US embassy cable - 05PARIS1197

C O N F I D E N T I A L PARIS 001197 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR NP/CBM 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/28/2030 
TAGS: FR, KSCA, PARM, PREL, MNUC, ETTC, TSPA 
SUBJECT: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): 
PREPARING FOR RPOC DISCUSSION OF INFORMATION EXCHANGE (IE) 
TOPICS (C) 
 
REF: SECSTATE 31845 
 
Classified By: EST COUNSELOR ROBERT W. DRY FOR REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D) 
 
1. (C) On February 24, EST Counselor presented paper 
contained in reftel regarding proposed agenda topics for the 
2005 MTCR Plenary Information Exchange to French MFA MTCR 
Point-of-Contact David Bertolotti.  Bertolotti appreciated 
the receipt of the document and he will prepare it soonest as 
a POC document for distribution. 
 
2.  (C) Bertolotti offered that the French side had not yet 
completed its preparations for the RPOC but that it hoped to 
be able to complete a list of its own proposals for the 
Plenary Information Exchange over the next month.  Thinking 
aloud, Bertolotti suggested several topics for possible 
inclusion: an update on Iran's ballistic missile programs; an 
Egypt country profile; and, a technology paper on a subject 
to be determined.  He also thought that it might be useful 
for the French government to prepare a case study on 
procurement attempts. 
Wolff