ACQNET: Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

From: Eleanor Cook <cookei_at_appstate.edu> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 14:13:21 -0500 To: acqnet-l_at_listproc.appstate.edu

Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 15:12:39 -0500
From: Steve Corrsin (NYPL) <scorrsin_at_nypl.org>
Subject:  Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)

Hiya. We are a big place and try to collect materials from all over the
world (regardless of? in spite of? no matter what?) the political or
international relations situation. Recently we've had a couple of queries
from our bank about a couple of payments -- for an Iranian organization (in
the UK), and a Sudanese archeological program -- also I think based in the
UK.

The queries refer to OFAC -- the Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Long-time staff here say they've never received these before.

Are other institutions with international collecting programs getting more
of these sorts of queries? So far they've only asked for more information
about the recipients -- which, again, have been UK bodies, and thus
evidently non-problematic.

thanks
Steve Corrsin

Stephen D. Corrsin
Chief of Acquisitions
The New York Public Library, The Research Libraries
5th Ave & 42d St.
New York NY 10018-2788
tel 212-930-0839
fax 212-930-9258
scorrsin_at_nypl.org

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