Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09MADRID340
2009-04-01 06:29:00
SECRET
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:
SPAIN PLEASED WITH USG REVIEW OF IRAN TUBES
how-toVZCZCXRO5952 PP RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDIR RUEHKUK DE RUEHMD #0340 0910629 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 010629Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY MADRID TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0455 INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHRL/AMEMBASSY BERLIN PRIORITY 0657 RUEHLA/AMCONSUL BARCELONA PRIORITY 3922 RUCNMTC/MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
S E C R E T MADRID 000340
SIPDIS
FOR EUR/WE, INR, AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2024
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
SUBJECT: SPAIN PLEASED WITH USG REVIEW OF IRAN TUBES
REF: A. SECSTATE 26316
B. MADRID 108
Classified By: ADCM William H. Duncan for reasons 1.4 (b),(d) and (h)
S E C R E T MADRID 000340
SIPDIS
FOR EUR/WE, INR, AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2024
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
SUBJECT: SPAIN PLEASED WITH USG REVIEW OF IRAN TUBES
REF: A. SECSTATE 26316
B. MADRID 108
Classified By: ADCM William H. Duncan for reasons 1.4 (b),(d) and (h)
1. (S) On March 25, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor
delivered REFTEL A response to Carlos Torres, Counselor for
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s
Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, in
response to the GOS request to the Embassy in REFTEL B.
Torres was quite pleased that the USG review of G4879
(Cr28%Ni48%W5%) alloy tubes under consideration for export by
Spanish officials had found no known nuclear or ballistic
missile applications. He remarked that the USG findings
corroborated what the German government had told Madrid.
NOTE: Torres had not previously mentioned to Embassy officers
that the Germans had provided a formal assessment on whether
these tubes had dual-use applications. END NOTE.
2. (S) In related news, Torres informed Embassy officers that
the MFA recently had secured the deputy chairman or
number-two slot of the inter-ministerial board mentioned in
REFTEL B that reviews export license requests for possible
dual-use technology items. Torres specified that the Deputy
Foreign Minister will hold this post on a permanent rather
than a rotating basis. COMMENT: Recalling that the MFA was
reportedly one of the more forward-leaning ministries in
calling for the review of questionable exports, such as the
G4879 tubes, the Embassy received this news as an encouraging
development. Angel Lossada, who has a background in
non-proliferation issues, has been Deputy Foreign Minister
since May 2008. END COMMENT.
3. (U) Post appreciates Washington's timely research of this
issue.
CHACON
SIPDIS
FOR EUR/WE, INR, AND ISN/MTR
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/31/2024
TAGS: MTCRE PARM PERL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP IR
SUBJECT: SPAIN PLEASED WITH USG REVIEW OF IRAN TUBES
REF: A. SECSTATE 26316
B. MADRID 108
Classified By: ADCM William H. Duncan for reasons 1.4 (b),(d) and (h)
1. (S) On March 25, POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor
delivered REFTEL A response to Carlos Torres, Counselor for
Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s
Directorate General for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, in
response to the GOS request to the Embassy in REFTEL B.
Torres was quite pleased that the USG review of G4879
(Cr28%Ni48%W5%) alloy tubes under consideration for export by
Spanish officials had found no known nuclear or ballistic
missile applications. He remarked that the USG findings
corroborated what the German government had told Madrid.
NOTE: Torres had not previously mentioned to Embassy officers
that the Germans had provided a formal assessment on whether
these tubes had dual-use applications. END NOTE.
2. (S) In related news, Torres informed Embassy officers that
the MFA recently had secured the deputy chairman or
number-two slot of the inter-ministerial board mentioned in
REFTEL B that reviews export license requests for possible
dual-use technology items. Torres specified that the Deputy
Foreign Minister will hold this post on a permanent rather
than a rotating basis. COMMENT: Recalling that the MFA was
reportedly one of the more forward-leaning ministries in
calling for the review of questionable exports, such as the
G4879 tubes, the Embassy received this news as an encouraging
development. Angel Lossada, who has a background in
non-proliferation issues, has been Deputy Foreign Minister
since May 2008. END COMMENT.
3. (U) Post appreciates Washington's timely research of this
issue.
CHACON