Identifier	Created	Classification	Origin
09BEIJING376	2009-02-13 09:26:00	SECRET	Embassy Beijing

Cable title:

MFA URGED TO INVESTIGATE IRANIAN MISSILE

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VZCZCXRO1220
OO RUEHCN RUEHGH RUEHVC
DE RUEHBJ #0376 0440926
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
O 130926Z FEB 09
FM AMEMBASSY BEIJING
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2273
INFO RUEHOO/CHINA POSTS COLLECTIVE

					  S E C R E T BEIJING 000376 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP/CM AND ISN/MTR 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/13/2034 
TAGS: PARM PREL MTCRE ETTC MNUC TSPA CH IR
SUBJECT: MFA URGED TO INVESTIGATE IRANIAN MISSILE 
DELEGATION IN CHINA 
 
REF: STATE 12231 
 
Classified By: PolMinCouns Aubrey Carlson.  Reasons 1.4 (b/d).

1. (S) PolOff delivered reftel non-paper urging China to
investigate the activities of a three-person Iranian
delegation traveling in China that might be engaged in the
illegal procurement of missile technology to MFA Arms Control
and Disarmament Department Missile Division Second Secretary
Zhang Ze on February 13. PolOff noted the time-sensitive
nature of the information, pointing out that the MFA's
unwillingness to meet to discuss the issue in a timely
fashion meant that the three individuals were probably no
longer in China.

2. (S) Zhang responded that China "takes its responsibilities
to control missile proliferation seriously," and promised to
relay the information to the appropriate authorities. PolOff
underscored the importance of Iran in Sino-American relations
and urged Zhang to report back with the results of the
Chinese investigation.
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