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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 STATE 082576 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL PTER SC
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE ASSISTANCE 
PACKAGES TO IMPLEMENTATION PROVIDERS 
 
REF: A. LETTER FROM THE SECURITY COUNCIL CHAIRMAN TO 
        USUN SCA/5/09(01) 
     ¶B. KINGSTON 503 
     ¶C. DOZIER-WUCHTE E-MAIL JULY 23 
 
¶1.  This is an action request for USUN.  Please see para. 12. 
 
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BACKGROUND 
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¶2.  UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) 
obligates all states to develop and maintain &appropriate, 
effective8 measures to improve their indigenous capacities 
to counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) 
and terrorist threats.  UNSCR 1540 also established a 
Committee responsible for implementation (the Committee).  In 
2008, the Security Council unanimously adopted UNSCR 1810, 
renewing the Committee for three years and addressing funding 
mechanisms, including voluntary contributions.  UNSCR 1810 
also recognized that some States may require assistance, and 
establishes the Committee as a clearing house for 
international assistance requests.  Accordingly, the 
Committee has conveyed to the United States requests for 
assistance from Armenia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo 
(DRC), Iraq, Madagascar, and the Caribbean Community 
(CARICOM).  This cable is Washington's interim response 
providing information for the Committee on USG assistance 
efforts in response to those requests and to additional 
requests from Uganda, Azerbaijan, and Mongolia. 
 
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INDIVIDUAL RESPONSES) BACKGROUND FOR USUN ONLY 
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¶3.  Following is background on anticipated or ongoing USG 
support related to the referenced assistance requests.  USUN 
may draw from this in discussions as needed to further 
explain our support for the requests. 
¶4.  Armenia:  The USG has provided sophisticated radiation 
portal monitors and radioisotope identifiers at five border 
crossings and Zvarnots International Airport.  Armenian 
Customs uses this equipment to detect radioactive materials. 
The USG continues to provide gamma/neutron personal radiation 
detectors for land borders and the airport.  The USG will 
soon provide advanced multi-mode devices to detect dangerous 
chemical and biological materials.  Over the last several 
years, the USG has provided extensive training to Armenian 
Customs and Border Police.  This training includes 
International Airport Cargo Interdiction given at the John F. 
Kennedy International Airport in New York; the Radiation 
Academy in Hanford, Washington; and Targeting and Risk 
Management given in Yerevan.  Over the next 10 months, the 
USG anticipates providing continued robust professional 
training to include ground sensor response, international 
border interdiction, and international rail interdiction. 
Regarding Armenia,s request to upgrade the physical 
protection of its nuclear power plant, in accordance with 
UNSCR 1810, the United States supports the efforts of 
regional organizations to implement UNSCR 1540.  Without 
ruling out specific bilateral assistance on an as-needed 
basis, we envision facilitating our efforts to assist Armenia 
through the Organization for Security Cooperation in Europe 
(OSCE) and its field mission in Yerevan. (Note:  The USG is 
 
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working with the UK to establish a UNSCR 1540 coordinator 
position at OSCE headquarters in Vienna to assist with 
technical assistance requests from OSCE participating States. 
End Note). 
¶5.  DRC:  The United States is co-sponsoring an African 
workshop in Nairobi, Kenya during January 2010 (Ref C).  The 
workshop, to which we intend to invite three DRC 
representatives, will focus on biosafety and biosecurity 
issues addressed by UNSCR 1540, as well as capacity building 
tailored to African states, development priorities.  The 
workshop's primary objective will be identifying means for 
African states to further implement UNSCR 1540 by preparing 
their own national implementation plans. 
 
¶6.  Iraq: The USG, under the Export Control and Related 
Border Security program (EXBS), will provide USD 2 million to 
support Iraqi development and implementation of comprehensive 
strategic trade controls.  EXBS will provide training and 
technical consultation for drafting a comprehensive export 
control law.  Additional training will focus on helping Iraq 
implement a national control list that meets international 
standards, and establish an export licensing system.  EXBS 
will also provide border security training to law enforcement 
agencies.  The National Nuclear Security Administration's 
(NNSA) Cooperative Border Security Program (CBSP) recently 
began engagement with the GoI.  CBSP engages international 
partners in collaborative analytical and technical activities 
supporting global nonproliferation and counterterrorism 
efforts.  The program's mission coincides with Iraq's general 
request for assistance with implementation of certain UNSCR 
1540 obligations.  The project appears to be an appropriate 
match; however, additional details on desired assistance will 
be necessary to determine what follow-up may be necessary. 
In partnership with the Multi-National Security Transition 
Command-Iraq and the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 
CBSP is undertaking a capacity building proof of concept 
project focused on a 100 km sector of the Iraq border, the 
scope of which will include holistic analysis of the border 
security system, identification of system vulnerabilities and 
potential solutions, and implementation of cost-effective 
capacity building solutions. 
¶7.  Madagascar:  The United States currently has no specific 
plans for bilateral assistance to Madagascar.  In view of the 
March coup d,etat in Madagascar, the USG has suspended all 
assistance to the government and all non-humanitarian aid to 
Madagascar.  The only continuing aid is humanitarian 
assistance that directly benefits the people of Madagascar 
and is not provided through Madagascar's government. 
 
¶8.  CARICOM:  Along with Canada, the United States has 
responded positively to all aspects of this request.  The 
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cosponsored the Domestic 
Export Controls and Maritime Security Workshop in Support of 
the Implementation of UNSCR 1540 in Kingston June 15-17 (Ref. 
B).  With support from regional organizations and the Henry 
¶L. Stimson Center, participants discussed UNSCR 1540 as an 
opportunity to respond to security and development needs. 
The event increased buy-in by underlining the multiple 
benefits of UNSCR compliance, introduced the CARICOM,s 
newly-designated 1540 Coordinator to regional enforcement 
authorities, and set the stage for the next phase of our 
engagement, the ISN-led development of model legislation for 
UNSCR 1540 implementation.  This workshop responded to the 
U.S. and Canadian commitment to support the CARICOM 
region-wide request for capacity-building assistance.  DOE is 
an interagency partner with DoS.  The United States will 
follow through on the success of this workshop by redoubling 
efforts in regional training and technical assistance 
programs, including legislative assistance. 
 
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¶9.  Uganda:  The United States will be sponsoring three 
Ugandan representatives for the African workshop in Kenya, 
January 2010.  The workshop will focus on biosafety and 
biosecurity issues addressed by UNSCR 1540, as well as 
capacity building, tailored to African states, development 
priorities.  The workshop's primary objective will be 
identification of means for African states to further 
implement UNSCR 1540 by preparing their own national 
implementation plans. 
 
¶10.  Azerbaijan:  The USG has provided Azerbaijan coastal 
radar systems, monitoring and surveillance equipment for 
Coast Guard vessels, and radiation portal monitors at key 
land border crossings.  The USG is procuring advanced 
equipment to provide Azerbaijan Customs the capability to 
detect materials related to explosives and weapons of mass 
destruction, to be delivered in the fall of 2009.  The USG 
has provided training to border guard and customs officers 
for several years to enhance their ability to interdict 
illicit trafficking in WMD-related materials, and expects to 
continue for the foreseeable future.  Recent training 
included observation of Border Patrol operations in Texas and 
identification of high-risk cargo and passengers.  Additional 
courses over the next 10 months will include International 
Border Interdiction, International X-ray Interdiction, and 
International Rail Interdiction. 
 
¶11.  Mongolia:  In its 2005 report to the Committee, Mongolia 
flagged its shortage of equipment and trained personnel, and 
requested radioactive detection equipment.  In 2007, Mongolia 
requested assistance from the Committee for its project to 
strengthen technical capabilities for export and import 
controls of nuclear and other radioactive materials, with a 
list of specific equipment.  Mongolia, which sits just south 
of several important nuclear facilities, is a priority 
country for the United States. NNSA,s Second Line of Defense 
answered this request with a grant of USD 5.5 million, with 
another 6 million to be disbursed by 2011.  To date, 
detection equipment has been installed at eight border 
crossings.  When completed, this project will provide the 
requested equipment for 15-20 crossings. 
 
End background. 
 
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NOTE VERBALE 
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¶12.  USUN is requested to convey the following text by Note 
to the 1540 Committee.  Begin text: 
 
The Permanent Mission of the United States of America 
presents its compliments to the UNSCR 1540 Committee and has 
the honor to provide this interim response to the assistance 
requests that the Committee has received from Member States 
to implement the resolution. 
 
In accordance with UNSCR 1810, the United States has 
established a national point of contact for assistance, 
Thomas Wuchte (U.S. 1540 Coordinator), and is actively 
updating its list of available assistance programs for the 
Comprehensive Review, as last provided in 2006.  Mr. Michael 
Gordon is the designated contact in New York. 
 
The Permanent Mission of the United States is pleased to 
inform the Committee of the United States Government's 
contribution to the request of the Caribbean Community 
(CARICOM) submitted on October 17, 2008.  The United States 
 
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Government cosponsored, with Canada, a workshop on export 
controls and maritime security, which occurred June 15-17, 
2009 in Kingston, Jamaica.  Officials of the following Member 
States attended:  Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Belize; 
Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Saint Kitts and Nevis; 
and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.  Representatives of the 
Organization of American States and CARICOM joined the 
workshop and the Secretariat of the Committee provided most 
useful assistance. 
 
The workshop, partially funded by the U.S. Department of 
Energy, was successful in explaining clearly the threat of 
the proliferation of weapons of WMD and their delivery 
systems in the Caribbean to officials from foreign affairs, 
customs, and coast guard authorities, who are frequently 
focused on other security challenges.  Critically, it also 
moved beyond general awareness building about UNSCR 1540 to 
discussion about implementing its specific obligations. 
Attendees returned to their capitals with a renewed sense of 
urgency about implementation and with ideas about how to do 
so. To further aid the resolution's implementation, the 
United States has committed to funding the Caribbean regional 
coordinator position and providing legislative assistance. 
 
In its 2005 report to the Committee, Mongolia flagged its 
shortage of equipment and trained personnel, and requested 
radioactive detection equipment.  In 2007, Mongolia requested 
assistance from the Committee for its project to strengthen 
technical capabilities for export and import controls of 
nuclear and other radioactive materials, with a list of 
specific equipment.  The United States answered this request 
with a grant that will provide the requested equipment for 
15-20 border crossings. 
 
The requests from Armenia, the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo, Iraq, and Madagascar are being carefully studied, 
along with requests from Uganda and Azerbaijan to determine 
how the United States might provide assistance.  In the case 
of Iraq, the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration's 
Cooperative Border Security Program recently began 
engagement.  This program engages international partners in 
collaborative analytical and technical activities supporting 
global nonproliferation and counterterrorism efforts.  The 
program's mission coincides with Iraq's general request for 
assistance with implementation of certain UNSCR 1540 
obligations. 
 
We would welcome this letter being posted on the 1540 
Committee website so that other Member States providing 
similar technical assistance can cooperate on partnering and 
sharing information.  It is our belief that the website 
should be constructed so that interactive links will enable 
the Committee to more quickly share information among all 
potential partners.  (End text.) 
 
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Next Steps 
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¶13.  USUN support is greatly appreciated.  Department 
requests that USUN confirm delivery of note verbale by August 
¶17. 
 
¶14.  Please contact U.S. 1540 Coordinator Thomas A. Wuchte at 
(202) 736-4275 for any further information. 
CLINTON