OPERATION BALKAN VICE V: SLOVENIA

S E C R E T LJUBLJANA 001121 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/SCE AND S/WCI TREASURY FOR OFAC E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/16/2014 TAGS: KAWC PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC SI ICTY SUBJECT: OPERATION BALKAN VICE V: SLOVENIA REF: SECSTATE 267711 Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Caroline Mangelsdorf for reasons 1.4(b) and (d). ¶1. (S) Pol-Miloff delivered reftel talking points and list to MFA International Security Department staffers Bostjan Jerman and Maja Zuzek on 17 December. Jerman and Zuzek received the information gratefully and said they would pass it on directly to representatives at the Bank of Slovenia, Office for the Prevention of Money-Laundering, and other key persons within the GoS who may be investigating specific cases. Our experience in the past has shown that MFA can disseminate this information among the relevant parties more quickly and efficiently than the Embassy. Our contacts in the past have been very conscientious of the need to do this, and we are confident that Jerman and Zuzek will follow suit. Jerman said he did not know if Slovenia had restrictions in place with respect to any of the entities or individuals named in the demarche. He said he would keep the Embassy apprised of any relevant decisions or developments, though. ROBERTSON NNNN