IRISH REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON ARMS SALES TO YEMEN

S E C R E T DUBLIN 000419

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2015
TAGS: PARM PREL MASS ETTC
SUBJECT: IRISH REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON ARMS SALES TO YEMEN

REF: STATE 60618

Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Jonathan Benton; Reasons 1.4 (B)
and (D).

On April 4, Post delivered reftel talking points to Paul
Barnwell, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary
for Disarmament and Non-proliferation. Barnwell said that
the GOI has never conducted government-to-government arms
sales with Yemen, including in small arms and light weapons
(SA/LW). On April 8, Barnwell called emboff to confirm that
the Department of Enterprise, Trade, and Employment (DETE,
the agency that grants licenses for private exports of
weapons) has never received a license application for an
SA/LW transaction involving Yemen. Barnwell noted that DFA
and DETE would take reftel points into account if an
application were ever made.
KENNY