Cablegate: Briefing Australia On Apec Food Defense Pilot

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DE RUEHC #5509 2212049
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P 082045Z AUG 08
FM SECSTATE WASHDC
TO RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 2017
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 2418

UNCLAS STATE 085509

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR PTER TBIO AS PE
SUBJECT: BRIEFING AUSTRALIA ON APEC FOOD DEFENSE PILOT
PROJECTS

REF: A. A. CANBERRA 788
B. B. SECSTATE 83232

1.(U) This cable responds to action request in reftel A
(CANBERRA 788).

2. (U) EAP/EP confirms that Amit Mathur of EAP/EP will
brief Australian representatives on the APEC food defense
pilot projects in Peru during the upcoming APEC
Counterterrorism Task Force Meeting in Lima, Peru. Eugene
Philhower, Regional Agricultural Counselor at Embassy Lima
and in-country coordinator for the pilot program, will
also attend.
RICE

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