Identifier | Created | Classification | Origin |
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08BRASILIA1257 | 2008-09-22 14:32:00 | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | Embassy Brasilia |
VZCZCXRO8403 RR RUEHRG DE RUEHBR #1257 2661432 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 221432Z SEP 08 FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 2485 INFO RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 6624 RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 2765 RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 8471 |
UNCLAS BRASILIA 001257 |
1. (SBU) On September 18, 2008 ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche to the Council for the Control of Financial Activities (COAF) at the Ministry of Finance. COAF officials Joaquim da Cunha Neto and Bernardo Mota took delivery of the document, which outlined the reasons behind the designation of three senior Venezuelan officials under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act for materially assisting the narcotics trafficking activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia. 2. (SBU) COAF officials explained that they would continue to cooperate with the U.S. government at a technical level on issues of illicit financing and narcotics trafficking. However, COAF officials cautioned that, given the political implications of the matter, any decision to proceed against the Venezuelan officials would have to be made at the highest levels of the Brazilian government. SOBEL |