8 February 2004
Source:
http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-files/Observer/documents/2004/02/07/memo.pdf
See related UK Observer story, 8 February 2004:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/politics/story/0,6903,1143550,00.html
And Observer initial revelation of the memo in March 2003:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,6903,905899,00.html
[The Observer reports this is by Frank Koza, National Security Agency]
All, As you've likely heard by now, the Agency is mounting a surge particularly directed at the UN Security Council (UNSC) members (minus US and GBR of course) for insights as to how the membership is reacting to the on-going debate RE Iraq, plans to vote on any related resolutions, what related policies/negotiating positions they may be considering, alliances/dependencies, etc - the whole gamut of information that could give US policymakers an edge in obtaining results favorable to US goals or to head off surprises. In RT, that means a QRC surge effort to revive/create efforts against UNSC members Angola, Cameroon, Chile, Bulgaria, and Guinea as well as extra focus on Pakistan UN matters. We've also asked ALL RT topi's to emphasize and make sure they pay attention to existing non-UNSC member UN-related and domestic comms for anything useful related to the UNSC deliberations/debates/votes. We have a lot of special UN-related diplomatic coverage (various UN delegations) from countries not sitting on the UNSC right now that could contribute related perspectives/insights/whatever. We recognize that we can't afford to ignore this possible source. We'd appreciate your support in getting the word to your analysts who might have similar more in-direct access to valuable information from accesses in your product lines. I suspect that you'll be hearing more along these lines in formal channels - especially as this effort will probably peak (at least for this specific focus) in the middle of next week following the SecState's presentation to the UNSC. Thanks for your help.