METI HALTS JAPANESE FIRM'S SHIPMENT OF SERVO-MOTORS

S E C R E T TOKYO 001950

SIPDIS

ISN/MTR - JOHN PAUL HERRMANN, EAP/J

E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/21/2019
TAGS: PARM MTCRE ETTC PARM PREL MNUC KSCA JA IR
SUBJECT: METI HALTS JAPANESE FIRM'S SHIPMENT OF SERVO-MOTORS

REF: A. STATE 52206

B. TOKYO 1033

C. STATE 44624

D. ROME 472

E. STATE 34798

F. TOKYO 800

G. STATE 32269

H. STATE 6399

I. 08 STATE 109147

J. 08 TOKYO 2554

K. 08 STATE 97993

L. 07 STATE 113257

M. 07 TOKYO 3805

N. 07 TOKYO 4687

Classified By: A/EMIN BILL DUFF FOR REASONS 1.4 (B),(D)


1. (S) Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI),
Office of International Affairs for Security Export Control
Director Masaaki Takabatake and METI Deputy Director,
Security Export Control Policy Division Hiroaki Machii, gave
emboffs the following lightly-edited, English-language
document August 21. The document bears the GOJ
classification "CONFIDENTIAL".

BEGIN TEXT:

The U.S. and Japan have shared about information on Iranian
procurement activities concerning Tonegawa Seiko's servo
motors.

METI heard from our customs on August 7 that Tonegawa Seiko
was going to export 100 pieces of servo motors to the company
named "Stilmeite", which is the very company that tried to
import them last time (sic).

METI told this company about the concern on August 12.
According to Tonegawa-Seiko, they did not know until they
were informed by METI that the importer is the same company
as that of last time.

Then, the company determined to stop exporting this day, so
METI understands that those servo motors are not exported to
any of the front companies.

We continue to observe the transactions in connection with
your information and provide instructions to Japanese
companies concerned as necessary.

END TEXT.


2. (S) Machii had no further information on the intended
end-use of the shipment. He noted that METI only learned of
the transaction when informed by customs officials, and
confirmed, ordinarily, such a transaction would require an
export license.


3. (S) COMMENT: According to open-source research, Stilmeite
is the name of a Dubai-based firm claiming to specialize in
custom-build electronic, wireless communication, and robotic
devices. Post has informed METI of several suspect
transactions of servo-motors involving Tonegawa-Seiko in the
past (reftels) but has no specific record of prior
transactions involving Stilmeite.

ROOS