US embassy cable - 04BRATISLAVA994

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SLOVAKS INTERESTED IN STARTING MISSILE DEFENSE DISCUSSIONS

Identifier: 04BRATISLAVA994
Wikileaks: View 04BRATISLAVA994 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Bratislava
Created: 2004-10-29 14:03:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: MARR PREL KNNP LO
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 BRATISLAVA 000994 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/25/2014 
TAGS: MARR, PREL, KNNP, LO 
SUBJECT: SLOVAKS INTERESTED IN STARTING MISSILE DEFENSE 
DISCUSSIONS 
 
REF: A. (A) BRATISLAVA (B) 7 OCTOBER 2004 EMAIL FROM 
 
        JOEL CASSMAN 
     B. OSD "MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH SLOVAKIA" 
 
Classified By: DCM Scott Thayer for reasons 1.4(b) and (d) 
 
(C) Emboffs met October 26 with Vladimir Jakabcin, Director 
General, Defense Policy and International Relations, MOD to 
follow up on earlier indications that the GOS was interested 
in participating in missile defense (ref A).  Using talking 
points provided by OSD (ref B), emboffs explained the U.S. is 
currently pre-decisional but potentially interested in 
missile interceptors and sensors in Europe.  Emboffs noted 
the U.S. is prepared to begin exploratory discussions with 
Slovakia.  Jakabcin enthusiastically replied that he would 
inform DefMin immediately.  He did not see any reason not to 
start preliminary discussions and labelled this "good news." 
THAYER 
 
 
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