UNITED STATES SEEKING INPUT ON PROPOSED IRAN

UNCLAS STATE 054399

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP PREL ETTC IR UK FR GM NL AU JP
SUBJECT: UNITED STATES SEEKING INPUT ON PROPOSED IRAN
RELATED NSG PRESENTATIONS AND PAPERS

REF: A. 2008 STATE 052030

B. 2008 STATE 070265


1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3.

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BACKGROUND
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2. (SBU) Prior to the Berlin Plenary last year, Washington
provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating
Government (PGs) with detailed information regarding the
critical commodities Iran will require to support the
deployment of the next generation of gas centrifuges for its
uranium enrichment program (REF A). At the Plenary, the
United States presented for the Information Exchange Meeting
(IEM) on Iran,s progress in developing the IR-2 centrifuge
and items it would need to procure (REF B). At that
Plenary,s IEM, the UK, France, Australia, Germany,
Switzerland, and the Netherland all gave presentations on
Iran. Additionally, France made an Iran - related
presentation at the Licensing and Enforcement Exports
Meetings (LEEM). The upcoming NSG Plenary in Budapest the
week of June 8th is another excellent opportunity to share
with other NSG Participating Governments (PGs) information on
Iran,s nuclear supply needs, as well as ideas on ways to
counter Iranian procurement and better enforce the
prohibitions laid out in the United Nations Security Council
Resolutions (UNSCRs) on Iran. There are many opportunities
during the week of the Plenary, including the IEM and LEEM,
to brief other PGs or present papers on Iran that can
strengthen the national export control implementation and
enforcement practices of the 45 partners. The United States
is preparing to do presentations during both the IEM and the
LEEM that are Iran - specific.

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OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST
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3. (SBU) Washington requests Posts deliver the non-paper in
paragraph 4 to appropriate host government officials in the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

-- Note the importance of keeping all NSG partners informed
about Iran,s nuclear program.

-- Note that the United States is preparing an IEM
presentation on Uranium extraction from phosphates, as well
as a LEEM presentation on U.S. industry outreach efforts to
prevent Iran from acquiring U.S. goods. Also note a U.S.
presentation in the IEM on trends in NSG denials, which
illustrates, among other things, that denials to Iran are now
the most frequent, and that the most commonly denied items to
Iran are for centrifuge enrichment and other fuel cycle items.

-- Urge other NSG PGs to make presentation and/or present
papers on Iran,s nuclear program, as well as export control
regulatory, implementation and enforcement measures taken to
impede Iran,s nuclear procurement.

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NONPAPER
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4. (U) BEGIN NONPAPER FOR ALL POSTS:

-- The United States views the 2009 Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG) Plenary week as an excellent opportunity to update all
NSG Participating Governments on the status of Iran,s
nuclear program and emphasize measures partners have taken to
hinder Iranian procurement.

-- We encourage your government to consider ways that you
could help this effort and suggest that we all coordinate our
Iran-related presentations and papers.

-- For the upcoming Plenary in Budapest, the United States is
preparing to do an Information Exchange Meeting (IEM)
presentation on Uranium extraction from phosphates, as well
as a Licensing and Enforcement Exports Meetings (LEEM)
presentation on U.S. industry outreach efforts to prevent
Iran from acquiring U.S. goods.

-- The United States will also present a briefing at the IEM
on trends in NSG denials. This briefing will illustrate,
among other things, that denials to Iran are now the most
frequent, and that the most commonly denied items to Iran are
for centrifuge enrichment and other fuel cycle items.

-- The United States encourages you to share your ideas on
Iran - related briefings so that we can de-conflict topics.

-- We suggest that PGs consider presentations and/or papers
on various aspects of Iran,s nuclear program, Iranian
deceptive procurement tactics, proliferation finance-related
issues, Iranian procurement networks, designations of Iranian
WMD related entities, export control regulatory actions taken
(watch lists, etc.),industry outreach activities, and
enforcement cases.

FOR BERLIN, PARIS, LONDON and THE HAGUE:

-- The United States suggests that a European Union member
country consider a presentation on the actions the EU has
taken to implement Iran specific export controls in the EU
Common Position adopted pursuant to UNSCRS 1737 and 1803.

-- This was a significant step that may help to encourage
other Participating Governments adopt similar controls.

FOR LONDON:

-- The United States suggests that your government consider
briefing the NSG LEEM on your &Iran List8 and any recent
updates, as this will help encourage other countries to be
vigilant about those entities.

END NON-PAPER

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REPORTING DEADLINE
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5. (U) Post should report results within seven business days
of receipt of this cable. Please slug replies for ISN, T,
EUR/PRA, EAP/J, EAP/ANP and NEA/IR. Please use the caption
SIPDIS in all replies.

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POINT OF CONTACT
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6. (U) Washington point of contact for follow-up information
is ISN/CPI Lisa Meyers, 202-736-7939, meyersla@state.gov.
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