US embassy cable - 05CANBERRA749

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FM DOWNER MAY RAISE IDEA OF RICE/DOWNER JOINT OP-ED FOR PSI ANNIVERSARY

Identifier: 05CANBERRA749
Wikileaks: View 05CANBERRA749 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Canberra
Created: 2005-04-28 05:57:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP GG KPAO OIIP AS
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.


 
UNCLAS CANBERRA 000749 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NP, T, IIP, EAP/ANP, AND EAP/PD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MNUC, PARM, PGOV, PHSA, PREL, KNNP, GG, KPAO, OIIP, AS 
SUBJECT: FM DOWNER MAY RAISE IDEA OF RICE/DOWNER JOINT 
OP-ED FOR PSI ANNIVERSARY 
 
REF: A. SECSTATE 75179 
     B. FITZGERALD-CRYSTAL-COONEY APRIL EMAILS 
 
1.  (U) Poloff delivered on April 27 Ref A talking points on 
activities related to the second anniversary of the 
Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) to the Australian 
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) International 
Security Division Executive Officer Lucinda Bell.  Bell 
expressed appreciation for the U.S. ideas, but said the GOA's 
focus was on the proposal for a Secretary Rice/Foreign 
Minister Downer joint op-ed (Ref B) piece highlighting PSI 
successes to be placed in Australian, and perhaps 
international (Asian Wall Street Journal, International 
Herald Tribune), newspapers near the date of the PSI 
anniversary on May 31.  Bell said that, while the GOA would 
not have a cleared draft in time for the May 4 Rice/Downer 
meeting in Washington, FM Downer would likely raise the idea 
of the joint op-ed with the Secretary at their meeting. 
 
STANTON 

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