Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
06ROME3276
2006-12-12 13:52:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS - ITALY
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 003276
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TAGS: PREL PGOV KDEM IR IT
SUBJECT: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS - ITALY
REF: STATE 192971
Classified By: POL M/C David D. Pearce, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 003276
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PLEASE PASS TO IRPO DUBAI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/13/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV KDEM IR IT
SUBJECT: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS - ITALY
REF: STATE 192971
Classified By: POL M/C David D. Pearce, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Pol M/C and poloff delivered ref points December 4
and 11 to MFA Deputy Middle East Director Luca Del Balzo and
Gulf Countries Office Director Bruno Campria.
2. (C) Pol M/C told Del Balzo that, as part of our effort to
coordinate with Italy on Iranian issues, it would be
important to be on the same wave length in public statements
on the elections, which were deeply flawed. Pol M/C said we
would also be interested in any reporting Italy could share
from its embassy in Tehran on election irregularities.
3. (C) Del Balzo did not directly address the point on
message coordination, saying only "we all know what the
limits are" on the Iranian elections. He said he had not
yet seen anything from Italy's Tehran embassy on election
irregularities, but would check further and gladly share any
such reporting.
4. (C) MFA Office Director for Gulf Countries Campria told
poloff in a December 11 conversation that he doubted the
Iranian government would need to resort to election
irregularities given the candidates had already been "vetted"
by the Guardian Council, but also offered to share any
reporting they might receive on the elections.
SPOGLI
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
PLEASE PASS TO IRPO DUBAI
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/13/2016
TAGS: PREL PGOV KDEM IR IT
SUBJECT: IRAN'S FLAWED ELECTIONS - ITALY
REF: STATE 192971
Classified By: POL M/C David D. Pearce, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) Pol M/C and poloff delivered ref points December 4
and 11 to MFA Deputy Middle East Director Luca Del Balzo and
Gulf Countries Office Director Bruno Campria.
2. (C) Pol M/C told Del Balzo that, as part of our effort to
coordinate with Italy on Iranian issues, it would be
important to be on the same wave length in public statements
on the elections, which were deeply flawed. Pol M/C said we
would also be interested in any reporting Italy could share
from its embassy in Tehran on election irregularities.
3. (C) Del Balzo did not directly address the point on
message coordination, saying only "we all know what the
limits are" on the Iranian elections. He said he had not
yet seen anything from Italy's Tehran embassy on election
irregularities, but would check further and gladly share any
such reporting.
4. (C) MFA Office Director for Gulf Countries Campria told
poloff in a December 11 conversation that he doubted the
Iranian government would need to resort to election
irregularities given the candidates had already been "vetted"
by the Guardian Council, but also offered to share any
reporting they might receive on the elections.
SPOGLI