TRAVEL OF UNSC DESIGNATED IRANIANS

C O N F I D E N T I A L PRETORIA 001744 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR ISN/RA, AF/S E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/10/2017 TAGS: PARM KNNP UNSC IR RS SF SUBJECT: TRAVEL OF UNSC DESIGNATED IRANIANS REF: A. SECSTATE 061222 ¶B. PRETORIA 1676 Classified By: Acting Political Counselor Catherine E. Kay. Reasons 1. 4(b) and (d). ¶1. (SBU) DFA senior and working-level officers charged with oversight of SAG implementation of UNSCR 1737 and 1747 have been unavailable for meetings; we will continue to try to engage them on Ref A topic. Acting PolCouns did raise the matter with DFA Deputy Director for Nuclear Disarmament and Non-Proliferation Michiel Combrink in conjunction with Ref B demarche on the Iranian light water reactor solicition. (NOTE: Combrink has substantive responsibility for the technical nuclear proliferation aspects of 1747 implementation and sits on the relevant SAG interagency working group). ¶2. (C) Combrink took the information on board and expressed appreciation for the caution, but noted he was unable to respond formally on behalf of the SAG as travel restrictions were not within his purview. He then added "that message is understood here perhaps more than you know" but said he could not go into details. Bost