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DE RUEHBY #0053 0160425
ZNY SSSSS ZZH
P 160425Z JAN 09
FM AMEMBASSY CANBERRA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0827
INFO RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 0742
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY

S E C R E T CANBERRA 000053 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EEB/ESC/TFS SONATA COULTER 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/15/2019 
TAGS: EFIN ETTC PINR PREL PTER IR AS
SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION OF DESIGNATION 
OF FOUR AL-QAIDA ASSOCIATES DETAINED OR FORMERLY DETAINED 
IN IRAN - AUSTRALIA 
 
REF: STATE 4313 
 
Classified By: ACTING ECON COUNS WENDELL ALBRIGHT, REASONS 1.4 B, D 
 
¶1. (S) Econoff delivered reftel prenotification January 16 to 
Peter Scott, Director for Sanctions and Transnational Crimes, 
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.  Scott thanked us 
for the advance word and per usual, said he would contact 
embassy if Australia had any information on the four 
individuals they believed the US did not already have.  He 
had no further reaction. 
 
MCCALLUM