US embassy cable - 04MADRID2484

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Identifier:	04MADRID2484
Wikileaks:	View 04MADRID2484 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Madrid
Created:	2004-07-01 09:28:00
Classification:	CONFIDENTIAL
Tags:	PREL MOPS EFIN ETTC KAWC SP ICTY
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

C O N F I D E N T I A L MADRID 002484 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/SCE AND S/WCI 
TREASURY FOR OFAC 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/30/2014 
TAGS: PREL, MOPS, EFIN, ETTC, KAWC, SP, ICTY 
SUBJECT: OPERATION BALKAN VICE IV: SPAIN 
 
REF: STATE 142628 
 
Classified By: Colin Cleary, Acting Political Counselor, for Reasons 1. 
4 (b) and (d) 
 
1. (C) We delivered reftel demarche to Alvaro Rodriguez, MFA 
Director for Central and Southern Europe on June 30. 
Rodriguez stated that he would pass along our information to 
his MFA colleagues in Brussels, as he believed that there 
would be a meeting of the EU's Western Balkan Working Group 
on Monday, July 5, where they would be discussing the 
addition of persons to the EU's travel ban list.  Rodriguez 
mentioned that there normally were no problems in adding 
names that resulted from recommendations by the Office of the 
High Representative.  Regarding the freezing of assets, he 
said he would forward our request in the MFA, but that asset 
freezing in the EU was always a more complex endeavor than 
banning travel. 
 
2. (C) We also delivered the demarche to Gonzalo Ruiz Galvez, 
Technical Advisor in the Office of Inspection and Control of 
Capital Movement, for Spanish action regarding the freezing 
of assets for the named firm and individuals. 
ARGYROS