US embassy cable - 04TEGUCIGALPA2551

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002551 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
OSD FOR DIRECTOR OF NONPROLIFERATION POLICY (DCOOPER) 
STATE FOR NP/RA (JKROFT) AND WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KNNP, PARM, PREL, HO 
SUBJECT: TEGUCIGALPA RESPONSE TO INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI 
EXERCISE 
 
REF: SECSTATE 232102 
 
1. (SBU) On October 29, Post delivered reftel non-paper to 
both MFA DG for Foreign Policy AMB Mario Fortin and MOD 
Federico Breve regarding the upcoming November 16-18 
multilateral maritime exercise in the Caribbean designed to 
test U.S. and PSI partners' ability to detect, track and 
intercept the shipment of WMD, their delivery systems, and 
related materials.  On November 4, Post was contacted by 
Commander of the Honduran Navy Jose Eduardo Espinal, who 
expressed interest in having the Honduran Armed Forces (HOAF) 
represented at the exercise.  Post provided Commander Espinal 
with the contact information listed in reftel. 
 
2. (SBU)  While the HOAF has an interest in attending the 
exercise, GOH funding for the necessary travel may not be 
available.  Post has no available funds to assist and MILGP 
was unsuccessful in exploring other funding options.  The GOH 
has yet to formally respond to the invitation.  Given the 
problematic funding issue, Post is not optimistic that the 
GOH will be able to attend the exercise. 
Palmer