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Viewing cable 07JAKARTA1350, DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TREATY

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07JAKARTA1350 2007-05-14 09:18 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Jakarta
VZCZCXYZ0018
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHJA #1350 1340918
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 140918Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4707
INFO RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHBK/AMEMBASSY BANGKOK PRIORITY 7930
RUEHSJ/AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE PRIORITY 0217
RUEHEG/AMEMBASSY CAIRO PRIORITY 0076
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA PRIORITY 0751
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 0449
RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI PRIORITY 0202
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI PRIORITY 1291
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO PRIORITY 0088
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL PRIORITY 4065
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV PRIORITY 0201
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO PRIORITY 0517
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC PRIORITY
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 7572
UNCLAS JAKARTA 001350 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR PM/DCTP 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETTC KOMC UNDC PARM ID
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED:  PROPOSED ARMS TRADE TREATY 
(ATT) 
 
REF: STATE 63299 
 
1. We conveyed U.S. position reftel on the ATT to Andy 
Rachmianto, Deputy Director for Conventional Weapons Issues 
in the Department of Foreign Affairs, on May 14.  We 
underscored the pragmatic rationale for the U.S. position and 
the reality that enforcement of effective trade controls 
ultimately rested with national governments. 
 
2. Rachmianto noted that he had been extensively involved in 
the process so far and that Indonesia was in favor of such a 
treaty, provided it did not infringe Indonesia's interests. 
Indonesia had some domestic arms production but was by and 
large a net arms importer and therefore wanted to ensure 
international arms trade was uniformly regulated. 
 
3. In further discussion, Rachmianto acknowledged that 
success of any such treaty would depend heavily on 
enforcement at the national level.  We also noted Indonesia's 
position against the use of sanctions as a rule and asked 
what effective compliance mechanisms Indonesia might be able 
to support in an ATT. 
 
4. Rachmianto concurred that the mandate of the Group of 
Governmental Experts (GGE) should be only to explore 
feasibility, scope and parameters, not to negotiate a treaty. 
HEFFERN