US embassy cable - 05PARIS5177

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MTAG 32-96: DRDO SEEKING SUPPORT FOR MISSILE PROGRAM FROM FRANCE'S SAGEM (S): DEMARCHE DELIVERED

Identifier: 05PARIS5177
Wikileaks: View 05PARIS5177 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Paris
Created: 2005-07-27 10:13:00
Classification: SECRET
Tags: ETTC PARM PREL MNUC IN FR MTCRE
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.


 
S E C R E T PARIS 005177 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR NP/CBM 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10 YEARS 
TAGS: ETTC, PARM, PREL, MNUC, IN, FR, MTCRE 
SUBJECT: MTAG 32-96: DRDO SEEKING SUPPORT FOR MISSILE 
PROGRAM FROM FRANCE'S SAGEM (S): DEMARCHE DELIVERED 
 
REF: SECSTATE 129219 
 
Classified By: EST Counselor Robert W. Dry for Reasons 1.5 (c), 
(d), (h). 
 
1.  (S)  On 20 July 2005, EST officer delivered reftel 
non-paper on India's Defense Research and Development 
Organization (DRDO) efforts to obtain support from the French 
firm SAGEM to French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) 
Point of Contact (POC) David Bertolotti.  Bertolotti 
appreciated receiving the points.  He commented that he would 
pass the information to the appropriate French operational 
and technical agencies, and would provide formal response to 
EST officer following completion of investigations. 
Bertolotti remarked that, while not a technical expert, he 
wondered whether the gyroscopes and accelerometers cited in 
the non-paper could be reverse-engineered for use in India's 
ballistic missile program. 
STAPLETON 

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