From: <a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/spesial/wikileaksdokumenter/article3966840.ece">Aftenposten</a>.<br>
Date: 2008-10-09
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S E C R E T 
OSLO 000549
SIPDIS
FOR ISTN, T, TREASURY, AND NEA/IR
E.O. 12958:
DECL: 10/09/2018
TAGS: ECON, EFIN, ETRD, PARM, KNNP, EUN, EWWT, PREL, NO
SUBJECT: (S) NORWAY REBUFFS USG ON IRISL FREIGHT FORWARDER
REF: STATE 104496
Classified By:[TEXT REMOVED BY AFTENPOSTEN ] for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)

1. (S)
In responding to reftel points, [TEXT REMOVED BY AFTENPOSTEN
], after discussing Norway´s overall compliance with all UN
Iran sanctions, stated that there is "no legal foundation"
under Norwegian law to give any kind of mandatory order to
companies not on the UN Security Council lists associated with
resolutions 1737, 1747, and 1803. [TEXT REMOVED BY AFTENPOSTEN
] attention had been drawn one week prior, when the demarche
was initially delivered, to a freight forwarder for IRISL,
Lehman Group (Norway), that operates in Oslo. IRISL has no
direct operations in Norway.

2. (S)
After receiving this answer, poloff contacted [TEXT REMOVED BY
AFTENPOSTEN ], who specializes in export controls re reftel.
[TEXT REMOVED BY AFTENPOSTEN ] said she would look into the
possibility of whether the GON could alert Lehman Group to the
fact that unless it ceased business dealings with IRISL, it
could be subject to punitive E.O. 13382 action by the U.S.

2. (S)
Comment: This response is consistent with Norway´s refusal to
take any action with regard to sanctions that has not been
approved directly by the Security Council. We made clear, and
[TEXT REMOVED BY AFTENPOSTEN ] understands, that the USG may
take action under E.O. 13382 if Lehman Group continues dealing
with IRISL.

WHITNEY
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