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INFO RUCNMTC/MISSLE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL COLLECTIVE
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STATE FOR ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/18/2034
TAGS: KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC LY UK MTCRE
SUBJECT: (S/NF) SEPARATE UK DEMARCHE UNLIKELY ON GOL SCUDS
REF: SECSTATE 95554
REF: SECSTATE 95554 Classified By: Political Counselor Robin Quinville for Reason 1.4 (c) (S/NF) HMG agrees on the
importance of approaching the GOL regarding the steps Libya has taken to eliminate its MTCR Category I missile programs,
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Missile Policy Desk Officer Ed Evans told Poloff on September 17. (Ref) In a
follow-on conversation with Poloff on September 18, Evans stated that since U.S. Embassy Tripoli had already raised this
matter with the GOL, he did not expect HMG to issue demarche instructions to UK Embassy Tripoli. Evans said that HMG is
in broad agreement with USG policy on this issue and wants to continue to work in close coordination with the USG on all
Libya issues, which he described as "very sensitive at the moment." Evans also noted that FCO's Libya desk would
probably wait for guidance from UK Embassy Tripoli about whether a separate demarche would be constructive. HMG would
most likely not issue an action request without prompting from UK Embassy Tripoli, he stressed. Visit London's
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