Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
08NEWDELHI2672
2008-10-07 13:39:00
SECRET
Embassy New Delhi
Cable title:
INDIA AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF THE
how-toVZCZCXRO0274 PP RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDIR RUEHKUK DE RUEHNE #2672 2811339 ZNY SSSSS ZZH P 071339Z OCT 08 FM AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 3721 INFO RUCNIRA/IRAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY RUEHCG/AMCONSUL CHENNAI PRIORITY 3638 RUEHCI/AMCONSUL KOLKATA PRIORITY 2877 RUEHBI/AMCONSUL MUMBAI PRIORITY 2694 RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC PRIORITY RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 6992 RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC PRIORITY
S E C R E T NEW DELHI 002672
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/INS,SCA/RA, S/CT, ISN, T, NEA/IR, EEB/ESC/TFS
PASS TO TREASURY PAUL DERGARABEDIAN, TIM DORSETT, AND ADAM
THURSTON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 10/07/2018
TAGS: KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC ECON ETRD KNNP PREL IN
SUBJECT: INDIA AND DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DESIGNATION OF THE
ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN SHIPPING LINES
REF: A) SECSTATE 104496 B) NEW DELHI 2671
Classified By: EconCouns John Davison, for Reasons 1.4 (b),(d)
(S) On October 3, Econoff delivered demarche (reftel) on U.S.
domestic designation of IRISL and 18 subsidiaries that
facilitate shipments of military and proliferation-related
cargo destined for Iran's defense industry, including
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Deputy Secretary
(Counterterrorism) Alok Dimri, MEA Joint Secretary (Iran) TCA
Raghavan, MEA Director (Disarmament and International
Security Affairs Division) G. Dharmendra, and Ministry of
Finance (MOF) Director Anand Bajaj. Post will follow up with
the GOI to encourage similar measures be taken at the
earliest against IRISL and its subsidiaries and to urge for
mandatory inspection of IRISL-related cargo in India.
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