S44-02: YEMEN INFORMED OF IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE

S E C R E T SANAA 000212

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/29/2013
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC IZ YM CBW UNSC DEMARCHE
SUBJECT: S44-02: YEMEN INFORMED OF IRAQI EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE
CBW PROTECTIVE MATERIAL

REF: STATE 16516

Classified By: Political/Economic Officer Willeah E. Cato for Reasons 1
.5 (b,d)


1. (S) On January 29, 2003 PolOff demarched Abdulrahman
M.S. Kamarani, Deputy Director of the Ministy of Foreign
Affair's Americas Office, on Iraqi efforts to acquire CBW
protective materials (reftel). Kamarani had no immediate
response. He agreed to contact the Embassy if the MFA or
other parties have questions/comments in the future, but did
not indicate that sharing this information would elicit a
response. PolOff also discussed exceptions to the assets
freeze list and terrorist financing (see septel).
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