Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06VIENNA643
2006-03-02 15:20:00
SECRET
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
MTAG 5-96: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
how-toVZCZCXYZ0045 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHVI #0643 0611520 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 021520Z MAR 06 FM AMEMBASSY VIENNA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2566 INFO RUEHAD/AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI PRIORITY 0392
S E C R E T VIENNA 000643
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SECSTATE FOR ISN/MTR, EUR/AGS AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/02/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE IR AU
SUBJECT: MTAG 5-96: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
DANIEL FROSCH EXPORTS' MISSILE-RELATED COOPERATION WITH IRAN
REF: STATE 28289
Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips
for reasons 1.4 (b),(d) and (h).
S E C R E T VIENNA 000643
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SECSTATE FOR ISN/MTR, EUR/AGS AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/02/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE IR AU
SUBJECT: MTAG 5-96: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
DANIEL FROSCH EXPORTS' MISSILE-RELATED COOPERATION WITH IRAN
REF: STATE 28289
Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips
for reasons 1.4 (b),(d) and (h).
1. (S) Econ Unit Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking
points on March 2 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and
Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and
Labor (MOE). Krehlik assured us that the MOE had already
denied permission to Daniel Frosch Exports (DFE) to ship a
friction tester to Mehr Engineering via the United Arab
Emirates. He said that if DFE had gone ahead and shipped the
equipment it would have clearly been a circumvention of the
Foreign Trade Act, and subject to criminal prosecution. He
promised to look into the matter and get back to us if the
GoA uncovers additional information on this case. Krehlik
added that the GoA has an active investigation against Frosch
for failing to notify the MOE of intention to export goods to
Mehr.
2. (S) Krehlik added that officials from Austria's domestic
intelligence service, the Federal Office for the Protection
of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (BVT),had recently
met Frosch. Frosch told the BVT that he was shutting down
his business in Austria and would start a new business in
Dubai. While Frosch did not specify the nature of the
business, Krehlik said that his intention to continue his
present activities in a new location was quite clear.
Krehlik noted that the Foreign Trade Act applies to Austrian
citizens regardless of physical location. However, Krehlik
admitted that it would not be easy, outside of Austria, to
prosecute Frosch for violating the act, because of the
difficulty both in physically apprehending him and obtaining
evidence.
3. (S) Krehlik opined that, given Dubai's large Iranian
community and the relative ease of using the Internet for
transactions, Frosch could easily continue his business
relations from Dubai. In an aside, Krehlik said that he had
conducted searches for Frosch's name on the Internet and
found multiple Web-based queries for products of export
concern.
McCaw
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
SECSTATE FOR ISN/MTR, EUR/AGS AND EUR/PRA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/02/2016
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCRE IR AU
SUBJECT: MTAG 5-96: RESPONSE TO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
DANIEL FROSCH EXPORTS' MISSILE-RELATED COOPERATION WITH IRAN
REF: STATE 28289
Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips
for reasons 1.4 (b),(d) and (h).
1. (S) Econ Unit Chief and PolOff delivered reftel talking
points on March 2 to Helmut Krehlik, head of the Export and
Import Control Division in the Ministry of Economics and
Labor (MOE). Krehlik assured us that the MOE had already
denied permission to Daniel Frosch Exports (DFE) to ship a
friction tester to Mehr Engineering via the United Arab
Emirates. He said that if DFE had gone ahead and shipped the
equipment it would have clearly been a circumvention of the
Foreign Trade Act, and subject to criminal prosecution. He
promised to look into the matter and get back to us if the
GoA uncovers additional information on this case. Krehlik
added that the GoA has an active investigation against Frosch
for failing to notify the MOE of intention to export goods to
Mehr.
2. (S) Krehlik added that officials from Austria's domestic
intelligence service, the Federal Office for the Protection
of the Constitution and Counterterrorism (BVT),had recently
met Frosch. Frosch told the BVT that he was shutting down
his business in Austria and would start a new business in
Dubai. While Frosch did not specify the nature of the
business, Krehlik said that his intention to continue his
present activities in a new location was quite clear.
Krehlik noted that the Foreign Trade Act applies to Austrian
citizens regardless of physical location. However, Krehlik
admitted that it would not be easy, outside of Austria, to
prosecute Frosch for violating the act, because of the
difficulty both in physically apprehending him and obtaining
evidence.
3. (S) Krehlik opined that, given Dubai's large Iranian
community and the relative ease of using the Internet for
transactions, Frosch could easily continue his business
relations from Dubai. In an aside, Krehlik said that he had
conducted searches for Frosch's name on the Internet and
found multiple Web-based queries for products of export
concern.
McCaw