Cablegate: Unscr 1816: Canada Deploys Three Warships

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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 152109Z JUL 08
FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8205
INFO RUCNCAN/ALL CANADIAN POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0443

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STATE FOR AF/RSA JBANDO AND MBITTRICK

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER PREL EWWT KCRM KJUS SO XA XW CA
SUBJECT: UNSCR 1816: CANADA DEPLOYS THREE WARSHIPS

REF: STATE 74305

1. (U) Pursuant to UNSCR 1816 (reftel), Canada has announced
the deployment of three warships to Somali waters. The
deployment will include Task Force 150 flagship the destroyer
HMCS Iroquois, the multi-role patrol frigate HMCS Calgary,
and the oiler HMCS Protecteur.

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