Identifier
Created
Classification
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05NEWDELHI7555
2005-09-28 07:03:00
SECRET
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:  

SHIELD S38-05: INDIA WILL INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT OF

Tags:  PARM PREL ETTC KN IN 
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S E C R E T NEW DELHI 007555 

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2015
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC KN IN
SUBJECT: SHIELD S38-05: INDIA WILL INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT OF
CW PRECURSOR TO DPRK

REF: STATE 176911

Classified By: PolCouns Geoffrey Pyatt for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)

S E C R E T NEW DELHI 007555

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2015
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC KN IN
SUBJECT: SHIELD S38-05: INDIA WILL INVESTIGATE SHIPMENT OF
CW PRECURSOR TO DPRK

REF: STATE 176911

Classified By: PolCouns Geoffrey Pyatt for Reasons 1.4 (B, D)


1. (S) PolMilOff raised the points in reftel regarding the
Grow-On Group's shipment of large amounts of sodium cyanide
to North Korea in a Sept 27 meeting with MEA Under Secretary,
Disarmament and International Security, Nutan Kapoor.
PolMilOff gave Kapoor a non-paper about the case, as well as
a copy of a directory listing for Grow-On Group from
www.importers.com, which lists the firm as "one of the
biggest exporters of Indian perfumes," but gave no contact
information.


2. (C) PolMilOff noted that although sodium cyanide does not
appear to be on the revised SCOMET list, we hope the GOI will
invoke the "catch-all" clause of the new WMD Bill to initiate
an investigation.


3. (C) Kapoor said the GOI would investigate the matter. As
in previous cases, Kapoor asked that we provide more
information about the Indian firm, e.g., address, to
facilitate the GOI investigation.


4. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classified
Website:(http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/sa/newdelhi/)
Mulford