Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09TBILISI793
2009-04-24 12:26:00
SECRET
Embassy Tbilisi
Cable title:
GEORGIA INFORMED ON PENDING TRANSFER OF SEIZED HEU
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHSI #0793 1141226 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 241226Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY TBILISI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1435 INFO RUEHMO/AMEMBASSY MOSCOW PRIORITY 8235 RHMCSUU/FBI WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY
S E C R E T TBILISI 000793
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP MNUC RS GG
SUBJECT: GEORGIA INFORMED ON PENDING TRANSFER OF SEIZED HEU
SAMPLE TO RUSSIA
REF: A. MOSCOW 1052
B. 4/22/09 YOUNG-GEHRENBECK EMAIL
C. STATE 38943
Classified By: AMBASSADOR JOHN F. TEFFT FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) and (d).
S E C R E T TBILISI 000793
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2019
TAGS: PARM PREL KNNP MNUC RS GG
SUBJECT: GEORGIA INFORMED ON PENDING TRANSFER OF SEIZED HEU
SAMPLE TO RUSSIA
REF: A. MOSCOW 1052
¶B. 4/22/09 YOUNG-GEHRENBECK EMAIL
¶C. STATE 38943
Classified By: AMBASSADOR JOHN F. TEFFT FOR REASONS 1.4 (b) and (d).
¶1. (S) Per ref B, on April 24, poloff informed Shalva
Burduli, Head of Division for New Threats and Arms Control of
the Georgian MFA, of the pending transfer to Russia of a
ten-gram sample of the HEU seized in a 2006 nuclear smuggling
sting operation in Georgia. Poloff explained that he
transfer was contingent on logistical and other arrangements,
but that the transfer was expected to occur soon. Burduli
had no immediate reaction but promised to inform senior MFA
officials.
TEFFT