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DE RUEHRK #0076 0811255
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R 221255Z MAR 07
FM AMEMBASSY REYKJAVIK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 3208
INFO RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW 0029

UNCLAS REYKJAVIK 000076 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ISN/WMDT 
T: TIM KATSAPIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL IC
SUBJECT: Demarche on Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism 
and point of contact for GICO 
 
REF:  State 021535 
 
¶1. (SBU) On March 19 DCM and the Acting Political Officer presented 
points contained reftel plus text of Global Initiative Statement of 
Principles to MFA Arms Control Representative Petur Thorsteinsson. 
Russian DCM was informed of our planned demarche but did not 
participate since he had approached the MFA on this issue without 
first consulting us. 
 
¶2. (SBU) Thorsteinsson was very interested in the Global Initiative 
and supports Iceland becoming a partner.  He will inform us when a 
GOI decision is made. 
 
¶3. (U) Post designates Political Officer Bradley R. Evans as the 
Global Initiative Coordinating Officer.  His contact information is 
as follows: 
 
E-mail:  unclassified:  evansbr@state.gov 
  classified: evansbr@state.sgov.gov 
 
 
Phone:  work:  +354-562-9100 ext. 2294 
  mobile:  +354-693-9212 
  home:  +354-517-2547 
 
 
van Voorst