DANISH COMMENT ON EFFORTS BY FEDCO TO PROCURE

S E C R E T COPENHAGEN 000335 SIPDIS FOR ISN/MTR MIKE KENNEDY, EUR/PRA, AND EUR/NB E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/31/2034 TAGS: ETTC KSCA MNUC PARM PREL IR DA SUBJECT: DANISH COMMENT ON EFFORTS BY FEDCO TO PROCURE VIBRATION EXCITERS AND ACCELEROMETERS FROM DANISH FIRM REF: A. STATE 77656 ¶B. STATE 19390 ¶C. COPENHAGEN 126 Classified By: Acting Counselor for Political/Economic Affairs Mark Dra per for reason 1.4 (C). ¶1. (U) This message contains an action request in para 3. ¶2. (S) We discussed ref A July 30 with Danish MFA Coordinator for Iran Sanctions Nikolaj Harris. Harris told us that MFA had passed ref B non-paper to the Danish Security and Intelligence Service (PET) as well as the Danish Construction and Communication Authority, which is responsible for export controls on dual use products. Harris explained that the Danish firm Bruel and Kjaer has coordinated with the appropriate Danish authorities and has neither been in contact with nor provided any products, including vibration exciters and accelerometers, to Farazeh Equipment Distributor Company (FEDCO) or to its Singapore-based subsidiary, Microsun Electronics Pte Ltd. Harris assured us that Bruel and Kjaer would notify the proper Danish authorities if they were approached by FEDCO, and Harris in turn undertook to notify Embassy Copenhagen in the event of an approach. ¶3. (S) Action request: Harris asked whether the USG had plans to request that vibration testing equipment be added to the controlled items list and whether the USG would seek to add FEDCO and Microsun Electronics to the UN sanctions list. Please advise. FULTON