ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM -- GOI DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 001394 SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/RSP, EAP/MLS OSD FOR USDP/AP/ASPA D.WALTON NSC FOR E.PHU E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL MARR ASEAN ARF ID SUBJECT: ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM -- GOI DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON U.S.-PROPOSED NONPROLIFERATION MEETING REF: 07 JAKARTA 2982 JAKARTA 00001394 001.2 OF 002 ¶1. (SBU) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission has received a diplomatic note from the GOI containing Indonesia's latest response to the U.S. proposal to create an Inter-sessional Meeting (ISM) on Nonproliferation and Disarmament. The GOI proposes adding a reference to the Southeast Asia Treaty Nuclear Weapons-Free Zone (SEANWFZ) to the text of the proposal. END SUMMARY. ¶3. (SBU) Indonesia continues to respond critically to the U.S. proposal to create an ISM on Nonproliferation (an ISM that, as a result of strenuous Indonesian insistence, is now titled ISM on "Nonproliferation and Disarmament"). Reftel provided an initial Indonesian response to the U.S. proposal; subsequent iterations have been handled in direct discussion by EAP/RSP representatives with GOI representatives at ARF meetings. The latest response, without rejecting the proposal, urges the addition of a reference to the SEANFWFZ. ¶4. (U) Mission received a facsimile of the note on July 14. The original has not yet been received. The text of the note follows: Begin text: Department of Foreign Affairs Republic of Indonesia Jakarta, 12 July 2008 No. D757/PO/VII/2008/34 ARF SOM Leader - The United States of America Re. ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Colleague, Thank you for the latest draft of ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on non-proliferation and Disarmament proposed by the United States of America that has been circulated in the ARF Senior Officials' Meeting. In general, we could accept the concept paper, however, additional input is needed concerning the implementation of the South-East Asia Treaty Nuclear Weapon-Free-Zone. We would like to propose additional element in the specific and concrete ways and means towards the future meetings of ISM namely as follows: "Promoting the full implementation of the South-East Asia Treaty Nuclear Weapon-Free-Zone (Bangkok Treaty) and ensuring the early accession of the protocol to the Treaty by the Nuclear Weapon States." It would be greatly appreciated if you could accommodate the input from Indonesia to the proposed paper of ISM. Yours Truly, //s// Primo Alui Joelianto Director General for Asia-Pacific and Africa ARF SOM Leader - Indonesia cc. Al ARF SOM Leaders ARF Unit of the ASEAN Secretariat End text. JAKARTA 00001394 002.2 OF 002 HUME