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