Cablegate: Canadian Response to Demarche On Unauthorized
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O 181813Z DEC 06
FM AMEMBASSY OTTAWA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 4642
INFO RUCNCAN/ALL CANADIAN POSTS COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING PRIORITY 2182
UNCLAS OTTAWA 003608
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SENSITIVE
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DEPARTMENT FOR PM DAS SUCHAN
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM ETTC PREL KSTC CA
SUBJECT: CANADIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNAUTHORIZED
EXPORT OF U.S. ORIGIN CONTROLLED DATA TO PRC
REF: STATE 196891
1. (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche to Department of
Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Export
Controls Division (ECD) Director Michael Rooney on December
11. At a follow up meeting on December 14, Rooney expressed
appreciation for our decision to raise the matter with ECD
and read the following points from a prepared text:
-- The fact is that there may have been serious potential
violations of export law.
-- Government of Canada (GOC) officials are now in touch with
Pratt & Whitney Canada and have started an investigation that
could result in the cancellation of the export license.
-- The GOC would appreciate receiving any further information
from the U.S. investigation of this case. In particular, the
GOC is interested in obtaining information regarding
precisely what United Technologies Inc. disclosed with
respect to a GOC permit.
-- The GOC would also appreciate information on the very
important matter of how and under what authority items were
conveyed from Pratt & Whitney Canada to Hamilton-Sunstrand.
-- The GOC requests that the Department of State keep
DFAIT/ECD apprised of any developments with respect to
actions the Department might take with respect to the case,
particularly sanctions or fines the Department might consider
levying on a Canadian company or companies.
-- The GOC believes that the issue is in no way related to
the ongoing and positive discussions our two governments are
undertaking with respect to relief for dual nationals under
ITAR.
2. (SBU) After reading the points, Rooney noted that ECD
suspended Pratt & Whitney's export license on December 14 and
emphasized that this action was based on the information
presented in our demarche. He said he had raised the matter
with Pratt & Whitney this week and his impression at this
time was that the company would respond to his queries in an
open and forthcoming manner. It would take some time,
however, for ECD's investigation to run its course and for
the GOC to make a final determination on the case. Rooney
ended by stressing that GOC actions in this case reflected
the serious manner in which it approached our shared
objective of securing ITAR controlled unclassified items.
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