Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08PRETORIA1625
2008-07-25 11:00:00
SECRET
Embassy Pretoria
Cable title:
SOUTH AFRICA "WELL AWARE" OF IRAN URANIUM RISKS
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S E C R E T PRETORIA 001625
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA (R. NEPHEW)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2018
TAGS: PARM EMIN ENRG KNNP IR SF
SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA "WELL AWARE" OF IRAN URANIUM RISKS
REF: A. STATE 77744
B. PRETORIA 01618 (NOTAL)
C. STATE 67405 (NOTAL)
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond L. Brown. Reason
s 1.4(b) and (d).
S E C R E T PRETORIA 001625
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA (R. NEPHEW)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2018
TAGS: PARM EMIN ENRG KNNP IR SF
SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA "WELL AWARE" OF IRAN URANIUM RISKS
REF: A. STATE 77744
B. PRETORIA 01618 (NOTAL)
C. STATE 67405 (NOTAL)
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond L. Brown. Reason
s 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and
Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said the South African
Government (SAG) is "well aware" of its obligations regarding
Iranian attempts to procure new stocks of uranium. Speaking
frankly, Combrink told PolOff on July 24 that the SAG finds
"these types of demarches unhelpful and condescending." The
SAG takes its multilateral obligations "very seriously." It
knows Iran will target South Africa for possible uranium
procurement (NFI).
2. (S) The SAG welcomes specific, actionable information from
the USG about possible illicit trade with Iran, as we
provided in the past (for example, in refs B and C).
Combrink reiterated that the SAG will fully cooperate in
those cases.
BOST
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR ISN/RA (R. NEPHEW)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/24/2018
TAGS: PARM EMIN ENRG KNNP IR SF
SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICA "WELL AWARE" OF IRAN URANIUM RISKS
REF: A. STATE 77744
B. PRETORIA 01618 (NOTAL)
C. STATE 67405 (NOTAL)
Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Raymond L. Brown. Reason
s 1.4(b) and (d).
1. (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign
Affairs (DFA) Deputy Director: Nuclear Disarmament and
Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink said the South African
Government (SAG) is "well aware" of its obligations regarding
Iranian attempts to procure new stocks of uranium. Speaking
frankly, Combrink told PolOff on July 24 that the SAG finds
"these types of demarches unhelpful and condescending." The
SAG takes its multilateral obligations "very seriously." It
knows Iran will target South Africa for possible uranium
procurement (NFI).
2. (S) The SAG welcomes specific, actionable information from
the USG about possible illicit trade with Iran, as we
provided in the past (for example, in refs B and C).
Combrink reiterated that the SAG will fully cooperate in
those cases.
BOST