C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 002260

SIPDIS

PASS TO NP, T, EUR AND EAP

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/09/2013
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL YM DEMARCHE
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO MFA PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION
PRINCIPLES

REF: SECSTATE 254587

Classified By: Charge D' Affaires Alan G. Misenheimer for
reasons 1.5, b and d

On September 9, Pol/Econ Chief and Pol/Econoff provided
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of the Americas Office
Abdulsalem Qassim al-Awadhi with the agreed to Proliferation
Security Initiative (PSI) Statement of Interdiction
Principles in reftel. Pol/Econoffs requested support for the
initiative and feedback on the ROYG's views on how such
principles could be incorporated into existing
counter-terrorism efforts. Al-Awadhi received the
information, but did not provide any substantive response.
MISENHEIMER