DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNSCR 1701 CONSULTATIONS,

C O N F I D E N T I A L STATE 043312 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/01/2017 TAGS: UNSC LE IS PREL PTER SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNSCR 1701 CONSULTATIONS, APRIL 5 Classified By: IO A/S James Warlick, Acting, for reason 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) This is an action request, see para 2 below. Department requests that USUN encourage the Secretary General to include a strong statement verifying non-compliance with the arms embargo and clarifying the SYG's process on Sheba'a delineation during his briefing of the UN Security Council on implementation of UNSC resolution 1701, currently scheduled on April 5. ¶2. (C) Department requests USUN pursue the following objectives: -- Remind the Secretary General of SRSG's Williams' intention to include a reference in the 1701 briefing to USG-supplied information on violations of the 1701 arms embargo, which complements the Israeli intelligence cited in the 1701 report and provides further verification that arms smuggling indeed continues. -- Encourage the Secretary General to refer to the 1701 report recommendation for an assessment mission to determine whether or not the Lebanese/Syrian border is secure and to make recommendations regarding what steps should be taken to better enforce the arms embargo. -- Encourage him to clarify the language in his report regarding Sheba'a Farms during his briefing, specifically: a) The Security Council has authorized the Secretariat to review relevant material and develop an accurate territorial definition of the area in dispute -- the Sheba'a Farms area -- not to revisit the accuracy of the Blue Line determination in 2000 or to determine the sovereignty of Sheba,a; b) Proposals on the Lebanese seven-point plan require careful consideration of the political and security needs of all parties. -- Solicit a readout of his trip to the Middle East. RICE