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R 271549Z JAN 06
FM AMEMBASSY BUCHAREST
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3534

S E C R E T BUCHAREST 000153 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EUR/NCE FOR WILLIAM SILKWORTH AND FOR 
ISN/CB 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/27/2016 
TAGS: PARM PREL ETTC CBW KNNP IR RO
SUBJECT: S59-05 AND S23B-04: ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO ALERT 
REGARDING IRANIAN PROCUREMENT ENTITY SAMAMICRO AND IRANIAN 
SEEKING DUAL USE RESEARCH ASSISTANCE (S) 
 
REF: A. A) SECSTATE 10911 
     ¶B. B) SECSTATE 9468 
     ¶C. C) SECSTATE 6236 
 
Classified By: Political Section Chief Robert Gilchrist for 
Reasons 1.4 (B,D,H) 
 
(S) Further to Refs A and B, PolMilOff discussed the 
Australia Group (AG) alert regarding Iranian procurement 
entity Samamicro, which has procured items for Iran's 
chemical warfare and missile programs, and efforts by Iranian 
scientists to obtain dual-use research assistance in AG 
countries on AG-controlled toxins with Dan Neculaescu, the 
Director of the MFA's Office of Nonproliferation, Arms 
Control and Combating Terrorism, on January 26.  Neculaescu 
expressed appreciation for our nonpapers on these topics and 
promised to share them widely with appropriate GOR 
interlocutors. Referring generally to Iran's pursuit of a 
nuclear weapons capability (Ref C), Neculaescu emphasized 
that Romania follows the issue closely and will continue to 
"support U.S. and EU efforts to prevent Iran from getting 
nuclear weapons." 
TAUBMAN