Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07NEWDELHI4831
2007-11-01 12:01:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:  

MTAG INDIA: TITANIUM TANTALUM DOES NOT HAVE AN

Tags:  PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR IN 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 004831 

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2017
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR IN
SUBJECT: MTAG INDIA: TITANIUM TANTALUM DOES NOT HAVE AN
IRANIAN AGENT ACCORDING TO GOI

REF: A. 05STATE222346

B. 03NEWDELHI365

C. 03NEWDELHI104

Classified By: Acting PolCouns Atul Keshap for Reasons 1.4 (B,D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 004831

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2017
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR IN
SUBJECT: MTAG INDIA: TITANIUM TANTALUM DOES NOT HAVE AN
IRANIAN AGENT ACCORDING TO GOI

REF: A. 05STATE222346

B. 03NEWDELHI365

C. 03NEWDELHI104

Classified By: Acting PolCouns Atul Keshap for Reasons 1.4 (B,D)


1. (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Disarmament
and International Security (DISA) Under Secretary Jayant
Khobargade provided a nonpaper to PolOff October 26 in
response to reftel demarche regarding the Indian firm
Titanium Tantalum having an Iranian representative or agent.
Khobargade stated that the Government of India (GOI) had
investigated the matter and had determined that Titanium
Tantalum did not have an Iranian representative operating on
its behalf.


2. (C) Text of Nonpaper:

Reference USG demarches regarding an Indian company Titanium
Tantalum having an Iranian representative.

GOI has been regularly sharing information with the USG on
cases of possible onward proliferation in the spirit of close
and friendly relations and shared objective of preventing
proliferation.

GOI investigations indicate that Titanium Tantalum does not
have an Iranian agent.

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MULFORD