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UNCLAS STATE 002292 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EWWT KCRM PBTS PHSA
SUBJECT: CORRECTED COPY FOR STATE 1225: ADDITIONAL ISSUES 
FOR CONSIDERATION BY CORE MEMBERS OF CONTACT GROUP ON 
SOMALI PIRACY 
 
REF: A. 08 STATE 133199 
     ¶B. STATE 1223 
     ¶C. STATE 1225 
 
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SUMMARY 
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¶1. This is an action request and corrects information 
provided in Ref C.  Per Ref A and B, action addressees are 
invited to attend a coordination pre-meeting for the 
Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) hosted by Germany on 
the afternoon of January 13, 2009. 
 
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OBJECTIVES 
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FOR ALL ADDRESSEES: 
 
¶2. Posts are requested to notify host governments that they 
are invited to participate in a coordination pre-meeting 
for the Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) on the 
afternoon of January 13, 2009, hosted by Germany at The 
Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations, 871 
United Nations Plaza, New York.  The meeting is scheduled 
to take place from 1600 to 1800. 
 
¶3. It is envisioned that the meeting will start with a 
brief overview on the situation in the region, followed by 
a discussion on Contact Group structure issues.  This 
discussion will cover Contact Group membership, 
decision-making, formation and leadership of working groups 
and the role of the Secretariat.  This will be followed by 
a discussion on Contact Group substance issues (military, 
industry, judicial, financial and public diplomacy) in 
preparation for the next day's larger Contact Group 
meeting. 
 
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REPORTING DEADLINE 
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¶4. Posts are requested to report whether the host 
government will attend the pre-meeting on January 13, and 
if the host government will sponsor the stand-up of a CGSP 
Working Group.  Please report back no later than January 
¶12. 
 
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BACKGROUND 
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¶5. The Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP) will be 
established at an inaugural meeting on January 14 to 
facilitate discussion and coordinate the activities of 
states and organizations to suppress piracy off the coast 
of Somalia pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 1851. 
 
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POINTS OF CONTACT 
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¶6. Department POCs are in PM/PPA:  David Glancy at (202) 
736-4054, Donna Hopkins at (202) 647-0792, and Evan Foster 
at (202) 647-0336, or by email. 
RICE