DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN

S E C R E T TOKYO 001034 SIPDIS ISN/MTR EAP/J E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/30/2024 TAGS: PARM MTCRE PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA JA IR SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SHIPMENT OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN CHEMICAL USED IN MISSILE PROPELLANT BOUND FOR IRAN REF: A. STATE 42999 ¶B. DUFF/MURRAY E-MAILS OF MAY 1 2009 Classified By: EMIN ROBERT F. CEKUTA FOR REASONS 1.4(B),(D) ¶1. (S) Emboff delivered nonpaper contained in ref A to Takao Shishikura, Director, Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control, and Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) May 1. Shishikura said his office would look into the matter. ¶2. (S) Tanizawa then followed up with Emboffs the evening of May 1 to relay that Mitsui Bussan identified the end users as: Pishgam Alborz Trading Company (4th floor, No. 192, Pasha Cross-Shahid Bohoshti Ave, Tehran, Iran) Abr Salar Mfg Co (Tehran) Pishgam Abr Arak Co (Arak) Esfanj Armaghan Co (Armaghan Esfanj Co) (Tehran) Sepehr Abr Asia Co (Tehran) Khozestan Plastic Co (Ahwaz) Abre Mashad Co (Mashad) ¶3. (S) Tanizawa said Mitsui was aware the end users were Iranian and had looked further into the transaction. As a result of its more detailed review of the sale, Tanizawa said Mitsui understands the material will be used in the manufacture of bedding. He requested at 9:30 p.m. May 1 that if there were further information the USG had regarding the companies or the end-use of the product, that the USG pass it as quickly as possible to METI. (NOTE: the shipment was scheduled to be unloaded May 2 in Iran. END NOTE.) ¶4. (S) Emboff relayed this information to ISN via EAP/J. ISN advised May 1 it had no further information or action request (ref B). ZUMWALT