Cablegate: Concurrence for Investigative Assistance

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INFO RUEHAS/AMEMBASSY ALGIERS 0931
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SUBJECT: CONCURRENCE FOR INVESTIGATIVE ASSISTANCE
BY RSO ALGIERS

SENSITIVE

1. The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attach,
Paris, France requests the assistance of the Regional Security
Office, Algiers, Algeria in obtaining information on Mohamed Farid
SI LARBI. SI LARBI is a citizen and national of Algeria who was
granted Refugee status and allowed to enter the United States on
09/27/00. ICE received information that SI LARBI may have
involvement and/or connections to terrorist groups and terrorist
activities. On 5/15/07 SI LARBI was questioned and given a
polygraph concerning this new information. The results of the exam
concluded that SI LARBI was deceptive during his responses.

2. SI LARBI is identified as follows:

NAME: Mohamed Farid SI LARBI
DOB: 04/11/74
SEX: Male
ALIEN REGISTRATION NUMBER: a78788876
ALGERIAN DRIVERS LICENSE: #180461 dated 02/05/95
ALGERIAN VOTING CARD: #504494, Bir Khadem municipality

3. SI LARBI entered the United States after being granted Refugee
status based upon his uncorroborated verbal testimony. He has a
pending application for Naturalization.

4. In furtherance of this investigation, the following information
is being sought from the RSO in Algiers:

* Request assistance from Algerian authorities (intelligence) in
ascertaining if SI LARBI is known to have ties to terrorist groups
and/or activities as well as any other relevant information.

* Verify if SI LARBI was granted amnesty by the Algerian government
for terrorist acts under the Charter on Peace and National
Reconciliation (August 2005). If possible, a list of the names that
do appear on the list would be helpful.

5. Please reference ICE Attach Paris case number PA14C607HO0009 in
any correspondence.

6. Point of contact: Assistant ICE Attach Daniel Morro, 2 Avenue
Gabriel # A-225, 75008 Paris, France. Telephone: 33-1-4312-2371;
fax: 33-1-4562-3639.

7. Thank you for your assistance.

Lydia St. John-Mellado, ICE ATTACHE, PARIS, FRANCE
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