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C O N F I D E N T I A L BUENOS AIRES 000262 
 
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WHA FOR A/S SHANNON, DASDUDDY, AND DMCCARTHY, WHA/BSC FOR 
BARNES, FRIEDMAN, AND BLAKENEY NEA/IR FOR HWOOSTER, S/CT 
FOR VIRGINIA PALMER AND ARNOLD SIERRA, NSC FOR JUAN ZARATE 
AND JOSE CARDENAS, FBI FOR CTD IRAN-HIZBALLAH UNIT AND OIO 
AMERICAS UNIT 
DOJ FOR ALICE FISHER AND BRUCE SWARTZ 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 02/09/2017 
TAGS: PTER PREL PGOV FBI AR IR
SUBJECT: ARGENTINE FOREIGN MINISTER ASKS USG SUPPORT FOR 
GOA INTERPOL RED NOTICE REQUESTS ON AMIA ISSUE 
 
REF: A. (A) BUENOS AIRES 0249 
     ¶B. (B) BUENOS AIRES 205 
     ¶C. (C) BUENOS AIRES 182 
 
Classified By: AMBASSADOR E. ANTHONY WAYNE FOR REASONS 1.4 (B) AND (D). 
 
¶1.  (C) SUMMARY:  Argentine Foreign Minister Taiana and Vice 
FM Garcia Moritan asked visiting U/S Burns and A/S Shannon 
for strong USG support for GOA requests for Interpol Red 
Notices on nine suspects in the 1994 AMIA bombing.  U/S Burns 
expressed steadfast support for the GOA's pursuit of justice 
in the AMIA case, but voiced sensitivity over the issue of 
sovereign immunity raised by some of the Red Notice requests. 
 END SUMMARY. 
 
¶2.  (C) In a February 9 meeting with visiting Under Secretary 
Burns and Assistant Secretary Shannon (see septel for 
discussion of other issues), Foreign Minister Taiana and Vice 
Foreign Minister Garcia Moritan raised the AMIA bombing case 
and the pending issue of GOA requests to Interpol for Red 
Notices on eight Iranian officials and one Hizbullah leader. 
Garcia Moritan asked what the USG position would be on the 
Interpol process and requested strong USG involvement in 
rallying the support of other Interpol Executive Committee 
members for the GOA requests for Red Notices on the nine 
suspects.  Garcia Moritan explained that USG support was 
critical both before and during the March 13-15 Interpol 
Executive Committee meeting.  Without this support, Garcia 
Moritan predicted that the GOA efforts with Interpol could 
fail. 
 
¶3.  (C) U/S Burns expressed strong USG support for GOA 
actions in the pursuit of justice in the 1994 AMIA bombing 
case.  (Note:  Following the meeting with FM Taiana, U/S 
Burns visited the AMIA building to meet with the leadership 
of the local Jewish community. End Note).  At the same time, 
U/S Burns voiced sensitivity over the sovereign immunity 
issue, especially related to the Red Notice requests against 
former Iranian President Rafsanjani and former Iranian 
Foreign Minister Velayati.  He said Washington would have to 
consider how best to proceed and would consider options, and 
then get back to the Minister as quickly as possible.  He 
asked that the GOA also carefully study the immunity issue. 
WAYNE