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Viewing cable 08MOSCOW784, MFA REFUSES TO DISCUSS DOD REPORT ON CHINA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08MOSCOW784 2008-03-21 14:45 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Moscow 
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHMO #0784 0811445
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 211445Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY MOSCOW
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7247
INFO RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING IMMEDIATE 4364
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 0406
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC IMMEDIATE
RUEKDIA/DIA WASHDC IMMEDIATE
 
UNCLAS MOSCOW 000784 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: MARR MCAP PREL PGOV TSPA CH
SUBJECT: MFA REFUSES TO DISCUSS DOD REPORT ON CHINA 
 
REF: STATE 20659 
 
(U) The Russian MFA refused to discuss reftel with us. 
Moscow DAO, however, passed reftel to Deputy Chief of MOD's 
Foreign Liaison Directorate (UVS) Colonel Vladimir 
Skorobogatov on March 11, and to Chief of MOD's UVS 
General-Major Viktor Chernov on March 18 during the 2 Plus 2 
talks.  The MOD officials seemed genuinely interested in the 
DOD report, but given the highly classified nature of 
Russia's assessment of Chinese military strategy and 
capabilities, we do not expect to receive a reply to our 
request for a discussion on this matter in the near future. 
RUSSELL