Cablegate: Canada in Receipt of Demarche On Med Dialogue Sofa

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SUBJECT: CANADA IN RECEIPT OF DEMARCHE ON MED DIALOGUE SOFA

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(U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade
(DFAIT) Senior NATO Policy Adviser Amy Galigan expressed
appreciation for reftel demarche of August 28, and promised
to convey the U.S. points to Canadian legal and policy
experts in Brussels before the start of the September 2 NATO
legal advisers meeting. Galigan said she would not be able
to offer substantive comment before the meeting, but
expressed confidence that Canadian and U.S. officials would
have an opportunity to discuss the U.S. position when they
meet in Brussels.

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