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Viewing cable 09BEIRUT552, LEBANON: 2009 SPECIAL 301

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BEIRUT552 2009-05-18 04:36 2011-08-24 16:30 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Beirut 
VZCZCXRO6477
RR RUEHBC RUEHDE RUEHDH RUEHKUK RUEHROV
DE RUEHLB #0552 1380436
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 180436Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY BEIRUT
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4914
INFO RUEHEE/ARAB LEAGUE COLLECTIVE
RHEHAAA/NSC WASHDC
RUEATRS/DEPT OF TREASURY WASHDC
RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
 
UNCLAS BEIRUT 000552 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ELA 
STATE PASS USTR FRANCESCKI/ GRYNIEWICZ 
STATE PASS USAID BEVER/LAUDATO/SCOTT 
TREASURY FOR PARODI/BLEIWEISS/CORREA 
USDOC FOR 4520/ITA/MAC/ONE 
NSC FOR MCDERMOTT 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR PGOV LE
SUBJECT: LEBANON: 2009 SPECIAL 301 
 
REF: STATE 42821 
 
 
1. (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to acting Director 
General of the Ministry of Economy and Trade (MOET) Fouad Fleifel on 
May 7.  In addition, Post sent the Special 301 report and comments 
to senior and working level contacts at the Ministries of Culture, 
Health, Finance, Justice, and Administrative Reform.  Post passed 
the information to Lebanon's customs and police departments, 
economic teams of several political parties, and MPs in parliament's 
economic and financial parliamentary committees. 
 
2. (SBU) As Lebanon is preparing for the June 7 parliamentary 
elections, Post believes that pursuing the demarche with higher 
level contacts would have a greater effect after the elections, once 
a new cabinet is in place. 
 
3. (U) Post will pass on any further GOL comments on the Special 301 
report.  Post POC is EconOff Amy Tachco (tachcoan@state.gov). 
 
SISON