Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Message Text CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 01 BONN 12867 082036Z 14 ACTION IO-10 INFO OCT-01 EUR-12 ISO-00 DHA-02 L-03 ACDA-05 DODE-00 OIC-02 DPW-01 SAJ-01 CIAE-00 PM-03 H-02 INR-07 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 USIA-06 NRC-05 084 W --------------------- 004094 R 082018Z AUG 75 FM AMEMBASSY BONN TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2023 INFO USMISSION NATO BRUSSELS USMISSION GENEVA USNMR SHAPE C O N F I D E N T I A L BONN 12867 E O 11652 GDS TAGS PFOR NATO ICRC PARM SUBJECT INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN ARMED CONFLICT - US FRG CONSULTATIONS 1 US DEL COMPLETED TWO DAYS OF INTENSIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH FRG EXPERTS ON BOTH CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS ISSUES AND VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS BEFORE THE CONFERENCE ON THE LAWS OF WAR CONSULTATIONS WERE MOST USEFUL AND WERE CONDUCTED ON BOTH SIDES IN A COOPERATIVE SPIRIT WE AGREED ON A COMMON APPROACH TO ALLIED CONSULTATIONS DURING THE AUTUMN IN PREPARATION FOR THE LUGANO EXPERTS CONFERENCE FRG REPS WERE OBVIOUSLY CONCERNED THAT THERE BE FULL ALLIED COORDINATION AND THAT WE NOT TAKE CONTRADICTORY POSITIONS AT LUGANO WE MADE IT CLEAR WE HAD THE SAME CONCERN 2 WE EXPLORED AT LENGTH FRG CONCERNS ABOUT ARTICLE 46 3 OF DRAFT PROTOCOL AND LARGELY SUCCEEDED IN ALLAYING THEM THEY CONTINUE TO BELIEVE THAT SOME TYPE OF PUBLIC INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT WILL HAVE TO BE ATTACHED CONFIDENTIAL CONFIDENTIAL PAGE 02 BONN 12867 082036Z TO THEIR RATIFICATION AT LEAST INSOFAR AS NUCLEAR Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 WEAPONS ARE CONCERNED AND THEY WERE GRATIFIED BY OUR ASSURANCES THAT THE USG WOULD BE VERY CLEAR IN SUBMITTING ANY PROTOCOL TO THE SENATE THAT IT WOULD HAVE NO EFFECT ON USE OF WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION AT END OF CONSULTATIONS THE FRG REPS ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THEIR REQUEST FOR A NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE STUDY OF ARTICLE 46 WAS PREMATURE AND SAID THAT IT WOULD NOT BE PURSUED WE SAID THAT SUCH A STUDY MIGHT BE DESIRABLE AT SOME TIME IF IT COULD BE MADE SUFFICIENTLY PRECISE BUT THAT WE DOUBTED ITS FEASIBILITY PRIOR TO THE THIRD SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE IN 1976 3 OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED WERE REPRISALS AND REPRESSION OF BREACHES ON BOTH OF WHICH US AND FRG VIEWS SEEM VERY CLOSE TOGETHER HILLENBRAND CONFIDENTIAL NNN Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Message Attributes Automatic Decaptioning X Capture Date 01 JAN 1994 Channel Indicators n a Current Classification UNCLASSIFIED Concepts INTERNATIONAL LAW HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING DELEGATIONS NEGOTIATIONS Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 08 AUG 1975 Decaption Date 01 JAN 1960 Decaption Note Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Authority greeneet Disposition Case Number n a Disposition Comment 25 YEAR REVIEW Disposition Date 28 MAY 2004 Disposition Event Disposition History n a Disposition Reason Disposition Remarks Document Number 1975BONN12867 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter n a Enclosure n a Executive Order GS Errors N A Film Number D750275-0455 From BONN Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1975 newtext t19750867 aaaacgsp tel Line Count 76 Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Office ACTION IO Original Classification CONFIDENTIAL Original Handling Restrictions n a Original Previous Classification n a Original Previous Handling Restrictions n a Page Count 2 Previous Channel Indicators n a Previous Classification CONFIDENTIAL Previous Handling Restrictions n a Reference n a Review Action RELEASED APPROVED Review Authority greeneet Review Comment n a Review Content Flags Review Date 23 APR 2003 Review Event Review Exemptions n a Review History RELEASED 23 APR 2003 by CunninFX APPROVED 07 OCT 2003 by greeneet Review Markings Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Review Media Identifier Review Referrals n a Review Release Date n a Review Release Event n a Review Transfer Date Review Withdrawn Fields n a Secure OPEN Status NATIVE Subject INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IN ARMED CONFLICT - US FRG CONSULTATIONS TAGS PFOR PARM NATO ICRC To STATE Type TE Markings Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006