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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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| 04ANKARA1675 | GOT'S COUNTERPROPOSAL ON CFE INSPECTION PROCEDURES [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (U) On March 18, MFA Head of Department for Disarmament Affairs, Bulent Meric delivered the GOT's counter proposal for the CFE host country agreement proposal that was conveyed to the Turks (ref. A). The body of the letter as follows. 3 [...] | 2004-03-19 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL TU |
| 04ANKARA3060 | TURKEY REVIEWING CFE HCA [...] No summary [...] | 2004-06-03 13:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KCFE TU |
| 04ANKARA5196 | GOT REQUESTS ADDITIONAL CHANGE TO DRAFT CFE HOST [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 3. 2. (SBU) On Sept. 13, MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control Haluk Ilicak sent PolMilCouns a proposed change to the draft CFE Host Country Agreement text. The GOT seeks to add a new Article V at the end of the agreem [...] | 2004-09-14 15:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KCFE TU |
| 04YEREVAN1532 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS CFE POINTS [...] No summary [...] | 2004-07-09 10:15:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PARM KCFE PREL AM |
| 04YEREVAN891 | AMBASSADOR RAISES CFE COMPLIANCE CONCERNS [...] (S) Ambassador presented points per reftel to Minister of Defense Serge Sargsyan April 12. Sargsyan first responded by agreeing that "it was strange" that Armenia had not declared the MT-LBs, and it was an incident that would not be repeated. (Note: The Armenian side freely acknowledge that [...] | 2004-04-15 11:16:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET | PARM PREL KCFE AM |
| 05ANKARA2831 | CFE: TURKEY ASKS FOR YET ANOTHER REVISION TO DRAFT [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) MFA Disarmament and Arms Control officer M. Selcuk Sancar called in PolMilOff on May 17 to inform us that the GOT is requesting one additional change to the draft CFE Host Country Agreement Text. Sancar reported that the MFA's lega [...] | 2005-05-18 15:10:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KCFE PREL TU NATO |
| 05ANKARA4688 | CFE: TURKEY SUBMITS REVISED TEXT INCORPORATING USG [...] This is an action request. Post received via Diplomatic Note on Aug. 4 Turkey's latest proposed text for a CFE Host Country Agreement for implementing Treaty inspections. The proposed text appears to replicate the draft protocol text contained in reftel A, including the Article IV changes pr [...] | 2005-08-11 06:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KCFE PREL TU NATO |
| 05ANKARA7061 | NAC COMMUNIQUE/MOLDOVA: TURKS SUPPORT "EITHER" [...] (C) PolMilOff discussed reftel demarche with Gulin Dinc, MFA Chief of Section for NATO Political Affairs, early Dec. Â [...] | 2005-12-01 14:37:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM PREL KCFE TU |
| 05LJUBLJANA831 | SLOVENIA ON NAC COMMUNIQUE AND U.S. CONCERNS [...] (C) PolMiloff delivered reftel demarche on December 1, 2005 to MFA Security Policy Department Deputy Director Oto Pungartnik and staffer Zorica Bukinac Cimpersek. Pungartnik said he was surprised the discussion of the language on CFE/Istanbul Commitments had even been broached at the HLTF and [...] | 2005-12-01 07:39:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL SI NATO |
| 05OTTAWA3578 | CANADA: CONCURS ON STRONG LANGUAGE FOR [...] (C) Polmiloff conveyed reftel concerns to Isabelle Poupart, Foreign Affairs Deputy Director for NATO and OSCE, the morning of December 1. Poupart was taken aback by USG perception that Canada was "reluctant to endorse" the proposed text on Moldova, indicating that such a posture would contrav [...] | 2005-12-02 21:38:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE CA NATO |
| 05PARIS8172 | NAC COMMUNIQUE: DESPITE RESERVATIONS, FRANCE IS [...] (C) On December 1, we delivered ref A points to Arnaud Roux, MFA Counselor following the CFE/Istanbul discussions and who also will be present at the NAC on December 2. Roux confirmed that he was aware of the debate on the use of "either" versus "or" paragraph proposals. He expressed some su [...] | 2005-12-01 18:01:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE FR NATO |
| 05THEHAGUE3221 | NETHERLANDS/NATO: RESPONSE TO NAC COMMUNIQUE CFE [...] (C) The Dutch continue to support efforts to revise International Staff language on Russian withdrawal from Moldova in the December 2005 NAC Communique. MFA Chief of the Arms Control Division Matthijs Wolters told Polmiloff December 1 that the Dutch see the EITHER option as doing more to enco [...] | 2005-12-02 06:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE NL NATO |
| 05WARSAW3954 | NAC COMMUNIQUE: POLAND SUPPORTS STRONG LANGUAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2005-12-01 16:45:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE PL NATO |
| 05YEREVAN45 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS WARNING ON ARMS CONTROL [...] (S/NF) In deploying troops to the coalition in Iraq and agreeing to a defense assessment, Armenia has taken important steps in building a broader, deeper defense relationship; lack of full compliance with conventional arms control regimes would negate that progress. That was the message the A [...] | 2005-01-12 12:42:00 | Embassy Yerevan | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MARR KCFE AM OSCE |
| 05YEREVAN989 | ARMENIA: MEDIA REACTION TO CODEL HAGEL [...] SUMMARY: On June 3, Senator Hagel led a delegation to Armenia which met with President Robert Kocharian and Minister of Defense Serzh Sargsyan, and which reviewed Armenia's peacekeeping battalion. Following these meetings, Senator Hagel held a press conference with more than 20 media outlets. [...] | 2005-06-07 08:53:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KCFE OPRC PREL KPAO ZJ AM RU |
| 06ANKARA1043 | TURKEY TO CONSIDER CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENT REQUEST [...] (S) Per reftel, we approached the MFA on Feb. 28 and the Turkish General Staff (TGS) on Mar. 1 with our request for Turkey to consider a transfer of some of its unused CFE ground equipment entitlements to the US to allow the rotational training of US forces in Romania and Bulgaria. MFA Deputy [...] | 2006-03-02 10:30:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | NATO PREL MARR KCFE PARM TU GR RO NO BU RU |
| 06ANKARA1846 | CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY: NOW IN [...] Embassy transmitted the following diplomatic note to the Turkish MFA on March 29, 2006: BEGIN TEXT OF NOTE No. 511 The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey and has the honor to refer to the Minist [...] | 2006-04-06 11:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KCFE PARM PREL TU NATO |
| 06ANKARA2120 | TURKEY REVIEWING CFE ENTITLEMENT REQUEST POSITIVELY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-19 04:29:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE MARR NATO PARM PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA4310 | TURKEY: FOLLOW-UP ON CFE EQUIPMENT FLANK [...] (C) We approached MFA Head of Department for Disarmament and Arms Control Osman Yavuzalp July 25 an update on Turkey's position on flank entitlements (ref a). According to Yavuzalp, Turkey, Greece and Norway had discussed the issue on the margins of the March 14 HLTF and agreed on Turkey's pr [...] | 2006-07-26 11:39:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR KCFE PARM |
| 06ANKARA4834 | CFE: TURKEY SUPPORTS FLANK ENTITLEMENT TRANSFER [...] (C) We approached MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Arms Control Bulent Meric August 18 for an update on Turkey's position on the U.S. CFE flank entitlement transfer request (see reftels). Meric reported that Turkey is willing to transfer -- on a non-permanent basis -- an entitl [...] | 2006-08-18 15:09:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR KCFE PARM TU |
| 06ANKARA5019 | TURKEY DOES NOT REQUIRE FOLLOW-UP CONSULTATIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-31 15:01:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE MARR PARM PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA6155 | TURKEY SUBMITS DRAFT MOU FOR CFE TREATY TANK [...] During an October 20 meeting on other subjects, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Head Ahmet Muhtar Gun passed to us a draft bilateral MOU for the transfer of 63 CFE Treaty tank entitlements which Turkey has offered in response to our flank entitlement request (refs b-d). Per ref a, [...] | 2006-10-30 12:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE MARR PARM PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA6491 | TURKEY STILL WEIGHING CFE TRANSFERS FOR ACVS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-22 15:41:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE MARR PREL TU |
| 06ANKARA935 | CFE HOST COUNTRY AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Post received a diplomatic note from the Turkish MFA dated Feb. 2, 2006 informing us that the GOT's legal procedures for entry into force of the CFE Host Country Agreement for Turkey have been completed. Text of diplomatic note fo [...] | 2006-02-24 12:06:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM KCFE NATO PREL TU US |
| 06ATHENS1091 | GREECE REVIEWING TECHNICAL IMPLICATIONS OF CFE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 13:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE MARR PARM PREL GR NATOPOLICY |
| 06ATHENS1946 | CFE TRANSFERS: GOG REQUESTS DC DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA NATO D2 Directorate, Deputy Director Polychroniou, on Thursday July 20, and to MoD Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Stoidis Friday, July 21. Both interlocutors expressed that Greece remains interested in complying with the request, but also that a [...] | 2006-07-25 14:56:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR NO PGOV PREL TU NATO MARR KCFE PARM |
| 06ATHENS1947 | CFE TRANSFERS: GOG REQUESTS DC DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA NATO D2 Directorate, Deputy Director Polychroniou, on Thursday July 20, and to MoD Deputy Diplomatic Advisor Stoidis Friday, July 21. Both interlocutors expressed that Greece remains interested in complying with the request, but also that a [...] | 2006-07-26 04:09:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR NO PGOV PREL TU NATO MARR KCFE PARM |
| 06BUCHAREST1637 | ROMANIA TO APPROACH GREEKS ON CFE ENTITLEMENTS [...] (C) Following up on Reftel demarche, polmiloff learned on October 24, from MFA Director for Arms Control Dan Neculeascu and CFE Desk Officer Dana Marca that GOR has agreed to demarche Athens on obtaining the ACV entitlements. Neculeascu said the MFA is drafting the instructions today to instr [...] | 2006-10-24 13:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREL MARR PARM RO |
| 06BUCHAREST1652 | ROMANIA ON OPEN SKIES TREATY GUIDANCE AND CFE [...] (C) In an October 24 meeting with Polmiloff, MFA Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control and Counter-Terrorism Dan Neculeascu said Romania agreed with the US position on the issue of Russia's hazardous airspace zone Open Skies restrictions for a minimum 3,600 meter flight ceiling (ref A) [...] | 2006-10-30 08:09:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE NATO PARM PREL KCFE RO |
| 06BUCHAREST1673 | ATHENS TEPID TO ROMANIA'S CFE FLANK DEMARCHE [...] (C) MFA Non-proliferation and Arms Control Director Bogdan Neculeascu on October 31 briefed Polmiloff on the results of Romania's demarche to Athens regarding possible CFE Flank ACV Entitlement transfers (refs a and b). He described the exchange between Romania's Ambassador in Athens and Gre [...] | 2006-11-01 16:12:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE MARR NATO PREL RO |
| 06BUCHAREST344 | ROMANIA RECEIVED GDPR UPDATE FOR NATO ALLIES AND [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel to Mirela Maghiar, MFA Director for NATO Division, and Dan Neculaescu, MFA Director for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control, on February 22. They expressed appreciation for the notification and continuing "great" coordination. Neculaescu promised to inform MOD coll [...] | 2006-02-27 15:57:00 | Embassy Bucharest | SECRET | KCFE NATO PREL MARR PARM RO |
| 06OSLO1060 | CFE ENTITLEMENT ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-25 10:28:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO MARR PARM PREL NO KCFE |
| 06OSLO498 | RESPONSES TO CFE ENTITLEMENT QUESTIONS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 21:35:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE MARR NATO PARM PREL NO |
| 06OSLO902 | CFE EQUIPMENT ENTITLEMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 14:29:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL PARM NO KCFE |
| 06OSLO996 | CFE EQUIPMENT ENTITLEMENT TRANSFERS [...] (C) On August 11 we met with Lars Loken, Senior Adviser in the MFA's Section for Disarmament and Nonproliferation. Per reftel c, Loken stated that Norway has made a "firm decision" to approve 31 artillery pieces for the Conventional Forces Europe (CFE) entitlement transfer involving Norway, [...] | 2006-08-11 11:48:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL PARM NO KCFE |
| 06PARIS6896 | FRENCH DEFENSE BUDGET STABLE AMID WIDESPREAD [...] (C) Summary: The Ministry of Defense's 2007 budget would increase defense spending a modest 2.2 percent to 47.7 billion euros, according to the draft budget presented by Finance Minister Thierry Breton on September 27. The draft budget dispels earlier rumors that defense spending could diminis [...] | 2006-10-19 14:59:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR MCAP EFIN PINS KCFE FR |
| 06SEOUL1395 | PROPOSED KOREA ARMS VERIFICATION AGENCY VISIT TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para. 4. 2. (U) On April 24, Major Ham Hyeonpil from the Korea Arms Verification Agency (KAVA) contacted poloff to request the Department's assistance in coordinating a visit to the U.S. KAVA Deputy Director Colonel(R) Kim Suk Chan, accompanied by Major [...] | 2006-04-26 07:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM AC KCFE KS |
| 06SEOUL1728 | INTERIM DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO KOREA ARMS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 07:36:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KCFE AC KS |
| 06STATE82111 | INTERIM DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO PROPOSED KOREA [...] (U) This is an ACTION MESSAGE. 2. (U) In REFTEL A, Post requested guidance in responding to the request from the Korea Arms Verification Agency (KAVA) to visit venues and locations other than the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Please relay points below to appropriate Korean govern [...] | 2006-05-22 15:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KCFE AC KS |
| 06USNATO687 | NOVEMBER 7 HLTF AND NRC-ACE MEETINGS AT NATO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The HLTF met November 7 to review next steps regarding the U.S.-proposed "positive agenda" for engaging Russia on CFE issues during the next months; to consider language on CFE for inclusion in a Riga communiqu; and to address remaining questions regarding several I.S. discuss [...] | 2006-11-28 11:28:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PGOV KCFE NATO PREL RS |
| 06YEREVAN1514 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-OCTOBER 2006 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ODC conducted an End-Use Monitoring (EUM) inspection of Harris radios provided to ARM MOD in Southern Armenia with 92 percent accountability results. Expeditionary Medical Services (EMEDS) facility is being prepared for shipment to Armenia. FMF AM-B-BAA, A-1: Peacekeeping [...] | 2006-10-27 12:13:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 06YEREVAN1639 | MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST CALL-UP MESSAGE [...] MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST: A. BATTALION OPERATIONS TRAINING: MTT B. TEAM COMPOSITION: 10 SOLDIERS: ONE EACH, MTT OIC (LTC),POST INFANTRY BATTALION COMMAND),PERSONNEL OFFICER (LT),INTELL OFFICER (CPT),OPERATIONS OFFICER (MAJ),FIRE SUPPORT OFFICER (CPT),AIR OFFICER (CPT),LOGISTICS [...] | 2006-11-22 04:17:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 06YEREVAN1665 | MTT CALL-UP MESSAGE FOR MEDICAL PLT MTT [...] MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST: A. MEDICAL PLATOON ESTABLISHMENT B. TEAM COMPOSITION: AT LEAST 2 OFFICERS AND 2 NCOS WITH EXTENSIVE TRAINING BACKGROUND IN MEDICAL PLATOON/COMPANY OPERATIONS/SUPPORT TO BATTALION OPERATIONS. 1 CURRENT OR FORMER OFFICER SHOULD HAVE COMPANY/PLATOON COMMAND EXPERIE [...] | 2006-12-01 05:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 06YEREVAN1666 | MTT CALL-UP MESSAGE FOR SIGNAL PLT MTT [...] MOBILE TRAINING TEAM REQUEST: A. SIGNAL PLATOON ESTABLISHMENT FUNDED BY FMF CASE AM-B-UAA B. TEAM COMPOSITION: AT LEAST 2 OFFICERS AND 2 NCOS WITH EXTENSIVE TRAINING BACKGROUND IN SIGNAL PLATOON/COMPANY OPERATIONS/SUPPORT TO BATTALION OPERATIONS. 1 CURRENT OR FORMER OFFICER SHOULD HAVE COMPA [...] | 2006-12-01 05:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 06YEREVAN1675 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-OCTOBER 2006 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ODC continues to develop the ARM Peacekeeping Brigade equipping plan for consideration in FY08. Expeditionary Medical Services (EMEDS) facility is beginning to arrive in Armenia. FMF AM-B-BAA Peacekeeping battalion equipment is also arriving. Awaiting FMF Harris radio reque [...] | 2006-12-05 10:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07ANKARA1370 | TURKEY ON RUSSIA'S CFE CONCERNS AND HLTF [...] (C) We shared reftel points with MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun on June 1. Gun subsequently called us in on June 4 to provide MFA feedback in advance of the HLTF meeting. Gun reported that the Russians had circulated a second, more focused paper [...] | 2007-06-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL TU |
| 07ANKARA180 | CFE: TURKEY MAKES NEW FLANK ENTITLEMENT OFFER [...] (C) MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun told us January 29 that the Turkish government is now prepared to offer 35 (thirty-five) tank and 20 (twenty) ACV flank entitlements from its headroom vice the original offer of 63 tank entitlements. He said this offer has been clea [...] | 2007-01-29 12:00:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO TU |
| 07ANKARA2817 | CFE/ISTANBUL: TURKEY SHARES OUR SKEPTICISM ABOUT [...] (C) We shared ref a points with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun on November 21. Gun was grateful to have our views in advance of the arrival of the German and Spanish ambassadors, who met with Deputy Undersecretary Rafet Akgunay later that day to push the G [...] | 2007-11-23 12:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS NATO OSCE KCFE TU |
| 07ANKARA438 | CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKEY REVIEWING THE MOU [...] (C) Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun told us February 23 that the ministry's legal office is reviewing U.S. comments on the draft MOU for Turkey's transfer of flank entitlements to the U.S. Gun said he is arguing for the more flexible, poli [...] | 2007-02-28 08:23:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE NATO NO GR TU |
| 07ANKARA514 | CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: CROSS-GROUP STATIONING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-07 11:33:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE NATO GR NO UK CA RO BU TU |
| 07ANKARA515 | CFE FLANK ENTITLEMENTS: TURKS WILLING TO WORK ON [...] (C) In the absence of MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun, we pressed Department Head Serhan Yigit on March 7 for Turkish reaction to our comments on the draft MOU for the transfer of 35 tank and 20 ACV entitlements, explaining our desire to complete notification of the [...] | 2007-03-07 11:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE NATO GR NO TU |
| 07ANKARA681 | TURKEY CFE ENTITLEMENT TRANSFER MOU [...] (SBU) As requested reftel, we informed MFA Arms Control DDG Ahmet Muhtar Gun's office that the U.S. agrees with all of the Turkish proposed changes to the draft text of the CFE entitlement transfer MOU, and that we seek to put the MOU into final form, exchange notes, and transmit the text to W [...] | 2007-03-26 14:14:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE NATO PARM PREL TU |
| 07ANKARA723 | TURKEY TO SUBMIT FINAL CFE ENTITLEMENT TRANSFER [...] (SBU) Per ref a, we followed up with Ahmet Muhtar Gun, MFA Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament, on March 28 to underscore US acceptance of Turkey's changes to the CFE Entitlement Transfer MOU text and press for the exchange of final documents by March 30. Gun said that the [...] | 2007-03-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE NATO PARM PREL TU |
| 07ANKARA755 | EXCHANGE OF NOTES ON CFE ENTITLEMENTS TRANSFER MOU [...] (SBU) The Turkish Foreign Ministry and embassy exchanged diplomatic notes in Ankara on March 30 to formalize the transfer of Conventional Forces Europe (CFE) Treaty equipment entitlements based on the memorandum of understanding text in ref b as modified in ref c. Turkish note was e-mailed to [...] | 2007-04-03 07:51:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE NATO PARM PREL TU |
| 07ATHENS1145 | GREECE PREPARED TO DISCUSS RUSSIA/CFE AT HLTF JUNE [...] (C) On June 1, A/Polcouns delivered reftel points on Russia and the CFE Treaty to MFA D2 NATO Directorate Deputy Director Chronis Polychroniou. While Greek positions on CFE and Russia have in the past tracked closely with U.S. positions, Polychroniou could not provide an immediate response to [...] | 2007-06-04 09:32:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | GR KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 07ATHENS1177 | CFE: GREECE EAGER TO KEEP TREATY ALIVE [...] (C) On June 6, DepPolcouns delivered non-paper on U.S. thinking on a final document for the Extraordinary CFE Conference (refs a, b) to Chronis Polychroniou, deputy chief of the MFA D2 Directorate for NATO Policy and Greek HLTF representative. Polychroniou -- who was departing shortly for Bru [...] | 2007-06-06 12:11:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM PREL KCFE GR |
| 07ATHENS2256 | OSCE MINISTERIAL - GREECE FOCUSED ON CHAIRMANSHIP [...] (C) PolMil Chief met with MFA OSCE Department Head Nicolas Patakias 11/20 to review priorities for the November 29 - 30 OSCE Ministerial. Patakias thanked us for the reftel points noting that he had drawn "very extensively" from them in drafting briefing material for FM Bakoyiannis. 2. ( [...] | 2007-11-21 10:30:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE KCFE PREL PGOV PHUM GR |
| 07ATHENS362 | CFE ENTITLEMENTS: GREEK COUNTER-PROPOSAL ON MOU [...] (C) On February 20, DepPolCouns met with MFA D2 Deputy Director Chronis Polychroniou to discuss ref d points, which Embassy had delivered to Polychroniou's office last week during his absence. Polychroniou provided a counter-proposal on the draft MOU, which he said the GoG would now prefer to [...] | 2007-02-20 11:54:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR |
| 07ATHENS481 | CFE: GREEK UPDATE [...] (C) DepPolCouns delivered ref. g points to MFA D2 NATO Directorate deputy chief Chronis Polychroniou, who said the GoG agreed with the U.S. position on the cross-group stationing paper and supported draft option 1. Polychroniou also said the MFA had forwarded to the MOD the text of the latest [...] | 2007-03-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL GR |
| 07ATHENS651 | CFE GREECE: IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUEST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. DEPARTMENT SEE PARA 2. 2. (SBU) U.S. delegation led by DAS Karin L. Look concluded with Greek counterparts the text of the political commitment (NOTE: referred to as an "arrangement" in the final text. END NOTE) that will govern the exchange of CFE Treaty ent [...] | 2007-03-29 17:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR |
| 07ATHENS656 | CFE GREECE: DIPLOMATIC NOTES EXCHANGED [...] (C) Per ref b, DepPolCouns and PolOff delivered dipnote 107/07 to MFA D2 NATO Directorate Deputy Head Polis Polychroniou affirming the arrangement on CFE entitlement transfers. As instructed, DepPolCouns thanked Greece for continuing to leave its full offer of CFE entitlement transfers (40 t [...] | 2007-03-30 09:50:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM PREL NATO KCFE GR |
| 07ATHENS865 | GREECE WELCOMES COLLABORATION ON CFE/RUSSIA [...] (C) On April 30, DepPolCouns delivered reftel points on the CFE Treaty and Putin's April 26 remarks to D1 Directorate for NATO Issues deputy chief and Greek HLTF representative Chronis Polychroniou. Polychroniou agreed fully with the proposal to work together to devise a common strategy for a [...] | 2007-04-30 14:44:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL OSCE PARM NATO KCFE GR |
| 07BAKU841 | AZERBAIJANI CONSIDERING CFE MORATORIUM [...] (C) Summary. Recent events indicate that the GOAJ is considering suspending its implementation of the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty. Deputy Foreign Minister Araz Azimov told Charge D'Affairs on July 5 that the GOAJ would seriously consider freezing implementation of the t [...] | 2007-07-05 12:14:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PBTS PGOV PREL KCFE RU AM AJ |
| 07BAKU903 | AZERBAIJAN IN WAIT AND SEE MODE REGARDING RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: Local media reaction to Russia's announcement to suspend participation in the CFE Treaty has been largely muted, with most of the media organizations adopting a cautious approach to the development. Local political commentators are still digesting this development as well. Ini [...] | 2007-07-18 06:18:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PBTS PGOV PREL KCFE RU AM AJ |
| 07BERLIN1107 | CFE: GERMANY PUSHES FOR BEING FORWARD-LEANING ON [...] (C) Summary: Germany believes that at the June 12-15 CFE Extraordinary Conference, a point-by-point rebuttal of Russian concerns about CFE could prove counterproductive and play into the hands of hardliners in Moscow. Instead, Germany believes that NATO should be forward-leaning and take "an [...] | 2007-06-04 05:50:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL GM |
| 07BERLIN1134 | CFE: GERMANY REACTS POSITIVELY TO U.S. THINKING ON [...] (C) We delivered ref A points on U.S. thinking on elements for a final document for the June 12-15 CFE Extraordinary Conference to Amb. Friedrich Groening, MFA Director for Disarmament and Arms Control, June 5 and then followed-up with him June 6 to get his reactions right before he left for B [...] | 2007-06-06 13:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL GE |
| 07BRATISLAVA326 | SLOVAKIA RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS [...] (U) Poloff and Air Attache delivered reftel points to Katarina Zakova, Deputy Director of Disarmament, OSCE and Counter-Terrorism at MFA. Zakova said Slovakia shares U.S. views on the points of Russian concern - except for point three (impact of U.S. deployments in Romania and Bulgaria) which [...] | 2007-06-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA475 | CFE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Poloff delivered demarche and non-paper as per reftel to Katarina Zakova (Dept. for OSCE and Counter-Terrorism) and Lubomir Macko (Security Policy Dept.) on August 20. Zakova and Macko accepted the points, said they would look them over, and provide the requested information through the HLTF i [...] | 2007-08-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KCFE NATO OSCE LO |
| 07BRATISLAVA503 | TOUR D'HORIZON WITH NEW SLOVAK POLITICAL DIRECTOR [...] (C) Summary. In a cordial luncheon on September 5, DCM and new Slovak Political Director Roman Buzek exchanged views on Kosovo, the Middle East, CFE, and Slovakia's candidacy for the Human Rights Council. Buzek repeated well-known Slovak red lines on Kosovo, but confirmed that Slovakia would [...] | 2007-09-10 06:11:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCFE LO MEPP |
| 07BRUSSELS1860 | CFE EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE PREPARATIONS: [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE NATO PARM PREL BE |
| 07BRUSSELS2649 | BELGIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON CFE AND [...] (C) Poloff relayed nonpaper and talking points August 20 to Bruno Angelet, in the MFA's Office of Foreign and Security Policy. Angelet thought the U.S. proposal, with the proposed timeline of parallel actions, "looked good." He said Brussels had been concerned about the current stalemate wit [...] | 2007-08-21 13:59:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE PARM PREL BE |
| 07BUCHAREST268 | CFE CROSS-GROUP STATIONING LANGUAGE: OPTION ONE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 13:40:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE NATO GR TU NO UK CA BU RO |
| 07BUCHAREST628 | RFG: MFA SEEKS WASHINGTON VISIT TO DISCUSS CFE [...] (SBU) This is a request for guidance; see para 4. 2. (C) State Secretary for European Affairs Adrian Vierita on May 29 told Charge that he would like to visit Washington the week of June 4 to consult on the upcoming CFE Extraordinary Conference. Vierita said the request for consultations [...] | 2007-05-30 14:17:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREL PGOV PARM MARR MCAP RU RO |
| 07BUCHAREST656 | CFE: ROMANIA'S VIEWS ON JUNE 12 EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) Polmiloff discussed contents of ref a on June 1 with HLTF Rep and Director for Non-Proliferation, Arms Control, and Combating Terrorism, Mihaela Vasiu and with CFE action officer Dana Marca, and followed up on June 4 after they had an opportunity to consult with GOR inter-agency contacts. [...] | 2007-06-04 16:06:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREL PARM OSCE RU RO |
| 07BUCHAREST825 | ROMANIA: STATEMENT ON RUSSIA'S CFE ANNOUNCEMENT [...] (U) Below is the press response (informal translation) from the MFA on Moscow's announcement to suspend Russia's participation in CFE. 2. (U) Begin Text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its disappointment in view of the Russian Federation stipulated decision to suspend the app [...] | 2007-07-16 15:50:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | KCFE PARM PREL RO |
| 07BUDAPEST910 | HUNGARY RESPONDS TO DEVELOPING A UNIFIED ALLIANCE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche points to MFA Security and Non-proliferation Department head Gyorgy Molnar, department deputy Vilmos Hamikus and department NATO expert Gabor Marosfi on June 4. According to Molnar, Hungary agrees with our positions noting that Russia withdrawing from the [...] | 2007-06-05 10:28:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL HU |
| 07CHISINAU1273 | PRESIDENT VORONIN SUPPORTS U.S. CFE PROPOSALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a cordial meeting with President Voronin, DAS David Kramer presented elements of our forward-leaning CFE package proposals delivered in Moscow. Arriving in Moldova after his Moscow talks, Kramer said the U.S. had presented this package to the Russians, and is waiting for the [...] | 2007-10-22 11:36:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE OSCE PARM MD |
| 07CHISINAU1284 | MINISTER SOVA INSISTS PLAN NEEDS CLEAR DEADLINES [...] (C) Summary: Minister for Reintegration Sova welcomed and supported EUR DAS Kramer's outlines of the three-point proposal presented in Moscow, which looks at Transnistria in the context of the CFE treaty, but said clear timelines must be established. Sova proposed limiting to one year the tr [...] | 2007-10-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PBTS PREL MD |
| 07CHISINAU1366 | SOVA: THE GOODWILL IS GONE [...] (C) SUMMARY: At a November 13 meeting we had requested to discuss the Moldovan decree on vehicle registration, Minister for Reintegration Sova lost no time in expressing his ire at Transnistrian "foreign minister" Litskai. Litskai had agreed to meet Sova by November 10, but instead had avoidin [...] | 2007-11-14 15:14:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PBTS OSCE KCFE MD |
| 07KYIV1327 | UKRAINE: CFE EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE: REQUEST FOR [...] (U) This is a guidance request. See para 6. 2. (U) We met May 31 with MFA Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation Department Director Volodymyr Belashov at his request to discuss the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Extraordinary Conference called by Russia for June 12-15. Bela [...] | 2007-05-31 14:24:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE UP |
| 07KYIV1761 | UKRAINE: CFE POSITION PARALLELS U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) During a July 18 press conference with his visiting Canadian counterpart, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk expressed a position that closely tracked Department's July 14 statement on Russia's announcement that it would su [...] | 2007-07-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE UP |
| 07KYIV2114 | UKRAINE: U.S. NON-PAPER ON CFE DELIVERED; [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) As agreed ref email, PolCouns met with MFA Director for Non-Proliferation and Arms Control Volodymr Belashov August 23, to follow up on Acting EUR A/S Volker's meeting with the Ukrainian Charge and Moldovan Ambassador August 22 in Washin [...] | 2007-08-23 12:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE RS UP |
| 07KYIV2185 | UKRAINE: U.S. REACTION TO CFE NON-PAPER DELIVERED [...] (U) We delivered U.S. comments contained ref A on the Ukrainian Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) non-paper (ref B) to MFA Arms Control Director Volodymyr Belashov August 31. Belashov thanked us for the speedy U.S. response and welcomed the information that the U.S. had briefed Georgia and [...] | 2007-08-31 13:06:00 | Embassy Kyiv | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE NATO RS UP |
| 07KYIV2794 | UKRAINE: MFA Statement on Russian CFE Treaty Suspension [...] (SBU) The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, on November 8, issued a statement expressing its alarm over the Russian Duma decision to suspend the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty's provisions. The strong statement continues the Ukrainian MFA's concern and engagement over the issue (reftels) [...] | 2007-11-08 14:19:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE NATO RS UP |
| 07KYIV2894 | UKRAINE: CONVENTIONAL FORCES IN EUROPE AND MISSILE [...] On November 26, we provided the background information contained ref A on U.S.-Russia discussion on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty and missile defense (MD) to MFA Arms Control Counselor Rustam Rustamov and Attache Katerina Bila. (We had originally scheduled a meeting with Arms [...] | 2007-11-27 07:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MARR PREL KCFE OSCE NATO RS UP |
| 07LISBON2143 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS A/CFE PLANS [...] (C) The Portuguese MFA,s Director for Security and Disarmament Affairs Joao Corte Real told us that Portugal fully supports the U.S. plans outlined reftel. He noted that timely ratification was a matter of political will and that Portugal viewed the Adapted CFE Treaty as a matter of the highe [...] | 2007-08-22 11:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL PO |
| 07LJUBLJANA312 | SLOVENIA CLOSELY WATCHING U.S.-RUSSIAN DISCOURSE [...] (SBU) PolMilOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Department staffer Andrej Slapnicar on May 14. Slapnicar told PolMilOff that Slovenia was closely watching recent discourse on the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE). 2. (C) Slapnicar [...] | 2007-05-16 10:29:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREL OSCE PARM NATO SI |
| 07LJUBLJANA382 | SLOVENIA: UNIFIED NATO POSITION IS TOP PRIORITY [...] (C) PolMilOff delivered reftel a points to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Security Policy Department staffer Andrej Slapnicar who will represent the GOS at the High Level Task Force meeting in Brussels June 7. Slapnicar thanked PolMilOff for the points, the explanation of USG views, and the [...] | 2007-06-06 11:00:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 07LJUBLJANA412 | SLOVENIA PUBLICLY REAFFIRMS READINESS TO ENTER [...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Security Policy Office Director Stanislav Vidovic told PolMilOff June 14 that the GOS would publicly reaffirm its desire to join the Adapted Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty when possible (as requested in reftel a). He said that he hoped this would help b [...] | 2007-06-15 11:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 07LUXEMBOURG222 | LUXEMBOURG TO CHAIR EXTRAORDINARY CFE TREATY [...] (C) Pol/Econ officer discussed points contained reftel as well as the point-by-point response to Russian concerns with the Luxembourg MFA. The MFA was particularly appreciative of the information as Luxembourg was notified last week by the Netherlands that Luxembourg would be chairing this ex [...] | 2007-06-05 15:55:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL LU RU |
| 07MADRID1099 | SPAIN ON RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS AND MINISTERIAL [...] (C) Poloff met with Spanish Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ignacio Sanchez June 6 to discuss the need for a united response to Russia's concerns on the CFE treaty. Sanchez said that neither he nor Deputy DG for International Security Affairs Pablo Gutierrez-Segu would be able [...] | 2007-06-06 16:11:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL SP |
| 07MADRID1144 | SPANISH POLDIR ON CFE, CUBA, ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar June 7 to discuss the need for unity at next week's extraordinary CFE Treaty conference in Vienna. Dezcallar reiterated Spain's strong commitment to NATO and expressed concern at the tone of Putin's recent rhetori [...] | 2007-06-11 15:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KCFE CU SP OSCE |
| 07MOSCOW2201 | RUSSIA AND A CFE "MORATORIUM" [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak reviewed with the Ambassador Putin's April 26 call for a moratorium on Russia's compliance with the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty and his insistence that all NATO Allies ratify the Adapted Treaty without linkage to the 1999 Istanbul c [...] | 2007-05-11 15:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE OSCE PARM MARR NATO RS |
| 07MOSCOW3030 | CFE: POINTS ON UPCOMING US INSPECTION IN RUSSIA [...] (S) Drawing on reftel points, we notified Aleksey Ivanov, Deputy Director of the political-military section in the Foreign Ministry's North America Department, and Anton Mazur in the Conventional Arms Section of the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs of the upcoming US CFE inspec [...] | 2007-06-22 02:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | OSCE PARM PREL KCFE RS BU HU RO SP NATO |
| 07MOSCOW3088 | CFE: POINTS ON RUSSIAN DELAY IN CONDUCT OF US [...] (C) On June 23, DCM raised concerns about the Russian "force majeure" reply to the latest US request for a CFE inspection with MFA Office of Disarmament and Security Affairs Director Anatoliy Antonov. Drawing upon reftel points, DCM reiterated US expectations that Russia would meet its treat [...] | 2007-06-25 15:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | ASEC PARM PREL KCFE RS BU HU NATO OSCE |
| 07MOSCOW4118 | U.S. NON-PAPER ON CFE DELIVERED [...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian MFA Officials expressed appreciation for the non-paper (timeline) on Adapted CFE ratification and fulfilling the Istanbul commitments (reftel),and agreed to review it carefully and prepare a response for the September 11 meeting between EUR A/S Fried and DFM Kislyak. The [...] | 2007-08-22 15:16:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE RS |
| 07MOSCOW5092 | DUMA READY TO BACK CFE SUSPENSION, CHAIRMAN SAYS [...] (SBU) In a meeting with NSC Senior Director Warlick and EUR DAS Kramer, International Affairs Committee Chairman Kosachev underscored the Duma's support for the suspension of CFE on December 12, absent a change in the U.S. position and reiterated GOR opposition to any linkage to Istanbul commi [...] | 2007-10-22 10:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV KDEM KCFE PARM MARR WTRO IR KV RS |
| 07MOSCOW5269 | CFE: RUSSIA PRESSES FOR MORE MOVEMENT ON REMAINING [...] (C) Summary. The Russian MFA welcomed American initiatives during the October 24 meeting between EUR A/S Fried and Deputy FM Kislyak on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE)(ref A),as very constructive and positive, and were looking forward to continuing the talks in Geneva next we [...] | 2007-11-06 04:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE PARM RS |
| 07MOSCOW5749 | CFE: THE DAY AFTER [...] (C) Summary. On December 12. Russia will suspend participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, ceasing notification, inspections, and permissions for inspection under the Treaty, and not participating in the December 15 annual exchange of information. Officials have said [...] | 2007-12-07 12:56:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE NATO OSCE MARR RS |
| 07MOSCOW5795 | RUSSIA SUSPENDS PARTICIPATION IN CFE TREATY [...] As expected, at midnight December 12, Moscow suspended participation in the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). According to the statement issued by the Foreign Ministry, Russia has suspended all actions under the Treaty, including exchanges of information on troop levels, and inspec [...] | 2007-12-12 15:18:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCFE NATO MARR RS |
| 07OSLO376 | NORWEGIANS REPLY TO CFE DEMARCHE [...] (C) On April 16 we received a response to our February 24, 2006 demarche (Reftel A) concerning the transfer of battle tanks and artillery entitlements for the flank zone from Kaare R. Aas, MFA Director General and Siren Gjerme Eriksen, Deputy Director General. 2. (C) Begin response tex [...] | 2007-04-17 10:35:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | NRRC PARM KCFE NO |
| 07OSLO598 | NORWAY ON RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS AND MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-07 11:21:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCFE NATO PARM PREL NO |
| 07OSLO838 | CFE: NORWAY PROCEDURES FOR ADAPTED CFE RATIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL NO |
| 07OTTAWA1046 | CANADIANS BACK UNIFIED ALLIANCE RESPONSE TO [...] (C) Summary: Canada's position on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) is closely aligned with our own: CFE is critical to European security and the Russians must deliver on their Istanbul Commitments before NATO allies ratify the Adapted CFE (A/CFE). Canada would like to join like [...] | 2007-06-04 20:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PARM KCFE NATO PREL CA |
| 07OTTAWA432 | NATO: CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON CROSS-GROUP [...] (C) Responding to reftel points on cross-group stationing, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) NATO Deputy Director Isabelle Poupart said Canada would join us in our effort to get the First Option adopted. She noted, however, that, like the U.S., Canada could live w [...] | 2007-03-07 22:43:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE NATO CA |
| 07PARIS1063 | DOD USDP EDELMAN AND FRENCH POLITICAL DIRECTOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: During a March 15 meeting with USDP Edelman, MFA Political Director Araud accepted fully the U.S. right to deploy MD in the Czech Republic and Poland while noting the need for careful Russia management. Agreeing with Edelman that this was more a problem of politics than physics, A [...] | 2007-03-19 15:45:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL FR NATO PARM AF IZ IR MOPS MNUC KCFE |
| 07PARIS1723 | FRANCE SHARES U.S. VIEWS ON CFE AND PUTIN'S APRIL [...] (C) On April 30th, we raised reftel demarche on Russia and its CFE obligations with Arnaud Roux, MFA action officer responsible for CFE. Roux observed that France shared our concern with respect to Russian intentions, especially if Russia is looking to abandon its commitment to the CFE regime [...] | 2007-04-30 16:53:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE PARM NATO RU FR |
| 07PARIS1763 | CFE AND PUTIN'S APRIL 26 REMARKS - RUSSIANS STATE [...] (C) In a May 2 follow-up conversation with Arnaud Roux, MFA action officer responsible for CFE (ref B),Roux provided us with a readout of his May 2 conversation with Russian Embassy representatives. According to Roux, the Russian representative emphasized that Putin's April 26 message was de [...] | 2007-05-03 12:10:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE PARM NATO RS FR |
| 07PARIS3199 | CFE: DAS KRAMER'S JULY 20 MTG WITH FRENCH OFFICIALS [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a July 20 meeting with Jean-Hughes Simon-Michel, PDAS-equivalent for Strategic Affairs, DAS Kramer explained that Russian DFM Kislyak would be in the U.S. the last week of July to discuss missile defense and CFE issues. Though not optimistic, we hoped to obtain a better unders [...] | 2007-07-27 09:15:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MOPS MARR RS FR KCFE |
| 07PARIS363 | A/S FRIED-POLDIR ARAUD ON IRAN, KOSOVO, GEORGIA, [...] (C) SUMMARY: French Political Director Araud informed EUR A/S Fried during a January 25 meeting that Russian Security Council Chairman Ivanov had revealed to him the previous day while in Paris that he would travel to Tehran February 28 at the behest of President Putin. Araud said the Russian [...] | 2007-01-31 12:48:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PREL KDEM EUN NATO UNO UNMIK FR KCFE RS SR |
| 07PARTO8 | (U) Secretary Rice's May 31, 2007 Meeting with [...] (U) May 31, 2007, 2:00 PM, Vienna, Austria. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Assistant Secretary Sean McCormack Ambassador Julie Finley General William Fraser, Special Assistant, JCS Brian Besanceney, Deputy Chief of Staff Ted Kontek, John Du [...] | 2007-06-05 00:29:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL PHUM OSCE KCFE RS |
| 07PRAGUE644 | CZECHS AGREE WITH U.S. APPROACH TO CFE [...] (C) Poloff delivered the authorized portions of Ref A demarche on June 6 to Veronika Smigolova, MFA Director for Security Policy. Smigolova, who will lead the Czech delegation to the June 12-15 CFE Extraordinary Conference, shared her fear that Allies could be faced with Russian tactics design [...] | 2007-06-06 11:58:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL EZ RU |
| 07PRAGUE970 | CZECH REACTION TO U.S. NONPAPER ON CFE [...] (C) On June 20, post delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper to Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, Director for Security Policy at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kuchynova-Smigolova said that she would study the U.S. proposal, but her immediate reaction was less than positive. She expressed [...] | 2007-08-24 07:42:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | EZ KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 07REYKJAVIK166 | ICELAND SHARES U.S. CONCERN ON CFE EXTRAORDINARY CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 17:25:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE PARM PREL IC |
| 07REYKJAVIK248 | ICELAND: TIMELINE ON ADAPTED CFE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 08:39:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE PARM PREL IC |
| 07RIGA432 | LATVIA SUPPORTS CFE REVIEW GOALS; DOESN'T WANT TO [...] (C) A/DCM delivered ref a points and ref b background to Latvian MFA PolDir Ilgvars Klave on June 6. Klava took detailed notes throughout the conversation. Although Latvia will not participate in the review conference (it is not party to the CFE treaty),it would actively engage at the HLTF [...] | 2007-06-06 14:49:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KCFE PREL NATO LG |
| 07RIGA533 | LATVIAN REACTION TO RUSSIAN CFE MOVES - PLANS, [...] (C) Summary: Putin's July 13 decree on CFE did not surprise Latvia, which expected a move like this after the escalating rhetoric of recent months. But Latvian officials are using it as a reminder that Latvia's border with Russia is a key reason Latvia wanted to join NATO. Public rhetoric ha [...] | 2007-07-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE MARR RS LG |
| 07RIGA629 | LATVIA REMAINS CAUTIOUS ON PLANS FOR A/CFE [...] (S/NF) Summary: Latvia continues to be wary of any plan to move forward on ratification of A/CFE that might leave them behind. They welcomed hearing more detail on our action for action plan and will have more thoughts in upcoming US/Baltic consultations on CFE. The Latvians are looking to ge [...] | 2007-08-21 11:29:00 | Embassy Riga | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM KCFE MARR PREL PINR RS LG |
| 07RIGA877 | LATVIA ON MADRID: NERVOUS ON CFE [...] (C) Summary: Latvia is wary of the Spanish/German effort on CFE in Madrid and greatly appreciates the US support for core principals in this area. Latvia will make a strong statement of support for ODIHR and election observation. They support the closure of the OSCE mission in Croatia and sup [...] | 2007-11-27 16:14:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE OSCE LG |
| 07ROME1783 | ITALY'S NATO OFFICE DIRECTOR CALLS U.S. CFE [...] (C) Acting Political Minister Counselor delivered reftel points and non-paper August 20 to MFA NATO Office Director Gianni Bardini who called the approach an extremely constructive breakthrough. He said he was encouraged to see such a positive move forward, and appreciated the USG's efforts [...] | 2007-08-21 10:41:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE PARM IT |
| 07ROME1801 | PROSPECTS FOR ITALIAN A/CFE RATIFICATION TIMING - [...] (C) Following up REF B conversation on A/CFE, MFA NATO Office Director Gianni Bardini called Acting Political Minister-Counselor August 23 to inform that he had made a formal request to the MFA's Legal Advisor for an estimate of how long it would take Italy to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty. B [...] | 2007-08-23 11:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE PARM IT |
| 07SOFIA372 | BULGARIA ON CFE TRANSFERS - CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU |
| 07SOFIA682 | BULGARIA ON RUSSIAN CFE CONCERNS [...] (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Gergana Velichkova, the MFA's acting director of OSCE and Regional Security Affairs. Velichkova thanked us for reftel responses to Russian concerns; she enthusiastically agreed with our points. Noting that Bulgaria is specifically mentioned in two of the s [...] | 2007-06-05 14:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU |
| 07SOFIA695 | BULGARIA BACKS U.S. APPROACH TO CFE EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) We delivered reftel A points on June 6 to Gergana Velichkova, the MFA's Acting Director of OSCE and Regional Security Affairs and Col. Stefan Yanev, Director of Defense Policy at the MOD. Both remarked that U.S. views on the upcoming conference were almost identical to those of the GoB an [...] | 2007-06-06 14:43:00 | Embassy Sofia | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE BU |
| 07STATE150674 | SECRETARY'S 10/29 MEETING WITH SPANISH FM [...] (U) October 29, 2007, 10:00 a.m., Secretary's Office 2. (U) Participants: United States The Secretary EUR A/S Daniel Fried PA A/S Sean McCormack Steve Beecroft EUR Elaine Samson (Notetaker) Spain Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Ambassador Carlos Westendorp Chief of Staf [...] | 2007-10-30 22:29:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | OSCE KCFE SP KV RU KZ MD |
| 07STATE164180 | A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH GEORGIAN FM BEZHUASHVILI [...] (S) Summary: A/S Fried urged Georgia not to restrict its democratic space and to re-establish unrestricted freedom of the media. Bezhuashvili responded that Prime Minister Gurgenidze was involved in intensive negotiations with News Corp to re-open the Imedi TV station as soon as possible. On [...] | 2007-12-06 17:04:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KCFE PGOV PHUM PREL GG |
| 07TALLINN373 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. ON CFE TREATY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 14:14:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO RS EN |
| 07TALLINN377 | ESTONIA TO ISSUE STATEMENT ON EXTRAORDINARY CFE [...] (C) On June 6, we delivered Ref A points to Kristjan Priik, Second Secretary in the MFA's Security and Arms Control Division, on preparations for the extraordinary CFE (Conventional Forces in Europe) conference. On June 7, Priik reiterated Estonia's position on Russia's proposal (Ref B). Coo [...] | 2007-06-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO RS EN |
| 07TALLINN544 | ESTONIA SUPPORTS U.S. NON-PAPER ON CFE RATIFICATION [...] (C) On August 20 and 21, we delivered reftel points to Arti Hilpus, MFA Director for Security and Arms Control, and Peeter Helme, MFA NATO Desk Officer, on breaking the impasse to Russia's fulfillment of its remaining Istanbul commitments. Hilpus told us that the GOE's position on CFE remains [...] | 2007-08-22 08:40:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN |
| 07TALLINN633 | ESTONIA: PDAS VOLKER AT V-10 POLITICAL DIRECTORS [...] (C) Summary. EUR PDAS Volker participated in the Vilnius Ten (V-10) political directors conference in Tallinn, Estonia on September 12-13. V-10 political directors generally supported eventual NATO enlargement for the Adriatic 3 (Albania, Croatia, and Macedonia) and the need for more EU unit [...] | 2007-09-26 11:22:00 | Embassy Tallinn | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE EN |
| 07THEHAGUE946 | NETHERLANDS: A/S DE SUTTER'S MAY 8 MEETING WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: During a tour d'horizon discussion at the MFA on May 8, Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance, and Implementation Paula A. DeSutter addressed Russian President Putin's April 26 remarks and attempts to link the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty to [...] | 2007-05-18 13:53:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNNP KCFE CWC NL |
| 07USNATO177 | NATO/VCC: MARCH 8 VCC EXPERTS MEETING [...] (C) Summary: After the U.S. representative executed guidance, the experts agreed (ad ref for Germany, whose representative agreed but stated that he had to go back to Berlin for full approval) that revision 2 of reference B would focus in Annex 1 of table B as directly answering the tasking, [...] | 2007-03-20 09:14:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE OSCE |
| 07USNATO178 | DATA MANAGEMENT EXPERTS GROUP MEETING, MARCH 8, [...] (U) Summary: The Data Management Expert Group (DMEG) met on March 8, 2007. Italy, Spain, and Romania introduced new representatives, and the Chair reported on staff activity since the January meeting. After reviewing the status of the NCFS and VERITY XXI for the current CFE, the group focused [...] | 2007-03-20 11:12:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE |
| 07USNATO218 | VCC AND EXPERTS MEETINGS, MARCH 29, 2007 [...] (SBU) Summary: During meetings on March 29, VCC experts reached agreement on procedures for reporting ambiguities related to BRM-1K vehicles and use of GPS during inspections; they will continue to address use of digital cameras to report ambiguities and definition of inspection site. The V [...] | 2007-03-30 16:57:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE |
| 07USNATO227 | NATO-RUSSIA COUNCIL ARMS CONTROL DISCUSSION, MARCH [...] (C) Summary: In the NATO-Russia Council arms control discussion on March 29, 2007, Russian Ambassador Totskiy claimed that Russia "did not know what it needs to do" to get NATO to ratify the Adapted CFE (A/CFE),and asked for a list of outstanding Russian "debts" related to ratification. All [...] | 2007-04-04 09:58:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE |
| 07USNATO266 | HLTF MEETING MARCH 22, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite determined efforts by the U.S. and many other Allies, Germany derailed agreement at the March 22 High-level Task Force (HLTF) on the text of a NATO paper on cross-group stationing of forces under the CFE Treaty. Most allies, in particular Turkey, Greece, Norway, Bulgaria [...] | 2007-04-24 07:44:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS |
| 07USNATO300 | WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF, NRC(ACE),AND VCC TEAM [...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF, NRC(ACE),and VCC meetings, May 15-18. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32)2-724-3233. [...] | 2007-05-11 14:32:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM OTRA NATO KCFE OSCE |
| 07USNATO337 | HLTF MEETING MAY 16, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY. The May 16 HLTF meeting focused on CFE-related comments in Russian President Putin's April 26 statement and the positive steps the Alliance should take in response. The U.S. delegation was led by DOS/VCI DAS Karin L. Look. Allies concluded that NATO should continue to send a [...] | 2007-05-25 15:17:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS |
| 07USNATO351 | CFE: VCC AND VCC EXPERTS' MEETINGS, MAY 16, 2007 [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 16 VCC and VCC experts' meetings: a. The U.S. announced an upcoming Vienna Document inspection in Sweden during the time a Swedish exercise below Vienna Document thresholds will be conducted; b. Experts agreed to attempt to hold a NATO Vienna Document course in Cen [...] | 2007-06-04 14:09:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO OSCE KCFE |
| 07USNATO354 | WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF AND CFE MEETINGS, JUNE [...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF and CFE meetings, June 6-8, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul (32)2-724-3233. [...] | 2007-06-06 13:04:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM OTRA NATO KCFE OSCE |
| 07USNATO388 | WELCOME TO NATO FOR HLTF JUNE 28, 2007 [...] Mission welcomes, DAS Karin Look and traveling party to NATO for HLTF meetings, June 27-28, 2007. Control Officer for the visit is USNATO Political Officer is Don Sheehan. Office: (32)2-724-3486 fax: (32)2-724-3421. Administrative support is provided by Lucia Krul and Denise Corbin(32)2-724- [...] | 2007-06-25 14:42:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCFE NATO OSCE OTRA PARM PREL |
| 07USNATO405 | NAC-MOLDOVA CONSULTATIONS JULY 4 FOCUS ON [...] (C) Molodvan FM Stratan and Acting DefMin Ion Coropcean consulted with the North Atlantic Council (NAC) on Moldova's Individual Partnership Action Plan July 4. NATO SYG de Hoop Scheffer said that Moldova had made a good start, but strategic concepts still needed to be defined to guide the mor [...] | 2007-07-05 05:15:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL MARR KCFE NATO ML |
| 07USNATO409 | NATO/HLTF MEETING, JUNE 28 2007 [...] (C) Summary. The all-day HLTF June 28 was focused on both assessing the Extraordinary Conference June 12-15, 2007 and preparing to deal with the likelihood that Russia may soon trigger a 150 day countdown to suspension of performance of its CFE obligations or (less likely) of Russia,s su [...] | 2007-07-10 15:16:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USNATO431 | JULY 17 MEETING OF THE VCC AND EXPERTS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and experts met on July 17. Regarding the food-for-thought (FFT) paper (Ref A) on coordinating Vienna Document (VD) inspections, consensus could not be reached due to German objections. There was much unfocused discussion over ho [...] | 2007-07-27 15:00:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USNATO433 | NRC/CFE: RUSSIA WANTS COMPLETE ELIMINATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-27 15:59:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM PREL MARR KCFE RU |
| 07USNATO445 | NATO/HLTF MEETING, JULY 26 2007 - THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. The July 26 HLTF focused on discussion of what the Allies, game plan should be for achieving key CFE and related policy goals in the period prior to December 12, when Russia,s threat to suspend implementation of CFE would become operational. U.S. HLTF Deputy Jennifer Laurendeau [...] | 2007-08-06 14:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USNATO446 | ALLIES APPRECIATE DAS KRAMER'S BRIEFING ON [...] (C) Summary: Allies praised DAS David Kramer's briefing to Allies on the US/Russia experts' talks in Washington (July 30-31) on missile defense (MD) and CFE. Allies expect US leadership in these negotiations with Russia, and greatly appreciate our efforts to brief and consult with them. Krame [...] | 2007-08-06 14:54:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR KCFE RU |
| 07USNATO521 | SUBJECT: HLTF: NATO ALLIES ENDORSE U.S. PARALLEL [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 13 HLTF, Allies endorsed the U.S. &Parallel Actions Plan8 as the basis to end the current impasse with Russia on the fulfillment of the remaining Istanbul commitments and ratification of the Adapted CFE Treaty. U.S. HLTF Representative Karin L. Look also successf [...] | 2007-09-21 15:59:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USNATO524 | NATO/VCC SEPTEMBER 13 MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: The September 13 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on agreeing on procedures to deconflict Vienna Document Inspections with four non-Allied OSCE states (Finland, Sweden, Switzerland, and Austria) for the 2008 year. The NATO Staff will sen [...] | 2007-09-24 16:01:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USNATO525 | NON-PAPER CIRCULATED BY SOME ALLIES ON RAISING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: NATO Permanent Representatives from Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy, The Netherlands, Norway, and Spain circulated a non-paper (see below) to all Allied PermReps on September 19 on exploring ways to strengthen NATO's profile in arms control and disarmament prior to t [...] | 2007-09-26 15:48:00 | Mission USNATO | UNCLASSIFIED | KCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE |
| 07USNATO532 | RUSSIANS SOFTENING TONE ON CFE AT THE NRC? [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Senior Russian military official briefing at the September 26 NATO-Russia Council (NRC) meeting signaled possible Russian softening on its CFE line. NATO International staff reports that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov also made some constructive comments in a recent discussi [...] | 2007-09-28 15:10:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USNATO533 | RUSSIAN MILITARY DOCTRINE VIEWS NATO AS A [...] (C) This is an Action Request: please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: After delivering a lackluster briefing on Russian military reforms, Russian Senior Military Representative Kuznetsov demonstrated previously unseen frankness in responding to Allies' questions in the September 29 NATO-R [...] | 2007-09-28 15:11:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PREL MARR KCFE RU |
| 07USNATO536 | MISSILE DEFENSE: 9/25 EXECUTIVE WORKING GROUP- [...] (S) Summary: In the September 25 Executive Working Group- Reinforced (EWG-R) meeting, the NATO International Staff agreed to prepare a draft report in response to the Riga missile defense tasking for the October 24-25 NATO Defense Ministerial. The U.S. informed Allies that it is seeking a po [...] | 2007-10-01 16:43:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | NATO PREL MARR KCFE RU |
| 07USNATO578 | NATO/HLTF MEETING, OCTOBER 19 2007 - THE WAY AHEAD [...] (C) Summary. The October 19 High Level Task Force meeting focused on discussion of the "way ahead" for maintaining the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) in the face of Russia's stated intent to suspend implementation. HLTF representative Karin L. Look provided Allies with a r [...] | 2007-10-24 15:09:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USNATO613 | NATO/VCC NOVEMBER 14 AND 15 MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 14 and 15 Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) and VCC Experts made progress on several issues, but postponed others until the January VCC. Particular implementation concerns were discussed in regard to the potential Russian CFE suspension where HLTF policy guida [...] | 2007-11-21 17:29:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USNATO615 | CFE: NOVEMBER 15 MEETING OF THE HLTF [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the NATO High Level Task Force on November 15, Allies welcomed U.S. updates on current U.S. ) Russian Federation discussions and considered appropriate next steps in anticipation of Russian suspension of implementation of the CFE Treaty on December 12. 2. (C) Allies agreed [...] | 2007-11-23 15:08:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS |
| 07USNATO632 | UKRAINE'S A/FM KHANDOGIY TELLS NATO MINISTERS [...] (C) At the NATO-Ukraine Commission (NUC) Ministerial meeting at NATO Headquarters on December 7, Acting Foreign Minister Khandogiy forecast a Ukrainian request to launch a NATO Membership Action Plan at the April 2008 Summit in Bucharest and announced Ukraine's readiness to contribute forces t [...] | 2007-12-11 14:01:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR KCFE PARM BO |
| 07USNATO640 | HLTF: NATO ALLIES READY TO STAY THE COURSE ON CFE [...] (C) At the December 14 HLTF all NATO Allies - without exception - called for a continuation of NATO,s unified response to Russia,s unilateral actions on CFE and urged that the U.S. keep its "parallel actions" package on the table for negotiation with Russia. Praise for U.S. efforts to date wa [...] | 2007-12-17 19:41:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO OSCE RS |
| 07USNATO648 | RFG AND READOUT OF VCC AND VCC EXPERTS MEETING - [...] This is a Request for Guidance. See Para 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: At the December 19 meeting of the NATO Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC),Allies agreed to allocate and coordinate CFE inspections -- including for Russia -- based on data from the previous Treaty year. Allies also coor [...] | 2007-12-20 15:38:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 07USUNNEWYORK553 | MISSION CLEARANCE FOR 1540 ASSISTANCE PROVIDER [...] In response to REFTEL, mission clearance is granted for ISN officers Pieter Ott, Yvette Wong, Thomas Wuchte and DoE officer Todd Perry to attend the July 11-12 meeting of the 1540 Assistance Provider Meeting. 2. Control officer will be USUN Mark Groombridge who will join delegates at the [...] | 2007-07-06 15:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCFE OTRA PARM PREL SC UN WMD |
| 07VILNIUS595 | LITHUANIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON ADAPTED [...] (C) We delivered reftel non-paper to Algis Dabkus, Director of the Security Policy Department at the MFA. Dabkus expressed surprise at the fast-paced timeline. He said that the GOL has always been willing to ratify the Adapted CFE Treaty once the Istanbul Commitments are met. 2. (C) Dabkus [...] | 2007-08-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE PARM PREL LH |
| 07VILNIUS629 | U.S.-BALTIC A/CFE MEETING IN VILNIUS, AUGUST 30 [...] (C) Summary: U.S. HLTF Representative Deputy Assistant Secretary Karin L. Look led CFE consultations with Estonia, SIPDIS Latvia, and Lithuania on August 29 and 30, 2007 in Vilnius, Lithuania. On 29 August with Lithuanian MFA Under Secretary Pavilionis and on 30 August with all three Baltic [...] | 2007-09-07 05:36:00 | Embassy Vilnius | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO KCFE PARM PREL ZB RS |
| 07WARSAW1295 | POLES OPPOSE RUSSIAN AGENDA FOR CFE EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche by poloff, Polish MFA's expert on the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) treaty, Mieczyslaw Kozinski, labeled Russia's agenda "a non-starter," and called for "NATO solidarity" to oppose Russian goals for the 12-15 June Extraordinary Conference under t [...] | 2007-06-04 14:21:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL PL |
| 07WARSAW1331 | CFE EXTRA CONFERENCE: U.S. THINKING POINTS [...] On the morning of June 6, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on CFE Extraordinary Conference Preparations to Mieczyslaw Kuzinski, Head of Regional Security Policy, MFA. As per instructions contained in Calvin Peterson's June 5 e-mail with subject line "Urgent: Instructions to NATO posts for del [...] | 2007-06-06 14:18:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 07WARSAW2104 | CFE: POLAND SUPPORTS PARALLEL ACTION, BUT DOUBTS [...] (C) Poland supports the U.S. proposal for parallel action on the A/CFE but has noted that since the Russians labeled it "insufficient" there is no basis for Poland to pursue ratification at this time. On October 11, in the wake of the of the informal CFE seminar held by all 30 state parties O [...] | 2007-10-16 09:35:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE PL |
| 07YEREVAN1134 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-August 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Harris Radio End-Use-Monitoring inspections conducted with 100% verification; Crisis Response Survey Conducted; Developing FMF FY08 Letters of Request with Armenian MOD ; Three JCTP events conducted in Aug; Awaiting Letter of Agreement for Excess Defense Articles (EDA) to b [...] | 2007-09-12 03:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN1268 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-September 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: PAP-DIB Survey conducted; IMET graduate reception; Humanitarian Assistance events conducted with KSNG; FY08 FMF Letter of Request being finalized; One JCTP and two SPP events conducted in Sep; Letter of Agreement for Excess Defense Articles (EDA) still in DoS Legal. 2. [...] | 2007-10-19 12:59:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN132 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-JANUARY 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Expeditionary Medical Services (EMEDS) contingency hospital training conducted in Armenia on 31 Jan - 4 Feb 07. WIF funded personnel reform seminar coordinations on track. FMF AM-B-BAA Peacekeeping battalion equipment delivery not yet completed. NCO program development mee [...] | 2007-02-06 11:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN1333 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-October 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Letter of Request totaling $6.8M of FMF for Peacekeeping equipment and radios requested for Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade; Review of Armenian National Military Doctrine conducted; DASD Cagan visit; Letter of Agreement for Excess Defense Articles (EDA) still awaits State Dep [...] | 2007-11-07 08:21:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN1412 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-November 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Letter of Agreement (LOA) totaling $6.8M in FMF for Peacekeeping equipment and radios signed by ARM MOD; Letter of Agreement for Excess Defense Articles (EDA) approved; Letter of Request (LOR) received from ARM MOD requesting additional EDA trucks forwarded to USASAC; ARM M [...] | 2007-12-07 06:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN1472 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-DECEMBER 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Joint Visual Inspection for Excess Defense Article (EDA) trucks conducted; EMEDS IPR conducted in San Antonio; ARM MOD cancels EDA UH-1H helicopter request; Dec SPP event postponed until Jan 08. 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. On 17-18 Dec 07 the ODC Chief and two repr [...] | 2007-12-27 12:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN358 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MARCH 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ODC Armenia conducted Bilateral Country Planning Conference in Yerevan; LOA for AM-B-UAB Harris radio case for 12th Peacekeeping BN signed and returned 27 Mar; LOA for AM-B-OAA blanket training case signed and returned 27 Mar. New Budget Analyst/Admin Assistant hired. 2. [...] | 2007-03-27 08:08:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN566 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-April 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: ODC Armenia conducted visit of Defense Reutilization Management Office and Excess Defense Article stockyard in Kaiserslautern; FY08 Counter Terrorism Fellowship Program plan developed at TPMR; Letter of Request for equipping Nuclear Biological and Chemical defense platoon se [...] | 2007-05-07 09:54:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN785 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-May 2007 [...] The Letters of Request (LOR) for two FMF cases designed to enhance the Armenian EMEDS were forwarded to DSCA and SAF/IA on 23 May. One case is an amendment to the existing AM-D-EAA equipment case. This amendment will acquire additional medical and deployment equipment that will improve the capa [...] | 2007-06-18 02:45:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN893 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-June 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Bilateral Defense Consultations (BDC) held in Wash DC; South Caucasus and Moldova Clearing House (SCMCH) conducted in Tbilisi; U.S. Assessment of Armenian English language program concluded; ODC escorts key MOD leaders to DLI in San Antonio; Letter of Agreement for Nuclear, [...] | 2007-07-13 05:51:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 07YEREVAN998 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-July 2007 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Large FMF equipment shipment for 12th Peacekeeping Battalion arrives; Received Defense Language Institute assessment of Armenian English language training programs; Armenian OIF contingent deploys; Awaiting Letter of Agreement for Excess Defense Articles (EDA) to be approved [...] | 2007-08-07 10:32:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 08ANKARA1426 | TURKEY: NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 15:08:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE PARM GG RU TU |
| 08ANKARA2159 | TURKEY: REACTION TO READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-23 12:26:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 08ANKARA282 | CFE: TURKS SEEK COPY OF U.S. ACTION-FOR-ACTION [...] (C) Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun told us February 14 that he appreciated being in close contact with DAS Karin Look and other U.S. officials on the way forward on CFE. Gun said he understood the U.S. had prepared a revised draft of [...] | 2008-02-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO TU |
| 08ANKARA314 | TURKEY: NO OBJECTIONS TO US PLANS TO SEEK [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 15:27:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM NATO PREL TU |
| 08ANKARA565 | CFE: TURKEY WANTS NO MENTION OF FLANKS IN NATO [...] (C) We queried MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Gun March 25 on MFA reactions to the proposed NATO statement on CFE (reftel). Gun said he had examined the statement and consulted with senior MFA officials, who agreed that Turkey strongly opposes any reference to "flank limits" o [...] | 2008-03-25 15:54:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR GG MD TU |
| 08ANKARA939 | TURKEY: CFE CONSULTATIONS WITH RUSSIAN DFM KISLYAK [...] (C) Summary: MFA Arms Control Deputy Director General Ahmet Muhtar Gun told us May 14 that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Kislyak probed for weaknesses in the Alliance's position on CFE, griped about Alliance "failures" to respond to Russia's concerns, and pressed Turkey to give up the Flank [...] | 2008-05-15 11:46:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCFE OSCE RS TU |
| 08ASTANA2379 | KAZAKHSTAN FY 2009 COUNTRY TEAM ASSESSMENT OF 1206 FUNDING [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The U.S. Embassy Astana Country Team and Ambassador approve the Kazakhstan Fiscal Year 2009 1206 funding proposals. The two separate proposals are for equipment and training for the Kazakhstan Peacekeeping Brig [...] | 2008-12-01 11:07:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MCAP PARM PINS EAID KACT KCFE KOMC KZ |
| 08ATHENS226 | GREECE: CFE INSPECTION PLANNING AND DECONFLICTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 16:25:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL GR |
| 08ATHENS411 | GREECE/CFE: NON-PAPER ON FLANK AND NATIONAL [...] (C) On the margins of March 17 meetings on OSCE matters with visiting USOSCE Ambassador Finley and A/DAS Robbins, Greek MFA Director General for International Organizations and International Security and Cooperation Ambassador Nicolaos Kalantzianos said he had an important CFE issue to address [...] | 2008-03-18 13:40:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR MASS KCFE NATO GR |
| 08ATHENS450 | CFE: GREECE SUPPORTS PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-26 13:10:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR KCFE GR |
| 08BERLIN1095 | TFGG01: GERMANY CITES FRENCH-LED "PROGRESS" [...] (C) Acting DCM delivered reftel points August 11 to Chancellor Merkel's Deputy National Security Advisor Rolf Nikel and to Foreign Office acting Political Director Emily Haber. We also discussed Georgia with Office Directors for NATO and Caucasus affairs. Chancellor Will Go to Sochi August 15 ----- [...] | 2008-08-11 15:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG |
| 08BERLIN356 | WSJ OP-ED: GERMANS PUSHING FOR MORE DISARMAMENT [...] (U) Summary: Germany is a challenge for the U.S. on the issue of arms control and disarmament, often critical of our efforts and poorly informed about our activities. The January 15 Wall Street Journal op-ed by Kissinger, Schultz, Perry, and Nunn -- which supported inter alia the goal of elim [...] | 2008-03-20 09:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO PGOV NRRC GM MARR KCFE |
| 08BRATISLAVA132 | SLOVAKIA HAS NO PROBLEM WITH PROPOSED NATO [...] (U) DCM and German DCM Klaus-Jochen Richard Guhlke delivered the letter and proposed statement as per reftel to Karol Mistrik, Director of the Disarmament, OSCE and Counter Terrorism Department at the Slovak MFA on March 26. Mistrik had already received the letter and draft statement through N [...] | 2008-03-26 17:36:00 | Embassy Bratislava | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR GG MD |
| 08BRUSSELS1930 | BELGIUM NOTIFIED OF FRIED-ANTONOV MEETING ON CFE [...] (C) On December 15, Poloff delivered reftel notification of the planned Fried-Antonov meeting in Geneva on December 17 to Francois De Kerchove, deputy director of the Department of Security Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. De Kerchove said that the news of the Fried-Antonov meeting [...] | 2008-12-18 17:48:00 | Embassy Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREF PARM NATO RS BE |
| 08BUCHAREST639 | ROMANIA STATEMENT; NAC POINT DELIVERED [...] (U) The Supreme Council for National Defense (CSAT) met on August 9 to review Romania's position on the events occurring in Georgia. President Basescu presided over the discussion that released the following statement: "The evolution of the frozen conflicts in the Caucasus and Black Sea Bas [...] | 2008-08-11 14:04:00 | Embassy Bucharest | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG RO |
| 08BUDAPEST807 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC [...] (C) Ref talking points were delivered on August 11 to Vilmos Hamikus, Acting State Secretary for Political Affairs at the GoH Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hamikus agreed with the main principals of the talking points, namely the need for a cease fire and cessation of hostilities, however he also no [...] | 2008-08-11 11:56:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM RU GG HU |
| 08COPENHAGEN171 | DENMARK ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT U.S.-GERMAN CFE [...] (C) Denmark warmly welcomes the joint U.S.-German draft CFE statement (reftel),Danish MFA officials told us and the German defense attache March 26, hailing the initiative as a significant step forward in uniting the Alliance on this issue. Jakob Nielsen of the Danish MFA's Security Policy D [...] | 2008-03-26 11:03:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS DA |
| 08LISBON1999 | TFGG01: PORTUGAL NOT PLANNING TO SUPPORT STRONG NAC STATEMENT REF: STATE 85678 [...] (C) Portugal is concerned about the crisis in Georgia but is not ready to make a statement against Russian actions at this time, according to MFA Director for European Affairs Liliana Mascarenhas Neto. She told us that Portugal would wait to hear the French report at the special GAERC meeting on Au [...] | 2008-08-11 18:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE PO RU GG |
| 08LJUBLJANA136 | SLOVENIA: DERMACHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT ON CFE [...] (C) On March 25, Emboff delivered reftel points, cover letter, and draft proposed CFE statement to MFA Security Policy Division official Darija Goroz, who stated that the GOS will review the proposed statement and provide a response as soon as possible. COLEMAN [...] | 2008-03-25 15:22:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS KCFE MARR GG MD SI NATO |
| 08LJUBLJANA359 | SLOVENIA ON U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC STATEMENT [...] (C) On August 11, Emboffs met with Marko Purkart, acting head of the MFA's Security Division, to brief him and urge Slovenia's support for a strong NAC statement condemning Russian actions in Georgia. Purkart took our points under consideration and undertook to pass them to Slovenia's Mission [...] | 2008-08-11 08:44:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG SI |
| 08LUXEMBOURG217 | LUXEMBOURG BRIEFED ON USG PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 14:52:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE RU CG LU |
| 08MADRID885 | SPAIN RECEIVES U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC [...] Reftel points are being conveyed to Director General for External Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias, who was enroute to Brussels today. His staff is transmitting to Fernandez-Arias our unclassified nonpaper with key points regarding tomorrow's NAC discussion of events in Geo [...] | 2008-08-11 15:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG PREL SP |
| 08MOSCOW147 | RUSSIAN OPPOSITION TO UKRAINIAN NATO MAP UNCHANGED [...] (C) Russia's reaction to Ukraine's announcement that it would seek a Membership Action Plan (MAP) at the NATO Summit in Bucharest (reftel) has been negative, but relatively low-key, reflecting the GOR's assessment that MAP is unlikely. MFA Counselor for NATO issues Gregoriy Sumkin told us Ja [...] | 2008-01-18 16:07:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE UP RS |
| 08MOSCOW1867 | CFE: MORE ON BALUYEVSKIY'S EXPANDED FLANK REGIME [...] (C) Sergey Federyakov, Counselor in the MFA's Office of Disarmament and Security Affairs, provided some details to us on the proposal to expand Russia's flank area under the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) floated by former Chief of the General Staff Baluyevskiy after the May 15 Nat [...] | 2008-07-02 15:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE MARR RS |
| 08MOSCOW2297 | DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH GENERAL BUZHINSKIY [...] (C) Summary. Ministry of Defense Lt. General Yevgeniy Buzhinskiy told visiting EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthew Bryza August 1 that Russia shared the U.S.'s desire to avoid an armed conflict in Abkhazia. If there were such a conflict, Russia would likely not become directly involved, h [...] | 2008-08-07 11:44:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV MARR NATO KCFE GG RS |
| 08MOSCOW3109 | RUSSIA ON CFE POST-GEORGIA [...] (C) Summary. The MFA continues to press for the resumption of meetings between Russia and the U.S. on the way ahead on the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE). While acknowledging that the conflict in Georgia has changed the dynamic for such discussions, the MFA has nothing new to offe [...] | 2008-10-22 08:53:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE NATO RS |
| 08MOSCOW759 | ACTING U/S FRIED'S MARCH 17 MEETING WITH RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary. Meeting on the margins of the 2 2 in Moscow March 17, Acting Undersecretary for Political Affairs Daniel Fried and Russian Director for Security and Disarmament Anatoliy Antonov led delegations in a long discussion of outstanding issues on the Conventional Forces in Europe (CFE) [...] | 2008-03-19 14:35:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE NATO MARR RS |
| 08MOSCOW806 | RUSSIA'S EXPECTATIONS FOR NATO SUMMIT DEPEND ON [...] (C) Summary. According to the head of the NATO section at the MFA, Putin's swan song at the NATO Summit in Bucharest was envisioned to be "constructive" and to call for more NATO-Russia cooperation, but recent U.S. statements of support for a Membership Action Plan offer for Ukraine and Georg [...] | 2008-03-25 04:43:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO MARR PARM KCFE UP GG RS |
| 08OTTAWA1259 | NATO: CANADA SHARES U.S. VIEW OF NO BUSINESS AS [...] (C) Summary: Canada agrees with the U.S. position that there should be no business as usual at the NATO Russia Council (NRC),and at the NRC Prep Com, and Canada is making this point to its NATO allies. End summary. 2. (C) On September 22, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAIT) [...] | 2008-09-22 20:39:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM KCFE RS GG CA |
| 08OTTAWA418 | DELIVERY OF NATO HIGH LEVEL GROUP CHAIRMAN'S LETTER [...] On March 25, the Charge delivered reftel letter to Colleen Swords, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Swords expressed her thanks. Visit Canada,s Economy and Environment Forum at http://w [...] | 2008-03-26 14:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA |
| 08OTTAWA420 | CANADA ON PROPOSED NATO CFE STATEMENT [...] (C) In a meeting with Charge on March 25, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security and Political Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Colleen Swords expressed appreciation for reftel points on the CFE statement, explaining that she had not yet rece [...] | 2008-03-26 14:33:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS GG MD CA |
| 08PRAGUE207 | PROPOSED NATO STATEMENT ON CFE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 11:55:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL RS NATO KCFE MARR CG MD EZ |
| 08PRAGUE535 | TFGGO1: CZECHS ENGAGED ON SITUATION IN SOUTH [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs discussed the upcoming August 12 NAC with Czech MFA Director of Security Policy, Veronika Kuchynova-Smigolova, who noted that the Czechs share a similar perspective to the USG and offered her assurance that they want to coordinate closely with us. As noted in Ref B., Czech Fo [...] | 2008-08-12 06:34:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PARM KCFE EUN RU GG EZ |
| 08PRAGUE592 | CZECHS SUPPORT GEORGIA AND TAKE TOUGH LINE ON [...] Summary: The GOCR has strongly condemned Russia's recognition of South Ossetia and Abkhazia and shares the USG perspective on support for Georgia, especially its territorial integrity. The Czechs have pressed for strong statements in the North Atlantic Council (NAC) and the EU General Affairs [...] | 2008-08-29 16:33:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE RU GG EZ EUN |
| 08PRAGUE810 | CZECH REPUBLIC: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-31 13:10:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREF PARM NATO EZ |
| 08REYKJAVIK166 | NAC STATEMENT ON RUSSIAN ACTIONS IN GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 16:56:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG IC |
| 08RIGA560 | OUTCOMES - U.S.-BALTIC CFE CONSULTATIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The three Baltic states used annual CFE and conventional arms control consultations with the U.S. HLTF delegation on September 8-9 to underscore the need for increased cooperation on NATO defense planning in light of Russia's actions in Georgia. Far from fixated on notions of de [...] | 2008-09-16 10:59:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE LG EN LH |
| 08RIGA813 | LATVIA APPRECIATIVE OF US POSITION ON CFE [...] (C) Latvia appreciates US leadership in attempting to bring Russia back into the CFE while not caving to Russian demands to make decisions on the Baltics prior to entry into force of the adapted treaty. That was the main message from Ieva Jirgensone, acting head of the arms control division at [...] | 2008-12-23 10:06:00 | Embassy Riga | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE RS LG |
| 08ROME1018 | TFGG01: ITALIANS NOT LIKELY TO BE HELPFUL ON NAC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 16:30:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG IT |
| 08ROME365 | ITALY/CFE: GOI "POSITIVE" ON PROPOSED NATO CFE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA OSCE Desk Officer Emilio Giribone on March 25. He said that Italy will be represented at the March 27 HLTF by Brunella Borzi, MFA Envoy for OSCE Political-Military Affairs, who has already seen the draft U.S.-German Statement on CFE. Althoug [...] | 2008-03-25 17:14:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE MARR RS MD GG IT |
| 08SOFIA550 | BULGARIA: NAC STATEMENT ON GEORGIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 15:57:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG BU |
| 08STATE100758 | ACTION REQUEST: FRIED-ANTONOV DISCUSSION ON [...] (U) This is an action message for posts in all NATO capitals, USOSCE and USNATO. It follows up on discussion at the September 11 HLTF regarding appropriate CFE contacts with Russia in light of events in Georgia (discussed in detail Ref A). Posts should brief this information orally, not/not [...] | 2008-09-19 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08STATE109115 | NATO/VCC: BIDS FOR VD99 VERIFICATION ACTIVITY IN [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 2. 2. (C/REL NATO) Ref document requests Allies submit national bids for Vienna Document 1999 inspection and evaluation activity before October 15, 2008, indicating the countries in which they plan to carry out VD 99 evaluation visits and inspections [...] | 2008-10-10 19:49:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08STATE120660 | CFE: NOV 5-7 ROMANIAN-HOSTED HLTF OFF-SITE: [...] (C) Summary. At the November 5-7 Romanian-hosted off-site HLTF, Allies discussed the current situation regarding CFE; examined options for a unified way forward; and agreed on themes for NAC communique language on CFE to deliver a solid NATO message at the upcoming NATO and OSCE Ministerials [...] | 2008-11-13 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO OSCE |
| 08STATE130577 | NOTIFYING ALLIES OF FRIED-ANTONOV MEETING ON CFE [...] (U) This is an action message for embassies in all NATO capitals and USNATO. USOSCE should follow up as appropriate. 2. (C) Posts should contact appropriate host government authorities (USNATO should inform appropriate members of the International Staff) as soon as possible to let them k [...] | 2008-12-12 14:00:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREF PARM RS NATO |
| 08STATE133417 | CFE: A/S FRIED'S DECEMBER 17 MEETING WITH [...] (C) EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried and an interagency team met for five-plus hours December 17 in Geneva to review the status of the CFE Parallel Actions Package with Russian Disarmament Director Anatoliy Antonov and his experts. The discussion combined Russian maximalism on CFE -- an [...] | 2008-12-22 15:26:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS GG MD |
| 08STATE133419 | ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV [...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals, Embassy Tbilisi, and Embassy Chisinau are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. For full readout of the con [...] | 2008-12-22 15:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS GG MD |
| 08STATE133540 | CORRECTED COPY - ACTION REQUEST: READOUT OF [...] (SBU) This is an action request. NATO capitals are requested to deliver the points in para 2 to the appropriate host government officials on the results of the December 17 CFE Treaty consultations between the U.S. and Russia. Department will brief Georgian and Moldovan officials in Washington [...] | 2008-12-22 18:55:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | KCFE NATO PARM PREL RS |
| 08STATE57869 | USG COMMENTS ON VORONIN DRAFT SETTLEMENT PACKAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: In an April 14 meeting, President Voronin asked DAS Merkel to review a package of Moldovan proposals meant to serve as the basis for a political settlement with Transnistria. He further requested that the U.S. present this package to the 5 2. DAS Merkel agreed [...] | 2008-05-30 13:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE MD PBTS PGOV PREL |
| 08STATE85678 | ACTION REQUEST: U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 05:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | NATO PARM KCFE RU GG |
| 08THEHAGUE292 | NETHERLANDS/CFE: QUIET DUTCH SUPPORT U.S.-GERMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-28 07:42:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO KCFE MARR NL |
| 08USNATO102 | NATO/VCC: MARCH 7 VCC MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In addition to the usual exchange of information on VDOC and CFE activities conducted and planned, the VCC meeting was generally successful. No Ally volunteered to notify a CFE inspection in Russia in March, so the U.S. did so. However, the IS Chair urged Allies to reconsider a [...] | 2008-03-20 17:40:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
| 08USNATO119 | NATO: MARCH 27 HLTF AGREES ON NAC STATEMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the March 27 HLTF meeting Allies reached agreement on the U.S.-German-sponsored draft NAC Statement on CFE (ref b). While all Allies were fully supportive of the concept and much of the content of the draft statement, a few (e.g. Turkey, the Baltics, Romania, and Bulgaria) re [...] | 2008-04-08 11:20:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USNATO141 | APRIL 15 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary. At the Experts, Meeting, 17 topics for discussion and exchange of views for implementation issues in VD99 were identified and discussion papers will be prepared for future meetings. The VCC itself was mostly routine, although a conflict between the U.S. intent to conduct a VD99 [...] | 2008-04-18 12:55:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
| 08USNATO171 | NATO: MAY 6, 2008 HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the May 6 HLTF, Allies agreed that for now the optimum course for addressing CFE issues with Russia is to adhere to the positions set out in the March 28 NAC statement and the Bucharest Summit Declaration. Allies should remain patient, demonstrating unity and resolve, while w [...] | 2008-05-15 11:15:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USNATO196 | NATO: MAY 29 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Experts made initial discussions of six of the seven agenda topics (Ref A) as well as the eighth agenda topic on preparation of remaining issues. Virtually no decisions were reached and all of the topics discussed at the meeting will be further addressed at the Experts, Meeti [...] | 2008-06-03 12:38:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
| 08USNATO210 | NATO: JUNE 9 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary: At the Experts, Meeting, the U.S. obtained all of the goals specified in Reference A. These discussions will continue on July 8 with new versions of the discussion papers transformed into shorter proposed NATO agreed papers to be distributed by the International Staff. At the [...] | 2008-06-18 13:27:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
| 08USNATO236 | JUNE 24, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES UNANIMOUS ON CONTINUING [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the June 24 HLTF meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies agreed to continue NATO,s current approach to dealing with the impasse brought on by the Russian Federation,s suspension of implementation of (i.e. compliance with) the CFE Treaty by: -- continuing Allies, unaltere [...] | 2008-07-07 07:26:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE NATO PARM PREL OSCE RS |
| 08USNATO248 | NATO: JULY 8 MEETING OF VCC EXPERTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the July 8 Experts, Meeting each of the papers on the agenda was basically approved with a few tweaks, and in accord with U.S. guidance. The IS Staff will prepare revisions for all of these papers and circulate them for further discussion as needed at the next meeting on Se [...] | 2008-07-15 11:35:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
| 08USNATO272 | USNATO DELIVERS READOUT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY [...] (C) USNATO delivered an oral readout (reftel) of the July 29 meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA Arms Control Director Antonov to the NATO International Staff on August 7. The NATO POC thanked the U.S. rep for the readout and did not have any follow-up questions other tha [...] | 2008-08-07 14:12:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 08USNATO336 | SEPTEMBER 11, 2008 HLTF: ALLIES GRAPPLE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the September 11 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) and related meetings Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE in the context of Russian actions in Georgia and Russias continued "suspension" of CFE, based largely on the options advanced by the U.S. (ref a). There was general a [...] | 2008-09-18 10:15:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USNATO337 | SEPTEMBER 15 2008 VCC AND EXPERTS MEETING [...] (C) Summary. In the VCC, Experts agreed with the U.S. position that discussion papers should not be tabled in Vienna prior to the AIAM. Papers on Sensitive Points and Concrete Parameters for Specified Areas were dropped, but the Chair will introduce a new paper on the Definition of Defense I [...] | 2008-09-18 10:18:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET | PREL NATO KCFE PARM |
| 08USNATO341 | NATO: FRIED-ANTONOV DISCUSSION ON FUTURE OF CFE [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel briefing to International Staff Arms Control and Coordination Section Head Mike Miggins on 22 September. Miggins mused that the Russians consistently claim to want the limits and "discipline" that the CFE treaty imposes, yet there have been no concrete moves toward [...] | 2008-09-23 12:05:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USNATO35 | NATO/VCC: JANUARY 22 VCC AND VCC EXPERTS, MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Experts agreed and the VCC approved the text for the common understanding of Annex A, Section V, Paragraph 5 of the Final Document of the First CFE Review Conference as suggested by the U.S. in Ref A. The understanding will be forwarded to the JCG-T in Vienna. END SUMMARY [...] | 2008-01-28 16:50:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USNATO371 | NATO-RUSSIA WAY FOWARD: READOUT OF OCTOBER 14 SPC [...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Allies delivered their initial responses to the IS-drafted policy paper "NATO-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis." At its base, the document's language of "targeted conditionality" and "selective engagement" and emphasis on unity pleased most Allies. Fran [...] | 2008-10-15 17:13:00 | Mission USNATO | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL NATO PGOV KCFE RS |
| 08USNATO398 | OCTOBER 16 HLTF: ALLIES COMMITTED TO A UNIFIED AND [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the October 16 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting and meetings on the margins, Allies discussed potential next steps on CFE (based largely on U.S. ideas presented at the September 11 HLTF, and a Czech paper distributed just prior to this HLTF meeting) and addressed how [...] | 2008-10-24 14:42:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL |
| 08USNATO441 | VCC/EXPERTS: U.S. TO CONDUCT VD99 EVALUATION VISIT [...] (C) Summary. During the 17 November VCC Experts meeting, USDel secured all primary and secondary objectives for U.S. VD99 verification activities in 2009. Experts debated alternative language for the IS working paper on Implementation Coordination, putting off consideration of three alternat [...] | 2008-11-26 18:28:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 08USNATO442 | NOVEMBER 21 HLTF: ALLIES AGREE TO CFE LANGUAGE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. At the November 21 NATO High Level Task Force (HLTF) meeting, Allies agreed on CFE language for the upcoming NATO Ministerial communique and how to deploy agreed language at subsequent key dates in December. The text (agreed via silence procedure on November 24) is closely based [...] | 2008-11-26 18:30:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO PARM PREL |
| 08USNATO469 | THE DECEMBER 3, 2008 MEETING OF THE NATO-UKRAINE [...] (U) Participants: U.S. Ambassador Volker Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried NSC Senior Director Damon Wilson NATO Secretary General Jaap De Hoop Scheffer NATO COUNTRIES Albania: FM Lulzim Basha Belgium: FM Karel De Gucht Bulgaria: AMB Lubomir Ivanov Canada: AMB Robert McRae Croatia: [...] | 2008-12-17 18:41:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL NATO PARM KCFE MARR GG UP RS |
| 08USNATO55 | NATO: JANUARY 31TH HLTF MEETING [...] (C) SUMMARY. NATO Allies used the January 31 HLTF to reaffirm and refine their strategy for a unified NATO response to Russia,s decision to suspend implementation of CFE. Allies see themselves united behind a substantive approach (the parallel actions plan) and accompanying diplomatic game [...] | 2008-02-12 16:20:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USNATO78 | DAS KRAMER GIVES NATO ALLIES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On February 22, Deputy Assistant Secretary David Kramer briefed NATO Allies in Brussels on Assistant Secretary Fried's February 19 meeting with Russian Deputy SIPDIS Foreign Minister and Disarmament Director Antonov regarding the CFE Parallel Actions Package. Kramer reported th [...] | 2008-02-27 12:02:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USNATO88 | NATO: FEBRUARY 28TH HLTF AND NRC (ACE) MEETINGS [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the February 28 HLTF, Allies agreed on key themes for the NATO-Russia Council Arms Control Experts (NRC (ACE)) meeting that followed the HLTF, and more generally for engaging Russia in the run-up to Bucharest. All who spoke stressed the need for a continued unified message; re [...] | 2008-03-07 15:04:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS OSCE |
| 08USOSCE106 | FSC APRIL 16: U.S. REPLIES TO RUSSIA ON DEFENSE [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. responded in the Forum for Security Cooperation on April 16 to Russia's attacks a week earlier on the President's decision that Kosovo was eligible for defense cooperation. The U.S. reminded delegations that the arms embargo against Yugoslavia had been lifted by UN dec [...] | 2008-04-21 06:07:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE110 | CFE/JCG: APRIL 22 PLENARY - VIGOROUS DEBATE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-23 17:02:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE111 | FSC APRIL 23: RUSSIANS BRANDISH "BLACKLIST" OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia protested it did not want to be a mentor to participating States who may have violated the Vienna Document timelines for requesting inspections or evaluations, but other delegations asked the CPC to broaden the scope of the inquiry into violations. Several states have c [...] | 2008-04-24 15:52:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE112 | RAPID REACTION FORCES PROPOSALS: THE STATE OF PLAY [...] (C) Summary: Russia on April 22 seemed to accept that the Quad Allies need a few more weeks to come up with a concrete response to its proposal for an information exchange on rapid reaction forces. Meanwhile, Britain, France, and Germany insist that the U.S justify its contention that Germany [...] | 2008-04-25 08:50:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE118 | CFE: APRIL 29 JCG PLENARY, ALLIES REFUTE RUSSIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At the April 29 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Dr. Szabolcs Osvat of the Hungarian MOD provided an academic-style briefing to the JCG on the topic of "Stationing and Temporary Deployment During CFE Adaptation and Beyond, 1996-1999." Inter alia, the brief noted how the CFE F [...] | 2008-04-30 18:47:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE120 | FSC APRIL 30: FSC DEFERS TO UNOMIG TO INVESTIGATE [...] (SBU) Summary: At the request of the Finnish Chairman-in-Office under the OSCE's "Bucharest mechanism," the Forum for Security Cooperation held initial discussions of the August 20 UAV incident in Abkhazia. The EU and several of its members deferred to UNOMIG--as it had the "main responsibili [...] | 2008-05-02 16:02:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL MOPS OSCE KCFE GG RS XG |
| 08USOSCE121 | OSCE: GLOBAL EXCHANGE OF MILITARY INFO GOES [...] (SBU) Forty-six participating States provided their Global Exchange of Military Information (GEMI) data for 2007 on time on April 29-30. Despite Russia's CFE "suspension," Russia provided its data on time. 2. (SBU) The only participating States with military forces that did not provide req [...] | 2008-05-02 16:12:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE122 | OSCE/FSC: US INTERVENTON AT MAY 7 FSC ON GEORGIA [...] (SBU) The is a request for guidance. See paragraphs 2-4 for background and paragraph 5 and 6 for request. 2. (C) Background: Georgian representatives explained to USDEL how allies and other concerned states could support Georgia's planned intervention on the April 20 UAV incident at t [...] | 2008-05-05 16:26:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE125 | FSC MAY 7: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA RETURN TO UAV [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia and Russia at the May 7 Forum for Security Cooperation resumed trading accusations on the April 20 UAV incident, Georgia insisting that a Russian fighter shot down the Georgian "interior ministry" drone with a missile as it over-flew Abkhazia. Georgia responded to Russi [...] | 2008-05-09 07:50:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG RS XG |
| 08USOSCE129 | CFE: MAY 13 JCG PLENARY: GERMAN PRESENTATION ON [...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the continuing "focused dialogue," at the May 13 JCG (Joint Consultative Group) Germany presented an update to its October 30, 2007 presentation on the topic of "CFE Limitations in Transition: Security Concerns and Current Force Level Trends." Using available CFE, [...] | 2008-05-14 16:50:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE130 | FSC MAY 14: RUSSIA TABLES ANOTHER REVISED VD99 [...] (SBU) Summary: During the May 14 Forum for Security Cooperation, Russia announced a revision of its 2007 draft decision to define the "specified area" of Vienna Document inspections, now limiting the area to 25,000 square kilometers. Russia also revised its proposal for a chair's statement on [...] | 2008-05-15 11:34:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE135 | CFE: MAY 20 JCG PLENARY: RUSSIA WANTS GUARANTEES [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 20 JCG Plenary, Russia dissected the 28 March NAC Statement on CFE in a futile attempt to draw Allies into interpreting and discussing the details of the text. Russia complained that the NAC statement had few specifics on ratification of A/CFE, accession, the defi [...] | 2008-05-21 16:25:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE136 | FSC MAY 21: GEORGIA WILL WAIT FOR UNOMIG REPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia told the FSC on May 21 it would defer release of the findings of the independent group of investigators of the April 20 UAV incident until the UNOMIG fact-finding team reports. Georgia did announce that the independent experts--from the three Baltic states and the U.S.- [...] | 2008-05-23 10:15:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MOPS PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG RS XG |
| 08USOSCE142 | CFE: MAY 27 JCG PLENARY: ALLIES CONFIRM NAC [...] (SBU) Summary: At the May 27 JCG Plenary, Russia asked JCG delegations from NATO to confirm the Alliance's current position on the 8 December 1998 NAC Statement on CFE, as well as the NATO-Russia Founding Act. Germany, the U.S., the U.K., the Netherlands, and the Czech Republic told Russia [...] | 2008-05-28 17:12:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE144 | FSC MAY 28 - GEORGIA INVOKES VD99 CHAPTER III OVER [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia announced in the May 28 Forum for Security Cooperation it would invoke the Vienna Document Chapter III risk reduction mechanism to call on Russia to explain its actions as described in the recently released UNOMIG investigation of the April 20 UAV incident. Russia rejo [...] | 2008-05-30 14:43:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE GG MW RS XG |
| 08USOSCE145 | DAYTON ARTICLE IV - CONTACT GROUP BRAINSTORMS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: On May 15, the Contact Group (CG),absent Italy and UK, met in Vienna with the OSCE Personal Representative (PR) for Dayton Article IV at his request to informally exchange views on the future of the Dayton Article IV regime. Most agreed with Periotto's assessment and there we [...] | 2008-05-30 15:08:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE BK HR MW SR |
| 08USOSCE146 | CFE: JUNE 3 JCG PLENARY: A NON-EVENT [...] (SBU) The June 3 meeting of the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) was even briefer than expected with no delegation taking the floor on any substantive issue. Belgium was noticeably absent and thus did not present a planned briefing (announced last week) on the Belgian constitutional process a [...] | 2008-06-03 11:37:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE150 | FSC-PC JUNE 4: CYBER SECURITY AND PREPARATION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Estonian defense minister and other speakers discussed cyber security and the need for the OSCE to remain involved in coordinating the efforts of participating States (pS) in responding to emerging threats to information and communication systems. Speakers extolled the Cou [...] | 2008-06-06 12:43:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE KCIP EN FI XG |
| 08USOSCE156 | OSCE FSC/PC: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA AGAIN EXCHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of three Joint FSC-PC meetings held on June 11 in response to requests by Georgia and Russia to further address tensions based on recent events in Abkhazia, both sides traded now familiar accusations on Abkhazia. Russia categorically denied its involvement in the [...] | 2008-06-12 09:37:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG GG RU |
| 08USOSCE158 | FSC JUNE 11: RUSSIA PROMISES FOLLOW-UP TO MEDVEDEV [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia announced it would provide amplifying details to President Medvedev's call during a recent speech in Germany for a "legally binding instrument on European security." The Russian proposed chair's statement on enforcing the time lines for requesting Vienna Document inspe [...] | 2008-06-12 13:23:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE160 | CFE/JCG: JUNE 10, 2008 PLENARY AND RELATED MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 10 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Belgium briefly described its ratification procedures noting the process would take 6-12 months. Then Azerbaijan and Armenia exchanged a series of interventions in which Armenia did not answer direct questions posed by [...] | 2008-06-12 16:15:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE163 | CFE/JCG: JUNE 17, 2008 PLENARY - RUSSIA AWAITS [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 17 JCG Plenary under Kazakh Chairmanship, Turkey (Begec),supported by the U.S., Germany, the UK and Netherlands, raised the issue of Russia's latest inspection refusal. Russia (Solomenko) underscored there was no need to offer any explanations as they are well [...] | 2008-06-18 14:20:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE164 | FSC JUNE 18: AMMUNITION BEST PRACTICES GUIDES TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The June 18 Forum for Security Cooperation Plenary adopted the decision to begin work on publishing a handbook of Best Practices Guides on conventional ammunition. A chair's statement, based on a revised Russian text, underlined the importance of complying "strictly" with the [...] | 2008-06-19 10:19:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE166 | FSC JUNE 25: LITTLE CONTROVERSY IN PRIVATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian Brigadier Feichtinger described the increasing importance of private military/security companies as a "worrisome development" that challenges the democratic control of the armed forces and the state's monopoly on the legitimate use of violence. The U.S., in response, [...] | 2008-06-26 16:16:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE MCAP MOPS XG |
| 08USOSCE167 | CFE/JCG: JUNE 27, 2008 PLENARY - RUSSIA CLAIMS TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During the June 27 JCG Plenary, Greece (Sourani),supported by the U.S., Germany, the UK, Turkey, Bulgaria, France and Romania, raised the issue of Russia's latest inspection refusal and called on Russia to resume its implementation of the CFE Treaty. The U.S., Germany and the [...] | 2008-06-27 16:03:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE171 | ASRC WORKING SESSION II, JULY 2: ARMS CONTROL AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The keynote speakers at the 2008 Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC) arms control and CSBMs working session expressed concern over the CFE impasse caused by Russia's suspension. Alyson Bailes said the underlying cause was a "globalization of the security agendas" of the e [...] | 2008-07-03 17:13:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE175 | JCG: JULY 8 JCG, ULYANOV SAYS RUSSIA CAN WORK FROM [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the July 8 JCG meeting, Germany (Schweizer) supported by France, UK, Portugal, Turkey and the U.S., raised the issue of Russia refusing Germany's request to conduct a CFE inspection. Germany stated its concern that the Russian Federation was not implementing the CFE Treaty [...] | 2008-07-09 16:38:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE176 | FSC JULY 9: U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY PRESENTATION [...] (SBU) Summary: During the July 9 Forum for Security Cooperation, Russia (Ulyanov) read a Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statement that sharply criticized the recent U.S.-Czech Missile Defense (MD) agreement. The U.S. did not respond. In Security dialogue, U.S. Assistant Secretary [...] | 2008-07-15 11:29:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG |
| 08USOSCE185 | OSCE,S ANNUAL SECURITY REVIEW CONFERENCE - [...] (SBU) Summary: Delegations and speakers alike called for the OSCE to move from symbolic words to concrete action during this year's Annual Security Review Conference (ASRC),held July 1-2 in Vienna. NATO SACEUR General Craddock called on the international community to do more in Afghanistan a [...] | 2008-07-18 13:51:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE187 | OSCE/FSC: JULY 16, CZECHS - U.S. COUNTER RUSSIA ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Czech Republic and the U.S. responded strongly to last week's intervention by Russia that inaccurately portrayed the U.S.-Czech agreement on missile defense radar. Drawing on material from President Medvedev's July 15 speech to the Russian MFA, Russia replied with claims t [...] | 2008-07-18 14:56:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL XG FSC |
| 08USOSCE194 | OSCE/FSC: 23 JULY PLENARY: NAVAL CSBMS--ALLIES [...] (SBU) Summary: The final meeting of the OSCE,s Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC) of the winter/spring session included a presentation by Ireland on the Convention on Cluster Munitions (Dublin agreement). Russia Also led a discussion under Security Dialogue on its Naval CSBM proposal. Bri [...] | 2008-07-24 16:22:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE195 | CFE/JCG - END OF WINTER/SPRING ROUND: RUSSIAN VIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: During the course of the JCG's January-July session with 20 weekly meetings, Allies led by the U.S. repeatedly criticized Russia's instances of noncompliance, underscored the importance of Russia negotiating seriously on the basis of the parallel actions package, called on Russia [...] | 2008-07-24 19:35:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE197 | FSC: END-OF ROUND WINTER-SPRING-SUMMER 2008: [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 winter and spring-summer rounds in the Forum for Security Cooperation were highlighted by extensive discussion of the April 20 UAV incident in Georgia and U.S. missile defense in Europe. Russia pushed several CSBM proposals, including its rapid reaction forces informa [...] | 2008-07-31 14:27:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE202 | ALLIES APPRECIATIVE FOR READOUT ON JULY 29 CFE [...] (C) USDel provided oral readout (reftel) of the July 29 meeting between Assistant Secretary Fried and Russian MFA Arms Control Director Antonov to OSCE delegations of NATO members on August 5. Although the OSCE is on its summer recess and most delegations are operating with skeleton staffing, [...] | 2008-08-05 15:03:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL NATO |
| 08USOSCE204 | DAYTON ARTICLE IV ON EX-YUGOSLAVIA ARMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Sixth Review Conference for Dayton Article IV implementation was held in Vienna on 3-4 July 2008. The conference went very smoothly -- there were no contentious issues between Bosnia, Croatia, Serbia and Montenegro. Indeed, the main area of discussion centered on ways th [...] | 2008-08-07 13:35:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | BK KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS SR |
| 08USOSCE212 | OSCE/FSC SEPTEMBER 10: RUSSIA WILL FOCUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation began its autumn round on September 10 with an exchange of charges and counter-charges between Georgia and Russia. Georgia reports that large numbers of Russian forces remain on its territory, including South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and are engag [...] | 2008-09-11 14:30:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG |
| 08USOSCE217 | CFE/JCG SEPTEMBER 16: RUSSIAN INSPECTION REFUSALS [...] (SBU) Summary: Turkey and the U.S. at the September 16 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) announced that Russia had refused their requests for CFE inspections. Germany, Greece, France, Romania, Italy, the UK, and the Netherlands regretted the Russian refusals, including an earlier refusal of Rom [...] | 2008-09-18 14:31:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE221 | FSC SEPTEMBER 17: RUSSIA AND GEORGIA CONTINUE FEUD [...] (SBU) Summary: At the September 17, FSC Russia and Georgia reprised their running feud over culpability for starting the August war. Russia presented an amateurish video purporting to show Georgia's responsibility for starting the conflict and evidence of Georgian attacks on civilian targets [...] | 2008-09-22 06:06:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE225 | CFE/JCG: 23 SEPTEMBER MEETING IS AN ALL-ALLIED [...] (C) Summary. Interventions by Bulgaria, Spain and Italy calling out Russia for refusing inspections were the highlight the brief JCG held on September 23. Germany, Turkey, the UK, Romania, Portugal, U.S., Czech Republic and France intervened in support. Russia did not comment. The JCG too [...] | 2008-09-24 16:23:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE228 | FSC SEPTEMBER 24: GEORGIA-RUSSIA DUSTUP CONTINUES [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia gave a lengthy description in the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation today of Russian transgressions, dating back to the breakup of the Soviet Union and culminating in its continued occupation of Georgian territories. Russia's relatively brief response blamed the "crim [...] | 2008-09-26 14:32:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE233 | FSC:RUSSIA BLASTS U.S. ON CSBM POLICY, U.S. AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Russia criticized what it called the "depraved" U.S. policy of linking all Russian initiatives in the FSC to "unrelated and secondary issues" such as Georgia and CFE. The U.S. position is "unreasonable," and "demonstrates that Washington has lost all interest in arms control." [...] | 2008-10-02 14:21:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE235 | CFE: ANTONOV FAILS TO DIVIDE ALLIES AT VIENNA LUNCH [...] (C) Summary. The Russian chief arms control delegate, Mikhail Ulyanov, hosted a lunch on October 2 in honor of the head of the Russian MFA arms control and disarmament division, Anatoliy Antonov. The lunch was billed as an effort to put forward Russian views on the current state of arms cont [...] | 2008-10-06 11:56:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE240 | CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 7 PLENARY MORE OF THE [...] (SBU) Summary: During the October 7 JCG Plenary, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, and the Czech Republic, supported by Romania, France, the United States, Turkey, Portugal, Italy, and Germany, protested Russia,s latest refusals to allow inspections and called on Russia to resume implementation [...] | 2008-10-09 06:27:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE243 | FSC OCTOBER 8: USCG COMMANDANT ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia and Georgia again traded innuendo and accusations at the October 8 Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia said "some" were still trying to aggravate the situation in South Ossetia and provoke new military action, citing the October 3 car bomb attack, which killed several [...] | 2008-10-10 08:11:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG |
| 08USOSCE247 | CFE/JCG: OCTOBER 14 -- GEORGIA CALLS OUT RUSSIA, [...] (SBU) Summary: At October 14 JCG, Georgia accused Russia of violating core principles of the CFE Treaty (non-use of force, host nation consent) and non-compliance with Treaty provisions. In a surprisingly lengthy give and take (which included seven different interventions by Russia),the U [...] | 2008-10-15 06:24:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE249 | FSC OCTOBER 15: RUSSIA SAYS SOUTH OSSETIA/ABKHAZIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Russian deputy director for export controls and nonproliferation Petr Litavrin told Georgia he had no official information about arms transfers to separatists in South Ossetia and Abkhazia prior to the outbreak of war in August. However, he added, Russia can provide information [...] | 2008-10-16 15:09:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE253 | CFE/JCG: 21 OCTOBER PLENARY - ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) At the JCG Plenary on 21 October, the Czech Republic called on Russia to fulfill its Istanbul Commitments and voiced support for Georgia and Moldova on the same issue. Russia continued to accuse Allies of a "double standard" in criticizing Russia but not other States Parties on the ful [...] | 2008-10-21 14:49:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE258 | OSCE/FSC OCTOBER 22: MELANGE ELIMINATION AND [...] (SBU) Summary: At the 22 October FSC Plenary Georgia accused Russia of violating the six-point cease fire agreement by not completely withdrawing its forces out of Georgian territory. Russia disagreed and countered that Georgia was increasing its military presence in the "buffer zone" area [...] | 2008-10-23 16:09:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE263 | CFE/JCG: GEORGIA/RUSSIA SPAR OVER ISTANBUL, ALLIES [...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 28 JCG, Georgia delivered a long statement detailing para by para Russia's failure to fulfill many of its Istanbul commitments. Russia denied the accusations, accused Georgia of the same, and declared Gudauta was no longer an issue since it now belongs to Abkh [...] | 2008-10-30 15:00:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE264 | FSC OCTOBER 29: MINISTERIAL DRAFT DECISIONS DEBATED [...] (SBU) Summary: At the October 29 Forum for Security Cooperation, the defense minister of Cyprus appealed for OSCE help in disposing of surplus MANPADS ODIHR director Lenarcic urged participating States (pS) to implement the recommendations of the ODIHR Handbook on human rights in the armed fo [...] | 2008-10-31 16:26:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE265 | CFE/JCG: GEORGIA/RUSSIA SPAR OVER ISTANBUL [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 4 JCG, Russia rebutted Georgia's October 28 JCG statement in which Georgia detailed Russia's failure to fulfill its Istanbul Commitments. Georgia responded to Russia's rebuttal, reiterating many of the points it made during previous JCG meetings. Germany [...] | 2008-11-05 14:18:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE270 | OSCE/FSC NOVEMBER 5: PLENARY DISCUSSES UNPOA; [...] (SBU) Summary: During the November 5 FSC Plenary the Republic of Macedonia criticized Greece for a 28 October military parade in Thessaloniki and said it had evidence that slogans against the Republic of Macedonia were chanted by Greek armed forces. Decision No. 11/08 introducing best prac [...] | 2008-11-07 16:23:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE271 | DAYTON ART. IV: 41ST SRCC A COOPERATIVE SUCCESS [...] (U) Summary: The 41st Dayton Article IV Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC) met October 14-15 in Montenegro and included the signing of key amendments to the agreement that formally integrated Montenegro into the treaty as an independent state party. Four decisions were taken, which i [...] | 2008-11-11 14:17:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE ZL |
| 08USOSCE273 | CFE/JCG: NOVEMBER 11 PLENARY; RUSSIA MAY TRY TO [...] (SBU) The November 11 JCG, chaired by Romania, was brief. The only intervention was by Belarus First Secretary Vasily Pavlov, who announced his departure from Vienna on November 13 and introduced his replacement, First Secretary Dmitry Krayushkin. 2. (C) During the JCG-T plus 4 held on [...] | 2008-11-13 14:19:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE274 | FSC NOVEMBER 12: RUSSIA WANTS TO KEEP UNSCR 1540 [...] (SBU) Summary: The Forum for Security Cooperation on November 12 adopted decisions for an information exchange on end-user certificates, endorsement of a guide to disposition of melange (rocket fuel oxidizer),and the forwarding of a draft Ministerial Council decision on small arms, light wea [...] | 2008-11-13 15:04:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE PINR RS XG |
| 08USOSCE278 | CFE/JCG: RUSSIA AGAIN ASSERTS IT HAS A LEGAL BASIS [...] (SBU) Summary: At the November 18 JCG, Italy, Poland, and the United States called out Russia for refusing their recent requests for CFE inspections. There was broad support for the Italian, Polish, and U.S. statements as several delegations voiced concern that Russia's continued noncompli [...] | 2008-11-18 17:18:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE280 | FSC NOVEMBER 19: GEORGIA ISOLATED ON MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia could not agree to language in the draft Ministerial decision describing the Security Dialogue discussion of the August conflict. Georgia is willing to continue negotiations. The EU and the U.S. restated their opposition to a Russia proposal for an embargo of heavy we [...] | 2008-11-20 13:20:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE286 | CFE/JCG: RUSSIA CONFIRMS WILL NOT PROVIDE ANNUAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The 25 November plenary adopted a decision that ends the present JCG session on 16 December and sets the first plenary of the next session on 20 January. The U.S. joined consensus, but expressed disappointment that the start of the next JCG session could not be delayed despit [...] | 2008-11-25 18:16:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE291 | FSC NOVEMBER 26: GEORGIA JOINS CONSENSUS ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Georgia reluctantly joined consensus on a draft Ministerial decision that summarizes the FSC's 2008 work and tasks it to submit progress reports to the 2009 Ministerial. At issue was a reference to the Georgia-Russia conflict in August 2008, which Russia wanted described as the [...] | 2008-11-28 13:39:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE293 | FSC DECEMBER 10: UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE CHAIR [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Jorge Urbina, chair of the UNSCR 1540 Committee, told the FSC its members were in the vanguard of states implementing the resolution, which calls on all states to prevent the proliferation of WMD and their delivery systems to non-state actors. Urbina said the Best P [...] | 2008-12-11 15:01:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS CY XG |
| 08USOSCE298 | CFE/JCG DECEMBER 9 PLENARY: LEGAL ANALYSIS [...] (C) Summary: At the December 9 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, the U.S. provided a legal analysis refuting Russia,s repeated assertions that it has a legal basis for its "suspension" of the CFE Treaty. This was important to clear the air on this issue after repeated Russian challenge [...] | 2008-12-12 16:38:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE310 | FSC AUTUMN 2008 END-OF-ROUND: GEORGIA-RUSSIA WAR [...] (SBU) Summary: Recriminations from the August Georgia-Russia war echoed through the autumn session in the Forum for Security Cooperation (FSC),coloring Security Dialogue presentations and even reactions to an otherwise mundane decision describing the work of the Forum. Russia introduced a d [...] | 2008-12-17 12:30:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS GG XG |
| 08USOSCE313 | CFE/JCG: DECEMBER 16 PLENARY - LACK OF RUSSIAN [...] (C) Summary: At the December 16 Joint Consultative Group (JCG) plenary, Poland, on behalf of the NATO states, strongly regretted Russia's lack of participation in the CFE Treaty's mandatory information exchange on December 15. The joint statement highlighted the willingness of NATO states to [...] | 2008-12-17 14:27:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE315 | CFE/JCG: FALL END-OF-ROUND: GEORGIA CRISIS; [...] (C) Summary: The autumn session of the Joint Consultative Group was dominated by fallout from Russia,s invasion of Georgia and Russia,s continued non-compliance with its CFE Treaty obligations (i.e., refusal of inspections and failure to provide information exchange data). Russia continue [...] | 2008-12-18 11:23:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL RS |
| 08USOSCE317 | FSC DECEMBER 17: CYBER SECURITY AND AIAM AGENDAS [...] (SBU) Summary: The December 17 Forum for Security Cooperation adopted the agendas for the March 17-18, 2009 cyber security workshop and the March 3-4, 2009 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting. Russia complained that South Ossetia still needed natural gas and appealed for international e [...] | 2008-12-18 14:29:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE320 | CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FOR 2009 [...] (SBU) Summary. Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in Vienna on December 12-15, 2008. Both achieved high levels of participation. The electronic exchange, with support provided by the United State [...] | 2008-12-23 13:35:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE321 | CORRECTED COPY: CFE/CSBM: ANNUAL EXCHANGE OF [...] (SBU) CORRECTED COPY. Summary. (This cable correctly reports, in paras 1 and 5, how much some of Azerbaijan's declared holdings exceed CFE Treaty limits.) Annual exchanges of information under the CFE Treaty and the Vienna Document, with information effective January 1, 2009, were held in V [...] | 2008-12-30 12:36:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL KCFE OSCE RS XG |
| 08USOSCE60 | OSCE 2008 ANNUAL IMPLEMENTATION ASSESSMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: The 2008 Annual Implementation Assessment Meeting (AIAM) on March 4-5 was not contentious, delegations restricting themselves to broad recommendations that were intended for further concrete development in the Forum for Security Cooperation. Russia did not spend much time bera [...] | 2008-03-07 13:09:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE62 | OSCE 2008 HEADS OF VERIFICATION MEETING: GERMAN [...] (SBU) Summary: At the March 3 meeting of Heads of Verification (HOV),discussion of implementation matters extended into the policy arena, as had been anticipated after the 2007 HOV meeting, when the German verification head called for Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) inspection coordination in Vie [...] | 2008-03-07 13:27:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE63 | CORRECTED COPY - OSCE 2008 HEADS OF VERIFICATION [...] (SBU) (This corrected version of reftel contains revised numerical values in para 9.) Summary: At the March 3 meeting of Heads of Verification (HOV),discussion of implementation matters extended into the policy arena, as had been anticipated after the 2007 HOV meeting, when the German verifi [...] | 2008-03-10 14:30:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE67 | CFE: MARCH 11 JCG PLENARY; CANADA ANNOUNCES THE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the March 11 JCG Plenary, the last before the spring break, Canada briefed on its new treaty ratification practice and procedure. Russia rambled-on about numerous issues to include the "Parallel Actions Package," the NRC (ACE) meeting of 28 February, why Russia ratified th [...] | 2008-03-11 17:39:00 | Mission USOSCE | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08USOSCE68 | FSC: MARCH 12 PLENARY; SPAIN HANDS OVER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The March 12 FSC Plenary concluded the chairmanship of Spain. Estonia will be at the helm at the next FSC Plenary which is scheduled for April 8, after the Spring OSCE break. The two main items of business were the Report of the Eighteenth Annual Implementation Assessment M [...] | 2008-03-12 16:23:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE70 | VIENNA DOCUMENT 1999: CFE SUSPENSION CASTS LONG [...] (SBU) Summary: Discussion of future challenges and opportunities in the implementation of the Vienna Document 1999 was overshadowed at times by concern over the impasse created by Russia's suspension of its CFE commitments. Although most national representatives and several of the speakers cal [...] | 2008-03-18 09:59:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG |
| 08USOSCE74 | DAYTON ARTICLE IV: 40TH SRCC IS QUIET BUT BUSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Dayton Article IV Parties met in Sarajevo March 10-13 for the 40th Sub-Regional Consultative Commission (SRCC). The SRCC was held in a cooperative and friendly atmosphere, resulting in an impressive list of decisions, to include: agreement on amending the Agreement, dates [...] | 2008-03-21 10:16:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG ZL |
| 08USOSCE91 | FSC: APRIL 9 - RUSSIA JUMPS QUEUE TO BLAST ANY [...] (SBU) Summary: Russia opened the Forum for Security Cooperation spring-summer session even before the new chair had a chance to speak by attacking the U.S. for its announcement that Kosovo, as an independent country, was now eligible for defense assistance. Russia described this as an illegal [...] | 2008-04-11 08:58:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL OSCE KCFE KV RS XG |
| 08USOSCE98 | CFE: APRIL 15 JCG PLENARY, RUSSIA SAYS TOI WORK IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the April 15 Joint Consultative Group (JCG),Germany and Russia exchanged opposing views stemming from Russia,s refusal to accept Germany's April 8 inspection notice. Belarus said that despite the 28 March NAC statement,s positive tone, it does not solve the problems rela [...] | 2008-04-16 16:28:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE OSCE PARM PREL |
| 08WARSAW1428 | POLES EAGER FOR DEBRIEF ON FRIED-ANTONOV MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 15:30:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PREF PARM NATO PL |
| 08WARSAW947 | GOP RALLIES NEIGHBORS, EU TO CONDEMN RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Poland has taken on a surprisingly forceful leadership role during the Georgia conflict. President Kaczynski has coordinated regional demonstrations of solidarity with Tbilisi -- including a planned August 11 joint trip to Tbilisi along with the Ukrainian and Baltic presidents -- and l [...] | 2008-08-11 16:46:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE RU GG PL |
| 08WARSAW949 | TFGG01: POLES SUPPORT GEORGIA, PREDICT RUSSIAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer told Charge August 12 that the GoP welcomes the Russian announcement of a cease-fire, and hopes for early Russian-Georgian talks. Kremer said President Kaczynski's visit to Georgia today is aimed at gathering information, and demonstratin [...] | 2008-08-12 18:03:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM NATO KCFE RU GG PL |
| 08WARSAW953 | TFGG01: POLAND'S CHOD ON GEORGIA, UKRAINE, AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-13 12:33:00 | Embassy Warsaw | SECRET | PREL MARR PARM NATO KCFE RU GG PL |
| 08YEREVAN313 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MARCH 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Humanitarian Mine Action (HMA) training begins; FY09 SA Planning Coordination meeting conducted by ODC; SASWG conducted by EUCOM in Ramstein. 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. On 24 Mar 08, ten Kansas National Guard instructors and two representatives from EUCOM's Humani [...] | 2008-04-10 12:57:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 08YEREVAN390 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-APRIL 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: EMEDS equipment deliveries; Humanitarian Demining training; OSD Policy and Strategy Conference in Washington DC. 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. ODC Armenia is currently working closely with the office of the Secretary of the Air Force-International Affairs (SAF/IA),o [...] | 2008-05-13 08:33:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 08YEREVAN451 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-MAY 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Civil-Military Emergency Preparedness (CMEP) conducted Final Planning Meeting; FMF equipment for Peacekeeping Brigade arrives; Orphanage in Gyumri provided with furniture from EUCOM Humanitarian Assistance Program; FMF updates; Humanitarian Assistance updates. 2. SIGNI [...] | 2008-06-03 10:09:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 08YEREVAN602 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-JULY 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Defense Language Instructor month-long assistance and assessment; Crisis Response Table Top ExerciQwith Armenian Rescue Service; Strategic DeQse Review Workshop with CCMR; JCTP and SPP events conducted 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. An instrQor from the Defense Langua [...] | 2008-07-30 03:19:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 08YEREVAN97 | SIGNIFICANT ACTIVITIES REPORT-ODC ARMENIA-JANUARY 2008 [...] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Demining familiarization event and assessment conducted; Postponement of Expeditionary Medical Support (EMEDS) training; Planning meeting for Crisis Response table-top exercise (TTX) conducted. 2. SIGNIFICANT EVENTS A. From 22-24 Jan 08 Kansas National Guard Eng [...] | 2008-02-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP KCFE XG AM |
| 09ANKARA1312 | CFE: TURKEY'S REACTIONS TO A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S [...] (C) We briefed September 8 Turkey's HLTF Rep and MFA Deputy DG for Nonproliferation and Disarmament Ahmet Muhtar Gun on A/S Gottemoeller's discussions with Russian Disarmament Director Antonov (reftel). Gun expressed appreciation for the briefing and told us that Ambassador Sensoy will meet w [...] | 2009-09-09 05:56:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
| 09BERLIN1145 | A/CFE: GERMANY FAVORS FLEXIBILITY TO NUDGE RUSSIA [...] (C) Summary. On September 10 Poloff delivered reftel points to MFA Office Director for Conventional Arms Control Michael Banzhaf. Banzhaf took particular note of Antonov's redlines with regard to abolishment of flank regimes for Russia and non-implementation of the "existing" CFE Treaty. Ban [...] | 2009-09-17 06:02:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO GM |
| 09BERLIN1569 | GERMAN-HOSTED CFE SEMINAR FORESHADOWS MAJOR PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: The German MFA hosted on November 25-26 a seminar on conventional arms control in Europe (CFE),continuing a series of Berlin seminars that are ostensibly designed to stimulate creative thinking about how to overcome the current CFE stalemate. This seminar drew representatives fr [...] | 2009-12-10 10:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL MARR NATO GM RU |
| 09BERLIN1606 | ADAPTED CFE: DRILLING DOWN ON GERMAN'S PROPOSALS [...] (S) Summary. Germany believes allies should de-link the 1999 Istanbul Commitments from Adapted CFE (A/CFE) talks in order to make headway with Russia. Germany also thinks allies should formalize NATO's prior assurances of restraint and begin a discussion on the meaning of "substantial forces" [...] | 2009-12-18 16:35:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET//NOFORN | KCFE PARM PREL NATO GM |
| 09BERLIN332 | GERMANS WELCOME CFE COMMENTS AND HOPE FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Biontino, head of the MFA's Conventional Disarmament and Arms Control Division, welcomed "the constructive comments" from all partners and emphasized that he could foresee "no problems at all" accepting many of the ideas he heard at the March 12 HLTF meeting in Brussels. A [...] | 2009-03-20 13:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO GM KCFE RS PARM |
| 09BUDAPEST664 | HUNGARY BRIEFED ON CFE INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS WITH [...] (C) PolOff discussed reftel points September 10 with MFA Arms Control and Non-Proliferation Section Chief Mark Horvath. Horvath said that he was recently approached by Romanian and Portuguese diplomats in Budapest who related that the Russian government recently demarched them concerning "pro [...] | 2009-09-11 14:53:00 | Embassy Budapest | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO HU |
| 09CHISINAU120 | FRIED - ANTONOV CFE DISCUSSION [...] (C) Reftel talking points were delivered to Vlad Chirinciuc of the Moldovan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 23, 2009. Chirinciuc, Head of the American Desk at the MFA, stated that the fact that Antonov did not reject the idea that Moldova also belonged in the CFE package was a positiv [...] | 2009-02-24 06:24:00 | Embassy Chisinau | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM KCFE NATO RS GG MD |
| 09LISBON491 | PORTUGAL ON A/S GOTTEMOELLER'S DISCUSSION WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 11:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO PO |
| 09LISBON7 | PORTUGUESE RECEIVE READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 08:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | RS KCFE PARM PREL PO |
| 09MADRID941 | SPAIN RECEIVES READOUT ON US-RUSSIA CFE TALKS [...] (C) POLOFF on September 18 orally delivered reftel points to Monica Colomer de Selva, Counselor for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Colomer focused on the news that Russian Disarmament Director Anatoly Antonov, in his September 3 informal m [...] | 2009-09-22 11:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO SP RS |
| 09MOSCOW1184 | CFE: A WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary. Although Russian Foreign Ministry officials would like to overcome the impasse over the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE),other Russian interagency voices argue for its annulment. As noted in the non-paper provided to A/S Gottemoeller April 24, the MFA is prepared to c [...] | 2009-05-08 13:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KCFE PGOV MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW1652 | RUSSIA WILL CONSIDER DRAFT U.S.-RUSSIA POINTS OF [...] (C) We delivered ref A points to MFA European Cooperation Section head Pavel Knyazev on June 23. Knyazev said all the points looked fine at first glance, although the point on Trafficking in Persons struck him as "on a different scale," and did not address all of the issues in this area, where [...] | 2009-06-23 14:55:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL NATO OSCE KCFE MARR RS |
| 09MOSCOW2696 | U.S.-RUSSIA ARMS CONTROL AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the inaugural meeting of the U.S.-Russia Binational Commission's Arms Control and International Security Working Group, held October 12 in Moscow, U/S Tauscher and Russian D/FM Ryabkov reviewed Missile Defense, nonproliferation issues, CFE, and START. Lt General O'Reilly of th [...] | 2009-10-30 16:25:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE KNNP KTIA PARM PREL START RS US |
| 09MOSCOW3139 | EUR/RPM DIRECTOR TURNER DEC 16-18 MOSCOW VISIT [...] (C) SUMMARY: EUR/RPM Director Bruce Turner visited Moscow December 16-18 to discuss NATO-Russia relations, the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty, the OSCE's Corfu Process, and Russia's proposed European Security and NATO-Russia Council (NRC) treaties. MFA officials played up th [...] | 2009-12-29 14:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | KACT KCFE PARM PREL RS AF |
| 09OSLO543 | NORWAY'S RESPONSE ON CFE: GON WILL ADVOCATE FOR [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points September 9 to Norwegian MFA Director for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Affairs Inga Nyhamar and Senior Advisor Lars Loken. Nyhamar said that Norway would like to join what she referred to as the Supporting Group of NATO Allies, the proposed small group [...] | 2009-09-09 12:07:00 | Embassy Oslo | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL NATO |
| 09PARIS1412 | MFA STRATEGIC AFFAIRS DIRECTOR ON AFGHANISTAN, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the heels of an early October trip to Washington, recently-appointed MFA Strategic Affairs Director (A/S-equivalent) Patrick Maisonnave updated post October 16 on GOF thinking on Afghanistan, where France cannot contribute more militarily, but may have room for more civilian su [...] | 2009-10-20 16:02:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PARM MARR MOPS KCFE NATO EUN AF KG JA |
| 09PARIS1418 | FRENCH NSA ON AF/PAK, CLIMATE CHANGE, EUROPEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-21 16:23:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL EAID KCFE KGHG KMFO NATO AF PK CN RS |
| 09STATE106814 | NATO/VCC: BIDS FOR VD99 VERIFICATION ACTIVITY IN [...] (U) This is an action message, see para 2. 2. (C/REL NATO) In accordance with the Alliance agreement to coordinate Vienna Document 1999 (VD99) evaluation visits and inspections (AC/319-WP(2008)0009-REV8, dated 9 February 2009),the Verification Coordinating Committee (VCC) has requested tha [...] | 2009-10-14 21:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL |
| 09STATE109963 | CFE: JCG DRAFT CONTRIBUTION TO OSCE MINISTERIAL [...] (SBU) Washington appreciates Mission's attempt to delay distribution to the Joint Consultative Group (JCG) by Denmark (current Chair of the JCG) of a proposed draft JCG contribution on CFE for the OSCE Ministerial declaration. Denmark, together with Spain and France, drafted "common denomina [...] | 2009-10-23 20:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCFE PARM PREL OSCE |
| 09STATE111008 | OSCE/FSC: RESPONSE TO RUSSIAN PROPOSAL TO [...] (U) This is an action cable. 2. (SBU) Washington notes that immediately following the report of the Russian del's draft proposal (Ref A),the UK Chair of the FSC distributed a proposal for a MC Draft Decision on Issues Relevant to the Forum for Security Cooperation (MC.DD/8/09/Corr.1). W [...] | 2009-10-28 00:21:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | KCFE PARM PREL OSCE |
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