(S) GERMANY RESPONDS TO USG NOTIFICATION OF

S E C R E T BERLIN 001342

SIPDIS

STATE FOR ISN/MTR AND EUR
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/06/2017
TAGS: KSCA PARM PREL ETTC GM
SUBJECT: (S) GERMANY RESPONDS TO USG NOTIFICATION OF
PROCUREMENT ACTIVITIES BY THE SWEDISH FIRM MAHACO

REF: A. BERLIN 1090

B. STATE 69524

C. 06 STATE 158596

D. 06 BERLIN 2846

Classified By: Global Affairs Counselor Donald R. Shemanski, for reason
s 1.4 (b) and (d).


1. (S) German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer
Andreas Kauke passed the following German-language non-paper
to Global Affairs officer June 19. The German non-paper
responds to ref B demarche, which alerted the German
Government to attempts by the Swedish firm Mahaco to procure
German-produced pressure transmitters on behalf of Iran's
Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group. Kauke said the German
Federal Economic and Export Licensing Agency (BAFA) notified
the German firm WIKA Alexander Wiegand GmbH & Co, KG, of the
requirement to apply for an export license in this case.
Ordinarily, a German firm would not need a license to export
sensitive technology to an entity in another EU-member state,
but, because the end user is located in Iran, BAFA required
WIKA to apply for a license. WIKA submitted an export
license application in March, according to Kauke, though BAFA
has not yet made a final decision on the application. In the
meantime, WIKA cannot export the pressure transmitters
without a license, Kauke said. He added that the German
Government will inform the USG of its decision.


2. (S) Begin unofficial embassy translation of
German-language non-paper:

Regarding the non-paper from May 21, 2007, delivered to us
May 23, 2007, concerning the Iranian attempt to procure
German "pressure transmitters" from the firm WIKA Alexander
Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG through the Swedish firm Mahaco for the
Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group (3MG),allow us to the
bring the following information to the attention of the U.S.
authorities:

-- We thank you for the information concerning the Iranian
efforts to procure the pressure transmitters from the German
firm WIKA Alexander Wiegand GmbH & Co. KG.

-- The investigations into the case so far have revealed that
the facts pertaining to the case have been known to the
German export control authorities for some months. After
BAFA, which authorizes export approval, contacted the firm,
the firm submitted an export application (for export within
Europe) on March 1, 2007. The items for export are 200
pressure transmitters of the type IS 20 F to the Iranian firm
Mizan Machine Manufacturing Group (3MG). The Swedish firm AB
Svenska Industri Instrument (SINI) in Goteborg is acting as
the intermediate consignee. The client for SINI is MAHACO
International AB, Stockholm, which was named in your
non-paper. The application was accompanied by a declaration
from the Swedish export control authorities stating that the
export does not require approval pursuant to Article 4 EG-VO
1334/2000.

-- The application is still under consideration. As soon as
the examination is closed and BAFA has issued a detailed
report, we will inform the U.S. authorities accordingly.

-- It is certain that at this time no unapproved export of
this type can occur.

We look forward to the continuing outstanding cooperation in
the area of export controls.

End text of translation of German-language non-paper.


3. (U) Post will report any additional German response septel.
TIMKEN JR