French digital rights group La Quadrature du Net has compiled a list of relevant WikiLeaks cables regarding ACTA. In one, a top intellectual property official in Italy told the US that « the level of confidentiality in these ACTA negotiations has been set at a higher level than is customary for non-security agreements. » […]
As a Japanese trade official noted, « we should move as fast as possible and keep in mind that the intent of the agreement is to address the IPR problems of third-nations such as China, Russia, and Brazil, not to negotiate the different interests of like-minded countries. The new agreement could serve as a yardstick for measuring the market economy status of countries such as China and Russia. »
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2011/02/secret-us-cables-reveal-acta-was-far-too-secret.ars