Cablegate: Demarche Delivered: Designation of Additional

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EFIN IN IR KNNP PARM
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER E.O. 13382

REF: STATE 133198

(SBU) On December 23, Acting EconCouns delivered reftel
demarche on the U.S. domestic designation of the additional
Iranian entities, Assa Corp., and Assa Co., Ltd., to the GOI,
including Ministry of Finance Joint Secretary K.P. Krishnan,
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary T.K.A.
Raghavan, and Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director Anand Bajaj.
In addition, Post provided GOI officials with copies of the
USG press releases cited in reftel.
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