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TAGS: PARM PREL CWC
SUBJECT: CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 
WEEK ENDING DECEMBER 15 
 
This is CWC-114-06. 
 
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INDUSTRY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE TECHNICAL SECRETARIAT 
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¶1. (U) On the margins of the 11th Conference of States 
Parties, Assistant Secretary of Commerce Christopher Padilla 
met with Horst Reeps (Director, Verification), Ichiro Akiyama 
(Inspectorate), and Bill Kane (Industry Verification) 
regarding a number of industry implementation issues. 
 
¶2. (U) A/S Padilla first addressed the request by the TS that 
the U.S. reconsider allowing sequential industry inspections. 
 This earlier request resulted in a back-and-forth with the 
TS in regard to the modalities that would be used and the 
 
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measures the TS has undertaken to resolve the problems that 
occurred previously during sequential industry inspections in 
the U.S.  A/S Padilla informed the TS that Commerce is ready 
to support sequential inspections under a very limited 
scenario, and that Commerce would make a recommendation to 
the interagency to endorse this concept.  His intention is to 
be able to report back to the TS favorably in the very near 
future. 
 
¶3. (U) A/S Padilla also addressed the TS's current trial 
efforts for incorporating sampling and analysis into 
subsequent Schedule 2 inspections.  He briefly reviewed the 
action items that came out of the most recent U.S.-TS 
discussions on this issue in September 2006.  He emphasized 
our expectation that the Inspection Team will provide a 
rationale, in writing, for the samples to be taken, etc.  The 
TS confirmed that the Inspection Team's practices will meet 
 
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this expectation. 
 
4.(U) Finally, A/S Padilla discussed inspector training. 
Previous discussions with the TS has indicated that, in order 
to ensure proper training for their inspectors, the TS could 
benefit from the use of an industrial facility to supplement 
their training.  He informed them that a facility in the U.S. 
has been identified for this purpose.  He also informed them 
of a difference of legal interpretation that has arisen that 
might require some sort of agreement between Commerce and the 
TS regarding cost-sharing.  He discussed some possible 
 
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solutions and committed to finding a solution with the U.S. 
as quickly as possible and informing the TS of the decision. 
 
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MEETING WITH JAPANESE DELEGATION 
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¶5. (SBU) On December 14, del reps (Robinson and Denyer) met 
with the Japanese delegation (COL Shunji Yoshino and Ms. 
Kiwako Tanaka).  The U.S. del reps first provided an overview 
of the Dec. 12 bilateral meetings with the Chinese delegation 
(ACW focus) and provided a copy of the translated questions 
received from the Chinese delegation.  (A copy of the 
presentation by Dale Ormond, Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
the Army, had been provided to their delegation previously.) 
Del reps explained that China had provided a general overview 
of planning and progress for the fixed site at Harbaling, as 
well as an update on accomplishments to date from the ACW 
office (part of the Chinese MFA). 
 
¶6.  (SBU) Del reps discussed the general topics raised during 
the Q&A session and noted that Ormond had provided caveats to 
his more specific responses on worker safety, hazard 
analysis, etc., by stating that assessments of this nature 
must be performed on a case-by-case basis, adding that what 
is appropriate in a larger fixed facility like U.S. CWDF's 
may not be appropriate in other situations.  Del reps 
summarized the bilateral meetings as positive and the 
questions/discussion as technical versus political.  They 
informed the Japanese delegation that follow-up discussions 
are certainly possible. 
 
¶7. (SBU) The only specific question from Japanese delegation 
that could not be answered was whether the Chinese had 
 
discussed disposal/destruction of contaminated soil. 
Documents from the bilateral discussions contain references 
to contaminated soil being stored along with munitions at 
Harbaling and possibly at the trust warehouses.  However, 
there is no specific reference to disposal of the soil 
itself, unless that is envisioned as occurring at the 
contaminated waste building at Harbaling.  Del reps will 
consult with other participants to get a clarification. 
 
¶8. (SBU) On a different note, del reps asked whether the 
Japanese delegation was aware of any discussion of working 
with or seeking technical advice from the U.S., as colleagues 
seemed to have heard different stories between the Lawrence 
Livermore National Laboratory and Japanese officials in 
Washington.  The Japanese answer was not very direct, and a 
reference was made to a non-governmental entity having a 
direct agreement with Lawrence Livermore.  Del reps are not 
sure how that relates to discussions of a TAA, how much of 
the vague Japanese response was genuine lack of awareness, or 
whether there was an unwillingness to provide a straight 
answer. 
 
¶9. (SBU) Del reps also provided a brief overview of the 
discussions on the Dec. 11 bilateral meetings concerning 
industry implementation.  Del reps also told them what the 
Chinese had shared regarding their recent experience with 
sampling and analysis during a subsequent Schedule 2 
inspection.  The Japanese were particularly interested in the 
structure of the Chinese National Authority, Chinese thoughts 
on using electronic declarations in the future, and the 
technical details coming out of the sampling and analysis 
experience. 
 
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REVIEW CONFERENCE 
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¶10.  (U) Ambassador Parker (UK), the Chairman for the Second 
Review Conference, convened a meeting of the working group on 
December 11.  Approximately 30 delegations attended the 
meeting.  Most of the discussion focused on plans to hold an 
industry meeting related to the second RevCon and 
universality. 
 
¶11. (U) The Deputy DG introduced a TS-prepared proposal 
(faxed to ISN/CB on Dec. 13) for a meeting of SPs and 
industry representatives to take place between June 4 and 8, 
¶2007. Several delegations including Mexico, Cuba, India, and 
Argentina proposed that the TS fund the travel of industry 
representatives attending the meeting from developing 
countries.  The DDG said that in the past, industry 
representatives had always paid their own way and that no 
money was set aside in the 2007 budget to fund such travel. 
Parker noted that the TS had funded travel for National 
Authorities to attend meetings, but not industry 
representatives.  Japan called for early preparation for the 
meeting and suggested that it should be scheduled close to 
the time of the Scientific Advisory Board meeting and 
industry consultations to obtain the maximum benefit for all 
three groups. Germany supported having the meeting just 
before or immediately after the SAB meeting. 
 
¶12.  (U) France called for full interpretation services to be 
provided during the industry representatives meeting.  The 
DDG countered that perhaps it would be more cost effective to 
see what the interpretation needs would be, based on 
registrations, and then providing interpretation on an ad hoc 
basis as needed.  China and India called for broad based 
participation 
 
¶13.  (U) On universality, del rep introduced and distributed 
the U.S. non-paper provided in State 195053.  New Zealand 
said that the OEWG may have to reexamine the issue as we get 
closer to the RevCon, as it was quite likely that several 
non-SPs will join the CWC between now and the RevCon and this 
could change the areas that the OPCW needs to focus on at the 
RevCon.  New Zealand also called on SPs that have influence 
with non-SPs to increase their efforts to encourage non-SPs 
 
to ratify.  The ROK supported the U.S. non-paper, 
particularly the view that there were no valid political 
reasons not to join the CWC.  The ROK also said they were 
particularly concerned about the DPRK.  Japan thanked the 
U.S. for its non-paper. 
 
¶14.  (U) The UK called for an increased effort to get non-SPs 
that have no substantive problems with the CWC, such as the 
Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Barbados, and Guinea Bissau, 
to ratify the CWC.  Italy, once again, touted the benefits of 
the Rome universality workshop and suggested that another 
workshop or conference may be needed.  France also suggested 
holding more regional universality workshops and that UNSC 
1540 be used as a lever to encourage non-SPs to join.  The 
Netherlands suggested that industry contacts could be used to 
encourage non-SPs to join. 
 
¶15. (U) Russia said that universality was important for 
Moscow, and that it would be troubling if all of the 
possessor states destroyed their stockpiles by 2012 and 
non-SP possessor states still remained outside of the CWC. 
India said that the increasing number of SPs, once again, 
highlighted the need for increased ICA funding. 
Interestingly, Cuba said that joining the CWC to attain some 
of the benefits of membership was fine, but the main point 
that should be emphasized to non-SPs is the obligations 
inherent in membership.  China said that new and creative 
ideas were needed to promote universality. 
 
¶16.  (U) Before closing the meeting, the Chair said that 
universality would undoubtedly have to be revisited before 
the RevCon but that it was important not to merely duplicate 
the discussions and work being done in the normal 
universality consultations.  He announced that the next OEWG 
meeting would be in February and the subject would be 
destruction. 
 
¶17.  (U) Ito sends. 
BLAKEMAN