Cablegate: Lebanon: Designation of Iranian Entities And

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DEPT FOR NEA/ELA, NEA/IR, T, ISN
TREASURY FOR MNUGENT AND SBLEIWEISS
NSC FOR ABRAMS/RAMCHAND/YERGER/MCDERMOTT

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER ECON KTFN KNNP LE IR
SUBJECT: LEBANON: DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND
INDIVIDUALS UNDER E.O. 13382

REF: SECSTATE 114408

1. (SBU) Econoff on October 3 and 4 delivered reftel
demarche, Designation of Additional Iranian Entities and
Individuals under E.O. 13382, to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Head of the Americas' Desk Oussama Khachab and to
Central Bank of Lebanon Governor Salameh. Salameh heads the
Special Investigation Commission (SIC) fighting money
laundering and terrorism finance.

2. (SBU) Post will forward any substantive responses
separately.
SISON

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