The registrations were released publicly to comply with the U.S. Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) of 1938. Egypt's FARA filings for the lobbying work are two of several previously filed by Egyptian government agencies, although others are listed under ministries or agencies relating to trade, tourism, or business. For the latest two, under the heading "Branch or agency represented by the registrant," the filings denoted Egypt's "General Intelligence Service." The contracts are signed by Maj. Gen. Nasser Fahmy, on the lines marked out for Maj. Gen. Khaled Fawzy, who is the director general of General Intelligence. ———Egypt's FARA filings can be found at: https://www.fara.gov/docs/3911-Exhibit-AB-20170128-26.pdf and https://www.fara.gov/docs/6272-Exhibit-AB-20170128-3.pdf———Follow Brian Rohan on twitter at: www.twitter.com/brian—rohan

Source: ABC News March 05, 2017 14:08 UTC