DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INDONESIAN PURCHASES OF

S E C R E T JAKARTA 000281 SIPDIS SIPDIS FOR ISN/CATR WONG E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/02/2017 TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC ID IR SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INDONESIAN PURCHASES OF CONVENTIONAL ARMS FROM IRAN REF: STATE 10879 Classified By: DCM John A. Heffern, for reasons 1.4 (b,d). ¶1. (S) We presented the demarche with the full information provided reftel to Ramadansyah Hasan in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) on February 1. We noted that our instructions referred to reports of intended sales, and that these might still be pending, in which case GOI could interdict the sales if it moved with dispatch. ¶2. (S) Ramadansyah said he was not familiar with the reports cited in our demarche. He said he knew of no provision in Indonesia-Iran cooperation agreements for any official Indonesian arms trade with Iran. He noted Indonesia was not a signatory to the Wassenaar Arrangement but asserted Indonesia would do everything it could to uphold its objectives. Ramadansyah said he would look into the reports and get back to us. He also asked for a copy of the relevant U.S. legislation, which we have subsequently provided. PASCOE