SECRET
(S) SHIELD S15A-06 - SYRIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE CW-USEFUL CHEMICALS
US diplomatic cable 07BERLIN2218 · Germany Berlin · 2007-12-18 15:14 · Read at WikiLeaks PlusD »
| Reference ID | 07BERLIN2218 |
|---|---|
| Created | 2007 December 18, 15:14 (Tuesday) |
| Origin | Germany Berlin |
| Country | Germany |
| Classification | SECRET |
| To | Group Destinations Federal Republic of Germany Collective; Secretary of State; Syria Damascus |
| TAGS | ETTC - Trade and Technology Controls GM - Germany PARM - Political Affairs--Arms Controls and Disarmament PREL - Political Affairs--External Political Relations SY - Syria |
| Character count | 807 |
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SECRET
S E C R E T BERLIN 002218
SIPDIS
SIPDIS, ISN/CB, EUR, NEA, EEB
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/17/2017
TAGS: PREL, PARM, ETTC, SY, GM
SUBJECT: (S) SHIELD S15A-06 - SYRIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE
CW-USEFUL CHEMICALS
REF: STATE 167512
Classified By: Global Affairs Counselor Donald R. Shemanski
for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(S) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche December 18 to MFA
Chemical/Biological Weapons Division Director Alexander
Olbrich and MFA Export Control Division Desk Officer Volker
Herzog. Herzog undertook to pass the information to
Germany's interagency export control working group. Herzog
also agreed Germany would have a legal basis to use catch-all
controls to prevent the export to Syria of large quantities
of ethylene/monoethylene glycol and hydrochloric acid.
KOENIG
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