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E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/15/2016 
TAGS: MTCRE PARM ETTC GM SA
SUBJECT: GERMAN VIEWS ON UPCOMING MTCR PLENARY AND INDIA 
AND PAKISTAN CANDIDACIES 
 
REF: STATE 145214 
 
Classified By: Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs Robert F. Cekuta 
, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
¶1. (U) Please see the action request in paragraph five. 
 
¶2. (C) Global Affairs officer discussed the October 2-6 
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Plenary scheduled 
for Copenhagen in a meeting September 14 with German MFA MTCR 
Desk Officer Ina Schuett.  Schuett inquired whether the U.S. 
delegation plans to host a Small Group meeting either before 
or during the plenary.  In addition to the Small Group, would 
the U.S. host any other sidebar meetings, Schuett asked. 
 
¶3. (C) Schuett also stated Germany's views on MTCR 
candidacies.  In reaction to India's and Pakistan's July 2006 
messages to the MTCR Chair that they would like to join the 
Missile Technology Control Regime, (ref), Schuett said 
Germany would not welcome an application from either country 
at this time, nor does Germany think that either country 
should be given positive signals for the time being.  Schuett 
did not elaborate, however, on the conditions Germany would 
want to see Pakistan or India meet before favorably 
considering their MTCR applications.  She said that although 
Germany and the United Kingdom were jointly preparing an 
outreach program for India, they will wait until after the 
Plenary to decide how to proceed in this regard.  In the 
meantime, Germany thinks it advisable to dampen Indian and 
Pakistani expectations.  Schuett said German authorities 
would be interested in the USG views on India's and 
Pakistan's candidacies. 
 
¶4. (U) The following German delegates are confirmed for the 
MTCR Plenary: 
--Goetz Lingenthal, Director, Export Control Division, 
Foreign Ministry, 
--Ina Schuett, MTCR Desk Officer, Export Control Division, 
Foreign Ministry, 
--Guenther Sproegel, Director, International Export Control 
Regimes Division, Federal Ministry of Economics and 
Technology, 
--Werner Radwansky, International Export Control Regimes 
Division, Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, 
--Werner Leidig, Director, Aviation, Space and Missile 
Technology Division, Federal Economic and Export Licensing 
Agency (BAFA). 
Schuett requested the names of the USG delegation to the MTCR 
Plenary. 
 
¶5. (C) Action Request:  Post would appreciate any information 
we might provide to the Germans on appropriate Small 
Group/sidebar discussions as well as the U.S. delegation list. 
TIMKEN JR