Identifier
Created
Classification
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06HARARE179
2006-02-16 07:21:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Harare
Cable title:
SANCTIONS INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HARARE 000179
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR BNEULING
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR C. COURVILLE
USDOC FOR BECKY ERKUL
TREASURY FOR J. RALYEA, B. CUSHMAN
PASS USTR FOR FLORIZELLE LISER
STATE PASS USAID FOR MARJORIE COPSON
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ETRD ASEC ZI
SUBJECT: SANCTIONS INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 HARARE 000179
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR BNEULING
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR C. COURVILLE
USDOC FOR BECKY ERKUL
TREASURY FOR J. RALYEA, B. CUSHMAN
PASS USTR FOR FLORIZELLE LISER
STATE PASS USAID FOR MARJORIE COPSON
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ETRD ASEC ZI
SUBJECT: SANCTIONS INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY
1. (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3.
2. (SBU) Embassy has received numerous inquiries from
American companies about the USG's targeted sanctions policy
in Zimbabwe and its implication for their operations here.
To be responsive to our business community, pre-empt
additional inquiries, forestall potential misunderstandings,
and assist U.S. companies in their efforts to avoid
inadvertently violating sanctions, we propose to send letters
under the Ambassador's signature advising American companies
here of our sanctions policy.
3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy seeks Department clearance
for the following text in communicating with American
companies in Zimbabwe.
BEGIN TEXT
(date)
Mr./Ms. Very I. Person
Managing Director
Large American Company
1234 Samora Machel
Harare
Dear Mr./Ms. Person:
We have received inquiries from several American firms about
the implications of U.S. sanctions policies on their
operations in Zimbabwe. This letter is intended to convey to
you general information about our sanctions policies and to
identify resources with additional information that you can
access if you so require.
Revised Executive Order 13288 (enclosed),signed by President
Bush on November 22, 2005, bars U.S. citizens, permanent
residents, and U.S.-based corporations from conducting
transactions with those who formulate, implement, or benefit
from policies that undermine Zimbabwe's democratic
institutions. A list of these individuals and their known
instrumentalities is enclosed for your information in order
to facilitate your ability to conduct business in Zimbabwe
without unwittingly violating U.S. law.
As you know, this policy is not a generalized economic
sanction against the country or the people of Zimbabwe. This
policy is specifically targeted against a limited group of
individuals who have been and are responsible for undermining
Zimbabwe,s democratic institutions. Americans are free to
conduct business with Zimbabweans who are not on the
sanctions list.
If you would like more detailed information, please contact
the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) within the U.S.
Department of Treasury. You can visit the OFAC website at
www.treas.gov/ofac and/or call the OFAC compliance hotline at
202-622-2430. The enclosed OFAC fact sheet also has more
specific information regarding penalties and procedures.
I urge your firm to take this opportunity to review your
business dealings in Zimbabwe to ensure compliance with the
enclosed Executive Order and annex.
Should you have specific questions on the applicability of
sanctions to your company's operations, we would be happy to
work further with you. You may wish to contact Frances
Chisholm in the Embassy's Political/Economic Section if you
require additional information. She can be reached directly
HARARE 00000179 002 OF 002
at 250-593 Ext. 206 or ChisholmFM@state.gov.
Sincerely,
Christopher W. Dell
Ambassador
Encl: Financial Sanctions Executive Order and annex
OFAC Fact Sheet
END TEXT
DELL
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
AF/S FOR BNEULING
NSC FOR SENIOR AFRICA DIRECTOR C. COURVILLE
USDOC FOR BECKY ERKUL
TREASURY FOR J. RALYEA, B. CUSHMAN
PASS USTR FOR FLORIZELLE LISER
STATE PASS USAID FOR MARJORIE COPSON
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ETRD ASEC ZI
SUBJECT: SANCTIONS INFORMATION FOR BUSINESS COMMUNITY
1. (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 3.
2. (SBU) Embassy has received numerous inquiries from
American companies about the USG's targeted sanctions policy
in Zimbabwe and its implication for their operations here.
To be responsive to our business community, pre-empt
additional inquiries, forestall potential misunderstandings,
and assist U.S. companies in their efforts to avoid
inadvertently violating sanctions, we propose to send letters
under the Ambassador's signature advising American companies
here of our sanctions policy.
3. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Embassy seeks Department clearance
for the following text in communicating with American
companies in Zimbabwe.
BEGIN TEXT
(date)
Mr./Ms. Very I. Person
Managing Director
Large American Company
1234 Samora Machel
Harare
Dear Mr./Ms. Person:
We have received inquiries from several American firms about
the implications of U.S. sanctions policies on their
operations in Zimbabwe. This letter is intended to convey to
you general information about our sanctions policies and to
identify resources with additional information that you can
access if you so require.
Revised Executive Order 13288 (enclosed),signed by President
Bush on November 22, 2005, bars U.S. citizens, permanent
residents, and U.S.-based corporations from conducting
transactions with those who formulate, implement, or benefit
from policies that undermine Zimbabwe's democratic
institutions. A list of these individuals and their known
instrumentalities is enclosed for your information in order
to facilitate your ability to conduct business in Zimbabwe
without unwittingly violating U.S. law.
As you know, this policy is not a generalized economic
sanction against the country or the people of Zimbabwe. This
policy is specifically targeted against a limited group of
individuals who have been and are responsible for undermining
Zimbabwe,s democratic institutions. Americans are free to
conduct business with Zimbabweans who are not on the
sanctions list.
If you would like more detailed information, please contact
the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) within the U.S.
Department of Treasury. You can visit the OFAC website at
www.treas.gov/ofac and/or call the OFAC compliance hotline at
202-622-2430. The enclosed OFAC fact sheet also has more
specific information regarding penalties and procedures.
I urge your firm to take this opportunity to review your
business dealings in Zimbabwe to ensure compliance with the
enclosed Executive Order and annex.
Should you have specific questions on the applicability of
sanctions to your company's operations, we would be happy to
work further with you. You may wish to contact Frances
Chisholm in the Embassy's Political/Economic Section if you
require additional information. She can be reached directly
HARARE 00000179 002 OF 002
at 250-593 Ext. 206 or ChisholmFM@state.gov.
Sincerely,
Christopher W. Dell
Ambassador
Encl: Financial Sanctions Executive Order and annex
OFAC Fact Sheet
END TEXT
DELL