US embassy cable - 04ABUJA1037

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STRENGTHENING THE IAEA AND THE NPT REGIME -- NIGERIA

Identifier: 04ABUJA1037
Wikileaks: View 04ABUJA1037 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abuja
Created: 2004-06-10 12:13:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: KNNP TRGY MNUC NI IAEA
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L ABUJA 001037 
 
SIPDIS 
 
UNVIE FOR IAEA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/09/2014 
TAGS: KNNP, TRGY, MNUC, NI, IAEA 
SUBJECT: STRENGTHENING THE IAEA AND THE NPT REGIME -- 
NIGERIA 
 
REF: STATE 125606 
 
Classified By: COUNSELOR JAMES MAXSTADT FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 
 
1. (C) POLOFF delivered reftel demarche and non-paper to 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs First United Nations Division 
Director Ambassador Abdul Bin Rimdap on June 9.  Noting the 
importance of safeguards and that the IAEA already makes use 
of standing committees, Rimdap said he believed the GON would 
support the creation of a new standing committee on 
safeguards. 
 
2.  (C) Unfortunately, and as expected, Rimdap was less 
sanguine about the proposal to restrict states under 
investigation for proliferation violations from serving on 
the Board of Governors or the new standing committee.  Rimdap 
said the proposal would likely face opposition from 
developing countries and would be seen as a "further 
politicization" of the IAEA's investigative process. 
Nevertheless, Rimdap said he would discuss the issue with 
other GON officials and that the GON's delegation would be 
open to discussing the matter during the upcoming BOG meeting. 
CAMPBELL 

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