(C) GERMANY WELCOMES US GUIDANCE ON THE EXPORT OF

C O N F I D E N T I A L BERLIN 001463 SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/MTR, SCA/RA, EUR/CE, AND EUR/PRA E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/17/2034 TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IN GM SUBJECT: (C) GERMANY WELCOMES US GUIDANCE ON THE EXPORT OF EXTRUDED ALUMINUM PLATES TO INDIA REF: A. STATE 117929 ¶B. BERLIN 1362 Classified By: Global Affairs Unit Chief Don L. Brown for reasons 1.4 (b),(c) and (d). ¶1. (C) On November 17, EconOff delivered ref A non-paper to MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer, Dirk Roland Haupt, responding to a German information request on a pending German export of extruded aluminum plates to India. Haupt thanked the USG for delivering the response within the requested deadline and said he would immediately share it with appropriate German interagency export control authorities. ¶2. (C) Haupt said the ref A information was exactly what he was looking for and that, despite the absence of any MTCR "no undercut" implications, Germany would strongly consider proliferation risks before making a final decision. Haupt indicated the German interagency Export Control Working Group (ECWG) will be meeting soon to decide on this case and the US non paper would strongly influence the MFA's vote. Post will report any substantive German response septel. COMMENT -------------- ¶3. (C) The ECWG on dual-use exports has representation from the MFA, the Economics Ministry (BMWi),and German intelligence and makes decisions on a consensus basis. Haupt's disposition appeared to favor the MFA voting for a denial on the export of extruded aluminum plates to India; hence, a German denial for this export. MURPHY