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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04ABUDHABI4194 |
DEMARCHE ON POSSIBLE MISSLE RELATED COOPERATION [...] (C) On November 20, the Ambassador delivered ref A demarche to MFA Undersecretary Abdullah Rashid Al Noami. He assured Ambassador that he would pass the information to UAE security authorities and that state security (federal and Sharjah emirate-level) would work together on this matter. [...] |
2004-11-23 07:11:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | SECRET | MTCR ETTC MNUC PREL PARM TC IR |
| 04ROME1938 |
LIBYA: U/S BOLTON MEETING WITH AMB. AL-OBEIDI [...] (C) SUMMARY: ON MAY 17, UNDERSECRETARY JOHN BOLTON CALLED ON LIBYAN AMBASSADOR TO ROME ABDUL ATI AL-OBEIDI TO DISCUSS CONTINUING PROGRESS ON LIBYA'S WMD COMMITMENTS. AL-OBEIDI SPOKE SOFTLY AND REGRETTED THAT THE US HAD PUBLICLY SINGLED OUT SYRIA AS ONE OF THE STATES WITH WHICH LIBYA WAS CEASIN [...] |
2004-05-19 12:24:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IT LY PARM PREL MTCR |
| 05MADRID3519 |
SPAIN: MFA REQUEST FOR U.S. HELP TO STOP SALE OF [...] (U) This is an Action Request for ISN/MTR -- see paragraph 8. 2. (S) MFA Disarmament Affairs Ambassador Tomas Rodriguez-Pantoja summoned ESTHOFF September 30 to MFA. Rodriguez-Pantoja said that during the U.S.-Spain bilat on the first day of the September 12-16 Madrid MTCR plenary, and in a subse [...] |
2005-10-05 15:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV ETTC SP MTCR |
| 05PARIS1087 |
PSI/MTCR: SUSPICIOUS CARGO BOUND FOR SYRIA [...] (S) Based on the request in Ref (A) cable for immediate action, morning of 19 February 2005, EST officer delivered demarche and non-paper regarding a shipment of French-origin equipment to Syria to French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) David Bertolotti, MFA D [...] |
2005-02-22 10:13:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC HK PK CM GM FR MTCR |
| 05PARIS1517 |
PSI: FORMAL FRENCH RESPONSE TO U.S. DEMARCHES ON PSI CASE INVOLVING SUSPICIOUS CARGO BOUND FOR SYRIA; POSSIBILITY THAT GOODS WILL BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE ON TO SYRIA [...] (S) On 04 March 2005, EST officer met with David Bertolotti, MFA Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation, who provided a non-paper representing the Government of France's (GOF) formal response to the Embassy demarches presented on 19 February and 01 March. The French non [...] |
2005-03-08 15:19:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC HK PK CM GM FR MTCR |
| 05PARIS1580 |
FRENCH POSITION ON THE JOINT EU-CHINA STATEMENT ON [...] (S) Following a demarche delivered on 01 March on a separate matter, French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact David Bertolotti provided EST Officer comments on the French position regarding the joint European Union-China statement on nonproliferation issued o/a October [...] |
2005-03-10 07:56:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM FR JA CH MTCR |
| 05PARIS1731 |
PSI: UPDATE FROM THE FRENCH MFA ON THE STATUS OF THE SYRIA BOUND CARGO IN PIRAEUS [...] (S) On 15 March 2005, EST officer was contacted by David Bertolotti, MFA Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation, who provided a readout of the 15 March demarche by the French Embassy in Athens delivered to Greek MFA Director of Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) ma [...] |
2005-03-15 17:15:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC HK PK CM GM FR MTCR |
| 05PARIS1762 |
PSI: FRANCARE REMAINS NONCOMMITTAL; SHRINKING LEGAL OPTIONS (S) [...] (S) On 16 March 2005, EST officer met with David Bertolotti, MFA Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nuclear Nonproliferation regarding cargo of currently embargoed goods held in Piraeus port consigned to a Syrian entity. Bertolotti described the 14 March meeting between French officials and [...] |
2005-03-16 16:16:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC HK PK CM GM FR MTCR |
| 05PRAGUE109 |
(S) MTAG 05-96: CZECH FIRM STROJIMPORT AND IRANIAN [...] (S) Poloff met January 20 with Otakar Gorgol, Deputy Director of the Czech MFA's UN Department to discuss ref A. Poloff and Gorgol, who handles many of the ministry's non-proliferation issues, have had a series of meetings about a horizontal boring machine, manufactured by the Czech firm Tos [...] |
2005-01-21 17:26:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC EZ IR MTCR |
| 05PRAGUE659 |
MTAG: SYRIA'S MISSILE PROGRAM SEEKING CNC [...] (S) Czech officials responsible for non-proliferation issues told poloff May 4th that the machine which is the subject of reftel was never exported to Syria. Poloff was shown a copy of the MTCR denial notification, MI-CZ-05-001, dated January 12, 2005. The notification was sent to appropriat [...] |
2005-05-04 15:08:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MNUC SY EZ MTCR |
| 05ROME3146 |
ITALY: TOUR D'HORIZON ON EXPORT CONTROL ISSUES [...] (S) On September 14, 2005, A/ECMIN and Econoff called on Enrico Padula, MFA Non-proliferation Officer, to present demarches on India (refs A, B, and D), North Korea (ref E), and Iran, (ref C). INDIA ----- 2. (S) A/ECMIN reviewed ref B and D points on the U.S. intent to work toward ful [...] |
2005-09-21 10:16:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ENRG ETRD ETTC FR IN IR IT KNNP KSCA MNUC NL PARM PREL TRGY TSPA MTCR |
| 05ROME4021 |
POTENTIAL UAV/CRUISE MISSILE TECH TRANSFER TO IRAN [...] (S) SUMMARY: Aldo Doria, Head of the Ministry of Productive Activities' Export Control Unit, told EconOff the export of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)/cruise missile components from Italy to the Netherlands for possible re-export to Iran is likely to occur by December 20. The Italian firm i [...] |
2005-12-07 16:36:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL IR NE IT MTCR EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 05ROME695 |
(S) MTAG: ADDITIONAL GOI REACTION TO POTENTIAL [...] (S) Ref B reports on the delivery of our January 13 demarche (ref C) to the MFA's Non-Proliferation Coordinator Carlo Tripepi, in which we informed the GOI that several Chinese firms intended to engage in proliferation-related activity with several Italian firms, including Galileo Avionica, Si [...] |
2005-03-01 17:20:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC PARM PREL IT CH MTCR EXPORT CONTROLS |
| 05SANTIAGO2526 |
CHILE NOT BUYING BRAHMOS MISSILES; DOWNPLAYS [...] (C) Post delivered ref A demarche to Claudio Ortiz, advisor to the Minister of Defense, and to Francisco Bernales, Deputy Director Special Policies Directorate at the MFA, on December 15. Both reiterated the GOC's earlier assurances that the GOC and Chilean military do not intend to procure [...] |
2005-12-18 10:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC MTCR ETTC IN CI |
| 05SANTIAGO2527 |
CHILE: INFORMING GOC ON 2005 MADRID MTCR PLENARY [...] (U) Post delivered reftel document and demarche to Francisco Bernales, Deputy Director Special Policies Directorate at the MFA, on December 15. Bernales said the lead person on the Missile Technology Control Regime was Alfredo Labbe, Chile's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Natio [...] |
2005-12-18 10:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCR SP CI |
| 06ANKARA4836 |
MTCR: SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION ON U.S. PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-18 15:13:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCR PARM PREL ETTC KSCA TU |
| 06BEIJING18589 |
PRC EXPERT ON EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Chinese firms must export to survive and may view export control laws and regulations as an impediment to profitability, China Institute of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR) Senior Research Professor and Deputy Director Ouyang Liping told Poloff. (Note: CICIR is affili [...] |
2006-09-05 07:35:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM ETTC PREL MTCR CH |
| 06BEIJING19362 |
CUSTOMS' EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT ROLE IN [...] (C) Summary: The PRC's General Administration of Customs (GAC) utilizes a risk management system to identify "certain countries and regions" and "certain goods" to be subject to physical inspection before export, Customs officials at Shanghai's Waigaoqiao Port told Poloff during a September 7 [...] |
2006-09-13 09:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC PREL MTCR CH |
| 06BERLIN2820 |
IRAN/EXPORT CONTROLS - GERMAN UPDATE ON EU EFFORTS [...] (C) German MFA Export Control Division Deputy Director Markus Klinger provided Global Affairs officer September 22 with an update on EU3 efforts to raise awareness in other EU capitals of the risk of diversion of sensitive technology to Iran's nuclear and missile programs. As part of an effort [...] |
2006-09-25 10:46:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC PARM PREL KNNP MTCR MNUC IR GM |
| 06BRUSSELS2845 |
MTCR DEMARCHE PRESENTED TO BELGIANS [...] No summary [...] |
2006-08-22 13:23:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCR PARM PREL ETTC KSCA BE |
| 06COLOMBO1852 |
SRI LANKA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT UNSCR 1718 [...] No summary [...] |
2006-11-07 13:11:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM ETTC KNNP MTCR KN UNSC CE |
| 06HONGKONG3745 |
SUCCESSFUL EXPORT CONTROL COLLABORATION WITH TID [...] (SBU) On September 12, Export Control Officer (ECO) Philip Ankel discussed Hong KongQs successful prosecution of an export control case and requested assistance on another case during a meeting with Hong Kong Trade and Industry Department (TID) Assistant Director-General, Erica Ng. ECO Ankel [...] |
2006-09-19 07:55:00 | Consulate Hong Kong | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ETTC PREL MTCR HK CH |
| 06MOSCOW13175 |
RUSSIA NOTIFIED OF ISNPA SANCTIONS [...] (S) DCM delivered on December 29 the notification of new U.S. sanctions levied on four Russian entities for violating the Iran-Syria Non-Proliferation Act. In delivering reftel points, the DCM explained the sanctions reflected our serious concern about potentially destabilizing arms transfers [...] |
2006-12-29 16:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC RS |
| 06NEWDELHI3272 |
INDIA ROLLS OUT THE RED CARPET FOR NASA [...] (U) This is an action request for OES and SCA. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) In a remarkably warm May 9 meeting at the ISRO Satellite Center in Bangalore, ISRO Chairman G. Madhavan Nair welcomed Michael Griffin as the first NASA Administrator to visit India in 30 years and outlined a broad a [...] |
2006-05-11 14:15:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC MOPS MTCR PREL SENV TSPA IN |
| 06PARIS1169 |
MTAG: FRENCH REACTION TO U.S. NONPAPER FOR MTCR [...] (S) SUMMARY: On 15 February 2006, ESTH/NP Officer met with French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) David Bertolotti, MFA Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nuclear Non-proliferation, and provided him reftel nonpaper. Although not named in the nonpaper, Bertol [...] |
2006-02-24 15:33:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | ETTC MNUC PARM PREL FR MTCR |
| 06PARIS4812 |
FRENCH ATTENDANCE AT MTCR SMALL GROUP [...] (C) On July 10, we delivered to the MFA ref A invitation (and conference information) to attend the MTCR Small Group Consultations on the UAV/Cruise Missile proposal. On July 13, the MFA officer covering MTCR issues, David Bertolotti, provided the following list of French participants -- Da [...] |
2006-07-13 14:55:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCR MNUC ETTC FR |
| 06TAIPEI1790 |
TAIWAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON HIZBALLAH, IRAN, AND WHO [...] (S) Summary. Taiwan Foreign Minister James Huang told the Director that Taiwan will respect U.S. sensitivities regarding both Hizballah and Iran. His unannounced visit to Lebanon in April was intended to establish friendly relations and explore commercial opportunities. The meeting with a [...] |
2006-05-25 08:04:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL ECCT PARM MTCR WHO TBIO IR TW |
| 06THEHAGUE1425 |
NETHERLANDS: U/S JOSEPH'S JUNE 21 VISIT TO THE [...] (S) Summary: Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security Robert Joseph held bilateral consultations at the Dutch MFA, met with Dutch defense and foreign affairs committee spokespersons, and spoke to the press on June 21. Topics covered during his meetings included: the Prolife [...] |
2006-06-27 09:56:00 | Embassy The Hague | SECRET | PREL KNNP PARM ENRG EU AORC MTCR NL ETTC |
| 07ANKARA2581 |
MTAG: INDIAN FIRM WORKING ON BEHALF OF IRAN'S UAV [...] No summary [...] |
2007-10-18 15:02:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR TU |
| 07BANGKOK1436 |
HCOC: THAILAND DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche, seeking Thai endorsement of the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC), to Charn Jullamon, Director of the MFA's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, and Amornsate Singha, Director of the North American Affairs Division, on March 12. Neither Charn nor Amornsate h [...] |
2007-03-12 04:27:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA TH |
| 07BEIJING5039 |
(S) LIMMT INVESTIGATION [...] (S) On July 25, in his capacity as Charge d'Affaires a.i., Dan Piccuta met with MFA Department of Arms Control and Disarmament Director General Zhang Yan to urge him to share the results of China's investigations into the LIMMT (Dalian FTZ) Economic and Trade Organization's commercial activity [...] |
2007-08-02 07:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCR KSCA IR CH |
| 07BEIJING5237 |
(S) AMBASSADOR PRESSES CHINA ON ITS RELATIONS [...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador urged China to support the approval of a new UNSC Resolution to "keep the pressure on Iran" during a meeting with Assistant Foreign Minster Cui Tiankai at the Foreign Ministry August 9. Drawing upon reftel A and previous demarches regarding arms shipments to Iran, [...] |
2007-08-10 00:14:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA CH IR |
| 07BEIJING5269 |
(S) CHINA URGED TO INVESTIGATE AND CEASE LIMMT'S [...] (S) Following up on the Ambassador's August 9 demarche to Assistant Foreign Minister Cui Tiankai in which the Ambassador specifically noted the proliferation activities of the Chinese company LIMMT/Sunny Dalian (ref B), Poloff met with MFA Arms Control Missile Division Deputy Director Yu Dunha [...] |
2007-08-10 11:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC IR CH KSCA MTCR |
| 07BEIJING5360 |
BILATERAL NONPROLIFERATION DIALOGUE: SMALL GROUP [...] (S) Summary: In a small group meeting concluding bilateral nonproliferation talks August 13, ISN PDAS McNerney outlined a U.S. proposal to work cooperatively to end proliferation by specific sanctioned Chinese companies with a view toward eventually removing sanctions on companies that demons [...] |
2007-08-15 09:29:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR CH |
| 07BEIJING7063 |
POST RAISES ONGOING MISSILE PROLIFERATION MATTER [...] (S) Poloff delivered Part II of ref B message, concerning an ongoing transshipment via Beijing of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran, to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on November 9. (Note: According to the MFA, Director G [...] |
2007-11-09 10:15:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH |
| 07BEIJING7086 |
CHARGE URGES VFM ZHANG YESUI TO INVESTIGATE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-11-13 10:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH |
| 07BEIJING7174 |
MFA RESPONDS TO U.S. INFORMATION ON ONGOING [...] (S) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue responded on November 20 to the U.S. message (Ref C) concerning the ongoing transshipment via Beijing of ballistic missile parts from North Korea to Iran. 2. (S) Wang told Poloff he was instructed to [...] |
2007-11-20 09:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR IR KN CH |
| 07BUENOSAIRES1793 |
ARGENTINE PLANS TO DEVELOP A SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE [...] No summary [...] |
2007-09-10 12:31:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | MTCR KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPL AR |
| 07MOSCOW1005 |
RUSSIAN INDIVIDUAL'S EFFORTS TO BROKER SALE OF [...] (S) On March 9, we discussed reftel information with Sergey Petlyakov, Director of the Foreign Ministry's Arms Technology and Transfer Policy Section in the Department for Disarmament and Security Affairs. Petlyakov said he was unaware of any arms broker named Arkadiy Vinogradov or efforts t [...] |
2007-03-09 16:36:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA RS SY |
| 07MOSCOW51 |
RUSSIA REACTS NEGATIVELY TO IMPOSITION OF ISNPA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Russia's first official public reaction was calmly negative to the December 28 imposition of sanctions against four Russian entities under the Iran-Syria Non-Proliferation Act. The Foreign Ministry characterized the U.S. action as an "illegal" effort to extend U.S. law to the a [...] |
2007-01-10 13:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC RS |
| 07NEWDELHI4592 |
INDIA - MESSAGE ON INDIAN FIRM OFFERING [...] (C) PolOff delivered points in Ref A demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (Disarmament and International Security) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade October 11. Khobargade confirmed that India's export control laws strictly regulate graphite, which will make it easy to prevent this transa [...] |
2007-10-12 12:11:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR IN |
| 07NEWDELHI4830 |
MTAG INDIA: MAYURAKSHI IS NOT INVOLVED IN [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade provided a nonpaper to PolOff October 26 in response to reftel demarches. Khobargade noted that three issues concerning the Indian firm Mayurakshi had been resolved: [...] |
2007-11-01 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR BU IN |
| 07NEWDELHI4831 |
MTAG INDIA: TITANIUM TANTALUM DOES NOT HAVE AN [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for Disarmament and International Security (DISA) Under Secretary Jayant Khobargade provided a nonpaper to PolOff October 26 in response to reftel demarche regarding the Indian firm Titanium Tantalum having an Iranian representative or agent. Khobargade [...] |
2007-11-01 12:01:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA IR IN |
| 07PARIS98 |
MTCR: ASSURANCES OF MTCR CATEGORIZATION FOR BLACK [...] (S) ESTH Officer delivered note verbale in reftel to David Bertolotti, in the Bureau of Disarmament and Nonproliferation at the MFA, on January 9. In response, Bertolotti expressed his government's gratitude for the favorable result of USG deliberations on the missile system in question. Al [...] |
2007-01-10 14:53:00 | Embassy Paris | SECRET | KSCA PARM PREL ETTC TSPA MTCR FR UK |
| 07SEOUL170 |
ROKG STILL PLANS TO ALLOW MACHINE TOOL EXPORT TO [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 4. 2. (C) On January 19, poloff delivered reftel A points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT), Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Deputy Kim Jae-woo. Kim informed poloff that the primary factor in the ROKG decision was the lack of [...] |
2007-01-19 08:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCR PREL ETTC KS PK |
| 07ZAGREB1035 |
(S) SHOCK CHAMBER FOR IRAN'S MISSILE PROGRAM - [...] (S) Post delivered name of German firm attempting to provide a thermal shock chamber to Iran's missile program to MFA's head of international security Sanja Bujas-Juraga in early October and followed up with her again on November 20. She reported that she has passed the name to all relevant ag [...] |
2007-11-23 15:45:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA GM IR HR |
| 07ZAGREB762 |
CROATIA TO INVESTIGATE ATTEMPT TO BROKER TEST [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See para 4. 2. (S) PolOff delivered ref A points to head of MFA Section for Arms Control and Disarmament Mirko Capjak on August 10 and to Chief State Prosecutor Mladen Bajic on August 13. Capjak, who serves as MFA's rep on the GoC's inter-ministerial export c [...] |
2007-08-14 15:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR KSCA GM IR HR |
| 08ATHENS71 |
GREECE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-18 07:21:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MTCR MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA GR |
| 08BEIJING2681 |
CHINA ASKED TO INVESTIGATE THE SALE TO PAKISTAN OF [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel message asking China to investigate the February 2008 sale of a fiber coil winding machine and integrated optical chips to Pakistan's Advanced Engineering and Research Organization (AERO) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Directo [...] |
2008-07-09 10:02:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH SY |
| 08BEIJING2877 |
PRC INFORMED OF DPRK-TO-IRAN FLIGHT OF [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper regarding a planned July 28 Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan. PolOff informed Director Zhang that we suspect the aircraft is transporting DP [...] |
2008-07-24 09:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL MTCR AF KG KZ TI UZ CH |
| 08BEIJING2887 |
PRC INFORMED OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT [...] (S) PolOff delivered ref A demarche and non-paper regarding the concurrent Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) meeting in Tehran and the July 28 DPRK-to-Iran flight of proliferation concern to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Director Zhang Junan on July 25. PolOff stressed [...] |
2008-07-25 05:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | MNUC PARM PREL MTCR AF KG KZ TI UZ CH |
| 08BEIJING3047 |
PRC INFORMED OF DPRK-TO-IRAN FLIGHT OF [...] (S/NF) PolOff conveyed reftel flight information regarding an August 7 Air Koryo charter flight from North Korea to Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on August 6 and delivered non-paper the morning of August 7. Noting the suspicious [...] |
2008-08-07 06:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET//NOFORN | PARM PREL MTCR MNUC BG BM IN IR KN CH |
| 08BEIJING3854 |
CHINA INFORMED OF CONTINUED EFFORTS BY A CHINESE [...] (S) PolOff delivered ref A message (informing China of continued efforts by a Chinese firm to supply missile production technology to Pakistan's Advanced Engineering and Research Organization (AERO)) to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Wang Daxue on [...] |
2008-10-08 08:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL ETTC CH PK |
| 08BEIJING4019 |
CHINA PROTESTS PENDING SANCTIONS AGAINST THREE [...] (C) PolOff on October 22 informed MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department officials that the USG has determined that China Xinshidai Company, China Shipbuilding and Offshore International Corporation LTD and Huazhong CNC have engaged in activities that warrant the imposition of measures pu [...] |
2008-10-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR |
| 08BEIJING4064 |
AMBASSADOR URGES CONTINUED NONPROLIFERATION [...] (S) In an October 27 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei on a range of topics (septel), the Ambassador stressed the importance of nonproliferation and of continuing the U.S.-China nonproliferation dialogue. Noting the unwillingness of MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department offici [...] |
2008-10-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL ETTC KSCA CH PK |
| 08BEIJING4227 |
LIMMT PROLIFERATION ACTIVITY: NONPAPER DELIVERED [...] (S) PolOff passed ref A nonpaper urging the Chinese Government to stop PRC company LIMMT's Iranian missile-related proliferation activities to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile and Conventional Weapons Division Director Zhang Junan on November 14. Director Zhang offered no s [...] |
2008-11-14 08:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH IR |
| 08BEIJING4609 |
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PASSED TO CHINA ON [...] (S) On the margins of a meeting on another topic, EAP/CM Director shared ref A points providing additional information to China to use in investigating the supply of aluminum plates to an entity associated with Iran's cruise missile program with MFA North America and Oceania Affairs Department [...] |
2008-12-19 09:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCR ETTC IR CH |
| 08BEIJING4610 |
CHINA ASKED TO FOLLOW-UP ON EFFORTS BY PAKISTAN'S [...] (S) On the margins of a meeting on another topic, visiting EAP/CM Director shared ref A points requesting an update of China's investigation into Chinese entities' attempts to supply ring-rolling and flow-forming machines to Pakistan's missile program with MFA North America and Oceania Affairs [...] |
2008-12-19 09:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCR ETTC KSCA CH PK |
| 08BRASILIA902 |
BRAZIL: QUESTIONABLE ON GIVING PRESENTATION DURING [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel talking points on July 2 regarding Brazil's participation in the Missile Technology Control Regime plenary Information Exchange to Santiago Mourao, Head of the Division of Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies for Brazil's Foreign Ministry. In responding to Poloff' [...] |
2008-07-03 11:52:00 | Embassy Brasilia | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCR PREL BR |
| 08BUENOSAIRES170 |
ARGENTINA'S SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE PROGRAM: THE [...] (C) This cable provides the Embassy's recommendation for policy change regarding longstanding USG opposition toward Argentina's space launch vehicle (SLV) program. We believe that opposition, based on Argentina's 1992 assurances that it would not develop a space launch vehicle ""for the fo [...] |
2008-02-13 12:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCR KSCA PARM TSPL PREL MNUC AR |
| 08BUENOSAIRES691 |
ARGENTINA: SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE UPDATE [...] No summary [...] |
2008-05-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCR PARM PREL ETTC TSPL AR |
| 08KATHMANDU484 |
NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HCOC [...] (SBU) On April 24, Emboff delivered reftel talking points to Rudra Nepal, Under Secretary for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, urging the Government of Nepal (GON) to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation. T [...] |
2008-05-01 08:34:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL MTCR MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA CH IN NP |
| 08NEWDELHI645 |
COMMERCE UNDER SECRETARY MANCUSO DISCUSSES TRADE [...] (SBU) Summary: In their February 28 meeting, Commerce Minister Nath stressed to Under Secretary Mancuso the importance of progress on all of the U.S.-India economic dilaogues, including the HTCG, to ensure continued interest in the government-to-government engagement and forward progress in [...] |
2008-02-29 12:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD MTCR PARM PREL IN |
| 08OTTAWA989 |
UNCERTAINTY ABOUT CANADIAN IE PRESENTATION AT MTCR [...] (C//Rel MTCR) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) outgoing Deputy Director for Missile and Space Security Andrew Shore confirmed that Canada would send representatives to the November 3-9 MTCR Plenary in Canberra. Shore noted, however, [...] |
2008-07-23 18:57:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MTCR MNUC ETTC CA |
| 08ZAGREB52 |
(C) DELIVERED: HCOC "INREACH" RE ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] |
2008-01-24 15:04:00 | Embassy Zagreb | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KSCA MNUC MTCR PREL TSPA HR |
| 09ANKARA1599 |
(S) FOLLOWING-UP WITH TURKEY ON AK MAKINA'S [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-05 16:18:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | MTCR PARM PREL IR TU |
| 09ANKARA70 |
(S) TURKEY: WILL CHECK ON TURKISH COMPANIES' ROLE [...] (S) We delivered reftel information to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Department Head Elif Ulgen on January 15. Ulgen expressed appreciation for the information and noted that the Turkish entities, Ak Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret Limited and Ak Makina Uluslar Arasi Ticaret. Ltd, are known t [...] |
2009-01-15 11:40:00 | Embassy Ankara | SECRET | PARM PREL ETTC MTCR TU IR |
| 09ASTANA666 |
KAZAKHSTAN: INTER-AGENCY DELEGATION TO VISIT [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent us a diplomatic note on April 14 requesting bilateral consultations in Washington during May 4-5 to discuss Kazakhstan's interest in joining the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The text of the note follows: BEGIN TEXT No. 10-3/1270 [...] |
2009-04-20 11:31:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ETTC KNNP MTCR KZ |
| 09BEIJING207 |
CHINA PROTESTS SANCTIONS AGAINST DALIAN SUNNY [...] (S) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Deputy Director Sun Lei called in PolOff on January 28 to complain about the "unacceptable" and "unilateral" sanctions announced against Chinese companies Limmt and Bellamax (refs A and B). Sun said China opposes the imposition [...] |
2009-01-23 10:28:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC CH IR |
| 09BEIJING2109 |
PRC FEEDBACK ON PAST NONPRO CASES REQUESTED [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper requesting information on the status of investigations of past cases of missile-related nonproliferation concern to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical/Biological Division Deputy Director Yang Yi on July 23. Yang said she woul [...] |
2009-07-23 09:43:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA CH SY IR PK |
| 09BEIJING2173 |
CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S EFFORTS TO [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper notifying China of Beijing Jingda Zhiyuan Technologies Development Ltd. efforts to provide controlled carbon fiber to a Pakistani missile developer to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biological Division Deputy Director [...] |
2009-07-30 09:23:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA CH PK |
| 09BEIJING3148 |
CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S PROVISION OF [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper notifying China of Xi'an Junyun Electronic and Mechanical Company's provision of controlled gyroscopes to an Iranian missile developer to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biological Division Deputy Director Yang Yi on No [...] |
2009-11-20 07:13:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC CH IR |
| 09BEIJING3269 |
CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S ACTIONS TO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-12-08 07:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL ETTC KSCA CH PK |
| 09BEIJING3476 |
CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S ACTIONS TO [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper notifying China of Malaysian-based Iranian front company Electronic Component Limited's (ECL) efforts to buy controlled gyroscopes from the Beijing-based Vibtel Industrial Co. Inc to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biol [...] |
2009-12-28 10:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA IR CH MY |
| 09BEIJING3477 |
CHINA INFORMED OF CHINESE FIRM'S ACTIONS TO [...] (S) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper notifying China of Maanshan Huntian Equipment Ltd. Company's efforts to supply controlled steel to a North Korean weapons trading firm to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Chemical and Biological Division Officer Zhao Kun on December [...] |
2009-12-28 11:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR ETTC PREL CH KN |
| 09BEIJING859 |
CHINA'S MFA REASSIGNS INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR [...] (C) On March 31, MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Biological and Chemical Weapons Division Deputy Director Yang Yi informed PolOff that all specific cases of proliferation concern related to Chinese firms, including missile and nuclear cases, would now be under the purview of the MF [...] |
2009-03-31 23:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM MTCR MNUC PREL KNNP ETTC CH |
| 09BEIJING861 |
CHINA INFORMED OF EFFORTS BY CHINESE FIRMS TO [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel A and B demarches and nonpapers urging China to investigate and prevent the supply of material and testing equipment for use in Pakistan's ballistic missile production program to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Biological and Chemical Weapons Division De [...] |
2009-03-31 23:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM PREL MTCR ETTC CH PK |
| 09BEIJING981 |
CHINA INFORMED OF LIMMT ALIAS DESIGNATIONS [...] (S) PolOff delivered reftel demarche notifying China of the April 7 designation under E.O. 13382 of six entities associated with the Chinese LIMMT Economic and Trade Company and LIMMT's manager Karl Lee by the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to MFA Arms Control an [...] |
2009-04-14 09:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | SECRET | PARM MTCR PREL ETTC CH IR |
| 09BERLIN559 |
(S) GERMANY INFORMED ON IRANIAN INTEREST IN GERMAN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-14 15:40:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | MTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM |
| 09BERLIN640 |
(S) GERMANY TO INVESTIGATE COMPANY WITH POSSIBLE [...] (S) Econoff delivered reftel points to MinEcon export control Head of Division Dr. Ursina Krumpholz and Middle East Deputy Head of Division Dr. Klaus Hachmeier. Dr. Krumpholz stated they would "look into" the allegations involving supplying deck cargo cranes to Islamic Republic of Iran Shipp [...] |
2009-05-28 11:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | SECRET | EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM IR MTCR GM |
| 09BRUSSELS903 |
DPRK: EU TO IMPLEMENT STRONG INSPECTION MEASURES [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-30 15:43:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN EUN |
| 09MADRID87 |
SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON SPANISH METAL MERCHANT [...] (S) POLOFF and Deputy ECON Counselor on January 26 delivered REFTEL non-paper and talking points to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism. Torres said that he was not familiar with this particular case, but he [...] |
2009-01-27 12:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | SECRET | MTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP SY |
| 09PRAGUE463 |
CZECHS PLAN TO ATTEND MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-12 12:41:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MTCR PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE662 |
(S) FOLLOWING UP WITH THE CZECH REPUBLIC ON [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-10 12:15:00 | Embassy Prague | SECRET | IR MTCR PARM PREL TU |
| 09SEOUL1615 |
TALKING POINTS DELIVERED: MALAYSIA-BASED IRANIAN [...] (S) On October 9, PolOff delivered reftel talking points concerning the Malaysia-based company suspected to be an Iranian front company looking to purchase U.S.-origin equipment from Korea-based Far Eastern Trading Company to Kim Sung-eun, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of [...] |
2009-10-13 05:13:00 | Embassy Seoul | SECRET | ETTC PARM PREL MTCR MNUC KS |
| 09STATE4134 |
SPANISH METAL MERCHANT SUPPLIES SYRIAN ENTITIES OF PROLIFERATION CONCERN (S) [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-15 16:35:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | ETTC MNUC MTCR PARM PREL SP SY TSPA |
| 09STATE44606 |
INTERMEDIARY SEEKS PRESSURE TRANSMITTERS FROM [...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Berlin please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background and Objectives: The United States has information indicating that in late October 2008, the German firm Armaturenbau GmbH offered 200 pressure transmitters to the Iranian firm Bokhar Niro Company. Bo [...] |
2009-05-01 18:27:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | MTCR PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA IR GM |
| 09VIENNA807 |
Austria Supportive on DPRK/1874 Implementation [...] (SBU) Post delivered ref A demarche (on implementing DPRK sanctions contained in UNSCR 1874) to Sabine Staffelmayr, coordinator for North Korea policy at the Austrian MFA (Ministry for European and International Affairs). We delivered ref B demarche (on financial safeguards / sanctions) to Eli [...] |
2009-07-02 07:40:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM ECON EFIN PREL KNNP MNUC MTCR KN AU |
| 09WARSAW688 |
POLAND STILL WORKING OUT FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS OF [...] (C) GoP authorities will do their best to implement fully the inspection provisions of UN Security Council Resolution 1874 but are unsure how to proceed on some of the financial implications of the new measures. Urszula Raznowiecka of the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department told us that legal exper [...] |
2009-07-02 13:04:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC MTCR KN PL |