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). HULL