US embassy cable - 05DUBLIN1234

C O N F I D E N T I A L DUBLIN 001234 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/31/2015 
TAGS: AORC, PARM, PREL, MUNC 
SUBJECT: IRELAND NON-COMMITTAL ON UNFC AD HOC COMMITTEES 
INITIATIVE 
 
REF: STATE 185313 
 
Classified By: Political-Economic Counselor Mary E. Daly; Reasons 1.4 ( 
B) and (D). 
 
(C) On October 6, Post delivered reftel demarche to Therese 
Healy, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) First Secretary 
for Disarmament and Nonproliferation.  Healy observed that 
Ireland would discuss the planned resolution on Ad Hoc 
Committees (AHCs) with proponent countries before taking a 
position on the initiative.  She noted that proponents 
planned to brief country representatives on October 6 at 4:00 
PM EST on the margins of the UN First (Disarmament) Committee 
(UNFC) meetings.  Ireland also recognized the potential 
implications of the AHCs resolution for the Conference on 
Disarmament (CD) and likewise intended to discuss the 
initiative with CD members.  Healy added that Adrian McDaid, 
DFA Counselor for Disarmament and Nonproliferation, was 
taking part in UNFC proceedings and would welcome the 
opportunity to discuss the resolution with the U.S. 
delegation.  She commented that exchanges on the resolution 
"would, at least, be healthy," given the dearth of ideas for 
breaking the nine-year impasse in developing a program of 
work for the CD.  She added that Ireland was looking to the 
UNFC for concrete measures on disarmament and 
nonproliferation, especially since there had been no outcome 
on these objectives at the NPT Review Conference and the UN 
High-Level Event.  She also pointed out that the UK was 
currently demarching UNFC members in line with U.S. 
opposition to the AHCs initiative. 
KENNY