DEMARCHE: PROPOSED DELISTING OF PERSONS UNDER

S E C R E T BAGHDAD 001940 SIPDIS NOFORN SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/11/2017 TAGS: ECON EFIN IZ PREL UNSCR SUBJECT: DEMARCHE: PROPOSED DELISTING OF PERSONS UNDER UNSCR 1518 REF: A. STATE 71498 Classified By: Acting Economic Minister-Counselor Edward Kloth for reas ons 1.5 (b) and (d) ¶1. (S//NF) In response to reftel (A),econoff delivered demarche on &Proposed delisting of persons under UNSCR 15188 to Ambassador Surood Najib, Head of the International Organization and Multilateral Cooperation Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on Wednesday June 6, 2007. Najib identified himself as the point of contact within the Iraq government for delisting isues and noted that he made the request for delisting. ¶2. (S//NF) With regard to the USG request that the delisting request's movement to the Sanctions Committee be delayed, Najib stated that the original request had been forwarded from his office to the Iraq United Nations Mission in December 2006. He did not indicate at what point in time had that US officials had been contacted, but thought that they had been given ample time to review the request. He mentioned that the FBI had been consulted on at least one individual. ¶3. (S//NF) Ambassador Najib was provided an outline of the USG process for considering delisting. Rather than forwarding documentation to the Department of Treasury by mail, Najib requested that an official from the Treasury Department who could authoritatively discuss what further information may be needed meet with him in New York some time between June 13th and June 22nd 2007. He asked that he be contacted directly through his personal email address sroodmofa@yahoo.com or personal telephone 570-574-0300 to arrange a meeting. He asked that contact be made directly, not through the Iraq UN Mission. ¶4. (S//NF) Najib confirmed that the Prime Minister,s office had been consulted and approved the delisting of the three individuals. CROCKER