Supporting Argentina's Request for Interpol Approval of Red

S E C R E T ABU DHABI 001824 SIPDIS WHA/BSC - Janina Slattery and Caroline Croft NEA/IR - Rebecca Hummel S/CT - Arnold Sierra L/LEI - Heather McShain SIPDIS E.O.12958 DECL: 10/31/2017 TAGS: PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IR AE SUBJECT: Supporting Argentina's Request for Interpol Approval of Red Notices Against Iranian Officials Charged in AMIA Bombing at November 5-8 General Assembly Meeting - UAE response Ref: State 147320 Classified by DCM Martin Quinn for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (S) On November 1, DCM spoke with UAE's designated representative at November 5-8 INTERPOL General Assembly in Marrakech, Ministry of Interior Director of Interpol, Lt. Col. Ali Salem Al Khayal, strongly supporting message conveyed on October 28 by Argentinian ambassador to the UAE, Ruben Edwardo Caro. Al Khayal took the points on board, but said he would await final guidance from his Ministry. ¶2. (S) Ambassador Caro welcomed Embassy offer to weigh in to support his government's position and efforts to achieve justice as a result of the AMIA bombing. Caro said he had not and was not planning to talk to other foreign embassies about the matter. British DCM indicated that he had received no instruction to demarche. ¶3. (S) Also on November 1, DCM followed up with MFA Acting U/S Tariq Al Haidan who was familiar with the issue. Al Haidan said he appreciated the information and the U.S. perspective and would be talking to UAE's representative to the Interpol General Assembly meeting (Al Khayal). Sison