Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ATHENS81
2009-01-21 14:21:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Athens
Cable title:
TERRORISM FINANCE: GREECE PRE-NOTIFIED OF
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C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000081
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/20/2019
TAGS: GR EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: GREECE PRE-NOTIFIED OF
DESIGNATION OF FOUR AL-QAIDA ASSOCIATES DETAINED OR
FORMERLY DETAINED IN IRAN
REF: SECSTATE 4313
C O N F I D E N T I A L ATHENS 000081
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/20/2019
TAGS: GR EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: GREECE PRE-NOTIFIED OF
DESIGNATION OF FOUR AL-QAIDA ASSOCIATES DETAINED OR
FORMERLY DETAINED IN IRAN
REF: SECSTATE 4313
1. (C) On January 21, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered
reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of
the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos,
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis
Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the
Bank of Greece. They indicated that they will pass on this
information to relevant offices within their institutions
(which in turn will pass on the information to entities
under their supervision, such as private banks),but had no
substantive reply at this time. POLOFF shared the same
information on January 20 with MFA D1 Directorate
(International Organizations and UN Affairs) Counselor
Dimitrios Papandreou and solicited Greek support. Post will
continue to engage with the GoG on these issues and will
report any significant developments.
SPECKHARD
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/20/2019
TAGS: GR EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: GREECE PRE-NOTIFIED OF
DESIGNATION OF FOUR AL-QAIDA ASSOCIATES DETAINED OR
FORMERLY DETAINED IN IRAN
REF: SECSTATE 4313
1. (C) On January 21, A/Deputy Economic Counselor delivered
reftel points to Ioannis Sidiropoulos, Secretary General of
the Ministry of Economy and Finance; Panagiotis Thomopoulos,
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece (BG); and Panagiotis
Kyriakopoulos, Director of Monetary Policy of Banks of the
Bank of Greece. They indicated that they will pass on this
information to relevant offices within their institutions
(which in turn will pass on the information to entities
under their supervision, such as private banks),but had no
substantive reply at this time. POLOFF shared the same
information on January 20 with MFA D1 Directorate
(International Organizations and UN Affairs) Counselor
Dimitrios Papandreou and solicited Greek support. Post will
continue to engage with the GoG on these issues and will
report any significant developments.
SPECKHARD