PRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TRANCHE 3 NAMES

UNCLAS BEIJING 002961 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO/PSC-ERIN CROWE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER EFIN KTFN PREL UNSC CH SUBJECT: PRC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TRANCHE 3 NAMES PURSUANT TO UNSCR 1822 REF: A. STATE 109494 (NOTAL) ¶B. BEIJING 2318 ¶C. STATE 81736 (NOTAL) ¶D. BEIJING 1915 ¶E. STATE 69841 (NOTAL) ¶1. (SBU) On October 26, PolOff conveyed to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin points (ref A) on U.S. plans to sponsor or co-sponsor delisting 24 individuals and five entities contained in tranche 3 list of names from the 1267 Consolidated List pursuant to paragraph 25 of UN Security Council Resolution 1822 and requesting that China provide any additional information that might be pertinent to the USG review. Deputy Director Shen said she would circulate the information to relevant ministries within the Chinese government and report the U.S. request to her superiors. She noted that China had had no objections to the U.S. delisting requests for tranches 1 and 2 (ref E). HUNTSMAN