S59-05: GOI APPRAISED OF ATTEMPTS BY IRANIAN FIRM

S E C R E T ROME 000310

SIPDIS


STATE FOR ISN

E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/03/2036
TAGS: PARM PREL PINR ETTC IT IR CBW EXPORT CONTROLS
SUBJECT: S59-05: GOI APPRAISED OF ATTEMPTS BY IRANIAN FIRM
TO PROCURE AG-CONTROLLED GOODS

REF: STATE 10911

Classified By: Trade Officer David Whiting for Reasons 1.4 (b),(d),an
d (h)


1. (S) Econoff delivered reftel talking points and non
paper to Aldo Doria, head of the Productive Activities
Ministry's (MPA) Export Control Unit. Doria is familiar with
Samamicro and with Angelantoni, the Italian company from
which Samamicro's website offers to procure dual-use
equipment. Doria said that Mr. Angelantoni, the owner of the
Italian company, has cooperated with Italian authorities in
the past on export control matters and Doria believes he will
cooperate in the future if needed. Doria closed by saying
that he will check his files for export license applications
listing Samamicro as an intermediary or end-user and offered
to pass any information he finds to Econoff.


2. (C) Biographical note: Doria is by far our best contact
in the GOI's export control bureaucracy and is a 2006 IVP
grantee. Doria is extremely well-disposed towards the United
States, and has worked well with his USG counterparts in the
Wassenaar Arrangement, Australia Group, and MTCR. Doria will
transfer to the Italian Mission to the EU this summer, where
he will cover export control issues and trade, including the
WTO. According to Doria, he was personally selected for this
position by Minister of Prodcutive Activities Claudio
Scajola, a story confirmed by Scajola's Diplomatic Advisor,
Amb. Gabriele Checchia. The move to Brussels is a promotion
for Doria, and positions him for increased responsibilities
upon his return to Rome. Doria, 42, is married and has a
two-year old son.
SPOGLI



2006ROME00310 - Classification: SECRET