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Viewing cable 07WELLINGTON496, DEMARCHE FOR LEBANESE ARMED FORCES: TRANSFERRING

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07WELLINGTON496 2007-07-06 05:49 2011-04-28 00:00 CONFIDENTIAL Embassy Wellington 
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHWL #0496 1870549
ZNY CCCCC ZZH
O 060549Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4439
INFO RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT IMMEDIATE 0005
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA IMMEDIATE 4881
 
C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000496 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE PASS TO NATO EU COLLECTIVE AND ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/05/2017 
TAGS: MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE FOR LEBANESE ARMED FORCES: TRANSFERRING 
SURPLUS AMMUNITION 
 
REF: SECSTATE 93173 
 
Classified By: DCM David J. Keegan, for reasons 1.4(b), (d) 
 
(C) Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Paul 
Ash, Acting Deputy Director for Defence and Security at the 
New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) on July 5. Mr. 
Ash informed Embassy that the New Zealand Defence Forces do 
not use 155mm HE Deep Cavity howitzer rounds and there are no 
stocks of 105mm HEAT or HEP-T currently in stock. Per Mr. 
Ash, there are also no domestic capabilities to manufacture 
this ammunition. New Zealand New Zealand receives its supply 
of 105mm ammunition from Canadian sources. 
 
KEEGAN