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OO RUEHBI RUEHCI
DE RUEHNE #2255 2340549
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 210549Z AUG 08
FM AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 3066
INFO RUEHCG/AMCONSUL CHENNAI IMMEDIATE 3370
RUEHCI/AMCONSUL KOLKATA IMMEDIATE 2618
RUEHBI/AMCONSUL MUMBAI IMMEDIATE 2435
UNCLAS NEW DELHI 002255
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/INS, SCA/RA, EEB/ESC/TFS, S/CT BBAILEY
PASS TO TREASURY PAUL DERGARABEDIAN, JEAN PAUL DUVIVIER,
AND ADAM THURSTON
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN KTFN PTER PREL IR GM
IN
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL
IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER E.O. 13382
REF: SECSTATE 88759
(U) On August 19, Econoff delivered demarche (reftel) on U.S.
domestic designation of five Iranian entities due to
proliferation concerns to the GOI, including Ministry of
External Affairs (MEA) Deputy Secretary (Counterterrorism)
Alok Dimri and Ministry of Finance (MOF) Director Anand
Bajaj. Post will continue to urge India to take similar
actions like the U.S. to freeze assets of these entities and
will follow up with the GOI for additional identifying and
background information on these entities.
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