RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON INTERPOL APPROVAL OF RED

S E C R E T CONAKRY 001214 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT PASS TO WHA/BSC JANINA SLATTERY AND CAROLINE CROFT, NEA/IR REBECCA HUMMEL, S/CT ARNOLD SIERRA, AND L/LEI HEATHER MCSHAIN E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/05/2017 TAGS: PTER IR ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV GV SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON INTERPOL APPROVAL OF RED NOTICES AGAINST IRANIAN OFFICIALS CHARGED IN AMIA BOMBING REF: SECSTATE 147320 Classified By: POL/ECON CHIEF SHANNON CAZEAU FOR REASON 1.4 (B) AND (D) ¶1. (S) According to contacts, the Government of Guinea (GoG) sent two delegates to the Interpol General Assembly in Marrakech, Morocco, which included Guinea's Chief of Interpol. In response to reftel request, DCM contacted counterparts at the Brazilian, German and U.K. embassies regarding Argentina's request to persuade Guinea to recommend issuance of six Red Notices for Iranian officials charged in the Amia bombing. None of these embassies were aware of the demarche or planned to discuss the issue with the GoG. ¶2. (SBU) On November 5, poloff mentioned key talking points to Aboubacar Demba Camara, the Assistant Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). DCM is scheduled to meet with the Director of Political Affairs on November 6 and plans to discuss the demarche at length. MFA has not offered any substantive comments, but Embassy will advise of MFA response following the November 6 meeting. CARTER