Identifier
Created
Classification
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07KATHMANDU1935
2007-11-01 09:45:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kathmandu
Cable title:
SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KATHMANDU 001935
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC - JANINA SLATTERY AND CAROLINE CROFT;
NEA/IR - REBECCA HUMMEL, S/CT - ARENOLD SIERRA, AND L/LEI
HEATHER MCSHAIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2017
TAGS: PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IN AR NP
SUBJECT: SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL
APPROVAL OF RED NOTICES
REF: SECSTATE 147320
Classified By: Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Randy Berry. Rea
sons 1.4 (b/d).
Argentines Approve Low-Key U.S. Approach
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C O N F I D E N T I A L KATHMANDU 001935
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/BSC - JANINA SLATTERY AND CAROLINE CROFT;
NEA/IR - REBECCA HUMMEL, S/CT - ARENOLD SIERRA, AND L/LEI
HEATHER MCSHAIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/01/2017
TAGS: PTER ASEC KJUS PREL PGOV IN AR NP
SUBJECT: SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL
APPROVAL OF RED NOTICES
REF: SECSTATE 147320
Classified By: Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Randy Berry. Rea
sons 1.4 (b/d).
Argentines Approve Low-Key U.S. Approach
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¶1. (C) On October 31 Post contacted the Embassy of the
Argentine Republic in New Delhi as the mission responsible
for relations with Nepal regarding Argentine's effort to
persuade the International Criminal Police Organization's
(INTERPOL) General Assembly to confirm the issuance of six
Red Notices. Emboff informed the Argentine mission that
Nepal would send two delegates to the General Assembly
meeting in Morocco and offered to approach the Nepalese
regarding the vote. Ramiro Velloso, Second Secretary at the
Argentine Embassy, thanked Emboff and said that he would be
back in touch after consulting with the Ambassador. On
November 1, Robin McClellan, Senior Counterterroism Advisor
for the South Asia Region at the U.S. Mission in New Delhi
informed Emboff that she had meet with the Argentine
Ambassador and confirmed that Emboff should follow up with
the appropriate police contacts in Nepal but emphasize that
it should be handled in a low-key way.
Nepal Police Contacted
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¶2. (C) On November 1, Emboff spoke with Amar Singh Shah,
Additional Inspector General for the Nepal Police, regarding
the upcoming INTERPOL vote. Shah is the Director of the
National Police Academy and will be attending the INTERPOL
meeting along with Inspector General Om Bikram Rana. Emboff
approached the matter in an indirect manner, but did discuss
the background of the importance of the vote. Shah
appreciated the information and asked for details. Emboff
demurred, stating that it was an Argentinean issue but
emphasizing the importance of the issue to Argentina and the
fight against terrorism.
POWELL