Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06VIENNA3114
2006-10-20 11:14:00
SECRET//NOFORN
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN REQUEST FOR
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S E C R E T VIENNA 003114
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/AGS (SAINT ANDRE) AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/20/2016
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC IR AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN REQUEST FOR
AMMUNITION PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
REF: STATE 172911
Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
S E C R E T VIENNA 003114
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/AGS (SAINT ANDRE) AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/20/2016
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC IR AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN REQUEST FOR
AMMUNITION PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
REF: STATE 172911
Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (S/NF) EconPolCouns discussed reftel demarche on October
17 with Ralph Scheide, MFA's Assistant Secretary for the
Middle East and Africa. Scheide immediately consulted with
Margit Bruck-Friedrich, the MFA's export control expert.
Bruck-Friedrich informed Scheide that she had not seen an
export license request for the Kufsteiner transfer. Scheide
and Bruck-Friedrich said that they would be "amazed" if the
GoA would approve such a transfer.
2. (S/NF) Econ Unit Chief and PolOff followed up on October
19 with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Export and Import Control
Division in the Ministry of Economy (MoE). During the
meeting, Krehlik verified in the MoE's database that the MoE
had not received a license application from Kufsteiner
Waffenstube (also known as Voere Kufsteiner Geratebau) for
dies, punches, or any other ammunition production equipment
or arms for Iran. He confirmed that in 2006 Voere/Kufsteiner
Waffenstube had submitted approximately 15 license
applications to export ammunition production equipment to New
Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, and Bulgaria. The MoE had
also received export license applications from the company
for small quantities of hunting and military rifles to
customers in Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New
Caledonia, Croatia, and Bulgaria.
3. (S/NF) Krehlik confirmed that exports of these dies and
punches would clearly require a GoA license. He added that,
while the machine that produces the dies and punches is
dual-use, the dies and punches are specially constructed for
military purposes, and thus fall under the Wassenaar
Arrangement. Krehlik promised to investigate the matter and
contact the company, and report his findings back to the
embassy.
McCaw
SIPDIS
NOFORN
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EUR/AGS (SAINT ANDRE) AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/20/2016
TAGS: PREL PARM ETTC IR AU
SUBJECT: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON IRANIAN REQUEST FOR
AMMUNITION PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT
REF: STATE 172911
Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips.
Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
1. (S/NF) EconPolCouns discussed reftel demarche on October
17 with Ralph Scheide, MFA's Assistant Secretary for the
Middle East and Africa. Scheide immediately consulted with
Margit Bruck-Friedrich, the MFA's export control expert.
Bruck-Friedrich informed Scheide that she had not seen an
export license request for the Kufsteiner transfer. Scheide
and Bruck-Friedrich said that they would be "amazed" if the
GoA would approve such a transfer.
2. (S/NF) Econ Unit Chief and PolOff followed up on October
19 with Helmut Krehlik, Head of the Export and Import Control
Division in the Ministry of Economy (MoE). During the
meeting, Krehlik verified in the MoE's database that the MoE
had not received a license application from Kufsteiner
Waffenstube (also known as Voere Kufsteiner Geratebau) for
dies, punches, or any other ammunition production equipment
or arms for Iran. He confirmed that in 2006 Voere/Kufsteiner
Waffenstube had submitted approximately 15 license
applications to export ammunition production equipment to New
Zealand, Australia, New Caledonia, and Bulgaria. The MoE had
also received export license applications from the company
for small quantities of hunting and military rifles to
customers in Western Europe, Canada, Australia, New
Caledonia, Croatia, and Bulgaria.
3. (S/NF) Krehlik confirmed that exports of these dies and
punches would clearly require a GoA license. He added that,
while the machine that produces the dies and punches is
dual-use, the dies and punches are specially constructed for
military purposes, and thus fall under the Wassenaar
Arrangement. Krehlik promised to investigate the matter and
contact the company, and report his findings back to the
embassy.
McCaw