DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO

UNCLAS GEORGETOWN 000258

SIPDIS

WHA/FO - GSNIDLE
PM/WRA - SPICO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ETTC MASS PARM PREL XL GY CARICOM
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S.-CARICOM INITIATIVE TO
COMBAT ILLICIT TRAFFICKING IN ARMS

REF: STATE 40149


1. DCM delivered demarche per reftel March 17 to
Ambassador Elizabeth Harper, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Director General. Harper was receptive to the concept of
the initiative to Combat Illicit Trafficking In Arms.
She recognized the proposal as a step towards moving the
U.S.-CARICOM dialogue on crime and security beyond just
the deportee issue. Harper said that the U.S. and
CARICOM "need to talk about other security challenges"
besides deportees and added that Guyana will take this
attitude to the Ministerial in Nassau.

BULLEN