DEMARCHE TO MFA PSI STATEMENT OF INTERDICTION

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