US embassy cable - 03ROME5416

UNCLAS ROME 005416 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPDC, PREL, ETTC, KSTC, PARM, IT, EUN 
SUBJECT: WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY 
POWELL TO ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER FRATTINI 
 
FOR EUR/WE AND NP/ECNP 
 
REF: A) BURKHEAD/REDDY TELECON 
     B) USMISSION UNVIE/ROBBINS TELECON 
     C) STATE 325046 

1.  (SBU) ECONOMIC COUNSELOR CALLED ON MFA 
NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR AMBASSADOR UGO DE MOHR 
NOVEMBER 26 TO DELIVER REF C MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY 
POWELL TO FOREIGN MINISTER FRATINI.  SHE EXPLAINED TO 
DE MOHR THAT THE SECRETARY WAS PROPOSING A JOINT LETTER 
WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER TO ALL WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT 
PARTICIPANTS TRANSMITTING A STATEMENT REAFFIRMING 
MEMBER STATES' COMMITMENT TO THE ARRANGEMENT AT THE 
PLENARY MEETING DECEMBER 10-12. 
 
2.  (SBU) DE MOHR SAID THAT THE U.S. MISSION IN VIENNA 
HAD ALREADY APPROACHED ITALY'S CHIEF OF MISSION IN 
VIENNA WHO, IN TURN, HAD DISCUSSED THE IDEA WITH DE 
MOHR.  THE TWO HAD AGREED THE LETTER WAS A GOOD IDEA. 
DE MOHR PROMISED TO SPEAK WITH THE FOREIGN MINISTER 
EARLY THAT EVENING; BUT BECAUSE OF HIS TRAVEL PLANS, DE 
MOHR COULD NOT REPORT BACK TO EMBOFF UNTIL DECEMBER 1. 
 
3.  (SBU) ON DECEMBER 1, DE MOHR REPORTED THAT THE 
FOREIGN MINISTER COULD AGREE TO THE STATEMENT AS 
DRAFTED REF C.  FURTHER, HE (DE MOHR) WAS THEN 
TRANSMITTING INSTRUCTIONS TO ITALY'S EMBASSIES IN 
WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT CAPITALS INSTRUCTING ITALIAN 
EMBASSIES TO APPROACH SENIOR LEVELS IN HOST GOVERNMENT 
CAPITALS TO REPORT THE UNITED STATES AND ITALY WOULD 
TABLE REF C STATEMENT IN THE DECEMBER 10-12 PLENARY 
MEETING AND TO ASK FOR THEIR SUPPORT FOR THAT 
STATEMENT. 
 
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	2003ROME05416 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED