Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07MADRID1840
2007-09-25 08:44:00
SECRET
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:
DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCE
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S E C R E T MADRID 001840
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
STATE PASS S/CT (VPALMER)
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/24/2017
TAGS: PTER KTFN EFIN KPAO SP
SUBJECT: DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCE
REF: (A) STATE 113488 (B) MADRID 01424
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, Hugo Llorens, Reasons 1.5 (b) and (d)
(S) Per ref A request, EconOff delivered the DEFT strategy
to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Terrorism Area Director
Ivo Pascual Herrera on 9/20/07. Pascual said he would
distribute the document further within the GOS. DCM
discussed the matter with MFA Director General for
International Affairs, Terrorism, Nonproliferation and
Disarmament, Angel Lossada, on 7/18/07 (see ref B). Lossada
was, in principle, willing to consider approaching Saudi
Arabia and South Africa but requested more information. The
written DEFT strategy we provided should provide a basis for
further discussions on this matter.
LLORENS