·_ lnltlafs r - · · Date RELEASED IN FULL • UNITED ST ATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED · · · • ' re a 11 ' Q f 1¥1 JU 11m GDl' lf fiiJU'fM @ r re CCif N UM J' l UNCLASSIFIED · 5 'f______ A Order RELEfrSED IN' PAR1 OES NEP Informal No s from Argentina File on Demarches and other · Useful Cables Chronological State 289019 10 29 81 Export license requesl 4 B Jraphite and boral for Argentina supplied research reactor in Peru Vienna 14309 12 3 81 s1 »iP Hw '06 iRegt t Si Rra a ission is not aware of detailed IAEA study regarding safeguards at Atucha I Argentina had declared 12 locally produced fuel elements irr diated in Atuch I IAEA is planning to evaluate facility and Argentina is next for series of detailed audits of safeguards at facilities Mission recommends IA EA consider Atucha I for such evaluation and urges fafeguards evaluation to determine whether undeclar d fuel elements may have ·been irradiated in Atucha I Si ai e 321 5ij 1 12 5 8l 8 'BJ B 9 Info for IA EA inspe ctor goin to Argentina we believe some substitutions may have been made whereby unsafeguarded defective zircaloy · tubes were substi u ed for safeguarded tubes whi a p 4 quality control proceduees State 16486 l 2 82 Mtoi Bonn Arg unsafeguarded uel fab line requests FRG to see if line c0 '1 s under replication·p ovision of IAEA safeguards agreement on FRG supplied fuel Eab facility _ London 1870 1 27 82fe Argentine connection BBC report Embassy asks info on Nucleonics Week article on Argentine reprocessing plant Buenos 593 2 1 82 ' le ' Argentine connection ref London 1870 Reprocessing plant at Ezeiza Atomic Center expected to come on line in 1 82 • Plant will be safeguarded while reprocessing safeguarded · fuel elements It is being constructed using wholly indigeneous technology • Rudel has no official ties with FRG State 27 1 2 2 82 ref London 1870 · Info on Nucleonics Week l 14 article Indigeneous reprocessing plant will reprocess Atu cha I spent fuel capacity o 60-70 fuel assemblies year to separate 15-18 kg of Pu Buenos 847 2 12i82 @ t Note from MFA on US authorization for export of nuclear gr de qraphite -and Boral plates for construction of l0MW r s reactor or Peru Mo explosive use and no retransfer assurances given Vienna· 1945 2 18 82 Nuclear Fuel and Fabrication in Argentina IAEA officials said article that sot of Atucha I is fue ed·with ipdigeneously manufactured fuel elements did not correspond to IAEA understanding of the situation SilQW f'i 'EK9lii li8P8Nt JQGQb MENT OF STAJ ECA PTIONED • « 1 PEALSREVIEWPANEL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE APPEAI -4 C'f O TIO RELEASED REVIEW AtlTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER REASON Sj L l t lbU DATE CASE ID 04 MAR 2008 200605267 DATE CASE ID 10 MAR 2009 200605267 gentina Page 2 Bonn 4099 2 24 82 S Fuel- fab facility fG r_J mba lse - is 11cot replication of German technology and is more advanced than that in FRG State 40556 2 16 82 C to Ottawa USIA EA Nuclear Fuel Fabin Argentina - article from Nuclear Fuel requests info on accuracy of artie State 53127 3 1 82 S EXDIS Argentina graphite Embassy asked to provide info on FRG firm Ringsdorff Werke gmbh which may supply high purity graphite blocks to Argentina Dept believes such transfer should take place only with appropriate safeguards State 54613 3 2 82 S EXDIS to Bonn Bern Argentina Heavy Water • It appears CNEA will buy 20 T of heavy water Rohstoff Einfuhr affiliated with O RDA Hemel is involved Addressees asked to take any action possible · · to prevent fi s of t h' 'i ' h ' ' 't l t ic« f v 'i · pL·ovic iing unsafeguarded · heavy water to Argentina note O RDA Hempel was used by CNEA earlier to purchase unsafeguarded heavy water from PRC 1 Bonn 4809 3 4 82 S EXDIS Argentina Graphite ref State53127 Rouget said FRG will block safe of high purity graphite blocks asks about info that us firm is involved Ottawa 1630 3 5 82 C Nuclear Fuel Fab and Use in Argentina State 40556 requested clarification of info in Nuclear Fu l Article that Canada has transferred fuel fabrication technology and· equipment to Artentina Digangi Extaff said no transfer occurred GOA manufacturing· capability-is indi9eneous Bonn 5296 3 11 82 S EXDIS· Nuclear Export Alert Argentina Heavy water ref State 54613 Rouget said he learned from Hempel that deal was only for transport of heavy water Heavy water would not touch German soil Foreign office could not block transaction - Rouget asked if heavy water comes from China or USSR • State 74379 3 20 82 'S EXDIS to Bonn Argentina Heavy Water Bonn 5296 • US •cannot confirm that PRC is supplying heavy water but infer it is likely because no other supplier is indicated and Hempel ORDA has been involved before us only has info that Argentina is purchaser and Hempel OR DA is intermediary No info on supplier or safeguards status OS hopes FRG can indicate to Hempel the serious problems entailed by such transactions · Buenos Aires 2836 3 22 82 C Argentina Use of Soviet Enrichment services Press statement by Castro Madero that Arg would use Soviet enrichment services Buenos 1593 3 22 82 C Cas ro Madero said Argentina is sending 100 kg of Argentine U to USSR to be enriched to 20 since they could not get such services from US because o NNPA State 78091 3 24 82 S EXDIS to Bonn responds to P ouget's- suggestion that some us firms are involved in supply of graphite and boral plates They relate to supply for fabrication of 10 MW res reactor Argentina is building for Peru us has received necessary assurances from Argentina and Peru It appears possible State 53127 transaction may be Argentine try at lining up alternate source of supply in event graphite cannot be ob ained from US supplier IF so USG has no objection if FRG obtains same assurances qs objects if it is for construction of natural O - Graahite moderated reactor SECBET EXDIS UNCLASSIFIED I l Argentina Page· 3 UNCLASSIFIED State 80080 3 25 82 C to Buenos Aires Arge Use of soviet Enrichment Services inquiry in Buenos Aires 1593 • No new developments in question of US supply of 201 EU to Argentina - OS cannot approve because of statutory licensing criteria Bern 1630 4 16 82 S EXDis · Nuclear Export Alert - Argentina Heavy Water State 54613 ref • Embassy made dei narche Favre said he would have staff alert to any indication ORDA was involved in shipment of heavy water to Argentina but doubted they would develop any information ORDA would not be required to seek GOS approval for shipments not touching Swiss territory State 109192 4 23 82 S EXOIS to Rome Argentina Reprocessinq Embassy requ t tc pr i GO with info Italian firm is arranging to supply a fuel element chipping m chine for use in the unsafeguarded ·reprocessing plant under construction in Argentina The· item is on the NSG list and cannot be transferred without safeguards Transfer is nadyisable unless- Argentina agress to accept full scope safeguards and renounce PNE •·s London 9001 4 26 82 C Supply of EU to Argentina UK asks for info on report USSR is to supply Argentina with 100 kg of EU at 20 enrichment State 116216 4 29 82 C Suppiy of EU to Agentina to London Inform FCO in response to London 9001 that USSR confirmed in December Argentina was seeking enrichment services USG presumes USSR will require safeguards per NSG guidelines Fuel is possibly for RA-6 Rome 10283 4 28 82 s · Italians given intelligence related talking points on Argentina - arrangements of Italian supply of fuel chopping machine to Argentina Italians said they will follow up with appropriate Italian embassies Stoiber visis -- SECRET EXOIS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED Brazil Page 1 OES NEP Notes on Brazil Chronological Order 4 RELEASED IN FULL - Bonn 18725 9 23 81 S EXDIS Nuc Reprocessing Facility at IPEN - Info given Scicouns at Karlsruhe Nuclear Research Center State 6868 1 11 82 S EXDIS- to Bonn Nuclear Export Alert - Graphite FRG Official informed that Brazil-may be in the market for more than 200 MT of nuclear grade graphite - potential supplier is FRG firm c Conrody gmbh Nurnberg -Info requested US hopes it would be exported under safegua ds and for proper end use1888 1 27 82 S EXDis ref State 6868 Brazil has not approached FRG firm to order 200 T of graphite such an export requir n e rt li zc »d the £aG woula then ensure that safeguards are·in effect before issuing license Bonn State 109460 4 22 82 C Nuclear Consultations with Brazil Dept wishes to propose bilateral discussions of nucle r affairs with GOB during July - S pt and would be willing to send US team · Brasilia 3723 5 5 82 C LIMDIS us- Brazil nuclear consultations Venturi NSC Chief agreed that consultations should be done after Pres Figueredo's visi UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL China - Notes from China file chronological order Rome 10165 4 27 82 $ Nuclear Export Control and Intelligence Sharing Consultations Stoiber trip Chinese had offered heavy water to · Italy and had inisted on Italian adherence to NSG guidelines Brussels 6095 4 29 82 S Nuclear Consultatioris stoiber visit FRG laws did not permit them any means of' taking legal measures against qRDA HEmpel London 9814 5 4 82 C _ Visil of PDAS Marshall US is still reviewing UK proposal requesting approval for export of US design technology through WNstinghouse license abroad UK is seeking similar authoriza_tion to that given Framatome One option would have Framatome supply the nuclear i land_w i1e oi supplies thA h 1 nce cf the plaut State 126722 5 10 82 $ Nuclear trigger list export control and intelligence sharing discussons stoiber trio UK had been approached by PRC who asked if OK would be interested in purchasing LEU PRC also had promised to contact FRG is ORDA Hempel attempted to purchase nclear materials fm PRC w-ithoug · ahio i q-by NSG guidelines UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORilY ERIC W FLEISHER DAsJie JrID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED -- -- - i - s UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL Notes on India - chronological order for 1982 S J 1_D State 309110- - ll 20 81 S EXDIS Chinese heavy water sales to India re are e to Tokyo and London passing on info and asking for help to stop export Bonn 23442 11 27 81 S EXOIS Export of Zirconium sheet to FRG for fabrication of fuel channels for TAPS Letter of assurance from Indian Dept of Atomic Energy ref State 306885 Bonn 24431 12 il 81 S EXDIS Nulcear export control assurances on FRG fuel channels to India State 324721 Rouget said assurances precluded use of fuel channels for nuclear explosive device State 343593 12 30 81 to Rome S EXDIS Info that Indian AEC i cec i equi ei ior one ot its unsafeguarded heavy w ter production facilities from talian sources Demarche requested Rome 1018 1 14 82 $ EXDIS India Italy Ref St te 343593 Info in reftel given MFA Energy coordinator He said he would alert other Italian officills and would be back to US after discussions--with them GOI finds it extremely difficult to monitor dual use items 'l'okyo·32lO 2 26 82 S EXDIS Possible Chinese heavy water sales to India GOJ checked both companies mentioned and neither had been approached on subject Nichimen Co had been approached some time ago on heavy water to Argentina and had been told by Chinese that they would no longer try to seil heavy water through Japanese firms · State 54584 3 2 82 6 EXOIS to London GOJ okays giving FCO info in Tokyo 3210 state 89003 4 2 82 C Alleged violation of US export controls USDOC licensed export of Cyber 170 730 large scale computer system to TATA Inst DOC has info Bhaba Atomic Res Center would have access to TATA computer New export license is pending Vienna 4983 4 27 82 C Indian plans to reprocess Tarapur Nuclear Fuel 4 27 IAEA received from Indian mission formal notification of Indian intention to begin regular weekly shipments of Tarapur spent fuel to Prefre reprocessing fa««lity · Vienna 50S5 4 28 82 C Indian Plans to Reprocess Tarapur Fuel Shipment scheduled to begin-immediately and to continue on weekly basis through· June 1982 State 125122 S 7 82 S EXDIS Indian plans for reprocessing Tarapur Fuel Demarche requested noting US views and asking for Info State 126722 5 10 82 S Nuclear trigger list · export control and intelligence sharing discussio UK has tried to find more on possible sale of heavy water by China to India UK had refused all domestic inqueires·on supply for fuel for Tarapur SECRET EXDIS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED India Page 2 Vienna 5570 5 10 82 S EXDIS Indian plans for reprocessing Tarapur fuel IAEA confirms facility attachment is in effect for PREFRE and has no further info on purpose of shipments Vienna 5718 S l2 82 S Indian plans to transfer Tarapur fuel Mission has been advised that IAEA has replied to Indian notification they intend to transfer spent fuel from Tarapur to the reprocessing plant at Prefre New Delhi 9570 5 17 82 S EXDIS ref State 128928 Indian plans for Reprocessing Tarapur Fuel · MEA Sec Gonsalves said fuel was being moved to Prefre because's or g pool at TA r e f ll O l dctl lun ior reprocessing requires notification of USG but no notification is required for transportation of spen t fuel for storage _ SECRET EXDIS UNCLASSIFIED Iraq 1982 UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN PART NOtes 1 4 B January Boright team of US nuclear export experts discussed Italian Iraqi nuclear cooperation with Italians in Rome Italians said they have ceased all nuclear cooperation with Italians in reprocessing related areas · Paris 9901 3 19 82 0 Report by CNRS Committee National de Hebherche Scientifigue to Mitterand cites OS congressional Committee report that notes that even fueled with caramel Osirak type reactor een produce 3 3 10kg of Pu year Rome 10165 4 27 82 S Nuclear Consultations Stoiber team visit Italians said all labs have been compmeted in Iraq and trial operations are underway Application for safegu rds has been made f ' '- 11- -- Iraqis had requested UF6 facility which Italians had declines State 132327 6 14 82 S OSIAEA safeguards on Italian suppliee labs at Tuwaitha Requests confirmation of info in Rome 10165 1 4 B State 143794 5 26 82 to USDEA Rome Vienna 5991 ref Possible Sale of Italian LEO to Iraq US wishes further info on reported purcpase wich greatly exceeds Iraqi needs OS wants to'know LEU origin and GOI approval rights and retranfer consent rights Vienna 6293 5 27 82 S Possible sale of Italian LEU to Iiaq Ref State 143794 Mission has no obje£ ion to us approaching Italians on subject UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 SECRET UNCLASSIFIED l SRAEL Notes UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL S-j e Paris 8404 3 9 82 C Possible sale· of a nuclear power reactor to- - Israel Amigues said Mitterand told Israelis that they cpuld discuss theirspecific interests with Frmatome but GOF is not ready at this time to make any commitments It would be premature to put this-before the President's External Nuclear Poli y· Council state 90188 4 S 82 S Demarche on possible sale of French nuclear power reactor to Israel OS views on this and on general e port policy to the Middle East Paris 15160 4 29 82 C US-French nuclear discussions PDAS Marshall had follow up discussions with CEA Ouvrieu and Quai offici ls Petit and Amigues following up on February us-France bilateral in Washington On Israel - 'fl'T l l 'h S i tic n v lLu iC l' a L OOperat ion with Israel is on back burner I SECRET UNITED TATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN PART • 1 4 C KOREA Notes s State 31160 2 5 82 C Demarche to French government on s Korean nuclear program State 30306 Reau told US would make demarche on subject inParis asking French not to cooperate with them in sensitive areas · State 50533 2 25 82 S US-French non-proliferation bilaterals Washington DC 2 16-17 82 During discussi n French·responded to US d marche by noting that they do not have cooperation in reprocessing with orea·and have very limited breeder cooperation with them They would· --willing to reprocess fuel from a French supplied reactor but topic has not come up in discussions with Koreans 1 __ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ - -- SECRET UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORiTY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED ___ U C LIBYA N tes Page 1 UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL SL_ z·cj -------' Moscow 15541 ll 6 81 5 ref State 29222 Scicouns met with Morozov who said USSR has agreement with Libya on fall back safeguards event of Libyan withdrawal from the NPT in State 325785 S NODIS 12 9 81 to Helsinki Belgrade Madrid Hague Bern Copenhagen Oslo Stockholm Lisbon Tokyo 'info Brussels London Paris Bonn· Ankara Athens Moscow Niamey Restriction on Cooperation with Libya Oemarches requested at highest appropriate levels Libyan nuclear power program included Madrid 15662 12 10 81 S NODIS Spain does not have nuclear cooperation with Libya and plans none ref State 325785 - ' ·- - -- - - - Tokyo 22393 12 15 81 S MODIS Ukawa agreed to bring document to attention of appropriate senior official The H gue 8517 12 15 81 S NODIS Ref State 325785 Libyans have not approached Dutch to obtain nuclear technology State 22801 1 28 82 S EXDIS Swiss Emhoff Mueller discussion with PDAS Marshall • Swiss authorities had checked about exports of heavy water production plant or hot cells to Libya Only Sulzer bros is capable of constructing a heavy water production plant Sulzer told GOS it had no plans to export such items to Libya No Swiss firms specialized in the production of hot cells Moscow 1405 2 3 82 ref Brussels 1539 Soviet Libyan Nuc Coop Reftel info has inaccuracies Fuel at Tajura is 80% HEU and there is no requirement to return spent fuel Brussels 1906 2 8 82 S EXDlS Belgian Nuclear Coop with Libya Visist of Belgian PM Martens and Formin Tindemans to Washington Embassy notes previous demarches and Belgonucleare•s attempts to be helpful Brussels 274 1045 1539 and urges caution in any prese tation to Martens Tindemans State 46400 2 22 82 S BXDIS Belg an Nuc Coop with Libya Embassy · ask d--·to make' point sron uranium · etrafluoride plant Niger yellow c ke sales to Libya to continue dialogue with Beligan officials and thank them for their cooperation Brussels 29 74 2 26 82 S EXDIS Belgian· Nuc Coop with Libya ref State 46400 Detailed consultation with Belgonucleare officials US will pose o further objection to their current level of cooperation with Libya Belgonucleaire officials did not feel Libya is dangerous GOB is ready to defend Belgian coop with_ Libya unless USG comes up with better explanations Br1 1ssels 3584 3 ll 82 S EXDIS Belgian Nuc Coop with Libya Consultation with BN State 62036 Reftel points made with BN BN said they will cease UF4 supply plan if we can prove plant presen s clear and direct proliferation threat SECRET NODIS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED · UNCLASSIFIED LIBYA Page 2 Brussels 40 3 3 19 82 S EXDIS Belgian Nuc Coop with Libya MFA N African Bureau head and Emboff discussed Libyan nuclear matters Libyan yellowcake purchase from Niger USSR supply of HEU and general nuclear cooperation with Libya State 78092 3 24 82 S EXDIS Belgian Nuc Coop with Libya Oemarche USG opposes expansion of nuclear cooperation between Belgonucleare and Libya specifically the propose sale of a uranium tetrafluoride production plant US reasons and· talking points given -- UF4 output cannot be verified even with safeguards and it can be used to produce uranium metal for use in a plutonium production reactor state 63036 · 3 25 82 S EXD rs Belgian nuc coop with Libya _ ref Brussels 2974 US takes into account info given in reftel but remains strongly opposed to any nuclear·coope ation with Libra Brussels 4476 3 29 82 S EXDIS ref State 87092 Oemarche Belgian Nuclear Cooperation with Libya Oemarche made on 3 29 per reftel Belgonucleare believes it is acting in accordance with international rules in supplying UF4 plant BEN believes other countries are ready to step in to take BN' s place BN f-els i_t is best company for inside presence in Libya Embassy asks guidance on lack of applicability of INFCIRC 153 tq UF4 plants Brussels 4765 4 3 82 S KDIS ·selgian-r• il 1 ••Nuc - Coop Belgian -us in State 78092 and is not prepared to·bloek sepply of uranium tetrafluoride_plant to Libya ·government ·has reviewed··infc-·given ·by Brussels S165 4 9 82 S EXD7S Belgian Nuclear Coop with Libya ref Brussels 4765 and previous Belgian position on non-proliferation BN and GOB are convinced their nuclear cooperation with Libya is not dangerous and have promised US intelligence on uranium tetra fluoride plant They _have also promised to go slow on the plant State 103495 4 17 82 S EXDIS Belgium Libya Since GOB has decided not to block Belgonucleare plant to supply uranium tetrafluoride plant to Libya Dept is considering virtue of USG making more persuasive representation at higher levell Brussels 5513 4 20 82 S EXD S 4 20 82 S EXDIS Belgonucleare team has returned from Tripoli w thout initialling agreement to_ build uranium tetrafluoride plant BN told Libya they would consult with other countries to see no sensitive technology is involved First bid will oot be submitted until sometime in July ' Rome 10165 4 27 82 S Nuclear consultations Stoiber team visit Italian Libyan nuclea coop with Libya was dead according to Italians SECRET EXDIS UNCLASSIFIED - ---- I--· -LIi LIBYA Page 3 UNCLASSIFIED Brussels 6095 4 29 82 S Nuclear Consultations S'Ibiber team visit reports discussions in Bonn us passed on info on possible involvment_of FRG firm in Libyan program Brussels 6141 4 30 82 $ Stoiber Tl'am visit and discussions in Brussels Repeated US views on Libyan Nuc Coop Brussels 6335 5 5 82 S EXDIS Belgian-Libyan Nuc Coop Belgonucleare's report of-activities in·Libya in first quarter of year Conceptual study document mentions - U metal and UO3 UF4 production lab for El Fatah Univ - projected'industrial pilot plant for yellowcake conversion to OF 4 - BN letter of commitment of 3 29-30 · E ' c l Z33G j 5 o S BXDIS Belgian Nuc coop with Libya Nuclear Fuel has article saying US is pressuring Belgium to end Nuclear·co peration with Libya Text of article is transmitted State 143779 5 26 82 S EXO S Libyan Nuclear Program to Belgrade Background and _ talking points for embassy to develop dialogue with GOY on Li Qyan n clear program State 158881 6 9 82 S EXDIS ref State 325785 Response to Netherlands Diplomatic N9te on Nuclear Cooperation with Libya USG answers questions in GON note Brussels 8085 6 12 82 S EXDIS Belgi n-Libyan Nuclear Coop ref State 157393 Amb Price went into Belgian government to request GOB to withdraw authorization for sale of UF 4 pla t to Libya Non-Paper left with MFA Roelants who said they will review US points Price requests further info to counter Belgian arguments SECRET EXDIS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED AKISTAN Notes Page 1 RELEASED IN PART 1 4 C Bern 4786 11 16 81 S EXDIS Pakistan is losing interest in Switzerland as a source of nuclear related products VAT has fired its commercial director as a result of VAT-Swiss government discussions ·· London 23721 12 2 81 S EXDIS Sale of Coaxial Cable to Pakistan No Pakistani application has been recieved · It is possible that Singapore firm is involved- if it is acting as an intermediary nothing can be done UK needs more info Stockholm 12 11 81 S EXDIS ·Sale of coaxial cable to Pak such · cables are normally produced in Sweden GOS cannot act to prevent exports without further details State 332571 l 17 l S EXDIS t-n C' i - - S c cf va Xlca l cable to i-aici itazi - which can be used for instrumenting test of nuclear explosive device mentiond trading _firm in Singapore asks confirmation that buyer is EGyptian • State 332572 12 17 81 S EXDIS to London • Sale of Coaxial CAble to Pakistan Embassy is authorized to provide info on Patterson Sim a and Co They have been approached by Pak firm which had tried to obtain·cable·from·us firm OS firm refused them when they did not provide· nam -of end user London ·1669 1 25 82 S EXDIS UR FCO inquires about OS efforts to control· urkish-nuelear ttse·experts to Pakistan London 3919 2 22 82 S EXDIS Pak Nuc Program Control of Exports fo Fabricated Shapes Briefing by FCO on TJX plans to make demarches requesting cooperation to prohibit export of metal hemispheres judged to be useful only in manufacture of nuclear explosive devices They asked for OS views on demarches State 50572 2 25 82 C to Islamabad Madrid Chasma NPP Dept ·requests info on wet her sener plans to bid on construction of-ChasmA NPP Islamabad 3035 3 2 82 C to State Madrid Plans for Chasma NPP • Info from Sener Project is at a very preliminary stage Sener hopes to bid on major role as engineering supervisor Actual construction would be beyond capabilities of this relatively ·small firm unless it could participate with a US FRG or French firm as a partner London 4619 S ROGER CHANNEL 3 2 82 control of exports of fabricated Shapes FCO plans demarches and asks if us will make demarche on subject to Japan · State 56575 3 3 82 S ROGER CBANBEL Control of Exports of Fabricated Shapes Us is willing to approach GOJ when HMG notifies USG of decision to proceed Madrid 2379 3 4 82 C Follow up on plans for Chasma NPP Emb told by Sener official in Madrid that design studies will not be fmnished till 8 82 Sener would welcome working with OS firm to construct plant SECBET EXDIS ROGER CHANNEL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED PAKISTAN Page 2 UNCLASSIFIED London 525S 3 9 82 S ROGER CHANNEL Info in State 56575 is passed to FCO GON officials have imformed PM who want to prosecute company FCO does not favor legal actions UK will make demarches to Paris Brussels Rome Bern Vienna Copenhage Oslo Stockhold Bonn State 64321 3 ll 82 C to Madrid on Chasma NPP Info and guidance for further discussions with Sener or GOS officials on Chasma NPP Info on Pak nuclear program legal considerations and need to restrict any nuclear cooperation with Pakistan State 53676 3 12 82 S EXDIS Background matertals on nuclear matters on Sec 129 123 of NNPA London 5849 3 16 8 EXPIS Sale of coax1al r hJ t P k t London 2248 descirbed cable Exports to Italy and Spain were approved March 5 when no relationship to Pakistan was found_ Tokyo 4739 · 3 19 82 S EXDIS Purchase of Japanese origin equipment by Pakistan Points in State 49542 reviewed with Tanabe vaccumm coating equipment - Sunimoto claims to have no'interest in· such equipment and none are aware of such a translaction - Western Trading Co air handling equipment provides compoenents for Dailin fo use in making window coolers - legitimate business They ask if there were special features or performance characteristics that would distinguish these from those used in enrichment plants · · official Rome 11959 3 l9 82 C Upcoming Pak bids for NPP MFA said he would advise-GO officials but was not aware of any Pak approach London 7147 3 31 82 S EXDIS Pak Sale of Coaxial CAbles FCO asks if they should make demarche to Italian and Spanish governments to point out sensitivity of international trade in coaxial c bles ref London 5849 Islamabad 5184 4i6 82 Follow up on Chasma NPP Project -Design studies by Sener have not progressed well or quickly State 96573 4 l0 82 C to Madrid Plans for Chasma NPP Follow up to Islamabad 5184 3035 Embassy asked to make discrett·inquiries with Sener and other Spanish licensee of GE Westinghouse to see what they are considering We are interested in views of GOS on possible nuclear cooperation with Pakistan and on conditions that would apply Rome 10283 4 28 82 S Italians given intelligence related taliing points promised during S'lbiber nuclear consultations Points on Italian supply of fuel chopping machine to Argentina Steel spheres for Pakistan given to Italians who said they would aler their embassies Brussels 6095 4 29 82 6 · Nuclear Consultations with FRG Stoiber team vis it • Pakistan-UF 6 plant FRG prosecutor is filing criminal charges against firm but had not considered safeguards question at this time They will ook into it a'fter resolution of case SECRET EXDIS ROGER CHANNEL - UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAKISTAN Page 3 State 118552 5 1 82 S NODIS Turkish Assistance to Pak Nuc Program · Talking points for high level demarche tC GOT asking them to halt export of inverters by Turkish form to Pakistani nuclear program Ankara 3623 5 5 82 S NODIS Demarche made per State 118552 Ankara 3821 5 11 82 S NODIS Turks said invertors are not special nuclear equipment State 130 ll9 5 14 82 S NODIS Pak Nuclear Programs ou·estion of info rma ion·sharing with Indians Ambassador Barnes recommend that USG be responsive to Indian request for Info in Pak n clear program State 133740 S 17 82 C Upcdmling Pak bids for nuclear power plant to BQnn · Brussels Paris Madrid Stockholm info Islamabad Bern New Delhi Pakistan is exptected to solicit bids from GE Westinghouse · US KWU FRG Aseatom Sweden Framitome PIU NCB as well as fi rms from Italy Belgium and Spain US firms cannot export Embassies are asked to approach host governments to convey OS views on-the Pakistani program and us view that suppliers should show restraint and FSS be adopted as a condition of supply · State 135123 · 5 18 82 to Bonn Brussels Paris Rome Madrid Stockholm info Islamabad New Delhi Bonn Upcoming Pak bids for NPP ref State 133740 FYI clarifications of 6th talking point ff para 5 on US authorization of technology transfer Paris 17805 5 19 82 C Pakistan Nuclear power plant bids Amigues of Quai said they have heard nothing from Pakistan regarding tendering of bids for a LWR Ankara 4218 5 25 82 S NODIS Turkish Assistance to the Pak nuclear program ref State 142649 Sec State's letter q ven to Fermin Turkomen Bonn 11304 5 25 82 C ref State 133740 135123 Upcoming bids for Pak NPP Fore gn Office does not presently know of any Pakistani approaches to German industry re sale of lOOOMWe LWR Rouget did hear about interest in a 600 MWe reactor but had no details A German reactor manufac•ure manufacturer Interatom had been approached re Janus research reactor FRG position is that deiscussions on such a sale could- begin if Pakistan should accept FSS as a condition of supply · Madrid 5699 5 28 82 C Upcoming Pak bi s for a Nuclear Power Plant Min of Science and Technology Palazon said he would inform Foreign Mi siter erez-tlorca of US concerns Be said Spain does not have a· system of law and regulations to control nuclear exports and was interested in visit of us nuclear export control group to provide advice on setting up such a system SECRET NODIS UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED PAKISTAN Page 4 Brussels 7554 6 3 82 C Ref State 133740 135132 Upcoming Pak Bids for NPP Consortium is being fo ed between Westinghouse Europe and Belgatom to bid on Pak Reactor project Effort is now in a preliminary stage GOB will impose stringent but not full-scope safeguards Dept action is requested State 154135 6 5 82 S EXDIS to Bern Tokyo Paris Rome Brussels Bonn Vier f a t he- Hague Helsinki Copenhagen Ottawa Canberra Wellington Dublin Ankara Athens Oslo London Nuclear Export Alert- Flash X-RAY unites to Pakistan We have reason to believe Pakistan may be attempting to procure flash X-ray units for use with its nuclear explosives program high explosive tests to design a nuclear explo ive$ devic r i e cccd thos fvL · onventionai explosives tests us expects governments to block sale It is important that requests for any such equipment be reviewed to aee·that end·user was not Pakistani Paris 20241 6 10 82 S EXDIS Flash X-ray Unites to Pakistan Amigues will pass info onto other GOF officials State 154135 State 161853 6 11 B S EXDIS to Bern London Procurement of Electronics equipment and solenoid valves for Pak Nuclear Program Talking points for GOS-· -Swiss firm Moder Electronics IN is involved - Heinz Mebus in FRG or Bin Beladah Enterprises may receive equipment - equipment specs given - OS requests government to block sale to Pak or entities acting on behalf of Pakistan London INform FCO of US•demarche Dublin 2109 6 11 82 S EXDIS Nuclear Export'alert - Flash X-Ray units ref Stat@ l5 tl35 • Agnew of DFA promised specs would be passed to export control officials to watch for license request for this type of eqilppmen t -··· Brussels 8006 6 ll 82 S EXlDIS Flash X-Ray Unites to Pakistan Mme Herpels said she would take immediate steps to block sale of such equipment to Pakistan but expect it would be much harder to block sale· to third country · Helsinki 2686 6 11 82 S EXDIS State 154135 Fla8h X-Ray Unite to Pakiatan • MEA said since equipment is not on trigger list it may be diffmcult to block It will do what is necessary to prevent such equipment from being sent from Finland to Pakistan 1 4 C SECRET NODIS UNCLASSIFIED PARISTAN Page 5 UNCLASSIFIED State 163519 S EXDIS 6 14 82 to Bonn London FRG Assistance to the Pak nuclear program Oemarche US has info Hehz Mebu is rocuring German electronic components which we believe will be used by the Pakistani program to fabricate electrical inverters Items listed London nfonn FCO of us demarche to FRG Ankara 4875 6 14 82 S NODIS State 163023 ref ·Amb approached MFA per reftel MFA said he would see that GOT orders to EKA would be objyed · State 164811 6 10 82 6 POAS Marshall isist to Brussels - Marshall intends to discuss Belgian Libyan nuclear cooperation and Upcmming bids for Pak NPP with Belgian officials · SECRET NOD S UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL Ottawa 2467 4 6 82 C Possible Romanian Purchase of Tritium Ref STATE 83290 GOC response to Romanian inquiry on purchase of Tritium - Canada is not in a position to consider exporting Tritium State 83290 3 29 82 C Possible Domanian Purchase of Tritium ref Ottawa 1841 US conveyed views on tritium export controls OS recommends AECL not approve export of 100 000 curies of bulk gaseous T to Romamia especially in view of vague end use statement · The question of re export should also be examined CONFIDENTIAL UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE VIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED · SOOTH AFRICA Notes UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL S l '- _ ' State 126722 5 l0 82 S Nuclear Trigger List Export Control and Intelligence Sharing Discussions in UK Stoiber trip • UK firm wa·s asked to provide spent fuel handling equipment to South Africa and export was denied Only safety equipment·ean be supplied to s Africa State 152701 6 3 82 S EXDIS to Rome Possible Italian S African Embassy is asked to provide GOI with intelligence info that ESCOM is attempting to arrange exchange of s AFrican owned LEU in us for eomparable amount of LEU owned by Agip Nucleaire · Such a direct swap would clearly be a attempt to circumvent U S nuclear export control law GOI is asked to contact Agip Nucleare on an urgent bais inform them of us concerns and urge them not to enter into such a transaction LEU Exchange SECRET EXDIS UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER DATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED 0 C ru J SYRIA Page 1 UNCLASSIFIED RELEASED IN FULL Damascus 3096 3 5 82 C General Atomic Rep has held discussions with Syrian AEC officials re sale of a 1 MWt research reactor UK FRG Soviets are also interested State 108860 4 22 82 6 Syrian interest in a research reactor Geneaal ATomic Rep Peters told PDAS Marshall that Syrian AEC had nvited potential suppliers to Damascus in May Marshall said us could not support any nuclear cooperation with Syria Rome 10165 4 27 82 S Nuclear Consultations Stoiber team visit Italians had been contacted unofficially by Syria for supply of a LEO fueled research reactor which the Italians refused 2 _1 30 82 C R s • eactor for Syrian c E assv called on Commission Director who denied conference of potential su-pliers is planned D µ State 128098 5 11 82 · t o -Damascus Syrian Interest in a REs actor General ATomie-FEF Peters gave PDAS Marshall more info on his meeting jwith S rian Syrians are interested in UK vendor General Electric Co Ltd FRG had declined to participate USSR expressed interest in pooject Offers may be coming from French and Canadian·vendors Embassy asked to obtain more info C · 0 State 129052 5 12 82 C to Damascus info Lndon Paris Bonn USIAEll Syrian INterest in Nuclear Research Reactor Embassy· should avoid giving General Atomic any indication sale might be approved by USG as that is highly unlikely Paris 16779 S 12 82 S Syrian interest in research reactor Embassy asks for clarification - has us attitude to nuclea coop with Syria relaxed Embassy is concerned over General Atomic promomion of sale to Syria Bonn 10 534 5 13 82 S Syrian Interest in Res Reactor FRG has been approached on this and had rejected possibility of-selling a researqh reactor to Syria FRG has no intention of starting naclear coop with Syria ·- ' Ottawa 3381 5 13 82 C Syrian Interest in a research reactor · Extaff knows of no plans·for Canadian vendors to supply nuclear research reactor to Syria GOC has FSS requirements and regional instability preclude s exports to Syria • Damascus 3347 5 14 82 C Embassy at no time gave GA indication reactor sale would be apJroved by USG Damascus 1978 5 l9 82 LOO Telex ·from General Atomic seeking Embassy support foo sale of research reactor to Syria Guidance requested • London 12670 6 9 82 C ref State 128098 GEC has been approached by Syrian AEC re sale of research reactor GEC has been cautioned about high hopes FCO is not discouraging GEC from dialogue with Syrians since Syria is an NPT Pa ty Vienna 6901 6 9 82 C US¥Soviet talks on IAEA and related matters at IAEA Soviets had not been asked to supply res-arch reactor to Syria but would do so if asked UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE REVIEW AUTHORITY ERIC W FLEISHER SECRETnATE CASE ID 11 FEB 2008 200605267 UNCLASSIFIED