Cablegate: Designation of Additional Iranian Entities and Individuals

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DE RUEHIN #1363 2600600
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 160600Z SEP 08
FM AIT TAIPEI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9951
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0083

UNCLAS AIT TAIPEI 001363

SIPDIS

STATE FOR INS, NEA/IR, EEB/ESC/TFS/DBENDANA, NEA/I/JKONDOS, AND
S/CT/TDROZDENKO
TREASURY FOR TFFC LADAN ARCHIN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MNUC EFIN FARM PREL UNSC ECON GM IR TW
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
UNDER E.O. 13382

REF: STATE 88759

1. (U) Per reftel, Taiwan's Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC)
issued a formal instruction on September 11, 2008, providing all
banking institutions with information on an additional 5 Iranian
entities listed under E.O. 13382 for involvement in Iran's nuclear
or missile programs.

2. (U) In the instruction, the FSC directs Taiwan banking
institutions to treat transactions with the designated individuals
and their beneficiaries as suspected money laundering transactions,
and instantly report these transactions to the Ministry of Justice
Investigation Bureau for further investigation and action.

3. (U) The FSC also asked the following industry associations to ask
their members to comply with the September 11, 2008 instructions:
--Credit Cooperation Association
--Bills Finance Association
--Securities Firms Association
--Securities Investment Trust and Consultant Association
--Futures Commissioners Association
--Life Insurance Association
--Non-life Insurance Association
--all jewelry associations
--Credit Card Firms Association
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