Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BEIJING4227
2008-11-14 08:43:00
SECRET
Embassy Beijing
Cable title:
LIMMT PROLIFERATION ACTIVITY: NONPAPER DELIVERED
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S E C R E T BEIJING 004227
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/MTR AND EAP/CM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/14/2033
TAGS: PARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH IR
SUBJECT: LIMMT PROLIFERATION ACTIVITY: NONPAPER DELIVERED
REF: A. STATE 118099
B. STATE 111597
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. Reasons
S E C R E T BEIJING 004227
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/MTR AND EAP/CM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/14/2033
TAGS: PARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH IR
SUBJECT: LIMMT PROLIFERATION ACTIVITY: NONPAPER DELIVERED
REF: A. STATE 118099
B. STATE 111597
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. Reasons 1.
4 (b),(c) and (d).
1. (S) POLOFF passed ref A nonpaper urging the Chinese
Government to stop PRC company LIMMT's Iranian
missile-related proliferation activities to MFA Arms Control
and Disarmament Department Missile and Conventional Weapons
Division Director Zhang Junan on November 14. Director Zhang
offered no substantive response.
2. (C) Note: As MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department
officials have been "unavailable" to meet with EmbOffs since
the October 3 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan,
PolOff took the opportunity of a meeting between Department
of Commerce Assistant Secretary Christopher Wall and MFA Arms
Control Department Deputy Director General Li Song on U.S.
export control matters to deliver this demarche. POLOFF
urged the Chinese to find a way to begin substantive
bilateral exchanges on nonproliferation matters as soon as
possible.
RANDT
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/MTR AND EAP/CM
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/14/2033
TAGS: PARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH IR
SUBJECT: LIMMT PROLIFERATION ACTIVITY: NONPAPER DELIVERED
REF: A. STATE 118099
B. STATE 111597
Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Aubrey Carlson. Reasons 1.
4 (b),(c) and (d).
1. (S) POLOFF passed ref A nonpaper urging the Chinese
Government to stop PRC company LIMMT's Iranian
missile-related proliferation activities to MFA Arms Control
and Disarmament Department Missile and Conventional Weapons
Division Director Zhang Junan on November 14. Director Zhang
offered no substantive response.
2. (C) Note: As MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department
officials have been "unavailable" to meet with EmbOffs since
the October 3 announcement of U.S. arms sales to Taiwan,
PolOff took the opportunity of a meeting between Department
of Commerce Assistant Secretary Christopher Wall and MFA Arms
Control Department Deputy Director General Li Song on U.S.
export control matters to deliver this demarche. POLOFF
urged the Chinese to find a way to begin substantive
bilateral exchanges on nonproliferation matters as soon as
possible.
RANDT