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(S) DEMARCHE ON IRAN SEEKING GERMAN-ORIGIN ENGINES FOR UAVS PASSED TO GERMAN GOVERNMENT

US diplomatic cable 06BERLIN3380 · Germany Berlin · 2006-11-28 16:48 · Read at WikiLeaks PlusD »

Reference ID06BERLIN3380
Created2006 November 28, 16:48 (Tuesday)
OriginGermany Berlin
CountryGermany
ClassificationSECRET
ToNetherlands The Hague; Secretary of State; Taiwan Taipei City
TAGSETTC - Trade and Technology Controls GM - Germany IR - Iran MTCRE - Missile Technology Control Regime PARM - Political Affairs--Arms Controls and Disarmament PREL - Political Affairs--External Political Relations TW - Taiwan
Character count942

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SECRET S E C R E T BERLIN 003380 SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/MTR AND EUG/AGS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/30/2016 TAGS: PARM, MTCRE, PREL, ETTC, GM, TW, IR SUBJECT: (S) DEMARCHE ON IRAN SEEKING GERMAN-ORIGIN ENGINES FOR UAVS PASSED TO GERMAN GOVERNMENT REF: SECSTATE 190812 Classified By: Global Affairs Counselor Donald R. Shemanski, for reason s 1.4 (b) and (d). 1. (S) Global Affairs officer passed ref demarche to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Andreas Kauke November 27. Kauke thanked us for the information concerning the Dutch firm Aviation Services International's procurement efforts of German-produced Limbach Flugmotoren engines on behalf of Iran's UAV program. He recognized the time sensitivity of the case and said he would pass it that day to the German federal inter-agency export control group for investigation. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive German action septel. TIMKEN JR

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