US embassy cable - 04DUBLIN1611

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IRELAND IN LINE WITH USG OBJECTIVES ON LIBYA

Identifier: 04DUBLIN1611
Wikileaks: View 04DUBLIN1611 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Dublin
Created: 2004-10-22 16:11:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PGOV PARM PREL EUN
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.

C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001611 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/22/2014 
TAGS: PGOV, PARM, PREL, EUN 
SUBJECT: IRELAND IN LINE WITH USG OBJECTIVES ON LIBYA 
 
REF: A. STATE 221188 
 
     B. DUBLIN 1450 
 
Classified By: Political-Economic Counselor Mary Dale; Reasons 1.5 (B) 
and (D). 
 
1.  (C) On October 22, Post delivered reftel talking points 
on Libya to Stephen Dawson, Department of Foreign Affairs 
(DFA) First Secretary for the Middle East, and Paul Barnwell, 
DFA First Secretary for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation. 
Dawson said that Ireland shared USG interest in monitoring 
arms transfers to Libya with the lifting of the EU arms 
embargo.  Neither he nor Barnwell knew, however, when the EU 
"toolbox" for monitoring arms sales would be ready.  Barnwell 
believed that the Dutch presidency would be best placed to 
provide that information.  Dawson recalled that Ireland had 
not been in the lead among Member States to lift the embargo 
(ref B).  He added that since Ireland was in a minority of 
Member States on the issue, the GOI had not been inclined to 
block movement toward the embargo's removal. 
BENTON 

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