Identifier
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05VIENNA3462
2005-10-27 11:16:00
SECRET
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:  

DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: STEYR-MANNLICHER BUSINESS

Tags:  AU ETTC PARM PREL 
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271116Z Oct 05
S E C R E T VIENNA 003462 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/PRA - POWERS AND EUR/AGS - VIKMANIS-KELLER

STATE ALSO FOR NP/ECNP AND INR/SPM

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2015

TAGS: AU ETTC PARM PREL
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: STEYR-MANNLICHER BUSINESS


WITH IRAN

REF: STATE 195350 AND PREVIOUS

Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips

S E C R E T VIENNA 003462

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/PRA - POWERS AND EUR/AGS - VIKMANIS-KELLER

STATE ALSO FOR NP/ECNP AND INR/SPM

E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2015

TAGS: AU ETTC PARM PREL
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: STEYR-MANNLICHER BUSINESS


WITH IRAN

REF: STATE 195350 AND PREVIOUS

Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips


1. (SBU) EconPolCouns delivered reftel demarche on October

25 to Dorothea Auer, the Austrian Foreign Ministry's

assistant secretary level Director for Non-Proliferation.


2. (S) Auer undertook to investigate the issue of plans by

Steyr-Mannlicher to export weapons technology to Iran through

its Malaysian subsidiary, and legal options for Austria to

stop such transfers. We stresed the importance of the issue

to us, and noted that there should be means of stopping

technology transfers through third countries, especially when

the intent of the transfer is clearly to evade export control

laws. Auer agreed, and said she would report on available

mechanisms.

van Voorst