OPERATION BALKAN VICE V: IRELAND

S E C R E T DUBLIN 001854 SIPDIS EUR/SCE S/WCI TREASURY OFAC E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/27/2014 TAGS: PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC ICTY SUBJECT: OPERATION BALKAN VICE V: IRELAND REF: STATE 267711 Classified By: ACTING POL/ECON COUNSELOR JOE YOUNG, FOR REASONS 1.4 (A),(B),(C),AND (D) (S) On December 30, Emboff delivered reftel points to Dearbhla Doyle, Desk Officer, Europe Section, and Brendan McMahon, Assistant Legal Advisor, in the Department of Foreign Affairs. Doyle and McMahon said that there is no known connection between the individuals and groups listed in reftel and Ireland. They will, however, pass the information to the Department of Justice and the Central Bank for study and confirmation. They said that the GOI supports the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and will follow the EU lead on any appropriate action, to include a visa ban and asset freeze for those concerned. BENTON