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| Identifier: | 05PRAGUE470 |
|---|---|
| Wikileaks: | View 05PRAGUE470 at Wikileaks.org |
| Origin: | Embassy Prague |
| Created: | 2005-04-01 14:50:00 |
| Classification: | CONFIDENTIAL |
| Tags: | MASS PREL BO EZ RS |
| Redacted: | This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks. |
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
C O N F I D E N T I A L PRAGUE 000470
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/01/2015
TAGS: MASS, PREL, BO, EZ, RS
SUBJECT: (C) CZECH GOVERNMENT OFFICIALLY SAYS NO TO SALE OF
MISSILES FROM BELARUS TO US NAVY
REF: A. PRAGUE 337
B. PRAGUE 356
Classified By: Deputy Political Counselor Mark Canning for reasons 1.4
(a) (b) and (c)
1. (C) The Czech government has formally denied the license
request of a Czech arms dealer to broker the sale of Russian
KH-31 missiles, now in the possession of a state-run firm in
Belarus, to the U.S. Navy. Poloff was told April 1st that
the MFA licensing office had on March 31 sent a formal letter
to the office within the Ministry of Industry and Trade which
is responsible for arms sales, informing it of the MFA's
decision. To confirm this, the MFA's licensing chief, Petr
Kaiser, called his counterpart at the Ministry of Industry
and Trade, who told him that no license has been approved, or
will be approved for this transaction. The Czech government
considers the matter closed and expressed its thanks for the
consultations with the U.S. government.
CABANISS
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