DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON

S E C R E T DUSHANBE 001752 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR CA J. FOO DEPT FOR NEA/IR T. STANDAERT E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/13/2017 TAGS: CASC KDEM KISL KJUS KPRP PGOV PREL SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST - MISSING AMCIT ROBERT LEVINSON REF: STATE 166405 Classified By: AMBASSADOR TRACEY A. JACOBSON FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D ) ¶1. (S) PolOff delivered a demarche regarding Robert Levinson on December 14 to Ismatullo Nasredinov, Head of the Foreign Ministry,s Department of European and American Affairs. He said he would forward the information on Levinson to his colleagues at the Department of Asian and African Affairs, who have direct contact with representatives of the Iranian Embassy in Tajikistan. He indicated that the Iranians would likely tell the Tajiks that matters involving American citizens in Iran should not concern them. ¶2. (S) If Ministry representatives receive any information, they will forward it to us accordingly. JACOBSON