA3920 |
SHIELD S13A-05: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON [...] (S) On January 19, Econ Unit Chief met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's Export Control Division to discuss the Austrian firm Vogelbusch's possible sale of technology and equipment for a citric acid production line to the Iranian firm Kimia Gharb Gostar Industries. Krehli [...] |
2005-12-20 11:29:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW |
| 05YEREVAN2030 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: ARMENIA MISSES [...] (C) Following what appeared to be good progress toward implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC), Armenian MFA Global Security and Non-Conventional Issues Acting Division Head Karen Matirossian told us during a recent meeting that, as he had predicted in March (ref B), the GOAM w [...] |
2005-11-18 11:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ABUD AM AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 05YEREVAN371 |
ARMENIAN RESPONSE TO CWC ARTICLE VII DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2005-03-03 10:29:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ABUD AM AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 06ACCRA2623 |
NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered talking points per Ref A on October 27 to the MFA's Supervising Director for Multilateral, Passport and Legal Affairs, Kwesi Quartey. Quartey noted that Ghana was totally committed to preventing chemical weapons from reaching the wrong hands. Its failure to pass implem [...] |
2006-10-31 16:04:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC GH |
| 06AMMAN483 |
NEGOTIATIONS TOWARD A CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (C-Rel Jordan) An interagency team led by Dr. David Cooper, Director for Nonproliferation Policy in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, met December 13 in Amman with Jordanian officials to work toward conclusion of a U.S. - Jordan Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (H [...] |
2006-01-23 09:19:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL JO CWC BWC CBW |
| 06AMMAN8964 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-12-18 14:34:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC JO |
| 06ANKARA6191 |
SHIELD S22-06: TURKISH PROCUREMENT OF IRANIAN [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 12:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC TU IR |
| 06ASTANA607 |
KAZAKHSTAN: MFA WILL PUSH FOR ACTION ON CWC, BWC [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA International Security Section Advisor Kayrat Sarzhanov on November 16. Sarzhanov stated that the GOK understands the necessity of implementing measures to uphold its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention. Other agencies have caused dela [...] |
2006-11-20 09:51:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC KZ |
| 06ASUNCION1186 |
PARAGUAY: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-29 13:44:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW PA |
| 06BAKU1687 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CWC AND BWC [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-20 10:13:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PGOV PREL CWC OPC CBW BWC AJ UN |
| 06BANGKOK6666 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CWC - SEEKING SUPPORT FOR US [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Nichamon Agrasuta of the Peace, Security and Disarmament Division at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Nichamon noted that Thailand "does not have any objection" to the extension request. BOYCE [...] |
2006-11-03 03:59:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW TH |
| 06BERLIN3374 |
(S) SHIELD S06-06: GERMAN INSTITUTES DECLINE [...] (S) Global Affairs officer discussed WMD nonproliferation issues with German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke November 27. Kauke provided a German-language nonpaper in response to ref B demarche concerning contacts between the Chinese Center for Disease Control (CCDC) and [...] |
2006-11-28 15:16:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC GM CH |
| 06BUCHAREST153 |
S59-05 AND S23B-04: ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO ALERT [...] No summary [...] |
2006-01-27 15:49:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW KNNP IR RO |
| 06CARACAS3437 |
DEMARCHE ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-20 21:21:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW VE |
| 06CONAKRY1824 |
GUINEA'S UNIONS PUT STRIKE ON HOLD, FOR NOW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Guinea's CNTG-USTG union coalition has decided that it will not call a general strike during December. Ongoing negotiations have resulted in government concessions on retirement-related issues. With the upcoming end-of-year celebrations, union leadership believes that the cos [...] |
2006-12-20 09:52:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM CWC PREL PGOV OPCW CBW GV |
| 06COTONOU1199 |
BENIN: CWC IMPLEMENTATION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) On October 26 Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel talking points to Thomas Adoumasse, Director of the MFA's Office of International Organizations. 2. (SBU) On December 7 Pol/Econ Chief asked Mr. Bienvenu Houngbedji of the MFA's International Organizations office to provide additional in [...] |
2006-12-11 14:36:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC BN |
| 06DARESSALAAM1425 |
CHEMCIAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION HELP [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1501 |
CWC IMPLEMENTATION: SLOW PROCESS UNDERWAY IN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tanzania believes it is on track to submit draft legislation implementing its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) before the Executive Council of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) meets on November 7, officials told Poloff Augus [...] |
2006-09-07 07:05:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1762 |
TANZANIA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE [...] (U) Suleman Saleh, Assistant Director for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, promised to determine the status of Tanzania's legislation on Chemical Weapons and inform the Embassy about the legislation's status by November 6. With the upcoming Eleventh Session of the Chem [...] |
2006-10-31 03:46:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM1883 |
TANZANIA: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION LEGISLATION [...] (U) This cable contains an Action Request. See para 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Tanzania (GOT) is making steady progress toward implementing its obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). In late October, the Ministry of Defense (MOD) finalized draft legislation for [...] |
2006-11-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF TZ |
| 06DARESSALAAM385 |
TANZANIA'S CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-28 10:36:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ABUD AF TZ AROC CWC CBW OPCW |
| 06DOHA1743 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION IMPLEMENTATION [...] DCM delivered ref demarche to Dr. Hassan al-Hamadi, Head of the Legal Affairs Department at the MFA, on December 13. Al-Hamadi said that Qatar has an inter-agency committee (of which he is a member) charged with implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention. "You will see it becoming more active [...] |
2006-12-14 10:35:00 | Embassy Doha | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC QA |
| 06GEORGETOWN1216 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CWC [...] EmbOff delivered reftel talking points on November 6 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Director Jackie Hamer and followed up on November 14. Hamer had no substantive response but promised to follow up on the issue. ROBINSON [...] |
2006-11-16 12:15:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW GY |
| 06GUATEMALA2246 |
GUATEMALA: CWC DEMARCHE ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND [...] (C) In a follow up to October 30 delivery of reftel demarche, Poloff met November 3 with Luis Carranza, Deputy Director for UN Affairs in the Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs Directorate, and again on November 7 to seek further clarification. During the November 3 meeting, Carranza opi [...] |
2006-11-08 18:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW GT |
| 06GUATEMALA2247 |
GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON CWC NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-08 18:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL PTER CBW CWC OPCW OAS GT |
| 06HELSINKI115 |
SHIELD S59-05: AG ALERT ON IRANIAN PROCUREMENT [...] (S) On February 8, Political Section Chief delivered subject demarche to Laura Kansikas-Debrais, the Finnish MFA's Director for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-proliferation. Kansikas-Debrais said that no Finnish firm has applied for a GOF license to sell dual-use items to the Iranian procur [...] |
2006-02-08 13:54:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FI CBW |
| 06HELSINKI116 |
S23B-04: IRANIAN RESEARCHER AND DUAL-USE RESEARCH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-02-08 14:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FI CBW |
| 06JAKARTA13564 |
CWC: STATUS OF INDONESIAN IMPLEMENTING LEGISLATION [...] POLOFF met with Daniel Simanjuntak of the Directorate of International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs on December 13 to present reftel points and discuss the status of Indonesia's implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). Simanjuntak sai [...] |
2006-12-21 11:20:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW ID |
| 06KATHMANDU3149 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) On December 4, Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Shanker Bairagi, Under Secretary for the Europe and Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing the need for the Government of Nepal (GON) to promulgate and enact implementing legislation for the Chemical Weapon [...] |
2006-12-04 09:30:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC NP |
| 06MANILA4512 |
PHILIPPINES ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND DESTRUCTION [...] (SBU) Poloff on October 27 delivered reftel demarche requesting an extension of the destruction deadline under the Chemical Weapons Convention to Department of Foreign Affairs United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) Director Jesus Domingo and Assistant Director Gunther Sales. Do [...] |
2006-10-27 10:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW |
| 06MANILA4910 |
MEETING NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OBLIGATIONS OF THE [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Director for International Political, Legal & Security Affairs Jesus "Gary" Domingo, draft legislation to implement Philippine obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention is currently under review by Foreign Secretary Romulo. Doming [...] |
2006-12-06 08:26:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC JA AS RP |
| 06MAPUTO1498 |
Mozambique: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-17 11:43:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC MZ |
| 06MEXICO6248 |
CWC EXTENSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-02 00:03:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW |
| 06NEWDELHI224 |
S57-05 AND MTAG: CW DEMARCHE DELIVERED, FOLLOWING [...] (S) PolCouns and Poloffs delivered Ref A points to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security Affairs) Hamid Ali Rao and his deputies on January 10, and followed up on several 2005 proliferation cases involving Iran. Rao agreed to look into Ref A transaction, but pushed back [...] |
2006-01-10 13:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MTCRE IR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI317 |
GOI PREFERS BILATERAL GOVERNMENT MECHANISM ON [...] (S) Summary: MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao told PolCouns on January 17 that the GOI is uncomfortable with the direct communication between our Consulate in Mumbai and the Sabero company, and requested that we instead use a bilateral government mech [...] |
2006-01-17 14:04:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MTCRE IR IN |
| 06NEWDELHI3300 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2006-05-12 09:41:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW IN |
| 06PARIS1751 |
(S) SHIELD S59-05 FRENCH REPONSE TO AUSTRALIA [...] (S) On March 16 Embassy received the GOF's reponse to ref demarche delivered to MFA in January. The non-paper - in French and classified at the DEFENSE CONFIDENTIAL level - confirms that the MFA followed-up the Iranian procurement of possible dual-use items from the French firm CILAS by the I [...] |
2006-03-20 11:47:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR FR CBW |
| 06PARIS2424 |
POTENTIAL FOR MISUSE OF LIFE SCIENCES RESEARCH [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-12 16:14:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER EAGR FR PARM CI PREL BCW CBW |
| 06PARIS3282 |
S23B-04 IRANIAN RESEARCHER SEEKING DUAL USE [...] (S/NF) ESTH officer received non-paper from MFA in response to request contained in REFTEL. Regarding concerns about an Iranian scientist seeking dual-use research assistance from AG countries on AG-controlled toxins, the GOF paper provides five points (roughly translated): --First, the s [...] |
2006-05-17 15:22:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL ETTC FR CBW |
| 06PARIS4215 |
FRANCE PRAISES U.S. TRANSPERENCY IN DRAFT DECISION [...] (U) Poloff delivered talking points June 16 to Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) action officer, Etienne Sur. In a follow-up conversation June 19, Sur said that the GoF was pleased with the language in the U.S. Request for establishment of a revised date for the final deadline for destructio [...] |
2006-06-19 16:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC CBW OPCW FR |
| 06PARIS4218 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2006 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (C) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG), which met in Paris, June 12-15, 2006 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 48 presentations by 13 AG member states, and 2 presentations were pr [...] |
2006-06-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL PARM ETTC AS FR CBW |
| 06PARIS4219 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP 2006 PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, JUNE [...] (SBU) The Australia Group (AG) plenary continued strengthening the Regime,s nonproliferation and export control tools. Highlights included: -- Agreement to the U.S. proposal to add three biological agents to the control list; -- Agreement to add chemical processing equipment made from [...] |
2006-06-20 08:48:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AS FR CBW |
| 06RABAT2063 |
MOROCCO ON U.S. REQUEST TO EXTEND 100 PERCENT [...] (U) On November 3, Poloff presented reftel demarche concerning Morocco's support for the U.S. request and draft decision document to extend the 100 percent destruction deadline to MFA Chief of the United Nations Division Azzedine Farhane. In response, Farhane said he did not envision any pro [...] |
2006-11-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW CWC OPCW MO |
| 06RABAT2064 |
MOROCCO PROVIDES UPDATE ON CWC NATIONAL [...] (U) Per reftel, Poloff met November 3 with Azzedine Farhane, Chief of the United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to urge Morocco to fulfill its Article VII national implementation obligations, including the implementation of national legislation that criminalizes activiti [...] |
2006-11-06 13:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW MO |
| 06RIYADH5317 |
SHIELD S10-06: SAG DENIES CHEM-BIO GEAR IMPORTED [...] (S) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed the Embassy via diplomatic note dated June 6, 2006 that the Ministry of Interior did not import chemical and biological items from Iran, per Reftel. However, the note did acknowledge that the SAG imported one sample protective vest and one [...] |
2006-07-05 06:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IR SA |
| 06ROME237 |
S23B-05: GOI IN RECEIPT OF INFORMATION CONCERNING [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel nonpaper January 23 to Enrico Padula, the MFA official responsible for Australia Group issues. Padula shares our concern over attempts by Mahamood Tavallaie to obtain research assistance regarding the clostridium botulinum toxin and attempts by other Iranian res [...] |
2006-01-25 15:31:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IT IR CBW |
| 06ROME310 |
S59-05: GOI APPRAISED OF ATTEMPTS BY IRANIAN FIRM [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel talking points and non paper to Aldo Doria, head of the Productive Activities Ministry's (MPA) Export Control Unit. Doria is familiar with Samamicro and with Angelantoni, the Italian company from which Samamicro's website offers to procure dual-use equipment. D [...] |
2006-02-02 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | PARM PREL PINR ETTC IT IR CBW EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 06SANSALVADOR2853 |
EL SALVADOR: COMPLIANCE WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-28 21:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW ES |
| 06THEHAGUE301 |
SHIELD S59-05/NETHERLANDS: AUSTRALIA GROUP ALERT [...] (S) On February 8 Polmiloff discussed reftel points and non-paper with Senior Advisor Ceta Noland, MFA Nuclear Affairs and Non-proliferation Division. Noland appreciated the information and said she would pass it to Dutch intelligence agencies and the Ministry of Economic Affairs for further [...] |
2006-02-09 16:20:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IR NL |
| 06VIENNA199 |
S23B-04: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN [...] (S) Econ Chief and Poloff delivered reftel talking points January 23 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and Import Control Division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor (MOE). Krehlik promised to contact the appropriate Austrian universities and alert them to possible Iranian attempts to [...] |
2006-01-23 14:22:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL AU CBW |
| 06VIENNA264 |
S59-05: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRANIAN [...] (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking points January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import control division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor. Krehlik promised to put Samamicro on the Ministry's dual-use "blacklist." McCaw [...] |
2006-01-27 15:43:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW |
| 06VIENNA541 |
S59-05: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION REGARDING IRANIAN [...] (S) On February 21, EconUnit Chief met with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economy's (MoE) Export and Import Control Division, to follow-up on the initial meeting (ref A) regarding concerns (ref B) about the procurement activities of the Iranian firm Samamicro. Krehlik said he and a [...] |
2006-02-22 13:20:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR AU CBW |
| 06WARSAW790 |
POLAND: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND POCS REGARDING [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-28 09:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER EAGR PARM PREL PL CBW UNGA |
| 06ZAGREB709 |
CROATIA ASKS USG TO RECONSIDER POSITION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOC asks that the USG reconsider its position declining to support Croatia for membership in the Australia Group at the upcoming Paris plenary (reftel). 2. (SBU) DCM discussed Croatia's application for Australia Group (AG) membership with MFA Assistant Minister for In [...] |
2006-06-12 11:36:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW HR |
| 07AMMAN4578 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) MEETING WITH [...] (SBU) From 2005 through 2007, the Organization for Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has held a series of meetings with Iraqi officials to assist them in preparing for accession to the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (Ref A). The Technical Secretariat (TS) hosted the fourth and final me [...] |
2007-11-15 12:13:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW BWC IZ JO |
| 07ANKARA245 |
SHIELD S22- MFA INVESTIGATES TURKISH COMPANY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-02-05 16:24:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC IR |
| 07ASTANA1117 |
KAZAKHSTAN: PAVLODAR CHEMICAL PLANT SOLD [...] The Pavlodar Chemical Plant was sold at auction on March 26 to Bazalt PV for 1.5 billion tenge ($13 million). All of the plants assets - the buildings on the plant's territory, equipment and transport, and the Bylkyldak retention lake - were sold as one lot. Little is known about Bazalt PV. [...] |
2007-04-26 10:53:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW CWC KZ |
| 07ATHENS801 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GREEK FIRM'S POSSIBLE BID TO [...] (S) Dep Polcouns and Poloff delivered demarche (ref a) concerning the possible bid by Greek company XXXXXXXXXXXX to supply multispectral camouflage netting to Syria, to Greek MFA D1 Directorate for International Organizations and Nonproliferation officer Dionyssios A. Kyvetos. Kyvetos stated [...] |
2007-04-23 14:07:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | ETTC GM GR IR PARM PREL SY CBW |
| 07BAKU740 |
AZERBAIJAN EXPECTS PARLIAMENT TO TAKE UP CWC IN [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 4. 2. (U) Poloff addressed outstanding Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) issues with Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Affairs Department Deputy Director Yusuf Mammadaliyev on June 13. Mammadaliyev said that the Legislation requ [...] |
2007-06-13 13:09:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PGOV PREL CWC OPC CBW BWC AJ UN |
| 07BEIJING6155 |
CHINA APPROVES SHANGHAI PORT FOR MEGAPORTS PILOT [...] (SBU) The Chinese State Council has approved the deepwater port of Yangshen in Shanghai as the Chinese location for the Megaports pilot program, MFA International Organizations Department Officer Song Jia told Poloff on September 19. FM Yang Jiechi will notify Secretary Rice of the Chinese de [...] |
2007-09-19 10:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW CH |
| 07BERLIN1771 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP - DELIVERY OF U.S. RESPONSE TO TWO [...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests Department guidance to respond to German questions posed in paras 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered reftel demarche and accompanying track-changes document September 19 to MFA Deputy Office Director for Export Controls on Non- [...] |
2007-09-19 13:07:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW GM |
| 07BERLIN1819 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP - U.S. RESPONSE TO GERMANY [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-28 14:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW GM |
| 07BERLIN2008 |
OCTOBER 30 G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MEETING FOCUSES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The final G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin on October 30, and included focused discussions on geographic expansion and related modalities. The delegates also heard presentations from implementing agencies des [...] |
2007-11-02 11:06:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS |
| 07BERLIN2106 |
(S) AUSTRALIA GROUP - GERMANY REQUESTS INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker Herzog passed Global Affairs Officer November 21 a German-language nonpaper (see para 3) requesting additional information on a U.S. Australia Group denial (AG/Jun03/Den/USA/57) [...] |
2007-11-21 14:56:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW CH GM |
| 07BERLIN244 |
JANUARY 23 MEETING OF G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) met January 23 in Berlin under the German Presidency. The Chair informed partners that the next meeting, February 27-28, would focus on the mid-term review of the 10-year Global Partnership (GP) program, with the International Atom [...] |
2007-02-07 10:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA |
| 07BERLIN535 |
FEBRUARY 27-28 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The second G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin February 27-28. The two days of discussion covered three themes: "Main Achievements Within the Global Partnership," "Experiences and Lessons Learned," and "Develo [...] |
2007-03-16 19:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA |
| 07BERLIN577 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) Global Affairs officer delivered ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Office Director Markus Klinger March 19. Klinger said the U.S. support for Croatia's application for Australia Group (AG) membership is "good news." He noted that the EU, as well as Germany, has [...] |
2007-03-21 17:41:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW ETTC HR GM |
| 07BERLIN791 |
MARCH 29 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The third G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place in Berlin March 29. The Chair opened with a discussion of a draft document which reviewed the first five years of the Global Partnership (GP). Some delegations complained t [...] |
2007-04-18 18:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA |
| 07BERLIN845 |
APRIL 23 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) Summary: The fourth G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting under the German G-8 Presidency took place April 23, and focused on drafting the Global Partnership (GP) five-year review document. The delegates failed to reach agreement on the U.S. proposals for the future of the [...] |
2007-04-25 17:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK |
| 07BERLIN892 |
GERMAN PROPOSAL TO AMEND AUSTRALIA GROUP GUIDELINES [...] (C) German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger passed the following two draft proposals and draft annex to Global Affairs officer April 27. Klinger said the German Government proposes to amend the Australia Group (AG) Guidelines "to limit the risks of proliferation and terr [...] |
2007-05-03 14:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM CBW PREL ETTC GM |
| 07BERLIN996 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY TO PARTICIPATE IN PLENARY [...] (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Chief Markus Klinger May 4. Klinger said the German Government was already considering presentations to make at the Australia Group (AG) Information Exchange sessions during the June 4-7 AG Plenary in [...] |
2007-05-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW GM |
| 07BERLIN999 |
(S) SHIELD S14A-06: GERMAN REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke passed a request from the German Government concerning ref A and ref D to Global Affairs officer May 10. Ref D informed the German Government that the XXXXXXXXXXXX sh [...] |
2007-05-16 15:26:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL CBW GM IR GR |
| 07HELSINKI112 |
FINNISH RESPONSE - CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] (U) PolChief delivered subject demarche Feb. 15 to Jani Raappana, Counselor for Chemical and Biological Disarmament in the MFA's Unit for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non- Proliferation. 2. (SBU) Although Finland has received no "official" word that Iran intends to put forward a candidate [...] |
2007-02-16 13:14:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR FI |
| 07KYIV1066 |
UKRAINE/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY INFO EXCHANGE AND [...] (C) We transmitted reftel points May 4 to MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Counselor Oleh Belokolos. Belokolos, who is directly responsible for MTCR and the Wassenaar Arrangement, thanked us for the information and said he would provide our non-paper to his collea [...] |
2007-05-07 14:35:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW UP |
| 07LISBON1412 |
PORTUGAL AT THE AUSTRALIA GROUP MEETING [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-21 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW PO |
| 07LUXEMBOURG223 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2007-06-05 15:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW LU |
| 07MOSCOW2093 |
RUSSIA: NO ANSWER YET ON SMALLPOX RESEARCH [...] (C) On May 7 we met with Oleg Chestnov, Deputy Director of the Health and Social Development Ministry's International Department, and delivered Ref A letter from HHS Special Assistant Steiger to Deputy Health and Social Development Minister Starodubov. NOTE: Chestnov was a last-minute substi [...] |
2007-05-07 14:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | TBIO PARM TSPL CTR CBW RS |
| 07MOSCOW2333 |
RUSSIA COOL TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND EXTEND [...] (SBU) On May 16 we delivered REFTEL points on the U.S. proposal to expand and extend the G-8 Global Partnership (GP) to Valeriy Biryukov, Head of the GP Section in the MFA's Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs, and his assistant Tatyana Balykina. Biryukov and Balykina had just retu [...] |
2007-05-18 14:50:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY RS |
| 07MOSCOW3235 |
RUSSIA: SMALLPOX FOLLOW-UP LETTER DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel letter from HHS Special Assistant Steiger to Deputy Health and Social Development Minister Starodubov, through the ministry's International Department. We also provided the ministry with an informal Russian translation of the letter, and sent a courtesy copy and trans [...] |
2007-07-02 14:54:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO TSPL KSCA PARM KNNP CTR CBW RS |
| 07OTTAWA1731 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADIAN FEEDBACK ON CERAMIC [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel presentation on ceramic-lined valves to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Relations (DFAIT) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Policy Officer Kendra Davidson on September 13. She expressed appreciation for the briefing and emphasized that Canada had rai [...] |
2007-09-12 19:13:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CBW CA |
| 07OTTAWA856 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: CANADA RETAINS FOCUS ON RUSSIA [...] (U) We delivered reftel points on May 8 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-proliferation Policy Officer Kendra Davidson. Canada, she assured us, would send its usual delegation of both policy and "hands-on" enforcement personnel to Paris. 2. (C) Respondi [...] |
2007-05-09 14:41:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW CA |
| 07PARIS1983 |
G8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: NO RADICAL FRENCH RETHINKING [...] (C) On May 10, we delivered reftel demarche to Philippe Errera, DAS-equivalent Director of the MFA's Nonproliferation and Disarmament bureau. In a follow-up conversation on May 15, Errera responded that, until the new French Government has been able to review the issue, he would be unable to m [...] |
2007-05-16 16:39:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY FR |
| 07PARIS433 |
CWC: FRANCE SHARES OPPOSITION TO IRAN AS EXECUTIVE [...] (C) Poloff met February 2 with Frederick Junge, desk officer in the office of Chemical and Biological Weapons Disarmament at the MFA and delivered reftel demarche. Junge said the MFA shares the USG's strong opposition to Iran as Executive Council Chair of the Organization for the Prohibition [...] |
2007-02-05 10:26:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR FR |
| 07RIGA335 |
LATVIA TO ATTEND JUNE AUSTRALIA GROUP PLENARY IN [...] PolEconOff delivered reftel talking points May 2 to Inga Marcinkevica, Head of Export Control of Strategic Goods Division at the MFA. Marcinkevica had no immediate reaction but stated that the MFA's Girts Krumins, Deputy Head of Division for Export Control of Strategic Goods, will attend the [...] |
2007-05-11 12:45:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW LG |
| 07ROME1487 |
ITALIAN REACTIONS TO USG PROPOSALS AT NUCLEAR [...] (C) After a lengthy delay occasioned by the travel of the Italian official responsible for nonproliferation and export control issues and other postponements on the Italian side, Econoff recently succeeded in exchanging views on USG proposals for information sharing at the Nuclear Suppliers Gr [...] |
2007-07-06 15:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW ETTC MNUC KNNP IAEA IR IT |
| 07SEOUL1051 |
SHIELD S08D-05: ROK FIRM BIOTRON TERMINATED [...] (S) On April 6, Kim Jae-woo, Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) told poloff that the ROK firm Biotron did not/not fulfill an order of two large fermenters by the Iranian firm Samamicro. In fact, Biotron terminated all n [...] |
2007-04-10 09:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC KS IR |
| 07SEOUL332 |
CWC: ROK SUPPORT REQUESTED TO BLOCK IRAN BECOMING [...] (SBU) On January 31, Poloff delivered reftel instructions to Kim Jae-woo, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Kim stated that the ROK Ambassador at the Hague did not discuss the possibility of South Korea running for the Executive C [...] |
2007-02-02 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR KS |
| 07SOFIA588 |
BULGARIA: ARMS CONTROL UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-05-15 14:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC CBW EU BU |
| 07STATE60637 |
OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated through NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction ( [...] |
2007-05-04 17:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR |
| 07STATE60916 |
OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong U.S. interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destructio [...] |
2007-05-04 17:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR |
| 07STATE60917 |
OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong U.S. interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destructio [...] |
2007-05-04 17:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR |
| 07STATE60918 |
OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP [...] |
2007-05-04 17:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR |
| 07STATE60919 |
OUTREACH REQUEST ON U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: See Para 7 below. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 3 Political Directors, meeting, the U.S. rolled out a proposal (coordinated by the NSC with strong interagency support) to expand and extend the G8 Global Partnership Against Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (G [...] |
2007-05-04 17:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR |
| 07TALLINN322 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: ESTONIA SUPPORTS INFO EXCHANGE [...] (C) On May 15, Poloff delivered reftel points to Riho Kruuv, MFA Director for Strategic Goods Control Division, and Tuuli Parnsalu, 3rd Secretary, and discussed at length the upcoming Australia Group (AG) Plenary meeting, June 4- 7, and the need to share information on Russia's chemical and bi [...] |
2007-05-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW EN |
| 07THEHAGUE204 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): SUPPORT FOR [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Javits spoke with the Ambassadors of the UK, France, Germany, Japan and South Korea, as well as OPCW Director General Pfirter on the unacceptability of Iran as the Chair of the OPCW Executive Committee. There was unanimous acceptance of that position, nuanced differe [...] |
2007-02-02 13:55:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
| 07THEHAGUE256 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): UPDATE ON [...] (C) On February 6, Japanese Ambassador Komachi reported to Ambassador Javits about his discussions with Malaysian Ambassador Ariffin. Ariffin said she was aware of Iran's interest in becoming EC chair, but admitted that it would be hard to build an Asian Group consensus around an Iranian ca [...] |
2007-02-09 15:57:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
| 07THEHAGUE298 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): ASIAN GROUP [...] (C) On February 15, Malaysian Amb. Ariffin spoke with Amb. Javits and reported that Indian Amb. Sabharwal had expressed a strong desire to serve as the EC Chair. Ariffin said that South Korea and the Philippines will not compete, and absent some unforeseen development, the Asian Group candid [...] |
2007-02-16 14:40:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR |
| 07THEHAGUE839 |
NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY PARTICIPATION [...] (S) The Dutch will present briefings in both the Information Exchange and Enforcement Experts meetings of the Australia Group Plenary in Paris, June 4-7, said MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on May 3. According to Noland, the Dutch will build upon a pre [...] |
2007-05-04 11:35:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW NL |
| 07TOKYO2094 |
JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL TO EXPAND AND [...] EST Minster-Counselor met with her counterpart, Ambassador Takeshi Nakane, Director-General, Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Science Department on May 10, 2007, to discuss reftel points. Ambassador Nakane stated that Japan shares the view that the global WMD threat will not go away and expa [...] |
2007-05-10 05:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS |
| 07VIENNA1239 |
AUSTRIA: RESPONSE ON INFORMATION EXCHANGE AT [...] (C) EconPolOff discussed reftel demarche on May 9 with Alexander Benedict from the Austrian Foreign Ministry's Department of Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-Proliferation and urged the GoA to make a presentation at the upcoming Australia Group (AG) Plenary meeting. Benedict mentioned that [...] |
2007-05-11 13:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW AU |
| 07ZAGREB262 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: CROATIAN GRATEFUL FOR U.S. SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] |
2007-03-19 12:10:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW ETTC HR |
| 08AITTAIPEI1500 |
DELIVERY OF REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-23 08:51:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW |
| 08ANKARA631 |
TURKEY: U.S. AUSTRALIA GROUP PROPOSALS ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-03 14:48:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW TU |
| 08ATHENS322 |
GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-05 15:11:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW GR |
| 08ATHENS345 |
GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW GR |
| 08ATHENS354 |
GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-03-07 13:30:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW GR |
| 08ATHENS503 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: GREEKS TO REVIEW U.S.-UK PROPOSAL [...] Poloff delivered referenced demarche on April 2nd to Loukas Tsokos, officer in charge of Australian Group issues from the MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations and Conferences. Tsokos informed Poloff that the Greek delegation would consider the U.S.-UK proposal on dual-us [...] |
2008-04-04 12:39:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW GR |
| 08BERLIN1096 |
(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON U.S. PROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-08-11 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IN GM |
| 08BERLIN1103 |
(S) GERMANY REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (S) After reviewing a USG supplied nonpaper (REF B) detailing USG proliferation concerns with the Indian company United Phosphorus Ltd. (UPL), Germany is still inclined to approve a permit to export Australia Group listed items to UPL [...] |
2008-08-12 16:23:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM |
| 08BERLIN1146 |
(S) GERMANY TO WEIGH U.S. OBJECTIONS REGARDING [...] (S) Before deciding on a pending German export request of Australia Group (AG) listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD (UPL), German export control authorities agreed to weigh U.S. concerns regarding the AG "no undercut policy." On Monday August 18, MFA Export Control Division [...] |
2008-08-18 16:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM |
| 08BERLIN1148 |
(S) GERMANY TO WEIGH U.S. OBJECTIONS REGARDING [...] (S) Before deciding on a pending German export request of Australia Group (AG) listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD (UPL), German export control authorities agreed to weigh U.S. concerns regarding the AG "no undercut policy." On Monday August 18, MFA Export Control Division [...] |
2008-08-19 10:08:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM |
| 08BERLIN210 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: GERMANY WELCOMES U.S. INPUT ON [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-20 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL CBW GM |
| 08BERLIN412 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP MESSAGE DELIVERED: U.S.-UK [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-02 08:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW SIPDIS GM |
| 08BERLIN973 |
GERMANY REQUESTS IMMEDIATE GUIDANCE ON AUSTRALIA [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. (S) MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy Reck provided Global Affairs Officer July 18 with a nonpaper requesting further information and guidance regarding a German export license request concerning Australia Group (AG)-liste [...] |
2008-07-21 15:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM ETTC CBW PINR IN GM |
| 08GENEVA751 |
PART TWO OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-04 15:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO |
| 08GENEVA752 |
PART ONE OF TWO -- BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and should be protected accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The second annual meeting of BWC Experts for the 2007-2010 Work Program, focusing on biosafety, biosecurity, and professional responsibility in the life sciences, marked progress, register [...] |
2008-09-04 15:35:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CD PARM PREL BWC CWC CBW TBIO |
| 08HELSINKI146 |
FINLAND: AUSTRALIA GROUP PROPOSALS [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-02 07:24:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC CBW FI |
| 08MOSCOW2779 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S. RESPONSE TO NONPAPER PASSED BY FM LAVROV DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] |
2008-09-16 08:03:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CBW ETTC RU |
| 08PARIS735 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: 2008 INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) [...] (S) The following describes highlights of the Information Exchange (IE) portion of the annual meeting of the Australia Group (AG), which met in Paris, April 12-18, 2008 (Report on AG Plenary provided septel). The IE included 30 presentations by twelve AG member states. The US provided 10 of the 30 [...] |
2008-04-17 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC AS FR |
| 08PARIS750 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY MEETING, PARIS, APRIL 14-18, 2008 REF: A. 07 MOSCOW 5535 B. 07 PARIS 2593 Classified By: ESTH/NP COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B), (D), (E), and (H). -------------------- SUMMARY AND OVERVIEW -------------------- [...] (C) The Australia Group (AG) held its 2008 plenary in Paris from April 14-18. In addition to approving several updates to the AG's Guidelines and control lists, the Group discussed Russia's continued interest in membership. AG members continued to express concern about Russia's implementation of ex [...] |
2008-04-18 16:41:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC AS FR RS CBW |
| 08ROME456 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: GOI EXPECTS TO SUPPORT USG [...] (U) On April 10, Econoff met with Carlo Tripepi, one of the Italian MFA officials responsible for Australia Group (AG) matters, to discuss the USG proposals to revise AG controls for cross (tangential) flow filtration (CFF) equipment (Ref A) and to revise the AG's definition for highly pathog [...] |
2008-04-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC CBW IT |
| 08STATE112700 |
REQUEST FOR MEETING TO REVIEW THE GAMEPLAN (S) [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 5. 2. (S) Background/Purpose/Objective: In August 2005, Taiwan agreed to a Gameplan on near- and long-term steps to improve its export controls and to address the most pressing aspects of the proliferation problem -- exports to the most threatenin [...] |
2008-10-22 21:33:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW |
| 08STATE13105 |
JANUARY 30 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The first G-8 Global Partnership Working Group meeting (GPWG) of the Japanese G-8 Presidency, which took place on January 30, 2008 in Tokyo, focused on expanding the geographic scope of GP activities and developing benchmarks to ensure that current pledges for GP projects in Rus [...] |
2008-02-07 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR |
| 08STATE32895 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: U.S.-UK PROPOSAL FOR REVISION [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: The Australia Group (AG) will hold its 2008 plenary session in Paris on April 14-18, 2008. The USG plans to make several presentations and policy proposals at the plenary, including a revision to the current co [...] |
2008-03-31 17:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW SIPDIS |
| 08THEHAGUE173 |
NETHERLANDS/AUSTRALIA GROUP: PLENARY INFO EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-25 12:58:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW |
| 08THEHAGUE314 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: DUTCH RESPONSE TO PLENARY [...] (SBU) Polmiloff delivered reftel non-papers to MFA Senior Advisor for Nuclear Affairs and Nonproliferation Ceta Noland on April 2. Noland noted that the Ministry of Agriculture was currently reviewing reftel A, while the Ministry of Economic Affairs is looking at reftel B. Noland said the Du [...] |
2008-04-03 14:18:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC CBW NL |
| 08TRIPOLI466 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): CONVERSION OF THE RABTA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY [...] (C) Summary: The GOL's lead interlocutor on CWC issues told us: 1) conversion of the Rabta chemical weapons production facility would not be completed until December 2009 (which the GOL appears to have known since early 2006), 2) the GOL would not submit a new National Paper at the upcoming June 2 [...] |
2008-06-15 15:48:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW CH JA IT LY |
| 08TRIPOLI574 |
U.K. VISIT TO RABTA CHEMICAL WEAPONS PRODUCTION FACILITY [...] No summary [...] |
2008-07-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Tripoli | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW IT UK LY |
| 08VIENNA268 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE [...] (C) EconUnit Chief delivered reftel points on February 25 to Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Ministry of Economics' Import and Export Control Division. Krehlik agreed to take an active part in both the discussion on Russia's export control regime and on Iranian efforts to procure technology and [...] |
2008-02-26 13:36:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CBW IR RS AU |
| 09AITTAIPEI226 |
RESULTS OF THE FEBRUARY 2009 TAIWAN GAMEPLAN IMPLEMENTATION TALKS HELD IN TAIPEI [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-02 08:53:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE CBW MNUC MCAP TW |
| 09BEIJING2873 |
CHINA: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel nonpaper and demarche requesting China to include subject matter experts in its delegation for bilateral CWC consultation with the United States to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biological Weapons Division Director Yang Yi on October 15. [...] |
2009-10-15 02:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW CH AL JA |
| 09BERLIN1224 |
CWC BWC CLOSE ALLIES MEETING SEPTEMBER 28-29, 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary: Meetings of Close Allies have always been valued for providing a useful venue for a frank exchange of views on, and an opportunity to coordinate approaches to, biological and chemical weapons-related issues. This meeting showed the need to re-invigorate the process, from the p [...] |
2009-09-30 11:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW GM |
| 09BERLIN404 |
(S) GERMANY UNDERCUTS USG AUSTRALIA GROUP DENIAL [...] (S) Germany has decided to approve the export of ref E Australia Group (AG)-listed items to the Indian firm United Phosphorus LTD. After carefully weighing U.S. proliferation concerns, they cited an insufficient legal basis for denial. On April 1, EconOff met with MFA Export Control Division [...] |
2009-04-03 14:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PINR ETTC CBW IN IR GM |
| 09BERLIN797 |
(S) AUSTRALIA GROUP MESSAGE DELIVERED: PROMOTING [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW GM |
| 09BRUSSELS957 |
BELGIUM: AUSTRALIA GROUP INFORMATION REQUEST [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-10 13:18:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW BE |
| 09CANBERRA1023 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: USG 2009 DENIAL RENEWALS UPDATED [...] (SBU) Gerry McGuire, Director of the Counter-Proliferation Section of the Arms Control and Counter-Proliferation Branch of Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has reviewed the 26 U.S. denial notifications pending expiration, as listed by Australia in its 2009 Denials Audit. T [...] |
2009-11-20 05:16:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AS ETTC PREL CBW |
| 09HELSINKI281 |
FINLAND: RESPONSE AUSTRALIA GROUP PROMOTING [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to Finnish MFA First Secretary Marja Rosvall in the Unit for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation on July 23. She noted in particular that in her opinion, Russia approaches participation in the Australia Group ambivalently, desiring to participa [...] |
2009-07-24 07:37:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CBW FI |
| 09NICOSIA458 |
CYPRUS EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] (S) On July 10, Poloff delivered reftel points to Counselor Panayiotis Papadopoulos in the MFA's Department of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos stated that the GOC is eager to participate in the Australia Group Plenary and agreed that the most likely role for the GOC would be during the En [...] |
2009-07-13 13:49:00 | Embassy Nicosia | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW CY |
| 09OTTAWA609 |
DELIVERY OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION HOST [...] (U) On August 5, Acting Pol/C delivered the finalized copy (reftel) of the Host Country Agreement (HCA) on challenge inspections under the Chemical Weapons Convention to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Deputy National Coordinator (WCW Issues and IPCW Inspections), Adr [...] |
2009-08-06 20:10:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KTIA CBW CWC CA |
| 09OTTAWA623 |
RECEIPT OF CANADIAN LETTER ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] (U) Canada responded on August 10 to Embassy's August 5 delivery of U.S. finalized language on the conduct of challenge inspections under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (ref a). Text of letter from Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade CWC National Coordinator Louis-Phi [...] |
2009-08-12 15:06:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KTIA CBW CWC CA |
| 09PARIS373 |
BW/CW ALLIED CONSULTATIONS, PARIS, MARCH 4-5, [...] (SBU) The Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met in Paris on March 4-5 to discuss issues related to chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation/arms control. The meeting focused on priorities, strategy and tactics on near-term issues, longer-term goals for the BWC and CWC, includin [...] |
2009-03-13 14:21:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW |
| 09PRAGUE411 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CZECHS ON AUSTRALIA GROUP [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-14 14:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW EZ EUN |
| 09ROME868 |
ITALY UNDECIDED ON ATTENDING AUSTRALIAN GROUP [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On 14 July Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning Italy's attendance at the 21-25 September Australia Group (AG) plenary session. The meetings will focus on chemical and biological weapons, terrorist attempts to [...] |
2009-07-29 08:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW |
| 09STATE105819 |
CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 58th SESSION OF THE OPCW [...] (U) This document provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Fifty-eighth Session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council (EC). The three significant political items on the agenda are: Appointment of a new Director-General, the Draft Program [...] |
2009-10-10 00:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW |
| 09STATE107329 |
CWC: SPECIAL GUIDANCE FOR THE U.S. DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The contest for OPCW Director- General is unexpectedly coming to a rapid conclusion. As a result of the fifth straw poll, conducted Thursday, October 15, the Turkish candidate (Ahmet Uzumcu) is the clear leader. Further straw polls will be conducted on Friday, October 16, to [...] |
2009-10-16 01:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW |
| 09STATE11918 |
JANUARY 27 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the first G8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the Italian 2009 G8 Presidency, Chair Gianluca Alberini outlined a program of work that included the two main G8 Global Partnership (GP) objectives agreed to at the 2008 G8 Summit: (a) completing current G8 Globa [...] |
2009-02-10 00:28:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR IT |
| 09STATE14143 |
CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 55th SESSION OF THE OPCW [...] (U) This document provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Fifty-fifth Session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council (EC). There are many issues of routine business before the EC. The agenda items that could become politically charged i [...] |
2009-02-16 00:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW SIPDIS |
| 09STATE30848 |
CWC: GUIDANCE FOR APRIL 1-2, 2009 CHEMICAL [...] (U) This document provides guidance for the CWC Delegation in The Hague for three consultation sessions on chemical industry issues being held by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on April 1-2, 2009. The April 1, 2009 session will address inspection results for ot [...] |
2009-03-31 17:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW |
| 09STATE52991 |
CWC: GUIDANCE FOR MAY 25-26, 2009 CHEMICAL [...] (U) This document provides guidance for the CWC Delegation in The Hague for three consultation sessions on chemical industry issues being held by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on May 25-26, 2009. The May 25, 2009 session will provide information from the Techn [...] |
2009-05-22 20:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW |
| 09STATE67207 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: PROMOTING PARTICIPATION IN [...] (U) This is an action request. All addressees please see paragraphs 3 and 4. (For information on previous action requests regarding this subject, please see reftels). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the upcoming 2009 Australia Group (AG) plenary session in Paris, September 21-25, the U.S. [...] |
2009-06-29 19:16:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW |
| 09STATE81056 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FINALIZED [...] Action Request in Paragraph 7. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objective: -- Deliver to the Government of Canada the finalized copy of a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challeng [...] |
2009-08-04 18:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW CA |
| 09STATE94247 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FINALIZED [...] Action Request in Paragraph 7. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objective: -- Deliver to the Government of Kuwait the finalized copy of a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challeng [...] |
2009-09-10 18:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIA PARM PREL CWC CBW OPCW KU |
| 09TOKYO1598 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: JAPAN'S RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-14 07:30:00 | Embassy Tokyo | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW JA |
| 09VIENNA825 |
GOA INPUT ON AUSTRALIA GROUP AGENDA, RUSSIAN [...] (U) Economic Unit Chief delivered reftel demarche and Austria-only points to Dr. Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Austrian Economic Ministry's Export Control Division, who will lead Austria's delegation to the Australia Group (AG) 2009 plenary session in Paris. Krehlik welcomed USG coordination on [...] |
2009-07-06 14:02:00 | Embassy Vienna | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC CBW AU |
| 09WARSAW701 |
AUSTRALIA GROUP: POLAND PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN [...] (C) Lukasz Zielinski, head of the MFA's WMD Non-Proliferation Section, told us that Poland plans to participate in the September 21-25 Australia Group plenary meeting in Paris. He added that it is unclear which agencies will participate because the government has tightened its budget. Typica [...] |
2009-07-07 13:05:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC CBW PL |
| 09ZAGREB454 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPCOMING 2009 AUSTRALIA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC CBW HR |
| 10LONDON341 |
CWC: UK STILL IN INTERNAL DISCUSSIONS ON CHALLENGE [...] (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 Rowlan [...] |
2010-02-12 17:20:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL CWC CBW OPCW KTIA UK |
| 10STATE15563 |
CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 59th SESSION OF THE OPCW [...] (U) The fifty-ninth session of the Executive Council (EC-59) will involve much routine Council business. Several politically loaded issues, both on and off the agenda, are likely to receive significant attention on the Council floor and on the margins. The issue of "how and when" to initiate [...] |
2010-02-20 01:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW IZ |
| 10STATE7952 |
CWC: GUIDANCE FOR CONSULTATIONS ON SITUATIONS [...] (U) The October 13-16, 2009 session of the Executive Council (EC-58) established a facilitation to develop guidelines ?for the security and destruction of chemical weapons(CW)that come into the possession and/or control of a State Party or States Parties in situations not foreseen by the conve [...] |
2010-01-27 03:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW |
| 10STATE9964 |
CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: HOST COUNTRY [...] (U) Action Request in Paragraph 8. --------- OBJECTIVE --------- 2. (C-REL U.K.) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objective: -- Work with the Government of the United Kingdom to finalize an exchange of letters to clarify differing interpretations of our 1997 Host [...] |
2010-02-01 17:02:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | CBW KTIA PARM PREL UK OPCW CWC |
| 93STATE377793 |
WHITE PAPER ON LIBYA'S CHEMICAL WARFARE PROGRAM [...] (S) PRESENTED BELOW IN PARA 2 IS AN INTERAGENCY COORDINATED "WHITE PAPER" ON LIBYA'S CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) PROGRAM. THIS PAPER IS UNCLASSIFIED AND IS TO BE PROVIDED TO THE ROYAL THAI GOVERNMENT FOR ITS USE. THE PAPER CAN BE USED BY THE THAIS IN HELPING TO PREPARE THE CASES AGAINST THE THRE [...] |
1993-12-16 18:47:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL CBW ETTC TH LY |