BUISIR: GOI SUPPORTS USG ACTION

S E C R E T DUBLIN 000417

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS (M. BRUNO),S/CT (T. KUSHNER),
EUR/UBI, IO/OSC (B. FITZGERALD)
TREASURY FOR (J. ZARATE),OFAC DIRECTOR (R. WERNER)
STATE PASS TO NSC (K. EMERSON)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/08/2015
TAGS: PTER KTFN EFIN ECON ETTC EAID TC
SUBJECT: BUISIR: GOI SUPPORTS USG ACTION

REF: A. DUBLIN 409

B. SECSTATE 61751

Classified By: DCM Jonathon Benton for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)


1. (S) On April 8, Maurice Biggar, acting Director of the
DFA's UN office, called to say that following consultations
with Ireland's DOJ and higher levels at the DFA, the GOI
wishes to confirm its support of the USG plan to submit
Buisir to the UN 1267 Committee.


2. (S) Biggar noted that the GOI cannot co-sponsor at this
time because of its domestic, legal and political concerns
(ref A). At the same time, he said that the GOI has agreed
to Embassy's request to look into legal questions surrounding
co-sponsorship of an action against an Irish citizen, in case
this comes up again. He also asked if the USG could explain
precisely how co-sponsorship would work, since Ireland is not
on the UNSC now and thus not part of the UN 1267 Committee.
He closed by expressing GOI appreciation of the close
cooperation between our governments on this issue.
KENNY