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OO RUEHIK RUEHYG
DE RUEHTC #1619 2061525
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 251525Z JUL 06
FM AMEMBASSY THE HAGUE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6378
INFO RUEHZG/NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHSW/AMEMBASSY BERN PRIORITY 4031
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES PRIORITY 0162
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 2623
RUEHDL/AMEMBASSY DUBLIN PRIORITY 0214
RUEHHE/AMEMBASSY HELSINKI PRIORITY 1850
RUEHOT/AMEMBASSY OTTAWA PRIORITY 5064
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL PRIORITY 1339
RUEHSM/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM PRIORITY 4650
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV PRIORITY 2855
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 1711
RUEHWL/AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON PRIORITY 0316
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA PRIORITY 0108
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 4129
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 1342

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 001619 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ISN/MSNA, GENEVA (CD) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MNUC PARM PREL KNNP UNGA CDG NL
SUBJECT: NETHERLANDS/FMCT: INFLEXIBLE ON REQUEST FOR 
FLEXIBILITY 
 
REF: STATE 120281 
 
¶1. (SBU) Summary: The GONL remains greatly appreciative of 
U.S. efforts to revive Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) 
negotiations in the Conference on Disarmament (CD).  But the 
GONL "completely disagrees" with the U.S. request to abandon 
the consideration of other issues in favor of FMCT 
negotiations.  Polmiloff discussed reftel points with MFA 
Head of Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Affairs Paul Wilke on 
July 25.  End summary. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Wilke said the recent U.S. presentation on FMCT in 
the CD was "very persuasive," and hoped the USG could expand 
on it in a constructive way.  However, he added that it was 
not appropriate to abandon other CD efforts.  The Netherlands 
agrees with the United States that FMCT should be a priority, 
he said.  But other members have different priorities, such 
as the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space (PAROS) -- 
their concerns should not be dismissed out of hand. 
 
¶3. (SBU) Wilke said he understands the U.S. position of "no 
linkage," but this should not prohibit the discussion of 
other issues.  On the contrary, he said the U.S. position to 
reject other issues will only serve to "kill the CD."  In 
that respect, he said the GONL was "inflexible in its request 
for flexibility," and noted that such guidance has been 
deployed in Geneva. 
 
 
BLAKEMAN