VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD

UNCLAS CASABLANCA 000029 SIPDIS VISAS VIPER SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR INR/TIPOFF AND CA/VO/L/C E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC MO SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2008 REPORTING PERIOD ¶1. Members of the Embassy Rabat and Consulate General Casablanca joint Visas Viper Committee met February 4, 2008. The meeting was chaired by the DCM and was attended by CONS, RAO, LEGATT, DAO, PD, CG and RSO. ¶2. Discussion centered on procedures for reviewing information gained from press sources, particularly reports of judicial proceedings. In future, Consular Chief will review press reports, check names and then report to Visas Viper Committee if any names appear not to be in the lookout system. The Committee does not wish to retrace names which may have already been submitted. ¶3. Legatt provided a list of 51 names in Arabic of individuals convicted in the Hassan Al Khatab case. Consular Section Chief will get the list translated and review names to determine if all have been already entered into the lookout system. No names are being submitted for the January 2008 reporting period at this time, pending review of the list of names in Arabic submitted to the Committee by Legatt. ¶4. The Mission's Visas Viper Coordinator is Consular Chief Miguel Ordonez. GREENE