ITALY: MANPADS INITIATIVE DELIVERED

S E C R E T ROME 000342

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/08/2013
TAGS: ETTC PARM PREL IT EXPORT CONTROLS ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION
SUBJECT: ITALY: MANPADS INITIATIVE DELIVERED

REF: SECSTATE 17914

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CLASSIFIED BY: ECONOMIC COUNSELOR KAREN
MILLIKEN FOR REASONS 1.5(B) AND (D)

(S) ECONOFF DELIVERED REFTEL NONPAPER ON THE U.S. INITIATIVE
TO COUNTER THE DANGER OF MAN PORTABLE AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS
(MANPADS) TO MFA NONPROLIFERATION COORDINATOR UGO DE MOHR ON
JANUARY 28. DE MOHR TOLD US THE GOI WILL CONSIDER CAREFULLY
THE U.S. INITIATIVE. HE COMMENTED THAT HE AGREED WITH THE
U.S. VIEW THAT TERRORISM DIFFERENTIATES THE THREAT OF MANPADS
FROM THAT OF OTHER SMALL ARMS AND LIGHT WEAPONS. HE FURTHER
NOTED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT ANY POTENTIAL ITALIAN EXPORT OF
MANPADS WOULD BE COVERED UNDER ITALIAN EXPORT CONTROL LAW,
BUT WILL INQUIRE TO ENSURE THAT IS THE CASE.
SKODON

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