(S) RESPONDING TO GOT QUESTIONS RE THE IMMINENT

S E C R E T STATE 024896 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/10/2033 TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC MTCRE KSCA TU PK SUBJECT: (S) RESPONDING TO GOT QUESTIONS RE THE IMMINENT TRANSFER OF FILAMENT WINDING MACHINES TO PAKISTAN REF: A. STATE 024222 ¶B. ANKARA 000467 Classified By: ISN PATTI MCNERNEY FOR REASONS 1.4 (B), (D),AND (H). ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Embassy Ankara, please see paragraph 3. ¶2. (S) Ref B relates March 10 delivery to Turkish MFA Deputy Director General for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Ahmet Gun of Ref A demarche, which describes the potentially imminent shipment by the Turkish company Tet Makina Metal Sanayi Ve Ticaret of four- and six-axis filament winding machines to Pakistan. Gun requested any additional information on the specifications of the machinery, including country of origin and confirmation that the machines in question contain four or more axes. ¶3. (S) Action Request: Department requests Embassy Ankara approach appropriate host government officials to advise them that we have no additional information concerning this shipment to provide at this time. Post also should reiterate that our information indicates that these machines are four- and six-axis filament winding machines. As noted Ref A, we understand that these machines are controlled by the Missile Technology Control Regime, Nuclear Suppliers Group, and Wassenaar Arrangement based on the fact that they can be coordinated and programmed in three or more axes. Controls for these types of items are based on the number of axes in which they can be coordinated and programmed. Finally, post should stress our understanding that these machines may be shipped as early as March 12, and urge the GOT to immediately investigate this activity with a view to ensuring that Tet Makina is not engaged in transferring export- controlled items under false pretenses. ¶4. (U) Washington POC is ISN/MTR John Paul Herrmann (Phone: 202-647-1430). Please slug reporting on this or other missile nonproliferation issues for ISN/MTR and EUR/PRA. ¶5. (U) A word version of this document will be posted at www.state.sgov.gov/demarche in the "MTAG - EUR" folder. RICE NNNN End Cable Text