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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04RANGOON88 |
BURMA: RUMORS OF CONSTRUCTION OF A NUCLEAR REACTOR [...] (S/NF) An expatriate businessmanXXXXXXXXXXXX recently volunteered to an Embassy Officer that he had heard rumors that a nuclear reactor was being built near Minbu, in central Magway Division on the Irawaddy River. The businessman added that he personally had seen a "massive" barge containing large- [...] |
2004-01-20 09:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PARM PREL BM RS KS KNPP |
| 05KUWAIT2925 |
KUWAITIS EXPRESS CONCERN, UNEASE ABOUT NEW IRANIAN [...] (C) Summary and Comment: Prominent Kuwaitis expressed unease with the recent election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad as President of Iran during June 27 and 28 meetings with Poloff. Although conceding that Ahmadinejad's election would probably not bring about drastic changes to Iranian foreign and do [...] |
2005-06-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PARM MARR KU IR KNPP |
| 06BEIJING7918 |
MFA RESPONSE TO U.S. PROPOSAL ON UNSC 1267 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-04-26 09:40:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM PTER KNPP UNSC CH |
| 06JAKARTA6025 |
INDONESIA/IRAN: AHMADI-NEJAD A DIFFICULT GUEST [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 11 the Ambassador conveyed to Dino Patti Djalal, National Security Advisor to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, our objections to the GOI's initiative to create a new U.N. grouping to address Iran's nuclear program. Djalal took our points on board, but it [...] |
2006-05-12 12:22:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNPP KISL IR ID |
| 06JAKARTA6026 |
INDONESIA/IRAN: AHMADI-NEJAD A DIFFICULT GUEST [...] (C/NF) Summary: On May 11 the Ambassador conveyed to Dino Patti Djalal, National Security Advisor to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, our objections to the GOI's initiative to create a new U.N. grouping to address Iran's nuclear program. Djalal took our points on board, but it [...] |
2006-05-14 23:55:00 | Embassy Jakarta | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNPP KISL IR ID |
| 06NICOSIA1717 |
EXBS: CYPRUS EXBS REPORTING CABLE: JULY - SEPTEMBER 2006 [...] (SBU) Summary: In June 2006, the Department of Energy's (DOE), Second Line of Defense (SLD) visited Cyprus to make logistical preparations for the upgrade of the radiation portal monitor located at Limassol. During the reporting period, three trainings were offered: 1) A "Global Transshipment [...] |
2006-10-05 13:15:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNPP CY |
| 06NICOSIA699 |
EXBS: CYPRUS EXBS REPORTING CABLE - JANUARY - APRIL [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 1, the EXBS Resident Advisor Bob Granico left post and is not being replaced. The EXBS program remains fully operational through FY 07 and is led by the EXBS Program Coordinator under the supervision of the Economic Officer. Twenty-four Cypriot officials attended an A [...] |
2006-05-12 04:46:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNPP CY |
| 06TOKYO3360 |
JAPAN INFORMED OF U.S. POSITIONS AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-06-19 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KNPP PARM PHSA PREL JA |
| 06TOKYO6300 |
JAPAN: LETTER TO PSI PARTICIPANTS ON UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-10-31 07:49:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNPP PARM PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS KN JA |
| 07NICOSIA145 |
EXBS: CYPRUS EXBS REPORTING CABLE: OCTOBER 2006 - JANUARY [...] (SBU) Summary: During the reporting period DoD's International Counterproliferation Program (ICP) conducted a "WMD Executive Seminar" and a "Training Needs Assessment". DoE began the installation of new Radiation Portal Monitors at the Port of Limassol. Seven Cypriot Customs officials parti [...] |
2007-02-16 15:14:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL KSTC KNPP CY |
| 07SANTODOMINGO2758 |
IRAN NIE DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] (C) ECOPOLCOUNS delivered talking points/non-papers contained reftels to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 17 to Deputy Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Trullols, who had just returned after two weeks out of the country. Trullols said that Iranian activities were "a matter of worry and s [...] |
2007-12-19 12:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC PARM KNPP IR DR |
| 07UNVIEVIENNA204 |
IAEA/IRAN: IRAN INFORMS OF INTENT TO STOP CODE 3.1 EARLY [...] (SBU) Iran on March 29 submitted a letter (text at para 5) to the IAEA informing of its intent to halt implementation of Code 3.1 of its Subsidiary Arrangement, requiring early notification of decisions to construct new nuclear facilities or modify existing ones. As justification, the letter c [...] |
2007-03-30 13:11:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA AORC IR KNPP |
| 07UNVIEVIENNA673 |
IAEA/IRAN: RUSSIA AND CHINA SEE NO POINT TO VIENNA [...] (C) At a UK-hosted P5 1 Heads of Mission(HOM) meeting November 5, UK Ambassador Smith sought to engage Russia and China on next steps on Iran following the November 2 London Poldirs' meeting. Russian and Chinese Ambassadors made it clear that they intended to do nothing prior to the release o [...] |
2007-11-07 16:18:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNPP IAEA AORC IR |
| 07UNVIEVIENNA705 |
IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 DIVERGE AS RUSSIA AND CHINA SEE [...] (S) Summary: P5 1 Ambassadors could not come to agreement in a November 20 meeting on any common approach in the November Board on Iran. The EU3 and the U.S. downplayed the work plan as a tool and focused concerns on the Agency's diminishing knowledge of the current Iranian nuclear program a [...] |
2007-11-21 15:41:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | KNPP IAEA AORC IR |
| 07UNVIEVIENNA738 |
IAEA/IRAN: EXPLAINING THE NIE TO KEY BOARD MEMBERS [...] (C) South African Governor Abdul Minty told Ambassador Schulte that the NIE is an opportunity for P5 1 negotiations and offered President Mbeki as an intermediary with Iran. Separately, Nuclear Counselor briefed key Board members, including P5 1 DCMs/Counselors, on the implications of the NIE, [...] |
2007-12-05 15:47:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNPP PARM AORC IR |
| 07UNVIEVIENNA739 |
IAEA DG SUCCESSION: THE RACE IS ON [...] (C) Summary: With the growing assumption that ElBaradei has no intention of pursuing a fourth term as IAEA DG, speculation is accelerating here about possible successors. Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi, for instance, said, "everybody is talking about (Japanese Ambassador) Amano" as a DG candidate. [...] |
2007-12-05 16:07:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNPP AORC |
| 07UNVIEVIENNA742 |
IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED AMBASSADORS REGROUP POST-NIE [...] (S) In the aftermath of the Iran NIE our priority in Vienna has been to maintain IAEA and Board member government pressure for full disclosure of Iran's past activities and compliance with UNSC requirements. Like-minded Ambassadors shared concerns about the NIE and next steps on Iran in a Dec [...] |
2007-12-07 13:56:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA AORC PARM KNPP IR |
| 07UNVIEVIENNA778 |
IAEA/IRAN: UK AND FRANCE LOOK FORWARD, DG TO MEET [...] (S) Summary: UK Ambassador Smith discussed DG ElBaradei's forthcoming trip to London with Ambassador Schulte December 21. He expected Foreign Secretary Miliband to underline the central message that international pressure on Iran must be maintained. The UK was leery of the DG's possible tra [...] |
2007-12-21 16:02:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP PARM IR |
| 08BERLIN558 |
BERLIN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (SBU) Originally intended as a venue for formally rolling out German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's proposal to establish a new IAEA-run uranium enrichment facility, the scaled-back "International Conference on Nuclear Fuel Supply: Challenges and Opportunities," hosted by Germany, the Netherlan [...] |
2008-04-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM AORC IAEA KNPP ENRG GM |
| 08CAIRO1005 |
MFA "DISAPPOINTED" WITH NPT PREPCOM [...] (C) MFA Deputy Director for Disarmament Ahmed El-Shandawily told us May 18 that Egypt was "disappointed" with the outcome of the April 28-May 9 Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) PrepCom in Geneva because the GOE believes the PrepCom did not make sufficient progress toward implementing the [...] |
2008-05-18 13:14:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNPP IS EG |
| 08CAIRO690 |
SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FORD'S CAIRO MEETINGS ON [...] (C) Summary: On March 13, Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Christopher Ford discussed the upcoming April-May Nonproliferation Treaty PrepCom with MFA Assistant Minister for Cabinet Affairs Ambassador Wafaa Bassim and Arab League Director for Multilateral Affairs Wael Al-As [...] |
2008-04-06 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNPP AORC PARM PREL IS EG |
| 08CAIRO999 |
ARAB LEAGUE OFFICIAL ON NPT PREPCOM, PLANS FOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Arab League Disarmament Department Director Wael Al-Assad told us that the NPT Geneva PrepCom that ended May 9 did not make any progress on steps toward implementing the 1995 NPT Review Conference Middle East Resolution. He said that the Arab League would like to see p [...] |
2008-05-15 15:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL KNPP IS EG |
| 08KINGSTON370 |
JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION [...] Per reftel, Post delivered points in the form of a non-paper to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Director for International Organizations, Mrs. Taylor Roberts, on April 30. 2. Post will report any response from the Government of Jamaica. HEG [...] |
2008-05-01 14:18:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG IAEA JM KNPP MNUC NPT PARM PREL XL |
| 08NEWDELHI2745 |
PARLIAMENT SESSION LIKELY TO BE STORMY [...] (SBU) Summary: Both houses of the Indian Parliament convened a session on October 17 to open up a new session of Parliament, possibly its last before national elections due before May 2009. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is preparing itself for heated attacks from the Left Parties, [...] |
2008-10-20 11:50:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PTER PREL KNPP ECON IN |
| 08SOFIA123 |
BULGARIA: SUPPORTIVE OF U. S. VIEWS ON IAEA [...] No summary [...] |
2008-02-29 11:48:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNPP MNUC PARM IR IAEA BU |
| 08TOKYO449 |
IRANIAN VISITORS TO JAPAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Commission, Mohammad Javad Larijani, visited Japan February 11-18, 2008. He met with a number of officials, including the Foreign and Justice ministers. Although the purpose of his visit ostensibly was to discuss human rights issues and a po [...] |
2008-02-20 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM KNPP UNSC IR IZ AF JA |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA129 |
IAEA/IRAN: EU-3 PREPARED TO SPONSOR A BOARD [...] (S) At a UK hosted-meeting on February 26, like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia and Japan) agreed to pursue a Board of Governor's resolution on Iran assuming adoption of a UNSCR on Friday, February 29. The EU-3 agreed to prepare a draft. In order to mitigate any risk of interfering with [...] |
2008-02-27 13:24:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | KNPP PARM IAEA IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA140 |
IAEA/GC: ARAB LEAGUE SEEKS DIALOGUE ON ISRAELI [...] (C) Arab League representative Wael Al-Assad met with like-minded Missions (EU-3, U.S., Australia, Norway, Japan) on February 21 to discuss the General Conference (GC) resolution on the "Israeli Nuclear Threat" (INT). Al-Assad appealed for dialogue with those Missions that had successfully opp [...] |
2008-02-28 15:27:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNPP AORC IS EG |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA154 |
IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE [...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...] |
2008-03-07 07:56:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA164 |
IAEA/DG SELECTION: PFIRTER JOINS AMANO IN THE RACE [...] (S) Summary: This cable is provided solely for the purpose of updating the Department on the state-of-play on IAEA DG succession. Consistent with previous instructions, Mission is not engaging publicly or privately in this campaign. The campaign for DG succession has coalesced around two mo [...] |
2008-03-14 08:53:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNPP JA AR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA165 |
IAEA: WEOG STONEWALLS ON ISRAEL,S MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Following up on the effort during the U.S. WEOG Chairmanship last fall (Ref B) to extend membership to Israel, the Australian Chair relayed a formal request from Israel to the group. In a February 19 WEOG meeting, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Finland raised reserv [...] |
2008-03-14 08:57:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNPP IS |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA196 |
IAEA/BOG: SEEKING A LEADERHIP ROLE, UAE TO [...] (S) Ambassador Schulte shared ref a points on April 4 with UAE Ambassador Al Dosari encouraging the UAE to consider running for the MESA seat on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. Al Dosari expressed interest in doing so and indicated he would raise the issue with capital. The UAE was last on [...] |
2008-04-04 15:29:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNPP AE |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA20 |
IAEA/IRAN: ELBARADEI SEES PROGRESS FROM TEHRAN TRIP [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-14 15:02:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNPP IAEA PARM AORC IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA215 |
IAEA: HAYWARD DELEGATION TOUR D,HORIZON WITH SENIOR AGENCY OFFICIALS Classified By: Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte for reasons 1.4 b,d and h Summary -------- [...] No summary [...] |
2008-04-16 10:30:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC IAEA KNPP IR KN |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA223 |
NPT: UKRAINIAN CHAIRMAN PREVIEWS PREPCOM [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Schulte discussed the forthcoming NPT PrepCom with Ukraine PrepCom Chair Yelchenko on April 16. Yelchenko is intent on getting procedural issues out of the way, and seeks to have a productive outcome but did not insist on consensus - he preferred a strong Working Paper [...] |
2008-04-18 11:37:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AROC KNPP UP |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA232 |
IAEA/GC: AL PROPOSES NON-THREATENING RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Arab League (AL) SYG Amr Moussa conducted consultations in Vienna April 16-18 regarding an AL sponsored agenda item in the IAEA General Conference (GC) on the "Israeli Nuclear Threat." In an April 17 meeting with Ambassador Schulte, Moussa insisted that the AL would re-introduce an agenda [...] |
2008-04-21 16:37:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNPP IS EG |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA240 |
IAEA/IRAN: FRANCE PUSHES P5+1 FOR AN EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary: At a French-hosted meeting April 22, P5 1 COMs exchanged views on Iran developments post-Shanghai and expectations for forthcoming Iran-IAEA discussions on weaponization. The UK, Germany and U.S. were skeptical of this latest development while Russia and China predictably highli [...] |
2008-04-25 13:41:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA271 |
IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSES A POSSIBLE [...] (S) Over lunch with P5 1 Ambassadors May 6, Acting U/S Rood pressed for a Board resolution on Iran in June. The EU-3 agreed that Board and UNSC actions were complimentary and not mutually exclusive; the UK was particularly frustrated by the lack of Board action. EU-3 members joined the Actin [...] |
2008-05-13 06:32:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA283 |
IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSIONS WITH DG AND [...] (S) Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood discussed the state-of-play on Iran May 6 with IAEA Director General ElBaradei and Safeguards DDG Olli Heinonen. ElBaradei stressed the need for a face saving measure on suspension and said the P5 1, minus the U.S., should del [...] |
2008-05-19 07:34:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA284 |
IAEA: U/S ROOD TOUR D,HORIZON WITH DG ELBARADEI [...] (C) In a series of meetings with IAEA Director General ElBaradei and Secretariat officials May 6, Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood discussed priority issues on the U.S. agenda: nuclear safeguards in the DPRK and India; reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF) and [...] |
2008-05-19 08:23:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM ENRG TRGY KNPP KN |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA290 |
IAEA/SYRIA: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE JUNE BOARD [...] (S) During a series of technical briefings on Syria May 16 and 19, following up on discussions during his Washington consultations, Ambassador Schulte canvassed Board member views on discussion of Syria in the June Board. Ambassador Schulte outlined U.S. objectives for the Board: to spotlight [...] |
2008-05-20 18:09:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM MNUC AORC KNPP SY IS |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA305 |
IAEA/IRAN: NEW VIOLATIONS? [...] (C) Action request: The Director General's May 26 report on Iran (GOV/2008/1) cites two potential violations by Iran of its international obligations. Mission requests a legal opinion by May 30th as to whether these two instances can be deemed "new" violations by Iran of its Safeguards Agree [...] |
2008-05-28 15:06:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA309 |
IAEA/IRAN: GETTING TO CONSENSUS ON A CHAIRMAN,S [...] (C) P5 1 Deputies/Counselors meeting May 29 agreed to seek instructions on a Canadian draft Chairman's Statement (para 13) by Friday May 30. Russia did not have any readout from the PolDir phone conference. China said it had instructions to "explore" the possibility of a Chairman's Statement. [...] |
2008-05-29 16:46:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA31 |
IAEA/IRAN: TIME TO KILL THE WORK PLAN? [...] (C) Summary: Like-minded Ambassadors and Charges (P3 1, Australia, Canada, Japan) took stock of the DG's weekend trip to Tehran and the status of the work plan in a January 15 Australian-hosted meeting. All agreed that the DG had not made any breakthrough on key issues (disclosure of the past [...] |
2008-01-17 15:05:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP PARM IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA343 |
IAEA/GC: ONE MIDDLE EAST, TWO RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Both Egypt and the Arab League have circulated their respective draft IAEA General Conference resolutions (paras 27-28). The revised Egyptian text purports to be based on consensus UNGA language and incorporates some of the French-proposed amendments rejected last year, but is still not a [...] |
2008-06-13 08:33:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM AORC KNPP IS EG |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA368 |
CONSULTATIONS WITH INCOMING FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) On June 24 Mission discussed upcoming issues for Vienna-based international organizations with the French Mission, the next EU Presidency. France welcomed early consultation with the U.S. and outlined priorities for its Presidency, focusing on those relevant to Vienna organizations: energ [...] |
2008-06-27 14:47:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM MNUC KNPP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA37 |
IAEA/IRAN: DG TELLS STEINMEIER IRAN NOT READY TO [...] (S) Summary: DG ElBaradei did most of the talking in his January 17 meeting with German FM Steinmeier and made a hard sell against passage of a punitive UNSCR, which he argued would empower hardliners in Iran. Steinmeier pushed back and also made strong public comments underscoring the intern [...] |
2008-01-18 15:56:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA373 |
IAEA: U/S BURNS DISCUSSIONS WITH DG ELBARADEI [...] (S) Summary: IAEA DG ElBaradei told U/S Burns June 23 that he would encourage Iran to take advantage of the P5 1 offer. ElBaradei focused almost exclusively on the freeze element of the P5 1 way forward paper, in the hope that it would help re-start negotiations. U/S Burns cautioned that th [...] |
2008-07-03 13:23:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA395 |
IAEA: DG CONCERNED ABOUT INDIA AGREEMENT; SEEKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Responding to ref A demarche, IAEA DG ElBaradei assured Ambassador Schulte on July 14 that he will continue to support the India safeguards agreement and hoped for consensus at the August 1 Board of Governors but indicated Pakistan could be problematic. He urged the U.S. to high [...] |
2008-07-14 15:43:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR IN |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA460 |
IAEA/GC: EGYPT AND ISRAEL AT LEAST TALKING ABOUT [...] (C) Israeli and Egyptian Ambassadors made at least a first attempt to discuss the Egyptian draft Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution in bi-lateral consultations in Vienna. Neither had a "mandate" to negotiate, and they did not get very far, Israeli Ambassador Michaeli reported to Ambassador [...] |
2008-08-18 14:47:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM KNPP IS EG |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA477 |
FOLLOW-UP ON IAEA-NORWAY SAFETY TRAINING PROJECT [...] (U) Mission rep spoke to IAEA and delivered ref D talking points regarding safety concerns at Iran's Bushehr reactor on August 13. Norway has agreed to the training plan and IAEA is moving forward with plans. The IAEA recommends that the United States demarche Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovakia and [...] |
2008-08-27 14:13:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA MNUC PARM PREL TRGY KNPP UNSC IR NO |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA545 |
IAEA/BOG: OCTOBER SESSION APPROVES DG ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2008-10-09 11:29:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNPP MNUC PREL UN |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA55 |
IAEA/IRAN: ISRAEL IN THE DOG HOUSE WITH DG, [...] (S) Israeli Ambassador Michaeli informed Nuclear Counselor January 30 that the GOI is in a "bad situation" with the DG. ElBaradei is refusing to meet with any representative of the current Israeli government with the exception of Michaeli, following an unauthorized remark on the part of an Isra [...] |
2008-01-31 09:57:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP AORC PARM IR IS |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA585 |
IAEA: PURSUING TERM LIMITS FOR THE DIRECTOR [...] (S) The IAEA is an outlier among most international organizations (IOs) which have instituted term limits for their directorships. Previous efforts to do so at the IAEA have failed due to G-77 opposition as they were seen as directed against DG ElBaradei. The DG election cycle presents an op [...] |
2008-11-04 14:22:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC KNPP IAEA UN |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA64 |
IAEA/IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON IRAN AT THE [...] (S) Our principal goal for the Iran agenda item at the March 3-7 Board is, as it has been for the last two years, to support dual-track strategy and, in particular, the Security Council process. Since the Board passed a resolution on February 4, 2006, referring the file to the UNSC, we have no [...] |
2008-02-05 16:39:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP AORC IR |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA643 |
IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY,S CAMPAIGN PITCH TO WEOG [...] (C) Meeting with Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Ambassadors, at his request, on December 1, South African Governor Abdul Minty fielded a wide range of pointed questions on Agency priorities as a prospective candidate for IAEA Director General. Minty informed WEOG members that his Mi [...] |
2008-12-05 14:16:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM IAEA KNPP JA AR SF |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA97 |
IAEA/BOG: AFRICA GROUP IN UPHEAVAL; SYRIA SEEKS [...] (SBU) This is an action request, see para 4. 2. (C) Summary: Mission received an inexplicable dipnote from Syria requesting U.S. support for its candidacy on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. The Middle East South Asia group (MESA) is not expected to have a contested election requiring a [...] |
2008-02-15 16:17:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA PREL KNPP SY EG SF |
| 08UNVIEVIENNA98 |
IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED READY TO DRAFT A BOARD [...] (S) Summary: At a Canadian-hosted meeting February 14 like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia, Japan) agreed to work discretely on a Board resolution on Iran, with experts scheduled to meet February 20. Canadian Ambassador Gervais-Vidricaire made a strong case for the Board to reassert its [...] |
2008-02-15 16:54:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE821 |
IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche on Iran's Nuclear Program to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 16. Post relayed the relevant information to Mr. Belfort, Director of International Affairs, and Mr. Izidore, Director of Political Affairs, at the Ministry. Post will report any substant [...] |
2009-09-21 13:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM AA IAEA IR KNPP HA |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA231 |
IAEA: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE JUNE BOARD [...] (C) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place against the backdrop of impasse over the 2010 budget and the ongoing race for IAEA Director General, with an election likely later in June. The politics of the DG race will distract from the regular June Board meeting's overlo [...] |
2009-05-18 11:11:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | ENRG PARM PREL KNPP IAEA IR KN IZ PK |
| 09UNVIEVIENNA9 |
IAEA; WIDE-RANGING DISCUSSION WITH DIRECTOR [...] (C) Ambassador Schulte presented IAEA Director General ElBaradei with the U.S. instrument of ratification for the Additional Protocol on January 6, 2009. Ambassador used the occasion to query the DG on priorities for the remainder of ElBaradei's tenure (November 30, 2009), in particular how he m [...] |
2009-01-13 07:35:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM MNUC KNPP IR SY TRGY |