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FM AMEMBASSY CARACAS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7079
UNCLAS CARACAS 003437
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
HQSOUTHCOM ALSO FOR POLAD
DEPT PASS TO AID/OTI RPORTER
DEPT PASS TO ISN/CB KFARMER
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW VE
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION NATIONAL
OBLIGATIONS DELIVERED
REF: STATE 181985
(SBU) Poloff verbally delivered talking points contained in
reftel to Yaneth Arocha, Office Director of North American
and Multilateral Affairs on November 6. Post followed up
with Ylenia Medina, an MFA Multilateral Affairs desk officer
on November 20. No substantive response is expected. Poloff
will continue follow up with Medina to gauge the status of
draft legislation on national implementing measures, as
stipulated in Article VII of the CWC.
BROWNFIELD