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179687 11/24/2008 9:05 08BEIJING4297 Embassy Beijing CONFIDENTIAL 08STATE112229|08STATE122401 VZCZCXYZ0002 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHBJ #4297 3290905 ZNY CCCCC ZZH O 240905Z NOV 08 FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0996 INFO RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA IMMEDIATE 1364 RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 0378 RUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN 0794 RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 9148 RUEHSA/AMEMBASSY PRETORIA 0448 RUEHTH/AMEMBASSY ATHENS 0169 RUEHBM/AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST 1067 RUEHNC/AMEMBASSY NICOSIA 0165 RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA 4068 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 4449 C O N F I D E N T I A L BEIJING 004297
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DEPT FOR EAP/CM, ISN/RA MONGIELLO AND NEPHEW
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/24/2033 TAGS: PREL, AORC, MNUC, TRGY, PARM, KNNP, CH, IR SUBJECT: IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE: CHINA AGAIN URGED NOT TO ATTEND
REF: A. STATE 122401 B. STATE 112229
Classified By: Acting Political Section Chief Ben Moeling. Reasons 1.4 (B/D).
1. (C) PolOff conveyed ref A and B points and nonpaper urging China not to participate in the November 30 nuclear conference in Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on November 24. Dai provided no substantive reply. (Note: MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials continue to be "unavailable" to meet with PolOffs since the October 3 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan, which prevented detailed discussion of this issue.) RANDT