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E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/05/2018 
TAGS: PARM PREL OSCE KCFE XG
SUBJECT: OSCE/FSC: US INTERVENTON AT MAY 7 FSC ON GEORGIA 
UAV INCIDENT 
 
 
Classified By: Classified by: Hugh M. Neighbour, Chief Arms Control Del 
egate, for reason 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
¶1.  (SBU)  The is a request for guidance.  See paragraphs 2-4 
for background and paragraph 5 and 6 for request. 
 
¶2.  (C)  Background:  Georgian representatives explained to 
USDEL how allies and other concerned states could support 
Georgia's planned intervention on the April 20 UAV incident 
at the May 7 Forum for Security Cooperation meeting.  Georgia 
plans to respond to Russia's "five questions" (reftel USOSCE 
0120) in more detail than it provided at the April 30 FSC. 
Georgia hopes that the U.S. and other pS would be able to 
comment on their involvement in the "independent" 
investigation of the April 20 UAV incident.  Specifically, 
Georgia asked if the U.S. could confirm that it has sent 
investigators to the region and that it will share its 
findings with the FSC. 
 
¶3.  (C)  The Georgians appreciated the fact that the OSCE and 
FSC had moved quickly on this latest incident, especially as 
compared to the pace that the OSCE organization got involved 
last fall in the August Missile Incident. USMission shares 
Georgia's goal of keeping the FSC seized of the matter now. 
 
¶4.  (SBU)  The U.S. (Finley) stated at the April 30 FSC that 
the USG had sent investigators to Georgia and urged other pS 
to participate in the investigation.  The U.S. said the 
results of the investigation should be shared with the OSCE 
at the earliest opportunity. 
 
¶5.  (C)  Mission recommends that responses to Georgia and 
other pS on the April 20 UAV be confined to the immediate 
issues discussed in the FSC, i.e., the organization and 
conduct of the investigation and report of the findings in 
the FSC. 
 
¶6.  (C)  Mission recommends that U.S. respond to any 
interventions on the April UAV incident by stating: 
 
      -- The United States, as announced at last week's FSC, 
has already sent investigators to the region to help evaluate 
the evidence. 
 
      -- The U.S. continues to urge all participating States 
to send experts to assist in an international effort to 
ascertain the facts underlying this incident, 
 
      -- The U.S. urges all parties to the incident to 
cooperate with the investigation. 
 
      -- The U.S. expects that the results of the 
investigations will be shared with the OSCE at the earliest 
opportunity. 
FINLEY