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O 110525Z SEP 06
FM AMEMBASSY SKOPJE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5135
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHINGTON DC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUESEN/SKOPJE BETA
RUEHSQ/USDAO SKOPJE MK
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 2055

UNCLAS SKOPJE 000851 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR EUR/SCE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PREL MK
SUBJECT: MACEDONIA: PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES IN THE 
WAR ON TERROR 
 
REF: STATE 146996 
 
¶1. (SBU) P/E Chief delivered reftel points on President 
Bush's September 6 speech on detainees in the war on terror 
to MFA State Counselor Milan Spiridonovski on September 7. 
Spiridonovski appreciated the briefing and said he understood 
the need to ensure vital security information was quickly 
obtained from such detainees.  Given past local media 
coverage of allegations that Macedonia had hosted secret CIA 
prisons (which has not reappeared for several months), 
Spiridonovski said the MFA would adopt a low profile approach 
to any local coverage of President Bush's speech.  However, 
he and his MFA colleagues would prepare contingency Qs and As 
based on the materials provided in the reftel talking points. 
 
 
¶2. (SBU) Post also is taking a low profile approach regarding 
local media coverage of the President's speech.  To date, 
there has been straightforward reporting on the speech, but 
no/no press commentary.  One local TV station broadcast on 
September 7 focused exclusively on EU members' perspectives 
on the speech and on renewed calls on EU members to reveal 
their roles in any secret prison arrangements. 
MILOVANOVIC