PHILIPPINES RECEIVES DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL

UNCLAS MANILA 001748 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR EAP/MTS, EAP/RSP, ISN, T, NEA/IR STATE ALSO FOR TREASURY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP IR RP SUBJECT: PHILIPPINES RECEIVES DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL IRANIAN ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS UNDER E.O. 13382 REF: A. SECSTATE 76596 ¶B. MANILA 1343 - IAEA IRAN - PHILIPPINES WILL VOICE CONCERNS ABOUT IAEA REPORT ¶C. MANILA 878 - PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS ON IRANIANS ¶1. (SBU) The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on July 17 received reftel A non-paper that describes the designation of an additional 11 Iranian entities and individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferators and their Supporters"). DFA Office for United Nations and International Organizations Director for Political, Security, and Legal Matters Leah Ruiz, who we have often previously engaged on issues involving Iran in connection to the IAEA, the Non-Aligned Movement, and travel restrictions (refs B and C),said that she would review the information carefully pursuant to support of UNSCRs 1737, 1747 and 1803. Visit Embassy Manila's Classified SIPRNET website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/manila/index. cfm You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website: http://www.state.sgov. KENNEY