Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08BERN476
2008-09-19 16:52:00
SECRET
Embassy Bern
Cable title:  

VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS

Tags:  PARM KNNP MNUC EFIN GM IR SZ 
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OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHSW #0476 2631652
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
O 191652Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY BERN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 5323
INFO RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN PRIORITY 0750
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 0483
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS PRIORITY 0741
RUEHTV/AMEMBASSY TEL AVIV PRIORITY 1139
S E C R E T BERN 000476 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR ISN/CPI (KMCGEEHAN),T, NEA/IR, EUR/PRA, AND 
EUR/CE (Y.SAINT-ANDRE) 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/19/2033 
TAGS: PARM KNNP MNUC EFIN GM IR SZ
SUBJECT: VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS 
OFFICIALS TO SWISS UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION FIRMS 
 
REF: STATE 97389 
 
Classified By: Political-Economic Affairs Counselor Richard Rorvig; rea 
sons 1.4(b) and (d).
S E C R E T BERN 000476

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR ISN/CPI (KMCGEEHAN),T, NEA/IR, EUR/PRA, AND
EUR/CE (Y.SAINT-ANDRE)

E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/19/2033
TAGS: PARM KNNP MNUC EFIN GM IR SZ
SUBJECT: VISIT OF ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS
OFFICIALS TO SWISS UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION FIRMS

REF: STATE 97389

Classified By: Political-Economic Affairs Counselor Richard Rorvig; rea
sons 1.4(b) and (d).


1. (S) On September 12, poloff delivered the reftel non-paper
(regarding the April 2008 visit of Iranian Islamic
Revolutionary Guard Corps officials to a Swiss underground
construction firm) to Erwin Bollinger, Director of the Export
Controls Policy Division of the Federal State Secretariat for
Economic Affairs (SECO). Bollinger did not have an immediate
substantive response. He said he was not aware of such a
visit, but undertook to look into the matter. Post will
remain engaged with SECO on this issue.
CARTER