Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07ROME478
2007-03-11 15:26:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Rome
Cable title:
ITALY SYMPATHETIC TO ARGENTINA'S INTERPOL PROPOSAL
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000478
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/BSC - DREW BLAKENEY
NEA/IR - SEAN MISKO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2017
TAGS: IR PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC PRT KFTFN
KISL, KIRF, IT
SUBJECT: ITALY SYMPATHETIC TO ARGENTINA'S INTERPOL PROPOSAL
REF: STATE 29082
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Anna M. Borg, for reasons 1.4 (b
) and (d)
(C)
C O N F I D E N T I A L ROME 000478
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/BSC - DREW BLAKENEY
NEA/IR - SEAN MISKO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2017
TAGS: IR PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC PRT KFTFN
KISL, KIRF, IT
SUBJECT: ITALY SYMPATHETIC TO ARGENTINA'S INTERPOL PROPOSAL
REF: STATE 29082
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Anna M. Borg, for reasons 1.4 (b
) and (d)
(C) 1. After inter-agency coordination at Post on best way to
handle Reftel request, Labor Counselor and Poloff delivered
demarche March 9 to Guido Lenzi, Diplomatic Adviser to the
Minister of the Interior. The Labor Counselor outlined the
USG position and encouraged Italy to consider the case on its
merits. Lenzi said the last time he spoke with Rodolfo
Ronconi, Italy's representative on the Interpol Executive
Committee (EC),it appeared that "everything was in order"
and there were no outstanding concerns. That said, Lenzi
offered to take our views directly to the Minister and would
report back to the Embassy any GOI reaction. Moreover, Lenzi
said he believed the Argentines had already raised this issue
with the GOI.
(C) 2. Also March 9, poloffs met with Claudio Javier
Rozencwaig and Marina Mantecon Fumado, Political Counselor
and Political Officer, respectively, from the Argentine
Embassy in Rome. Rozencwaig thanked poloffs for their
interest in the case and thanked the USG for trying to help
the GOA on an issue that involved a serious terrorist act and
was very sensitive for the GOA, but often forgotten by the
outside world.
(C) 3. Rozencwaig explained that the issue of Argentina's Red
Notices was not explicitly on the agenda for Interpol's EC
meeting next week. Nevertheless, the issue of managing Red
Notices generally was, and he expected that the Argentine
judge's petition would be discussed. Rozencwaig added he had
heard that some Executive Committee members thought
Argentina's petition was "well-argued," so he was personally
optimistic.
(C) 4. Rozencwaig noted that the Argentine Embassy has
reached out to Italian U/S for Latin America Donato Di Santo
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and spoken directly with
Ronconi. Rozencwaig said Italian interlocutors noted the
close and historic ties between their two countries and
intimated that these factors would play a major role in
Italy's decision within the EC. Rozencwaig acknowledged,
however, that he was less confident about other members of
the EC, such as Algeria and Morocco.
SPOGLI
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR WHA/BSC - DREW BLAKENEY
NEA/IR - SEAN MISKO
E.O. 12958: DECL: 03/09/2017
TAGS: IR PGOV PREL FBI PTER KJUS ASEC PRT KFTFN
KISL, KIRF, IT
SUBJECT: ITALY SYMPATHETIC TO ARGENTINA'S INTERPOL PROPOSAL
REF: STATE 29082
Classified By: Deputy Chief of Mission Anna M. Borg, for reasons 1.4 (b
) and (d)
(C) 1. After inter-agency coordination at Post on best way to
handle Reftel request, Labor Counselor and Poloff delivered
demarche March 9 to Guido Lenzi, Diplomatic Adviser to the
Minister of the Interior. The Labor Counselor outlined the
USG position and encouraged Italy to consider the case on its
merits. Lenzi said the last time he spoke with Rodolfo
Ronconi, Italy's representative on the Interpol Executive
Committee (EC),it appeared that "everything was in order"
and there were no outstanding concerns. That said, Lenzi
offered to take our views directly to the Minister and would
report back to the Embassy any GOI reaction. Moreover, Lenzi
said he believed the Argentines had already raised this issue
with the GOI.
(C) 2. Also March 9, poloffs met with Claudio Javier
Rozencwaig and Marina Mantecon Fumado, Political Counselor
and Political Officer, respectively, from the Argentine
Embassy in Rome. Rozencwaig thanked poloffs for their
interest in the case and thanked the USG for trying to help
the GOA on an issue that involved a serious terrorist act and
was very sensitive for the GOA, but often forgotten by the
outside world.
(C) 3. Rozencwaig explained that the issue of Argentina's Red
Notices was not explicitly on the agenda for Interpol's EC
meeting next week. Nevertheless, the issue of managing Red
Notices generally was, and he expected that the Argentine
judge's petition would be discussed. Rozencwaig added he had
heard that some Executive Committee members thought
Argentina's petition was "well-argued," so he was personally
optimistic.
(C) 4. Rozencwaig noted that the Argentine Embassy has
reached out to Italian U/S for Latin America Donato Di Santo
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and spoken directly with
Ronconi. Rozencwaig said Italian interlocutors noted the
close and historic ties between their two countries and
intimated that these factors would play a major role in
Italy's decision within the EC. Rozencwaig acknowledged,
however, that he was less confident about other members of
the EC, such as Algeria and Morocco.
SPOGLI