Cablegate: Embassy London

VZCZCXYZ0001
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHLO #2178 2351421
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 221421Z AUG 08
FM AMEMBASSY LONDON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9570
INFO RUEHBUL/AMEMBASSY KABUL 0701
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0341

C O N F I D E N T I A L LONDON 002178

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/RA - ARIEL STUKAHLIN AND IO/T - HEATHER VON BEHREN E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2018

TAGS: IAEA PREL PARM KNNP MNUC IR SY AF UK

Classified By: Political Counselor Richard M. Mills, Jr. for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) (C)

HMG will "try to (use its) influence8 so that Afghanistan can get on the IAEA Board of Governors in lieu of Syria, George Sherriff of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office,s Counter Proliferation Department told Poloff August 19. He added that one strategy might be to approach "non-friends of Syria" in order to influence Arab states. Sherriff opined that if Afghanistan,s candidacy went before IAEA,s General Conference, Afghanistan would probably prevail, although it would be &ideal8 if Afghanistan were the Middle East and South Asia Group's (MESA) preferred candidate for a seat on the Board of Governors. He observed, however, that within MESA "Arab states would likely stick with Arab states," even Syria. Visit London's Classified Website: XXXXXXXXXXXX
LEBARON

© Scoop Media