US embassy cable - 05VIENNA3358

S E C R E T VIENNA 003358 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR NP/CBM, EAP/CM, EUR/AGS, AND EUR/PRA 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/14/2015 
 
TAGS: PARM, PREL, MNUC, ETTC, AU, CH, MTCRE 
SUBJECT: MTAG: AUSTRIAN RESPONSE ON FIRM'S OFFER OF CNC 
 
MACHINE TOOL PARTS TO CHINESE CRUISE MISSILE ENTITY (S) 
 
REF: A) VIENNA 3135 B) STATE 166625 
 
Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor Gregory E. Phillips for 
 
reasons 1.5 (b) and (d) 
 
1.  (S) On October 12, Econ Unit Chief followed up on ref A 
 
with Gerhard Erdpresser, Head of the Ministry of Economy's 
 
Anti-Dumping, Dual-Use and Wassenaar Arrangement Division. 
 
Erdpresser thanked the USG for the information in ref B and 
 
said the MoE had carefully checked the spare parts shipment 
 
from WFL Millturn Technologies GmbH to the Beijing Power 
 
Machine Institute.  WFL Millturn had produced an end-user 
 
certificate, claiming the end-use for the spare parts was 
 
strictly civil.  Erdpresser showed Econ Unit Chief the 
 
invoice, which included items such as "rotorshaft for 
 
cross-scavenging fans, crankshaft for hovercraft, and 
 
crankshaft for automotive use."  According to Erdpresser, 
 
technical officials with the MoE and Austrian internal 
 
security agency were satisfied the spare parts were for 
 
civilian use. 
 
2.  (S) Econ Unit Chief pointed out that the Beijing Power 
 
Machine Institute was responsible for the development of 
 
cruise missile propulsion systems and that these items might 
 
also have military purposes.  Erdpresser admitted that the 
 
MoE had advised WFL Millturn that, based on the USG 
 
information, it would be impossible for the company to obtain 
 
further licenses to export dual-use goods to the Beijing 
 
Power Machine Institute. 
 
van Voorst