PAKISTAN SMALL ARMS SALE: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON

C O N F I D E N T I A L ZAGREB 000722 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR, EUR/SCE DEPT FOR T/ISN, T/VCI E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/29/2017 TAGS: PARM ETTC PTER PK HR NON PROLIFERATION SUBJECT: PAKISTAN SMALL ARMS SALE: GOC SEEKS ADVICE ON EXPORT LICENSE Classified By: Political Officer Tom Selinger for reasons 1.4 (b) & (d) . ¶1. (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 3. ¶2. (C) Head of MFA's Department for International Security Sanja Bujas-Juraga requested USG guidance from PolOff July 27 regarding a pending export license application from Croatian company "HS Produkt" to export 9mm pistols to the private market in Pakistan. The buyer in Pakistan is INDENTO (PVT) Ltd, Ammunition, Weapons and Communication Systems for Defense and Law Enforcement, No. 201, 2nd Floor, Kiran Plaza, F-8 Markaz, Islamabad. End User does not/does not appear to be the Government of Pakistan. ¶3. (C) ACTION REQUEST: Post requests guidance by August 3 in responding to the GoC's inquiry regarding USG views generally on providing small arms to the open market in Pakistan and specifically on trade with INDENTO (PVT) Ltd. END ACTION REQUEST. BRADTKE