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104752 4/18/2007 6:02 07BEIJING2555 Embassy Beijing UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY 07STATE50177 VZCZCXRO8809 OO RUEHKR DE RUEHBJ #2555 1080602 ZNR UUUUU ZZH O 180602Z APR 07 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6965 INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0324 RUEHTA/AMEMBASSY ASTANA 0013 RUEHTH/AMEMBASSY ATHENS 0150 RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN 1547 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST 1057 RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 9468 RUEHKR/AMEMBASSY KOROR 0010 RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 3115 RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 8663 RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 3958 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 4093 RUEHPF/AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH 0920 RUEHRB/AMEMBASSY RABAT 0352 RUEHRO/AMEMBASSY ROME 0972 RUEHSQ/AMEMBASSY SKOPJE 0106 RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 2037 RUEHYE/AMEMBASSY YEREVAN 0015 RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 1227 RHMFIUU/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON DC RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC UNCLAS BEIJING 002555
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E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL, KGIC, MCAP, PTER, KJUS, RS, CH SUBJECT: GLOBAL INITIATIVE: DEMARCHES ON EXPANSION, POSSIBLE CHINESE WORKSHOP DELIVERED
REF: A. STATE 50177 (EXPANSION OF INITIATIVE) B. NOTAL BEIJING 2484 C. NOTAL STATE 50432 (LETTER TO DG ZHANG)
1. (SBU) China welcomes ref A information about the expansion of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism to include Armenia, Romania, Cambodia and Macedonia, MFA Arms Control Department Deputy Director Zhang Junan told poloff April 17. Poloff noted that we did not yet have any information in response to Zhang's questions about refining the process for receiving new members (ref B).
2. (SBU) Poloff also delivered to Zhang Junan a letter from Department of Energy Undersecretary Aoki to MFA Arms Control DG Zhang Yan asking China to consider hosting a workshop on radiological response procedures (ref C). Zhang Junan said he would convey the letter to DG Zhang Yan and respond to the Embassy. RANDT