VZCZCXYZ0001 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHLO #0042 0081723 ZNY SSSSS ZZH R 081723Z JAN 10 FM AMEMBASSY LONDON TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4587 INFO RUEHAK/AMEMBASSY ANKARA 1062 RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT 0294 RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS 0367 RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 3564 RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV 0624
S E C R E T LONDON 000042
NOFORN SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/08/2019
TAGS: PREL PTER LE SY IS
SUBJECT: SYRIAN SUPPORT TO HIZBALLAH - DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN LONDON REF: STATE 129636
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Richard LeBaron for reasons 1.4 (b) an d (d).
(S/NF) Political Minister Counselor Greg Berry demarched Julian Miller, Deputy Foreign Affairs Advisor to Prime Minister Brown, and Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) MENA Deputy Director John Casson on Syrian military ties to Hizballah as instructed reftel. Miller promised to make sure the issue was included in future interactions with the Syrians. Casson agreed that the U.S. and UK share common strategic goals even if we do sometimes take a different approach. Casson further assured us that the issue is "front and center" and "always on the agenda" in all contacts with Syria. He said a team from HMG was scheduled to be in Damascus the week of January 11 and would include the Hizballah issue in the presentation to the Syrians. Unfortunately, Syria often does not address the issue directly, commonly responding that it "won't be resolved until there is peace with Israel." Visit London's Classified Website: XXXXXXXXXXXX
LeBaron
http://wikileaks.ch/cable/2010/01/10LONDON42.html
