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S E C R E T SANAA 001967 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/11/2014 
TAGS: ETTC PARM PREL YM DEMARCHE
SUBJECT: CHARGE DELIVERS BULGARIA YEMEN MANPADS DEMARCHE 
 
REF: A. STATE 169075 
     ¶B. SANAA 1316 
     ¶C. 03 SANAA 3010 
 
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Nabeel Khoury; reasons 1.5 (b), (d). 
 
¶1.  (S)  Summary.  Charge delivered reftel demarche to Yemeni 
Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Defense on August 11.  Both 
denied the ROYG was engaged in, or had any information about 
an illicit third-party arms deal for Bulgarian SA-14 MANPADS. 
 End Summary. 
 
¶2.  (S)  Charge delivered reftel demarche to Yemeni Foreign 
Minister al-Qirby and Defense Minister Alaiwa.  He emphasized 
that the possibility of such a deal was particularly 
troubling, in anticipation of A/S Bloomfield's visit to Yemen 
to discuss U.S. assistance in buyback and destruction of 
these weapons.  The Defense Minister denied any knowledge of 
the deal.  Al-Alaiwa asked Charge if we knew the name of the 
middleman involved, and could we please pass on the 
information? 
 
¶3. (S) Comment: On several occasions, MFA reps mentioned to 
USG officials FM Qirby's decision to inform Yemen's embassies 
abroad of the cancellation of previously issued end-user 
certificates for weapons imports and Saleh's initiatives to 
impose new restrictions on purchases, refs b and c.  How the 
ROYG handles this issue in upcoming talks will A/S Bloomfield 
will be indicative of the serious of its expressed intent to 
stem the smuggling of weapons in and of Yemen.  End Comment. 
KRAJESKI