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04SANAA1092
2004-05-03 13:47:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Sanaa
Cable title:  

PSI: UPDATE ON ROYG CONSIDERATION OF STATEMENT OF

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C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 001092 

SIPDIS

PASS TO NP, T AND EUR

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/02/2014
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PREL PARM YM
SUBJECT: PSI: UPDATE ON ROYG CONSIDERATION OF STATEMENT OF
INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES

REF: A. SANAA 877

B. 03 STATE 272470

Classified By: DCM Alan G. Misenheimer for reasons 1.5 (b and d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L SANAA 001092

SIPDIS

PASS TO NP, T AND EUR

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/02/2014
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PREL PARM YM
SUBJECT: PSI: UPDATE ON ROYG CONSIDERATION OF STATEMENT OF
INTERDICTION PRINCIPLES

REF: A. SANAA 877

B. 03 STATE 272470

Classified By: DCM Alan G. Misenheimer for reasons 1.5 (b and d)


1. (u) This is an action request; see paragraph 4.


2. (c) Following up on a 4/22 meeting and email exchanges,
Pol/Econ Chief met with Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe,
the Americas and International Organizations Mustapha Noman
on 5/2 to discuss the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI)
Statement of Interdiction Principles (SOP). Noman thanked
Pol/Econ Chief for translation of PSI-related documents,
including the SOP. He said that he forwarded the documents
to Foreign Minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi with his comments and a
recommendation that the ROYG support/approve the SOP, with
the proviso that Israel "is included." When questioned on
this point, Noman clarified that Israel would need to
officially support the SOP, as Yemen has been requested to
do, and that without this condition his recommendation would
not be taken seriously.


3. (c) Noman inquired about the overlap between the SOP and
UN Security Council Resolution 1540, as adopted on April 28,

2004. He was specifically interested operative paragraphs 1
and to of UNSCR 1540 that state:

Acting under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations,

(1) Decides that all States shall refrain from providing
any form of support to non-State actors that attempt to
develop, acquire, manufacture, possess, transport, transfer
or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their
means of delivery;

(2) Decides also that all States, in accordance with
their national procedures, shall adopt and enforce
appropriate effective laws which prohibit any non-State actor
to manufacture, acquire, possess, develop, transport,
transfer or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and
their means of delivery, in particular for terrorist
purposes, as well as attempts to engage in any of the
foregoing activities, participate in them as an accomplice,
assist or finance them;

Pol/Econ Chief explained that, at first glance, the two
documents appear mutually reinforcing and that there is
nothing in the SOP that would contradict the UNSCR
requirements, but that the SOP provides additional detailed
commitments with regard to all actors. It is Noman's opinion
that the UNSCR language is sufficient and that signing on to
the SOP would be redundant.


4. (u) Action request: Understanding that the PSI is
intended to complement other non-proliferation regimes but
may be "informed by efforts in other fora" and does not
establish a mechanism for formal cooperation with the UN (ref
b),Post requests guidance on how to respond to the MFA's
question of the interaction between UNSCR 1540 and the SOP.
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