Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ISLAMABAD15977
2006-08-11 15:13:00
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
Embassy Islamabad
Cable title:
GOP SIGNS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS MAINTENANCE
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ISLAMABAD 015977
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/11/2016
TAGS: ETRD ETTC LY MASS MCAP PINR PK PREL
SUBJECT: GOP SIGNS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS MAINTENANCE
CONTRACT WITH LIBYA
Classified By: DCM Peter W. Bodde,, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) On August 11, MFA (Americas) Director General Sohail
Mahmood advised the DCM that the Government of Pakistan (GOP)
has entered into a contract with Libya to perform maintenance
work on two conventional weapons systems, the ANZA
surface-to-air missiles and Baktar-Shikan ("armour piercing")
anti-tank weapons. Mahmood said that Libya originally
purchased both systems through the Khan Research
Laboratories'(KRL) conventional weapons branch. Libya
recently requested the maintenance contract for the systems,
which has been executed through KRL. In response to
follow-up questions by the DCM, Mahmood said that he would
forward information to the Embassy soonest on when the
weapons systems were originally sold to Libya, the dollar
value of the maintenance contract and when work under the
contract will begin.
CROCKER
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/11/2016
TAGS: ETRD ETTC LY MASS MCAP PINR PK PREL
SUBJECT: GOP SIGNS CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS MAINTENANCE
CONTRACT WITH LIBYA
Classified By: DCM Peter W. Bodde,, Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
(C) On August 11, MFA (Americas) Director General Sohail
Mahmood advised the DCM that the Government of Pakistan (GOP)
has entered into a contract with Libya to perform maintenance
work on two conventional weapons systems, the ANZA
surface-to-air missiles and Baktar-Shikan ("armour piercing")
anti-tank weapons. Mahmood said that Libya originally
purchased both systems through the Khan Research
Laboratories'(KRL) conventional weapons branch. Libya
recently requested the maintenance contract for the systems,
which has been executed through KRL. In response to
follow-up questions by the DCM, Mahmood said that he would
forward information to the Embassy soonest on when the
weapons systems were originally sold to Libya, the dollar
value of the maintenance contract and when work under the
contract will begin.
CROCKER