Identifier
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06VIENNA268
2006-01-27 16:32:00
SECRET
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:  

MTAG: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAN'S

Tags:  PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU 
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271632Z Jan 06
S E C R E T VIENNA 000268 

SIPDIS

FOR ISN, EUR, EUR/AGS, EUR/PRA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU
SUBJECT: MTAG: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAN'S
MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING CRANES FROM AUSTRIA (S)

REF: A. STATE 13527


B. STATE 13506

Classified By: ACTING ECONPOLCOUNS MICHAEL DETAR
REASONS: 1.4 (B)(D(H).

S E C R E T VIENNA 000268

SIPDIS

FOR ISN, EUR, EUR/AGS, EUR/PRA

E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC IR AU
SUBJECT: MTAG: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING IRAN'S
MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING CRANES FROM AUSTRIA (S)

REF: A. STATE 13527


B. STATE 13506

Classified By: ACTING ECONPOLCOUNS MICHAEL DETAR
REASONS: 1.4 (B)(D(H).


1. (S) Econ Chief and PolOff delived ref A talking points
January 27 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the export and import
control division at the Ministry of Economics and Labor.
Krehlik promised to look into the matter and contact us with
a response. He was familiar with Palfinger, although he did
not know of any previous dual-use concerns with the company.
He was also aware that the reported purchaser of the cranes,
Mehr Engineering and Industrial Group, was connected to
Iran's missile program. (Note: Krehlik mentioned that Mehr
was also a customer of Daniel Frosch Export (DFE) Industrial
Spare Parts (ref B) End Note.)


2. (S) Krehlik cautioned, however that the GoA will only be
able to act, under Article 4 of the European Union's Dual-Use
Regulation, if there is a "technical connection" between the
cranes and Iran's WMD program. He added that the recently
passed Austrian Foreign Trade Act includes an emergency
provision to halt exports, but that he was not certain if
that would apply in this case. We will check back with
Krehlik next week and monitor the situation closely.


3. (S) COMMENT: Krehlik has been very cooperative on USG
non-proliferation concerns, so we anticipate he will do his
utmost to assist us, within GoA and EU legal frameworks.
McCaw