Cablegate: Demarche On Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism

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FM AMEMBASSY REYKJAVIK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3208
INFO RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0029

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STATE FOR ISN/WMDT
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SUBJECT: Demarche on Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
and point of contact for GICO

REF: State 021535

1. (SBU) On March 19 DCM and the Acting Political Officer presented
points contained reftel plus text of Global Initiative Statement of
Principles to MFA Arms Control Representative Petur Thorsteinsson.
Russian DCM was informed of our planned demarche but did not
participate since he had approached the MFA on this issue without
first consulting us.

2. (SBU) Thorsteinsson was very interested in the Global Initiative
and supports Iceland becoming a partner. He will inform us when a
GOI decision is made.

3. (U) Post designates Political Officer Bradley R. Evans as the
Global Initiative Coordinating Officer. His contact information is
as follows:

E-mail: unclassified: evansbr@state.gov
classified: evansbr@state.sgov.gov

Phone: work: +354-562-9100 ext. 2294
mobile: +354-693-9212
home: +354-517-2547

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