Cablegate: Demarche Delivered--Fincen 314 (a) Notice On Syria

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FM AMEMBASSY KUWAIT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1987
INFO RUEHZM/GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHLB/AMEMBASSY BEIRUT IMMEDIATE 1000
RUEHDM/AMEMBASSY DAMASCUS IMMEDIATE 3008
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON IMMEDIATE 1107
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC IMMEDIATE

UNCLAS KUWAIT 004981

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTFN PTER LE SY KU
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED--FINCEN 314 (A) NOTICE ON SYRIA
AND THE MEHLIS REPORT

REF: A. STATE 214622

B. KUWAIT 4960

(SBU) On December 3, Econcouns and Econoff met with
Americas Department Director Ambassador Khalid Al-Babtain and
his deputy, Mohammad Shamlan, to deliver the para 5 talking
points (Ref A) relating to the Mehlis report; points were
previously sent via diplomatic note on November 29 (Ref B).
Al-Babtain stated that the Central Bank would not act on a
list provided by the U.S., but would do so only on a list
from the U.N. He stated that he would check with the MFA
International Organizations Department to see if they had
received a similar list from the U.N., and would report back
to the Embassy as appropriate.
LEBARON

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