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06USUNNEWYORK358
2006-02-24 23:53:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
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CONTACTS BETWEEN UN AGENCIES AND TERRORIST

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2015
TAGS: PTER UN
SUBJECT: CONTACTS BETWEEN UN AGENCIES AND TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS - FEBRUARY 23, 2006 FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH UN
MALLOCH BROWN AND ORR

REF: A. USUN 332


B. 2006 STATE 18620

C. 2005 STATE 228659

D. 2005 GENEVA 3047

E. 2005 STATE 118455

Classified By: AMBASSADOR ALEJANDRO D. WOLFF
REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000358

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/24/2015
TAGS: PTER UN
SUBJECT: CONTACTS BETWEEN UN AGENCIES AND TERRORIST
ORGANIZATIONS - FEBRUARY 23, 2006 FOLLOW-UP MEETING WITH UN
MALLOCH BROWN AND ORR

REF: A. USUN 332


B. 2006 STATE 18620

C. 2005 STATE 228659

D. 2005 GENEVA 3047

E. 2005 STATE 118455

Classified By: AMBASSADOR ALEJANDRO D. WOLFF
REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D)


1. (C) In a follow-up discussions February 23 with Mark
Malloch Brown (Chief of Staff to UNSYG Annan) and Bob Orr
(Assistant SYG for Policy Planning),Ambassador Wolff
reviewed his previous conversations with both and a separate
discussion with UN Legal Counsel Nicolas Michel (reftel)
regarding U.S. need to ensure UN adherence to our OFAC
terrorist list in preventing inadvertent UN assistance to
terrorists. Amb. Wolff said his conversation with Michel had
not been satisfactory and was unlikely to yield results for
the U.S. side without a firm push from Michel's superiors.
Recalling his prior conversations with each, Amb. Wolff told
Malloch Brown and Orr separately that this matter should and
could be handled in a manner that protected both side's
equities. If the UN was incapable of satisfying the U.S.
that there was a commitment mechanism to prevent any fund
transfers for any reason to individuals or groups listed by
OFAC for involvement in or support of terrorism, we would be
obliged to escalate. In particular, Wolff added, we would
likely notify formally the UN that lapses in its vigilance on
this score would place in jeopardy U.S. funding to the UN.


2. (C) Malloch Brown and Orr each responded that they
understood the matter, agreed that we should identify a way
to proceed that met both UN and U.S. concerns, and undertook
to engage personally and get back to us with ideas.
BOLTON