Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07USUNNEWYORK666
2007-08-14 00:09:00
CONFIDENTIAL
USUN New York
Cable title:
UN/1267 SANCTIONS: USUN SEEKING GUIDANCE ON
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C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000666
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2017
TAGS: AL ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
SUBJECT: UN/1267 SANCTIONS: USUN SEEKING GUIDANCE ON
ALGERIAN LISTING REQUEST
Classified By: DEPUTY POLITICAL COUNSELOR MARY C. PHEE, FOR REASONS:
C O N F I D E N T I A L USUN NEW YORK 000666
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2017
TAGS: AL ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
SUBJECT: UN/1267 SANCTIONS: USUN SEEKING GUIDANCE ON
ALGERIAN LISTING REQUEST
Classified By: DEPUTY POLITICAL COUNSELOR MARY C. PHEE, FOR REASONS: 1.
4(B) AND (D)
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3.
2. (C) During an August 13 meeting with Algerian PermRep
Youcef Yousfi, USUN Ambassador Jackie Sanders raised the
Algerian Mission's August 3 request to the Al-Qaeda/Taliban
Sanctions Committee to designate for targeted sanctions
Abdelmalek Droukdel, who the Algerians have identified as a
member of the Organization of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic
Maghreb. Ambassador Yousfi stated bluntly that he did not
understand the U.S. position. Ambassador Sanders thanked
Ambassador Yousfi for submitting the request, which the
United States welcomed, and explained that due to the high
level of evidence needed by Washington to support any request
for listing at the UN, the United States needed additional
time to gather further information on Droukdel, and USUN had
accordingly been instructed to place a "technical" hold on
the request. Ambassador Sanders pledged that USUN would work
closely with the Mission of Algeria to assist it in
assembling the information Washington would need to support
the request. Ambassadors Yousfi and Sanders agreed that
their delegations would consult earlier on such designation
requests in the future.
3. (C) Comment and action request: Both the United States
and the Al-Qaeda/Taliban Sanctions Committee have recently
encouraged Algeria, among others, to submit listing and
de-listing requests in an effort to keep the 1267
consolidated list current. USUN's hold on the Droukdel
request has visibly frustrated the Algerians, who feel that
they have received mixed messages--first pressure to support
the 1267 process and then, to their eyes, inexplicable U.S.
action to block the Algerian effort. In order not to
discourage future designation requests from Algeria, USUN
will need to engage promptly on specifics. USUN seeks
Department guidance on what further information we should
solicit from the Government of Algeria in order to enable the
USG to assess the GOA's request to designate Abdelmalek
Droukdel for sanctions in the Al-Qaeda/Taliban Committee, as
well as an estimated time-frame of how long it will take to
conduct our internal evaluation once that information is
received.
KHALILZAD
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2017
TAGS: AL ETTC PREL EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC
SUBJECT: UN/1267 SANCTIONS: USUN SEEKING GUIDANCE ON
ALGERIAN LISTING REQUEST
Classified By: DEPUTY POLITICAL COUNSELOR MARY C. PHEE, FOR REASONS: 1.
4(B) AND (D)
1. (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3.
2. (C) During an August 13 meeting with Algerian PermRep
Youcef Yousfi, USUN Ambassador Jackie Sanders raised the
Algerian Mission's August 3 request to the Al-Qaeda/Taliban
Sanctions Committee to designate for targeted sanctions
Abdelmalek Droukdel, who the Algerians have identified as a
member of the Organization of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic
Maghreb. Ambassador Yousfi stated bluntly that he did not
understand the U.S. position. Ambassador Sanders thanked
Ambassador Yousfi for submitting the request, which the
United States welcomed, and explained that due to the high
level of evidence needed by Washington to support any request
for listing at the UN, the United States needed additional
time to gather further information on Droukdel, and USUN had
accordingly been instructed to place a "technical" hold on
the request. Ambassador Sanders pledged that USUN would work
closely with the Mission of Algeria to assist it in
assembling the information Washington would need to support
the request. Ambassadors Yousfi and Sanders agreed that
their delegations would consult earlier on such designation
requests in the future.
3. (C) Comment and action request: Both the United States
and the Al-Qaeda/Taliban Sanctions Committee have recently
encouraged Algeria, among others, to submit listing and
de-listing requests in an effort to keep the 1267
consolidated list current. USUN's hold on the Droukdel
request has visibly frustrated the Algerians, who feel that
they have received mixed messages--first pressure to support
the 1267 process and then, to their eyes, inexplicable U.S.
action to block the Algerian effort. In order not to
discourage future designation requests from Algeria, USUN
will need to engage promptly on specifics. USUN seeks
Department guidance on what further information we should
solicit from the Government of Algeria in order to enable the
USG to assess the GOA's request to designate Abdelmalek
Droukdel for sanctions in the Al-Qaeda/Taliban Committee, as
well as an estimated time-frame of how long it will take to
conduct our internal evaluation once that information is
received.
KHALILZAD