NIAG 9041: RESPONSE FROM MITSUBISHI ON IRANIAN

S E C R E T TOKYO 001085 SIPDIS EAP, ISN, NEA, T E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/12/2024 TAGS: ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IR JA SUBJECT: NIAG 9041: RESPONSE FROM MITSUBISHI ON IRANIAN PROCUREMENT OF JAPANESE-ORIGIN GENERATORS REF: A. TOKYO 1032 ¶B. STATE 43620 ¶C. TOKYO 904 ¶D. STATE 37478 Classified By: EMIN ROBERT F. CEKUTA FOR REASONS 1.4(B),(D) ¶1. (S) Atsushi Tanizawa, Deputy Director, Security Export Control Policy Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) gave Emboff non-paper May 13 in response to points in ref B. The non-paper, in English, bears the GOJ classification "SECRET." ¶2. (S) TEXT OF NONPAPER AS RECEIVED FROM METI: We have interviewed Mitsubishi Heavy Industry about Iranian procurement activity for diesel generators from the company for its nuclear program. However, Mitsubishi reported us that it does not have any dealings of diesel generators neither with Surena Company nor with other companies in Iran. Moreover, the company has not exported any diesel generators to Iran as long as they have checked their records. END NON-PAPER. ZUMWALT