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SUBJECT: 1540:  INDONESIA EXPRESSES RESERVATIONS ABOUT U.S. 
PROPOSALS FOR MANDATE RENEWAL RESOLUTION 
 
REF: A. STATE 34968 
 
     ¶B. STATE 8246 
 
¶1.  (SBU) Indonesia's representative to the Security 
Council's 1540 Committee told USUN on April 8 that Indonesia 
will support Russia's technical resolution to renew the 1540 
Committee's mandate, arguing that the Council should not seek 
to expand the Committee's mandate or introduce 
"controversial" proposals.  While agreeing that language 
emphasizing technical assistance might be acceptable, he 
expressed concerns about the U.S. proposal to invite states 
to submit action plans relating to the implementation of the 
key requirements of resolution 1540 (2004).  He also 
questioned the need for a five-year renewal, noting that the 
Security Council's 1267 Monitoring Team (al Qa'ida/Taliban 
sanctions) and the Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate 
have shorter mandates.  A five-year renewal would be too long 
and could unduly delay reforms which could improve 
efficiency, he said.  Finally, he expressed unease that the 
Permanent Members of the Security Council had not yet been 
able to reach consensus among themselves on the draft 
resolution. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) USUN responded with points consistent with ref B, 
noting that the proposal for states to prepare action plans 
on their 1540 implementation is not new but rather reflects a 
recommendation in the 1540 Committee's 2006 report to the 
Security Council.  Questioning the assertion that requesting 
action plans would be controversial, USUN stressed that the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (with 
Russia's consent), the Organization for American States, and 
the ASEAN Regional Forum all have committed their members to 
prepare such action plans, "as appropriate."  USUN also noted 
that action plans would provide the Committee with an 
important tool to facilitate the delivery of technical 
assistance to states that need it, and are not envisioned as 
a means for the Committee to impose new obligations on states 
or to penalize non-compliant states. 
 
¶3.  (SBU) With respect to the duration of the mandate, USUN 
raised points consistent with reftel, arguing that a longer 
timeframe is needed to reflect the pace of states' 
implementation of resolution 1540 and to permit the Committee 
to better plan and carry out outreach activities.  USUN also 
noted that the work of the 1540 Committee is different from 
that of the 1267 Committee and the Counter-Terrorism 
Committee and so the Security Council does not need to be 
bound by those precedents.  USUN stressed the U.S. view that 
resolution 1540 is an instrument that concerns 
nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction, their means 
of delivery, and related materials and stressed that 
resolution 1540 defines "non-state actors" to include actors 
other than ones with a terrorist motive.  USUN stressed the 
U.S. view that while the counterproliferation objectives in 
resolution 1540 can be complementary to the counterterrorism 
objectives of resolution 1267 and 1373, the 1540 Committee 
should maintain its distinct character and implementation 
activities. 
 
¶4.  (SBU) BEGIN COMMENT:  Indonesia's comments and concerns 
reflect the consistent positions it has taken in the 1540 
Committee since Indonesia joined the Security Council. 
Although Indonesia did not mention the U.S. proposal to refer 
to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), USUN expects 
Indonesia would oppose that language.  As long as Russia 
holds firm in seeking a technical rollover resolution, USUN 
expects that Indonesia will have little incentive to seek 
more.  EMD COMMENT. 
Khalilzad