Cablegate: Response Received: Following Up On U.S. Proposal

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SUBJECT: RESPONSE RECEIVED: FOLLOWING UP ON U.S. PROPOSAL
AT THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIER'S GROUP (NSG) PLENARY TO SHARE IRAN
EXPORT DENIAL INFORMATION

REF: STATE 69315

1. (SBU) On May 22, poloff delivered reftel points,
including the non-paper, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and
Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-Proliferation officer Youn
Jong Kwon. A response was provided by Kwon on May 30
addressing the U.S. proposal "that Nuclear Suppliers Group
(NSG) Participating Governments agree to share their export
denial information on Iran with the IAEA Secretariat, the UN
Security Council Iran Sanctions Committee, and non-NSG states
to facilitate the most effective implementation of UNSC
Resolutions 1737 and 1747."

2. (SBU) Kwon noted that the ROKG was willing to share the
requested information "on the condition that the ROK not be
listed as a signatory on the June 4 letter to the IAEA."
Because of the ROK's bilateral ties with Iran, he asked that
the U.S. representative to the IAEA sign this letter on
behalf of the collective of interested states. Kwon
emphasized that the ROKG would appreciate advance notice if
there would be a listing of the participating countries in
this letter, as this would affect ROKG involvement.

3. (SBU) In accordance with reftel's suggested format, Kwon
stated that one item had been denied export to Iran. The
item denied was a Vacuum Induction Furnace (for Casting)
(NR1.b.7). The procurement agent utilized was Seihawi
Trading Co., United Arab Emirates. The intended end user was
Mavadkaran Jahed Noavar Eng. Co., Iran. Kwon did not provide
a reason for the denial but did say that "this is the ROKG's
only denial case against Iran."
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