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Cablegate: Uganda: Demarche On Iranian Entities Delivered

Published: Tue 4 Nov 2008 12:04 PM
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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 041204Z NOV 08
FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0835
INFO RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE
RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC
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STATE FOR ISN; T; NEA/IR
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SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KNNP MNUC IR GM PREL PARM EFIN UG
SUBJECT: UGANDA: DEMARCHE ON IRANIAN ENTITIES DELIVERED
REF: State 114408
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on October 31 to Director
of Economic Affairs Laurence Kizza at the Ugandan Ministry of
Finance. Econoff provided Financial Action Task force guidance and
press releases from the Departments of State and Treasury. Kizza
responded that he did not know if the referenced Iranian
organizations operated in Uganda, but said he would contact the
Embassy if an investigation revealed any suspect Iranian activities.
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