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07BERLIN1090
2007-05-31 09:37:00
SECRET
Embassy Berlin
Cable title:  

(S) GERMANY ALERTED TO RECENT PROCUREMENT

Tags:  KSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM 
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DE RUEHRL #1090 1510937
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P 310937Z MAY 07
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 8420
INFO RUEHSM/AMEMBASSY STOCKHOLM PRIORITY 0396
S E C R E T BERLIN 001090 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/MTR AND EUR
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2017
TAGS: KSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM
SUBJECT: (S) GERMANY ALERTED TO RECENT PROCUREMENT
ACTIVITIES BY THE SWEDISH FIRM MAHACO

REF: A. STATE 69524

B. 06 STATE 158596

C. 06 BERLIN 2846

Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs Robert F. Cekuta
, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).

S E C R E T BERLIN 001090

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/MTR AND EUR
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/31/2017
TAGS: KSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM
SUBJECT: (S) GERMANY ALERTED TO RECENT PROCUREMENT
ACTIVITIES BY THE SWEDISH FIRM MAHACO

REF: A. STATE 69524

B. 06 STATE 158596

C. 06 BERLIN 2846

Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs Robert F. Cekuta
, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (S) Global Affairs officer delivered demarche contained in
ref to Markus Klinger, Deputy Director of the German MFA's
Export Control Division, and Ina Schuett, desk officer, May

23. Klinger agreed to pass the information concerning
Mahaco's brokering of a shipment of pressure transmitters
from Germany's WIKA Alexander Wiegand to Iran's Mizan Machine
Manufacturing Group to the German federal inter-agency export
control group for immediate investigation.


2. (S) Klinger said the German Government is aware of
Mahaco's history of procurement activities on behalf of
Iran's WMD programs. He noted Swedish authorities had
consulted the German Federal Economic and Export Licensing
Agency (BAFA) in 2006 concerning a license application from
Mahaco to export certain dual-use items to Iran. Klinger
would not elaborate on the items or the outcome of the
Swedish Government's decision, but noted BAFA had recommended
denial. The German Customs Administration is also aware of
Mahaco's activities and has the authority to stop shipments
of German goods to Mahaco, Klinger added. In answer to
Emboff's question about whether German Customs authorities
would stop a shipment of items already en route to Mahaco,
Klinger said yes, if the items were being shipped in
violation of UNSC sanctions on Iran. The German exporter
would not even be able to claim compensation for impounded
items if they were being exported in circumvention of UNSC
sanctions, Klinger said. Nevertheless, Klinger said, nothing
could be established until German authorities had
investigated the case. Klinger said the German Government
will report the results of its investigation to the USG.
Embassy will remain in contact with the German authorities
and report further substantive responses.
TIMKEN JR