Margaret P Grafeld Declassified Released US Department of State EO Systematic Review 06 JUL 2006 Message Text LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 01 STATE 252741 44 ORIGIN L-03 INFO OCT-01 EUR-12 IO-10 ISO-00 DPW-01 DHA-02 CIAE-00 DODE-00 PM-04 H-02 INR-07 NSAE-00 NSC-05 PA-01 PRS-01 SP-02 SS-15 USIA-06 ACDA-05 OIC-02 SAJ-01 080 R DRAFTED BY L OES RJBETTAUER MMP APPROVED BY L GHALDRICH IO UNP MR HEWITT DOD OSD ISA MR ANDERSON PM DCA MR PHELPS D PW MR SIEVERTS ACDA GC MS MAZEAU EUR NE MR SHUMATE EUR WE WHMARSH EUR CE MR KURZE EUR CAN JROUSE --------------------- 111050 R 232235Z OCT 75 FM SECSTATE WASHDC TO AMEMBASSY LONDON AMEMBASSY PARIS AMEMBASSY OTTAWA AMEMBASSY BONN INFO USMISSION USUN NEW YORK USMISSION GENEVA AMEMBASSY BERN LIMITED OFFICIAL USE STATE 252741 E O 11652 N A TAGS ICRC PARM SUBJECT CONSULTATIONS ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW REFS STATE 246164 NOVEMBER 8 1974 NOTAL STATE 281340 DECEMBER 24 1974 NOTAL LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 02 STATE 252741 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 1 THIRD SESSION OF DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW IS SCHEDULED TO BE HELD IN GENEVA FROM APRIL 21 TO JUNE 11 1976 MANY IMPORTANT ISSUES REMAIN TO BE SOLVED AND WE BELIEVEIT WOULD BE ADVISABLETO BEGIN CONSULTATIONS EARLY BRITISH HAVE NORMALLY SCHEDULED WESTERN EUROPEAN AND OTHER GROUP CONSULTATIONS IN LONDON PRIOR TO CONFERENCE USG HOSTED IN WASHINGTON INNER CORE WEO CONSULTATIONS ON JANUARY 13 AND 14 1975 IN ADVANCE OF SECOND SESSION OF DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE SEE REFTELS THOSE CONSULTATIONS INCLUDED U S UK CANADA AND FRANCE 2 DURING THE WESTERN GROUP MEETING HOSTED BY BRITISH ON SEPTEMBER 30 IN UK MISSION IN GENEVA WHICH WAS CONCERNED WITH WEAPONS ISSUES AND WAS ATTENDED BY REPRESENTATIVESOF ADDRESSEE POSTS' HOST GOVERNMENTS BRITISH PRIVATELY SUGGESTED THAT U S HOST INNER CORE CONSULTATIONS IN WASHINGTON IN NEAR FUTURE TOBEGIN COORDINATION ON GENERAL ISSUES RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW CONFERENCE EXCLUDING HOWEVER WEAPONS ISSUES ON WHICH SEPARATE SERIES OF CONSULTATIONS ARE BEING HELD 3 WE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST ACTION ADDRESSEES TO INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF HOST GOVERNMENTS TO CONFIDENTIAL INNER CORE WEO MEETING IN WASHINGTON ON NOVEMBER 17 AND 18 WE NOTE THAT SIXTH LEGAL COMMITTEE DEBATE ON INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW TOPICS IS CURRENTLY SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 18-20 AND ALTHOUGH SUCH UNGA SCHEDULES ARE NEVER CERTAIN UNTIL LAST MOMENT TIMING MAY PERMIT PARTICIPANTS TO COMBINE WASHINGTON CONSULTATIONS WITH VISIT TO UNGA OF COURSE IF DATES FOR WASHINGTON CONSULTATIONS ARE INCONVENIENT WE WOULD BE GLAD TO ATTEMPT TO WORK OUT DIFFERENT DATES 4 WE RECOMMEND THAT DELEGATIONS TO THESE CONSULTATIONS INCLUDE FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND MILITARY REPS 5 WE PROPOSE FOLLOWING AGENDA FOR MEETING A REPRISALS PROPOSED ARTICLE 74 BIS CDDH I 221 B PROBLEMS RELATING TO LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IN PARTICULAR PROPOSED PARAGRAPH 3 FOR ARTICLE 84 LIMITED OFFICIAL USE LIMITED OFFICIAL USE PAGE 03 STATE 252741 CDDH I 233 C RELATIONSHIP OF PROTOCOL I TO THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND OTHER WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION D REPRESSION OF BREACHES E PROPOSED ARTICLE ON AGGRESSION AND JUST WAR CDDH III 248 F MISSING AND DEAD G PROSPECTS FOR PROTOCOL II H ANY OTHER ITEMS THIS OF COURSE ONLY TENTATIVE AGENDA AND WE WOULD WELCOME COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS WE WISH TO PERMIT DISCUSSION 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 OF ANY ITEM OF CONCERN TO PARTICIPANTS 6 FOR BONN FRG WAS NOT INVITED TO LAST MEETING OF INNER CORE IN JANUARY AND MAY NOT KNOW GROUP EXISTS WE HAVE DECIDED TO INCLUDE FRG BECAUSE THEY HAVE RAISED SERIOUS CONCERNS TO OTHER WEO GROUP MEMBERS AND OURSELVES AND IN NATO ABOUT THE WORK GOING ON AT THE DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE IT MAY BE TACTFUL NOT TO REFER TO PREVIOUS MEETING OF THIS GROUP BUT MERELY TO EXPLAIN OUR INTENTION OF BEGINNING CONSULTATIONS AMONG CERTAIN KEY COUNTRIES FOR NEXT SESSION OF DIPLOMATIC CONFERENCE WE THINK IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT FOR FRG PARTICIPANTS TO INCLUDE AMBASSADOR RICHARD BALKEN WHO IS HEAD OF DELEGATION AND REINHARD SCHNEIDER AND COL TANDECKI WHO ARE KEY DEFENSE DEPARTMENT PARTICIPANTS 7 FOR PARIS KEY PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE CHRISTIAN GIRARD QUAI CHIEF OF DELEGATION AND GEN CHARLES FRICAUD-CHAGNAUD 8 FOR LONDON KEY PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE JOHN FREELAND FCO CHIEF OF DELEGATION AND COL SIR DAVID HUGHES-MORGAN AND JAMES MAKIN MINISTRY OF DEFENSE 9 FOR OTTAWA KEY PARTICIPANTS WOULD BE DAVID MILLER FORMERLY DIRECTOR OF LEGAL OPERATIONS EXTAFF AND STILL CHAIRMAN OF DELEGATION AND COL JACK WOLFE DEFENSE INGERSOLL LIMITED OFFICIAL USE 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 HUMAN RIGHTS MEETING AGENDA INTERNATIONAL LAW MEETINGS NUCLEAR WEAPONS PLANNING MEETINGS Control Number n a Copy SINGLE Draft Date 23 OCT 1975 Decaption Date 01 JAN 1960 Decaption Note Disposition Action RELEASED Disposition Approved on Date Disposition Authority SmithRJ 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 1975STATE252741 Document Source CORE Document Unique ID 00 Drafter RJBETTAUER MMP Enclosure n a Executive Order N A Errors N A Film Number D750370-0425 From STATE Handling Restrictions n a Image Path ISecure 1 Legacy Key link1975 newtext t19751027 aaaaaxtb tel Line Count 142 Locator TEXT ON-LINE ON MICROFILM Office ORIGIN L Original 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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