US embassy cable - 05ROME1660

UNCLAS ROME 001660 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR OES/OA: CDIAMOND 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EWWT, KTIA, PHSA, IT, IMO, MARITIME 
SUBJECT: ITALY TO COORDINATE AT EU LEVEL INTERNATIONAL 
MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO) LRIT PROPOSAL 
 
REF: A. ROME 001530; B. STATE 077507 
 
1.  The Government of Italy has transmitted to the Embassy 
a diplomatic note dated May 5 in response to Embassy Rome's 
diplomatic note (ref A) requesting the GOI position on the 
IMO long-range information and tracking of ships proposal 
(ref B).  Italy will coordinate its position with other EU 
Member States during an upcoming meeting of the EU Maritime 
Safety Committee.  Informal translation follows. 
 
2.  BEGIN INFORMAL TRANSLATION 
 
"The Directorate General for Economic and Financial 
Multilateral Cooperation of the Italian Foreign Ministry 
presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United 
States of America, and has the honor to refer to Note 
No. 361, dated May 3, 2005, which was thoughtfully 
considered. 
 
The subject to which your Embassy referred, the adoption of 
an amendment to Chapter XI-2 of the "Safety of Life at Sea 
- SOLAS" Convention, with regard to Long-range 
Identification and Tracking (LRIT) of vessels, as indicated 
in the Maritime Safety Committee MSC 80/3/3 documentation, 
is an issue to be coordinated among EU Member States.  As a 
result, our Italian Delegation will present the text of 
your note at the upcoming meeting of the EU Maritime Safety 
Committee in London and indicate that it should be taken 
under consideration and coordinated with the EU.  Courtesy 
close." 
 
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