DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN SUPPORT OF ARGENTINA'S

C O N F I D E N T I A L CAIRO 003223

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/BSC SLATTERY AND CROFT; NEA/IR HUMMEL;
S/CT SIERRA; AND L/LEI MCSHAIN

E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/07/2017
TAGS: KJUS PTER ASEC PREL PGOV EG IR
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN SUPPORT OF ARGENTINA'S
REQUEST FOR INTERPOL RED NOTICES AGAINST IRANIAN OFFICIALS

REF: SECSTATE 147320

Classified By: Economic-Political Counselor William R. Stewart for Reas
ons 1.4(b) and (d).


1. (U) As requested in reftel, Embassy has confirmed that an
Egyptian Ministry of Interior (MOI) delegation is attending
the Interpol General Assembly meeting in Marrakech, Morocco
from November 5 to 8.


2. (C) On November 7, POLOFF spoke to Argentina's
Ambassador to Egypt, Luis Enrique Cabbagli, regarding a U.S.
demarche in support of Argentina's request for the Interpol
General Assembly to approve the issuance of red notices
against Iranian officials charged for their roles in the 1994
bombing of the Argentine-Jewish Mutual Association in Buenos
Aires. Ambassador Cabbagli said he raised the issue with
Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and was referred to the
MOI. His attempts to schedule an appointment to discuss the
matter with the MOI were unsuccessful. Because he viewed the
GOE as unreceptive to his approaches, he said he would
welcome U.S. support with the Government of Egypt.


3. (C) Separately on November 7, POLOFF met with Dr. Ashref
Mohsen, Deputy Assistant Foreign Minister for Counter
Terrorism, and delivered reftel demarche. While Mohsen was
generally familiar with the issue, he lamented the lack of
time to fully review what he considered a complex issue. In
his view, the issue was complicated by questions of immunity
and he expressed concern that this type of issue could
politicize Interpol. Nonetheless, citing a strong
counterterrorism alliance between the U.S. and Egypt, he said
that Egypt would endeavor to be supportive.
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