YEMEN BLUE LANTERN ANNUAL UPDATE

UNCLAS SANAA 002543 SIPDIS PLEASE PASS TO PM/DTCC-BLUE LANTERN COORDINATOR. E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETTC KOMC KSEP YM SUBJECT: YEMEN BLUE LANTERN ANNUAL UPDATE REF: SECSTATE 205022 ¶1. POST BLUE LANTERN POC: Julie Kim Johnson, Economic and Commercial Officer; phone 011-967-303-155, extension 2719 (IVG 469-2719); e-mail: JohnsonJK@state.gov; fax 011-967-303-183; estimated departure date Summer 2006. ¶2. LOCAL CONDITIONS: The various ROYG military branches and agencies react differently to Blue Lantern checks. Some, such as the Air Force, are less likely to comply fully than others. Poor inventory controls mean that some ROYG military agencies are not so much unwilling as unable to locate commodities in question. Inventory, inventory control, and detailed, computerized record keeping are weak points in Yemeni military agencies. ¶3. EMBASSY RESOURCES: Post has appointed one econ/commoff as the lead on Blue Lantern checks. Under normal conditions, thirty days are enough to comply with the checks. However, if a military organization does not which to cooperate it will likely delay compliance rather than refuse the Blue Lantern check. In such cases more than 30 days may be required to determine the ROYG's intentions. KRAJESKI