Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KUALALUMPUR22
2009-01-13 10:30:00
SECRET
Embassy Kuala Lumpur
Cable title:
MALAYSIA NOTIFIED OF A.Q. KHAN-RELATED SANCTIONS
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S E C R E T KUALA LUMPUR 000022
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS AND ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/13/2019
TAGS: PREL PARM EFIN MNUC KNNP MY
SUBJECT: MALAYSIA NOTIFIED OF A.Q. KHAN-RELATED SANCTIONS
REF: A. STATE 2516 - PRE-NOTIFICATION TO MALAYSIA
B. STATE 2508 - A.Q. KHAN NETWORK SANCTIONS
Classified By: Political Counselor Mark D. Clark, for reasons 1.4 (b, c
and d).
S E C R E T KUALA LUMPUR 000022
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS AND ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/13/2019
TAGS: PREL PARM EFIN MNUC KNNP MY
SUBJECT: MALAYSIA NOTIFIED OF A.Q. KHAN-RELATED SANCTIONS
REF: A. STATE 2516 - PRE-NOTIFICATION TO MALAYSIA
B. STATE 2508 - A.Q. KHAN NETWORK SANCTIONS
Classified By: Political Counselor Mark D. Clark, for reasons 1.4 (b, c
and d).
1. (S) Polcouns delivered pre-notification of
nonproliferation sanctions against two Malaysian citizens and
one Sri Lankan resident in Malaysia, related to the A.Q. Khan
network, to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Under Secretary
(Americas, EU) Mahinder Singh on January 12 at 1600 local
time. Polcouns drew from ref A talking points, and also took
the opportunity to emphasize the outstanding need for
Malaysia to adopt an export control regime. Mahinder posed
several basic questions for clarification. He also pressed
for information on the specific actions of the Malaysian
citizens who are sanctioned. Polcouns responded, per ref A,
that we were not in a position to share further details on
the sanctions decisions.
2. (C) As of January 13, we are not aware of any further
reaction by Malaysian government officials. The Embassy
received a telephone inquiry on January 13 from an executive
of the SCOMI company, whose CEO, Shah Hakim Zain, was
sanctioned. The executive asked for factual information on
the sanctions, and the Embassy will provide publicly
available information in response. We received one
international press inquiry. We will update the Department
on further developments.
RAPSON
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR EAP/MTS AND ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/13/2019
TAGS: PREL PARM EFIN MNUC KNNP MY
SUBJECT: MALAYSIA NOTIFIED OF A.Q. KHAN-RELATED SANCTIONS
REF: A. STATE 2516 - PRE-NOTIFICATION TO MALAYSIA
B. STATE 2508 - A.Q. KHAN NETWORK SANCTIONS
Classified By: Political Counselor Mark D. Clark, for reasons 1.4 (b, c
and d).
1. (S) Polcouns delivered pre-notification of
nonproliferation sanctions against two Malaysian citizens and
one Sri Lankan resident in Malaysia, related to the A.Q. Khan
network, to Malaysian Foreign Ministry Under Secretary
(Americas, EU) Mahinder Singh on January 12 at 1600 local
time. Polcouns drew from ref A talking points, and also took
the opportunity to emphasize the outstanding need for
Malaysia to adopt an export control regime. Mahinder posed
several basic questions for clarification. He also pressed
for information on the specific actions of the Malaysian
citizens who are sanctioned. Polcouns responded, per ref A,
that we were not in a position to share further details on
the sanctions decisions.
2. (C) As of January 13, we are not aware of any further
reaction by Malaysian government officials. The Embassy
received a telephone inquiry on January 13 from an executive
of the SCOMI company, whose CEO, Shah Hakim Zain, was
sanctioned. The executive asked for factual information on
the sanctions, and the Embassy will provide publicly
available information in response. We received one
international press inquiry. We will update the Department
on further developments.
RAPSON