US embassy cable - 05THEHAGUE2702

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 002702 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE TO T STAFF/JIM TIMBIE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PARM, KNNP, NL 
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS: RESPONSE TO INVITE ON FUEL SUPPLY 
ASSURANCES MEETING 
 
REF: A. STATE 185383 
 
     B. STATE 180457 
     C. THE HAGUE 2666 
 
1. Polmiloff delivered reftel A letter to the Office of 
Robert de Groot, Head of the MFA's Department of Security 
Policy, on October 5. 
 
2. Polmiloff received the same day the following response 
from the Office of Hugo Siblesz to U/S Joseph's September 26 
letter (ref B) inviting him to participate in the October 12 
fuel supply assurances meeting in London.  As anticipated ref 
C, Siblesz will not be able to attend in person; the Dutch 
plan to be represented by a team headed by de Groot.  Full 
text of letter follows in para 3. 
 
3. Begin text: 
 
Mr. R.G. Joseph 
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International 
Security 
State Department 
 
 
Den Haag, October 2005 
 
Dear Mr. Joseph, 
 
Thank you for your letter dated September 26, 2005, in which 
you invite me to participate in a meeting to discuss the way 
forward on fuel supply assurances as a follow-up to the 
meeting that was held in Paris on September 9. 
 
As I mentioned earlier in my letter of September 30, the 
Netherlands will continue to work constructively with the 
United States and others in order to accomplish progress 
regarding the aim to establish a mechanism to provide assured 
access to nuclear fuel for countries that forgo enrichment 
and reprocessing.  I therefore highly appreciate the 
invitation to the meeting in London on October 12. 
 
I will however not be able to attend the meeting.  The 
Director for Security Policy, Mr. Robert de Groot, will 
participate instead.  He will be accompanied by Mr. Paul 
Wilke, Head of the Nuclear Affairs and Non-Proliferation 
Division. 
 
At the meeting at expert level the following day, October 13, 
the Netherlands delegation will consist of: 
 
Mr. Paul Wilke, Head of the Nuclear Affairs and 
Non-Proliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
 
Mrs. Marlies Hoedemakers, Senior Policy Advisor, Energy 
Production Directorate, Ministry of Economic Affairs 
 
In addition, a Urenco representative will participate on 
behalf of Urenco (Germany, United Kingdom, and the 
Netherlands): Dr. P.C. Upson, CEO Enrichment Technology 
Company Ltd and chairman of the World Nuclear Association's 
working group on "the industry approach to reliable access to 
nuclear fuel." 
 
Mr. H.H. Siblesz 
Director General of Political Affairs 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs 
 
End text. 
 
BLAKEMAN