State Department cable concerning: Australian Foreign Minister's comments suggesting ways in which the U.S. and its allies can cooperate on the war on terror; The U.S. Ambassador's meeting in Brisbane; and due process for the Guantanamo detainees. The cable is heavily redacted.
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INFO ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN NATIONS
AMEMBASSY PORT MORESBY
AMEMBASSY SUVA
AMEMBASSY TOKYO
AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
AMCONSUL MELBOURNE
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(U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR J. THOMAS SCHIEFFER. REASON:
1.5 (B,D).
1. (C) SUMMARY: OPPOSITION SHADOW FOREIGN MINISTER KEVIN
RUDD SUGGESTED IN A MEETING WITH AMBASSADOR SCHIEFFER TWO
WAYS IN WHICH THE U.S. APPROACH TO THE WAR ON TERRORISM COULD
DETER CRITICS AND STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT:
-- BY PROVIDING CLEAR EVIDENCE OF IRAQ'S INVOLVEMENT IN
TERRORISM; AND
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-- BY ALLOWING A COURT TO JUDGE WHETHER THE GENEVA
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2. (U) THE AMBASSADOR MET ALONE WITH AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY
(ALP) SPOKESMAN FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (SHADOW MINISTER) KEVIN
RUDD AT HIS INVITATION FOR AN HOUR AT RUDD'S BRISBANE HOME ON
JANUARY 31. THIS WAS THEIR SECOND MEETING SINCE RUDD BECAME
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AUSTRALIAN OPPOSITION SUPPORTS THE ALLIANCE, BUT WORRIES
ABOUT EXPANDING THE WAR ON TERROR TO IRAQ
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AMCONSUL MELBOURNE
AMCONSUL PERTH
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DETAINEES.
ASYLUM/BOAT PEOPLE POLICY
COMMENT
SCHIEFFER
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