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RR RUEHWEB
DE RUEHAK #2756 3131725
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 091725Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY ANKARA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4342
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
UNCLAS ANKARA 002756
SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
ISN/CPI ANTHONY RUGGIERO
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP PREL PARM EFIN
SUBJECT: DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS
UNDER U.S. EXECUTIVE ORDERS
REF: SECSTATE 148605
1. Per reftel we met with and advised all relevant parties
in the Turkish Government to inform them of these
designations. Those contacts are Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Deputy Director General for Iranian Affairs, Babur Hizlan,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General for
Security Affairs, Sakir Torunlar, Chairman of the Banking
Regulation and Supervision Agency (BRSA), Tevfik Bilgin, and
President of MASAK, Genc Osman Yarasli. MASAK is Turkey's
Financial Intelligence Unit. All parties expressed
appreciation for the notification and will follow up with us
in the future as appropriate.
Visit Ankara's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/ankara/
WILSON