WikiLeaks cable: Demarche for Lebanese armed forces: transferring surplus ammunition

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July 6, 2007
Demarche for Lebanese armed forces: transferring surplus ammunition

date:2007-07-06T05:49:00
source:Embassy Wellington
origin:07WELLINGTON496
destination:VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHWL #0496 1870549 ZNY CCCCC
ZZH O 060549Z JUL 07 FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC
IMMEDIATE 4439 INFO RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT IMMEDIATE 0005
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA IMMEDIATE 4881
classification:CONFIDENTIAL
reference:07SECSTATE93173
?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000496

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STATE PASS TO NATO EU COLLECTIVE AND ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
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?C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000496

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STATE PASS TO NATO EU COLLECTIVE AND ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/05/2017
TAGS: MARR, MASS, MOPS, PGOV, PREL
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE FOR LEBANESE ARMED FORCES: TRANSFERRING SURPLUS AMMUNITION
REF: SECSTATE 93173

Classified By: DCM David J. Keegan, for reasons 1.4(b), (d)

(C) Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Paul Ash, Acting Deputy Director for Defence and Security at the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFAT) on July 5. Mr. Ash informed Embassy that the New Zealand Defence Forces do not use 155mm HE Deep Cavity howitzer rounds and there are no stocks of 105mm HEAT or HEP-T currently in stock. Per Mr. Ash, there are also no domestic capabilities to manufacture this ammunition. New Zealand New Zealand receives its supply of 105mm ammunition from Canadian sources.

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