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Viewing cable 07LUXEMBOURG215, LUXEMBOURG SUPPORTS CM BAN, BUT WILL NOT ALLOW IT

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07LUXEMBOURG215 2007-05-31 15:26 2011-08-30 01:44 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Luxembourg
VZCZCXYZ0010
RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHLE #0215 1511526
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
R 311526Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY LUXEMBOURG
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 5913
INFO RUEHXP/ALL NATO POST COLLECTIVE
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
C O N F I D E N T I A L LUXEMBOURG 000215 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2017 
TAGS: MOPS NATO PARM PREL LU
SUBJECT: LUXEMBOURG SUPPORTS CM BAN, BUT WILL NOT ALLOW IT 
TO EFFECT NATO OPERATIONS 
 
REF: STATE 66596 
 
Classified By: Acting Pol/Econ Chief, Jason Chiodi for 1.4 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (C) Acting Pol/Econ Chief discussed points contained 
reftel with Michel Leesch, MFA Desk Officer for 
Political-Military & Non-Proliferation Affairs on 29 May. 
Leesch said that Luxembourg had a mandate from Parliament to 
negotiate an international instrument which would ban cluster 
munitions and that, accordingly, Luxembourg took part in both 
the Oslo and Lima meetings and would remain engaged on the 
issue.  Luxembourg agrees with the US, however, that the 
Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) is the best 
framework in which to negotiate this instrument.  Leesch said 
that the GOL urged the US to "go as far as possible" on 
restrictions on the use of cluster munitions (CM) to aid 
Luxembourg's efforts to try to keep the issue within the CCW 
framework. 
 
2. (C) Regarding the possible effect of a CM ban on NATO 
operations, Leesch took great lengths to stress that 
Luxembourg took its responsibilities as a founding NATO 
member very seriously and despite its opposition to CM, 
Luxembourg would not allow this opposition to interfere with 
its prior commitments as a NATO member.  He specifically 
stated that neither the over flight of Luxembourg territory 
nor the use of Findel International Airport for shipments of 
CM would be effected by any such ban or restrictions. 
WAGNER