SPAIN TO STOP SPANISH FIRM MAQUINARIA'S SALES TO

S E C R E T MADRID 000130 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/MTR (JOHN PAUL HERRMAN),EUR/WE, AND EUR/PRA E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/25/2017 TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP SUBJECT: SPAIN TO STOP SPANISH FIRM MAQUINARIA'S SALES TO IRAN (S) REF: A. MADRID 95 ¶B. STATE 9995 ¶C. 06 MADRID 182 ¶D. 05 MADRID 3754 ¶E. 05 STATE 191240 Classified By: DCM HUGO LLORENS PER 1.4 (B/D) (S) MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez told ESTHOFF January 24 that the GOS had finished its investigation of the Spanish firm Maquinaria CME, S.A. (that, per reftels, is suspected of selling computer numerical controlled milling machines to Iran in 2004 and 2005). Sanchez reported that Maquinaria had requested export permits to sell additional equipment to Iran during the course of 2006 and that Spain had denied all such permits. Sanchez added that the GOS has formally advised Maquinaria to sever all business links with Iran. In response to an inquiry from ESTHOFF, Sanchez said that this oral message constitutes the GOS' formal response to reftel inquiries and that no GOS written response would be provided. Aguirre