ATF REGIONAL FIREARMS ADVISOR FAMILIARIZATION VISIT

UNCLAS SAN SALVADOR 001039 SIPDIS NAS PANAMA FOR HEGERLE;WHA/CEN FOR ASHE;INL/LP FOR PALMIERI;DOJ/ATF FOR KUMOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ES KCRM SUBJECT: ATF REGIONAL FIREARMS ADVISOR FAMILIARIZATION VISIT ¶1. This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. ¶2. Mark D. Jones, ATF Regional Firearms Advisor (RFA) for Central America, proposes scheduling a familiarization visit to post the week of November 16, 2009. In addition to briefing interested parties on the role of the newly-created position, ATF/RFA will discuss Merida-sponsored firearms violence reduction initiatives including firearms tracing, ballistics/forensics, and other investigative capacity building programs for local law enforcement entities. ¶3. ATF/RFA requests that post convene the Merdia Working Group, and as feasible arrange for meetings with appropriate host country law enforcement counterparts to begin the discussion on the way forward on arms trafficking and violence reduction in the region. ¶4. Country clearance request to follow septel via ECC. POC is ATF/RFA Mark D. Jones (503) 2501-2220; unclass email jonesmd2@state.gov BRADY