Cablegate: Designation of Additional Iranian Entities Under
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DE RUEHTH #1725 3650706
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R 300706Z DEC 08
FM AMEMBASSY ATHENS
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 2977
UNCLAS ATHENS 001725
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: IR KNNP EFIN PARM GR
SUBJECT: DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
E.O. 13382 -- POINTS DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 133198
1. (U) On December 29, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered
reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of
the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos,
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis
Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the
Bank of Greece. They indicated that they will pass on this
information to relevant offices within their institutions
(which in turn will pass on the information to entities under
their supervision, such as private banks), but had no
substantive reply at this time. Post will continue to engage
with the GoG on these issues and will report any significant
developments.
SPECKHARD