From: Aftenposten
Date: 14.4.2009


S E C R E T BERLIN 000437 
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/CE PETER SCHROEDER
STATE FOR ISN/CPI MARK FELIPE
STATE FOR EUR, NEA, AND T 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/14/2034
TAGS: MNUC, PARM, PREL, IR, GM
SUBJECT: (S) DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN ATTEMPTING TO PROCURE
DUAL-USE VALVES FROM GERMAN FIRM 
REF: STATE 34336 
Classified By: Global Affairs Unit Chief Don L. Brown
for reasons 1.4 (b), (c), and (d). 

(S) On April 14, Global Affairs officer delivered ref nonpaper
to German MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Wiebke
Wacker regarding an Iranian effort to procure 1800 stainless
steel valves from the German firm Mit-Weimar GmbH in support
of Irans nuclear program. Wacker said that she would deliver
the ref information to the appropriate export controls
authorities at the German Federal Office of Economics and
Export Control (BAFA). Post will report any substantive German
response septel.

Koenig