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Viewing cable 07ABUDHABI1823, U/S Treasury McCormick Delivers Message on Iran

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07ABUDHABI1823 2007-11-01 15:23 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Abu Dhabi
VZCZCXRO5515
RR RUEHDE
DE RUEHAD #1823 3051523
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 011523Z NOV 07
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 9968
INFO RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC
RUEHDE/AMCONSUL DUBAI 7397
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 001823 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR NEA/ARP, ISN/CPI 
TREASURY FOR TFFC 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PARM PREL MNUC ECON KNAP EFIN IR AE
SUBJECT: U/S Treasury McCormick Delivers Message on Iran 
 
Ref: A) State 149648; B) State 148605 
 
1. (SBU) On October 29, Under Secretary of Treasury for 
International Affairs David McCormick, accompanied by Ambassador, 
discussed both the Financial Action Task Force's guidance on Iran 
and the U.S. designations of Iranian entities and individuals with 
UAE Central Bank Governor Sultan Nasser Al-Suwaidi.  U/S McCormick 
stressed that the USG's designations were aimed at implementing 
UNSCR 1737 and 1747 obligations and to protect the U.S. financial 
system from financial activity supporting ongoing Iranian 
proliferation and terrorism activities.  U/S McCormick encouraged 
the UAEG to take similar actions and to caution its financial 
institutions about dealings with Iranian banks. 
 
2. (SBU) Al-Suwaidi said he believed the U.S. and UN sanctions were 
having an impact on Iran and Iranian businesses.  He noted that the 
UAE had seen a decline in financial transfers from Iran in August, 
adding that transfers to Iran were largely from Iranian businesses 
operating in the UAE.  Al-Suwaidi noted, rhetorically, that there 
were two possibilities: either the Iranians were retrenching 
economically, or were diverting their business away from the UAE and 
GCC countries.  He noted that this countered USG concerns that Iran 
would transfer its business to the UAE as European markets closed to 
it.  Ambassador, Econchief, and Treasury Attach will continue to 
pursue this issue with UAEG authorities. 
 
Sison