Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08STATE72687
2008-07-07 21:49:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Secretary of State
Cable title:
REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON UKRAINIAN
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UNCLAS STATE 072687
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY UP XH PINR
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON UKRAINIAN
SEIZURE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REF: A. A) CEP20080707950429
B. B) 2007 STATE 162091
UNCLAS STATE 072687
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY UP XH PINR
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON UKRAINIAN
SEIZURE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REF: A. A) CEP20080707950429
B. B) 2007 STATE 162091
1. (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv. Please
see paragraph 3.
2. (U) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, the Ukrainian
Interior Ministry in the Cherkasy region detained two men
attempting to sell cesium and enriched uranium for five
million U.S. dollars. According to the report, the
radioactive materials were found during a car inspection
while the suspects traveled from Dnipropetrovsk to Cherkasy
region. There was no information on the buyer of the
material. The materials have been secured at a Radon
facility in Kyiv and are undergoing analysis. The
individuals attempted to sell the confiscated radioactive
materials as a sample in order to maintain a channel for
further sales. A media report also indicated that one of the
detained is on the consulate registration list for the
Ukrainian Embassy in Germany.
3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to seek answers
from appropriate Ukrainian officials to the questions in
paras 12 and 13 of Ref B and to provide a coordinated
response to Washington via front-channel cable. All relevant
agencies at Embassy Kyiv are requested to coordinate outreach
to the GOU.
RICE
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY UP XH PINR
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON UKRAINIAN
SEIZURE OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
REF: A. A) CEP20080707950429
B. B) 2007 STATE 162091
1. (U) This is an action request for Embassy Kyiv. Please
see paragraph 3.
2. (U) BACKGROUND: According to Ref A, the Ukrainian
Interior Ministry in the Cherkasy region detained two men
attempting to sell cesium and enriched uranium for five
million U.S. dollars. According to the report, the
radioactive materials were found during a car inspection
while the suspects traveled from Dnipropetrovsk to Cherkasy
region. There was no information on the buyer of the
material. The materials have been secured at a Radon
facility in Kyiv and are undergoing analysis. The
individuals attempted to sell the confiscated radioactive
materials as a sample in order to maintain a channel for
further sales. A media report also indicated that one of the
detained is on the consulate registration list for the
Ukrainian Embassy in Germany.
3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Post is requested to seek answers
from appropriate Ukrainian officials to the questions in
paras 12 and 13 of Ref B and to provide a coordinated
response to Washington via front-channel cable. All relevant
agencies at Embassy Kyiv are requested to coordinate outreach
to the GOU.
RICE