Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BERLIN159
2008-02-08 17:42:00
SECRET
Embassy Berlin
Cable title:
(S) GERMANY WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGED PAKISTANI MISSILE-RELATED PROCUREMENT ATTEMPTS; DUAL-USE EXPORTS TO PAKISTAN REMAIN SUSPENDED
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S E C R E T BERLIN 000159
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, ISN, SCA, EUR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2033
TAGS: ETTC, PARM, MTCRE, PREL, PK, GM
SUBJECT: (S) GERMANY WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGED PAKISTANI
MISSILE-RELATED PROCUREMENT ATTEMPTS; DUAL-USE EXPORTS TO
PAKISTAN REMAIN SUSPENDED
REF: A. STATE 12990
B. STATE 12988
Classified By: EMIN Robert A. Pollard for reasons 1.4
(b),(c),and (d).
(S) Global Affairs officers delivered ref demarches February
8 to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy
Reck. Reck expressed appreciation for the information and
undertook to pass it to the German interagency export control
working group for further investigation. Reck noted that the
German Government had suspended all dual-use and
military-related exports to Pakistan pending the outcome of
parliamentary elections. Reck added that the German
Government is closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan
and speculated the Government might opt to extend the
suspension beyond the elections depending on developments.
Post will report septel any substantive German response on
ref cases.
TIMKEN JR
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, ISN, SCA, EUR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/08/2033
TAGS: ETTC, PARM, MTCRE, PREL, PK, GM
SUBJECT: (S) GERMANY WILL INVESTIGATE ALLEGED PAKISTANI
MISSILE-RELATED PROCUREMENT ATTEMPTS; DUAL-USE EXPORTS TO
PAKISTAN REMAIN SUSPENDED
REF: A. STATE 12990
B. STATE 12988
Classified By: EMIN Robert A. Pollard for reasons 1.4
(b),(c),and (d).
(S) Global Affairs officers delivered ref demarches February
8 to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Nancy
Reck. Reck expressed appreciation for the information and
undertook to pass it to the German interagency export control
working group for further investigation. Reck noted that the
German Government had suspended all dual-use and
military-related exports to Pakistan pending the outcome of
parliamentary elections. Reck added that the German
Government is closely monitoring the situation in Pakistan
and speculated the Government might opt to extend the
suspension beyond the elections depending on developments.
Post will report septel any substantive German response on
ref cases.
TIMKEN JR