Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08NEWDELHI880
2008-03-26 11:53:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:
EXPORT CONTROL NONPAPERS DELIVERED
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 000880
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SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2018
TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN
SUBJECT: EXPORT CONTROL NONPAPERS DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 27801
Classified By: A/PolCouns Atul Keshap for Reasons 1.4 (B,D)
C O N F I D E N T I A L NEW DELHI 000880
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2018
TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN
SUBJECT: EXPORT CONTROL NONPAPERS DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 27801
Classified By: A/PolCouns Atul Keshap for Reasons 1.4 (B,D)
1. (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points to Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security
(DISA) Division Directors Amandeep Singh Gill and Jayant
Khobragade March 19. PolOff reiterated that harmonization
with and adherence to the Missile Technology Control Regime
(MTCR) and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) remained an
outstanding issue that, if left unresolved, could delay the
submission of the 123 Agreement to the U.S. Congress. Gill
indicated that the GOI would discuss the MTCR, NSG, Wassenaar
Arrangement (WA) and Australia Group (AG) issues in the next
round of export control expert talks, though he could not yet
confirm the proposed dates. Gill reiterated that the GOI had
already harmonized its export control lists with the MTCR and
the NSG. PolOff countered that India had only harmonized up
to July 2005, and encouraged Gill to update India,s control
lists to reflect MTCR and NSG changes made since then. The
U.S. has confirmed that India had the mechanism in place to
enact regular updates, PolOff noted, and he urged Gill to put
that mechanism into action.
2. (C) Gill underlined that by harmonizing the GOI has
assumed responsibility and adopted predilections, but it
would only adhere as an equal partner in the export control
regimes. The GOI could not make commitments in which it had
not had a role as a decision maker, he emphasized. He added
that India would welcome a full partnership in the NSG and
MTCR, which would help "eliminate discrimination" in those
regimes. PolOff remarked that the U.S. understood the Indian
position on adherence, and he suggested that the Indian
government convey its stance in a written response to the
suggested adherence language that Ambassador Donald Mahley
had provided in 2007.
MULFORD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/26/2018
TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP ETTC IN
SUBJECT: EXPORT CONTROL NONPAPERS DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 27801
Classified By: A/PolCouns Atul Keshap for Reasons 1.4 (B,D)
1. (C) PolOffs delivered reftel points to Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security
(DISA) Division Directors Amandeep Singh Gill and Jayant
Khobragade March 19. PolOff reiterated that harmonization
with and adherence to the Missile Technology Control Regime
(MTCR) and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) remained an
outstanding issue that, if left unresolved, could delay the
submission of the 123 Agreement to the U.S. Congress. Gill
indicated that the GOI would discuss the MTCR, NSG, Wassenaar
Arrangement (WA) and Australia Group (AG) issues in the next
round of export control expert talks, though he could not yet
confirm the proposed dates. Gill reiterated that the GOI had
already harmonized its export control lists with the MTCR and
the NSG. PolOff countered that India had only harmonized up
to July 2005, and encouraged Gill to update India,s control
lists to reflect MTCR and NSG changes made since then. The
U.S. has confirmed that India had the mechanism in place to
enact regular updates, PolOff noted, and he urged Gill to put
that mechanism into action.
2. (C) Gill underlined that by harmonizing the GOI has
assumed responsibility and adopted predilections, but it
would only adhere as an equal partner in the export control
regimes. The GOI could not make commitments in which it had
not had a role as a decision maker, he emphasized. He added
that India would welcome a full partnership in the NSG and
MTCR, which would help "eliminate discrimination" in those
regimes. PolOff remarked that the U.S. understood the Indian
position on adherence, and he suggested that the Indian
government convey its stance in a written response to the
suggested adherence language that Ambassador Donald Mahley
had provided in 2007.
MULFORD