Cablegate: German Government Notified of Designation Of

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PP RUEHAG RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDF RUEHDIR RUEHIK RUEHKUK RUEHLZ RUEHROV
DE RUEHRL #1171 2341539
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 211539Z AUG 08
FM AMEMBASSY BERLIN
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2015
INFO RUCNMEM/EU MEMBER STATES COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

UNCLAS BERLIN 001171

SIPDIS
SENSITIVE
TREASURY
ISN, T, I, NEA/IR, EUR/CE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN IR GM
SUBJECT: GERMAN GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION OF
ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER EO 13382

REF: STATE 88759

1. (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel non-paper to relevant MFA
and Finance Ministry contacts. Julian Luebbert, German MFA
Desk Officer responsible for Iran Financial Sanctions, told
EconOff that Germany has already designated these entities.
In a separate conversation, MFA Iran Unit Chief Andreas
Krueger expressed surprise that the USG had not already
designated these entities. Kristina Wogatski, Finance
Ministry officer covering Iran Financial Sanctions, thanked
EconOff for the information but offered no substantive
comments.

2. Post will report any further substantive responses via
septel.
TIMKEN JR

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