Header: VZCZCXYZ0031OO RUEHWEBDE RUEHLO #0989 0981443ZNY SSSSS ZZHO 071443Z APR 08FM AMEMBASSY LONDONTO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8173

Tags: EFIN,KNNP,PARM,PREL,MNUC,PTER,KTFN,IR,UK

S E C R E T LONDON 000989 SIPDIS SIPDIS TREASURY, EUR, T, ISN, IO AND NEA E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/04/2018 TAGS: EFIN, KNNP, PARM, PREL, MNUC, PTER, KTFN, IR, UK SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR IDENTIFIER AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON ENTITIES AND INDIVIDUALS LISTED IN ANNEXES I AND III OF UNSCR 1803: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN UK REF: A. (A) STATE 029344 B. (B) EMAIL APRIL 1 EMB LONDON (GAYLE)-DEPT (GROEN) Classified By: Classified By: Political Minister Counselor Maura Connel ly for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

1. (S) London Iran Watcher (Poloff) delivered reftel demarche April 3 to Foreign and Commercial Office Iran Coordination Group Sanctions Implementation Officer Neil Kernohan. Poloff explained absolute need of U.S. financial institutions for identifier information for 1803 implementation to be effective and emphasized USG’s readiness to work flexibly and closely with HMG to obtain identifier and background information, if necessary, in any of the forms and channels flagged in the demarche.

2. (S) Kernohan agreed support for USG implementation of this aspect of UNSCR 1803 is a special priority for HMG and confirmed with Poloff on April 4 that counterproliferation officials within FCO had the USG request for action and were treating it as a high policy priority and time-sensitive; he promised a further update from FCO by April 10.

3. (S) Per ref (b), due to communications circuit work performed when ref(a) was first transmitted, ref (a) was not seen by Embassy London before a Department email alert April 1. Visit London’s Classified Website: XXXXXXXXXXXX cfm Tuttle