(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH RUSSIA ON CASE OF

S E C R E T STATE 075993 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/21/2034 TAGS: MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA RS CH PK SUBJECT: (S) FOLLOWING UP WITH RUSSIA ON CASE OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN REF: A. 08 STATE 108236 ¶B. 08 MOSCOW 3098 Classified By: ISN/MTR DIRECTOR PAM DURHAM, REASON: 1.4 (C) ¶1. (U) This is an action request. Embassy Moscow, please see paragraph 3. ¶2. (S) Background: In October 2008, the U.S. provided the GOR information indicating that the Russian firm Optolink was facilitating the sale of integrated optical ships to Pakistan's Advanced Engineering and Research Organization (AERO),the commercial arm of Pakistan's Air Weapons Complex (Ref A). The Air Weapons Complex is subordinate to the National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM),the entity that coordinates the activities of Pakistan's nuclear and missile programs. In our October 2008 discussions, the U.S. also provided the GOR information on a separate matter involving a Chinese entity's purchase of three-axis rotation and single-axis gyroscopes from Optolink. This Chinese company, Beijing Comfort Technology and Development Co., Ltd., is believed to serve as a front company in order to obscure the identity of the actual end-user, a cruise missile-related institute (Ref A). We have not yet received a response from Russia on this matter (Ref B),and want to follow-up with Russian auth orities and request an update on the status of Russia's investigation into this case at the earliest possible time. ¶3. (S) Action Request: Request Embassy Moscow follow-up with appropriate host government authorities to request an update on the case raised in Ref A and report response. ¶4. (U) Washington POC is ISN/MTR Mike Kennedy (Phone: 202-647-3176). Please slug any reporting on this issue for ISN/MTR and EUR/PRA. CLINTON