Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06BUCHAREST153
2006-01-27 15:49:00
SECRET
Embassy Bucharest
Cable title:
S59-05 AND S23B-04: ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO ALERT
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S E C R E T BUCHAREST 000153
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/NCE FOR WILLIAM SILKWORTH AND FOR
ISN/CB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC CBW KNNP IR RO
SUBJECT: S59-05 AND S23B-04: ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO ALERT
REGARDING IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY SAMAMICRO AND IRANIAN
SEEKING DUAL USE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE (S)
REF: A. A) SECSTATE 10911
B. B) SECSTATE 9468
C. C) SECSTATE 6236
Classified By: Political Section Chief Robert Gilchrist for
Reasons 1.4 (B,D,H)
(S) Further to Refs A and B, PolMilOff discussed the
Australia Group (AG) alert regarding Iranian procurement
entity Samamicro, which has procured items for Iran's
chemical warfare and missile programs, and efforts by Iranian
scientists to obtain dual-use research assistance in AG
countries on AG-controlled toxins with Dan Neculaescu, the
Director of the MFA's Office of Nonproliferation, Arms
Control and Combating Terrorism, on January 26. Neculaescu
expressed appreciation for our nonpapers on these topics and
promised to share them widely with appropriate GOR
interlocutors. Referring generally to Iran's pursuit of a
nuclear weapons capability (Ref C),Neculaescu emphasized
that Romania follows the issue closely and will continue to
"support U.S. and EU efforts to prevent Iran from getting
nuclear weapons."
TAUBMAN
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
EUR/NCE FOR WILLIAM SILKWORTH AND FOR
ISN/CB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC CBW KNNP IR RO
SUBJECT: S59-05 AND S23B-04: ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO ALERT
REGARDING IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY SAMAMICRO AND IRANIAN
SEEKING DUAL USE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE (S)
REF: A. A) SECSTATE 10911
B. B) SECSTATE 9468
C. C) SECSTATE 6236
Classified By: Political Section Chief Robert Gilchrist for
Reasons 1.4 (B,D,H)
(S) Further to Refs A and B, PolMilOff discussed the
Australia Group (AG) alert regarding Iranian procurement
entity Samamicro, which has procured items for Iran's
chemical warfare and missile programs, and efforts by Iranian
scientists to obtain dual-use research assistance in AG
countries on AG-controlled toxins with Dan Neculaescu, the
Director of the MFA's Office of Nonproliferation, Arms
Control and Combating Terrorism, on January 26. Neculaescu
expressed appreciation for our nonpapers on these topics and
promised to share them widely with appropriate GOR
interlocutors. Referring generally to Iran's pursuit of a
nuclear weapons capability (Ref C),Neculaescu emphasized
that Romania follows the issue closely and will continue to
"support U.S. and EU efforts to prevent Iran from getting
nuclear weapons."
TAUBMAN