UNCLASSIFIED E22 SEGRET' RELEASED IN FULL PAGE 01 STATE 323423 ORIGIN NODS-00 INFO OCT-00 ADS-00 000 R DRAFTED BY NEA IAI JLHIRSCH APPROVED BY D WCHRISTOPHER OES TPICKERING NEA MDRAPER SSO STRICKLER DESIRED DISTRIBUTION STADIS DECAPTIONED ------------------028095 062222Z 61 0 062124Z DEC 80 ZFF6 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV IMMEDIATE INFO WHITE HOUSE IMMEDIATE 5988 S E C R E T STATE 323423 NOD IS FROM DRAPER FOR AMBASSADOR LEWIS E O 12065 RDS-1 12 6 00 HIRSCH J L TAGS IS IZ MN UC SUBJECT BRIEFING FOR PRIME MINISTER BEGIN 1 SECRET - ENTIRE TEXT 2 WHILE TOM PICKERING IS PROCEEDING TO ISRAEL AS SCHED ULED TO PARTICIPATE IN BINATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ·DISCUSSIONS WE HAVE DECIDED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER IF YOU RATHER TH AN TOM BRIEF BEGIN ON THE IRAQI NUCLEAR PROGRAM TOM WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE TALKING POINTS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AS WELL AS WITH ANSWERS TO FOLLOW-ON QUESTIONS WHICH BEGIN MIGHT RAISE IF YOU WISH WE CAN SECRET SECRET PAGE 02 STATE 323423 ARRANGE A SECURE PHONE CALL ON MONDAY DURING WHICH I CAN EXPLAIN FURTHER THE BACKGROUND TO THIS CHANGE CHRISTOPHER UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY CHARLES L DARIS DATE CASE ID 17 JAN 2006 200304282 UNCLASSIFIED ' SE RET UNCLASSIFIED NNN UNCLASSIFIED